Thanks to our donors:

— Children fighting cancer received medicines, medical supplies, and examinations worth $105,218.

We purchase essential medicines — including rare and costly ones that are unavailable in hospitals or pharmacies. Your support ensures that neither the war nor economic hardship will keep a child from receiving everything needed to fight the disease.

— For five hospitals, we purchased medicines and medical supplies worth $160,209. This includes 40 vials of the anticancer drug brentuximab vedotin for the bone marrow transplantation department at Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital. This will help ten children overcome lymph node cancer.

Another $5,195 were allocated for infrastructure projects and $8,461 for equipment.

In particular, the foundation purchased flu vaccines for Okhmatdyt employees, since infections are very dangerous for children undergoing cancer treatment due to their weakened immunity.

— $55,785 were invested in the development of medical professionals.

In October, 164 healthcare workers attended international conferences and observerships, studied English, and received financial support.

This month, new English learning groups also started, with as many as 112 students enrolled. Knowledge of English enables doctors to follow the latest research in pediatric oncology and consult with international colleagues on complex cases.

— $47,716 were spent on palliative care for 56 families with terminally ill children.

For these families, we provide various types of support — from medicines and care supplies to making children’s dreams come true. Recently, we have also started purchasing power banks, generators, and charging stations to help them cope with power outages caused by Russian shelling. Children in palliative care often rely on special medical equipment, and sometimes a power outage can literally be a matter of life and death for them.

— $17,062 were allocated for psychological support for children and their families.

Childhood cancer is always an incredibly difficult challenge for a family, especially during wartime. Children and their loved ones, like all Ukrainians, suffer from shelling, worry about relatives serving in the army, and lose their homes. The foundation’s psychologists help them cope with stress and find the strength to keep fighting.

— $12,435 were spent on outpatient housing for families coming from other regions to Kyiv and Lviv. 

At certain stages of cancer treatment, a child does not need to stay in the hospital all the time. Yet going back home, often hundreds of kilometers away, is not an option since frequent procedures and tests are required. For such cases, we provide apartments for families.

— $7,005 were allocated to the Hospital Quality of Life Program.

After learning the diagnosis, children and parents suddenly find themselves in the hospital, where they spend many months in isolation. To ease the feeling of loneliness and bring joy to their days, we organize celebrations in pediatric oncology wards, beauty days for mothers, festive discharge events, and give Care Packages — sets of useful and comforting items.

— $6,579 were spent on the psychosocial rehabilitation. We support families even after cancer retreats, when its psychological and social consequences remain. An important part of the program is the teenage club “Barrel of Lemonade.” Meeting weekly among peers, teenagers learn again to trust, open up, and express themselves.

— $9,806 were directed to the Overseas Treatment and Family Support Program. For these families, it’s a challenging process of adapting to a new healthcare system, language, and legal environment. On this journey, support is crucial — logistical, legal, and informational. That’s why we stay close, no matter where our beneficiaries are.

— $13,756 were allocated to the Non-Medical Assistance for Families in Dire Straits Program.

Through this program, we provide families with clothing, food, and better living conditions. The goal is to ensure proper care for the child and to reduce the risk of treatment being stopped prematurely due to financial hardship.

We also help families cover the cost of transportation and burial in the event of a child’s death. No one should face their grief alone after losing a child.

— $8,422 were allocated to volunteer management. Volunteers are an essential part of Tabletochki’s work. They support families at hospital and outdoor events, standing by them in both difficult and joyful moments. To thank them for their contribution, in October we organized our annual volunteer gathering — an event that helps build a strong community of dedicated helpers for children.

All this help became possible thanks to you. Follow the link to view the detailed financial report with information about our expenses and revenues.

Thank you for being the light in these dark times.