{"id":9885,"date":"2025-02-02T23:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T23:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmallprojects.org\/?p=9885"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:44:49","slug":"christmas-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmallprojects.org\/en\/noel-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas bundles for Ukrainian children: a ray of sunshine in the midst of winter and war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the second year, we have<\/span>\u00a0distributed Christmas bundles to Ukrainian children from families with very low incomes. This initiative aims to bring a little joy and comfort during this festive period, despite the daily challenges faced by these communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, we distributed a total of <\/span>277 balluchons, divided into 3 age categories (0-3 years, 4-8 years and 8 years and over):<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>177 balluchons<\/span> in Ivankiv oblast, distributed to orphans and families on very modest incomes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>100 corks<\/span> in the Kherson oblast, a region located just 3 km from Russian artillery lines and subject to daily attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The average salary in Ukraine was $423 in 2024, and the P<\/span>Gross Domestic Product per capita<\/span> was estimated at less than <\/span>5 000 $<\/span> while it reaches <\/span>44 000 $<\/span> in France, 53,000 $ in Canada, and 82,000 $ in the United States. These significant differences illustrate the economic challenges facing Ukrainian families, making our support all the more essential.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this programme, we would like to express our deep gratitude to Tomasz Loch<\/a> and his wife Anna for their dedication in preparing the bags. A huge thank you also to Andy and Sara Kurtzig and their philanthropic fund JAXFund<\/a> for funding this distribution. Finally, our sincere thanks to Union of Help to Kherson<\/a><\/span> for their invaluable help in distributing the bundles in Kherson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the collaboration of these partners, we have been able to bring a little light and hope to Ukrainian children this Christmas. Your continued support is invaluable in enabling us to continue our humanitarian work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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