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HOME UKRAINIAN ORPHAN PROJECT (UOP) AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN TOURISM (ART) HUMANITARIAN TRIPS STUDY TRAVEL CROSS-CULTURAL CONSULTING TRANSLATION SERVICES ABOUT URGEX CONTACT US |
Humanitarian Trips An idea to organize humanitarian trips to help orphanages in Ukraine was born after our numerous visits to different orphanages, direct and open conversations with orphanage directors plus many years of observing orphanage life. Despite the dedication of orphanage personnel to providing the best to these underprivileged children and the fact that overall orphans are well cared for, there is ALWAYS need for help. One of the biggest issues worrying orphanage leadership is that these children lack social skills, as they do not have many opportunities to interact with the outside world. It sounds ironic and sad, but even though the state provides these children with all needed for their physical needs, i.e. accommodations, food, clothing, education and entertainment, very often they do not know how to appreciate what is given to them. And when “thrown” into an adult life at age 17-18, they are very often unprepared and lost in the real world. Another problem that all Ukrainian orphanages face is a very limited budget. Even though the orphanages do the best they can with the available funds, usually they do not have money for appropriate orphanage facilities maintenance and repairs. We believe that giving Ukrainian orphans a chance to meet with Americans and observe their good will and volunteer help is a wonderful way of introducing these children to another world and culture. We are confident that the latter will contribute to teaching orphans some important life skills, to motivating them for the future, and to preparing them for their transition into adulthood. The most common ways to help during humanitarian trips would be: We are looking for individuals or groups who would like to travel to Ukraine and participate in the children’s lives to give them the feeling that they are important and loved. Tentative departure dates are the 15th day of each month, May through September 2006.
If interested, please check our TRIP OVERVIEW that highlights
the trip’s activities and REQUIREMENTS
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