What Your Support Made Possible in 2025
Read the stories of school supplies, sports equipment, recovery trips, and holiday gifts your support made possible for children in Kherson
Kherson has lived through occupation, shelling, flooding, and now constant drone terror - human safari
Since 2022, families in Kherson have been forced to survive one crisis after another. First came occupation. After liberation, the city remained under regular shelling. In 2023, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam brought catastrophic flooding that damaged homes, streets, schools, and basic services across the region. Even after the water receded, daily life did not become safe or stable again.
In 2025, the situation for civilians in Kherson remained extremely dangerous. Residents continued living under repeated attacks, including drone strikes launched across the Dnipro River. Human Rights Watch documented the use of drones against civilians in Kherson, and UN reporting throughout 2025 described continued attacks on civilian areas, rising casualties, and constant danger for families trying to handle ordinary daily tasks.
At the same time, damage to infrastructure made survival even harder. Power outages continued to affect water, heating, schools, and health services, and UNICEF reported that shelling in July 2025 destroyed Kherson’s main pumping station and lab facilities, creating even more pressure on access to safe water. For children, this has meant fear, disruption, isolation, interrupted learning, and the loss of any real sense of normal childhood.
For children in Kherson, these initiatives are not extras. They are real sources of stability, comfort, and care. In a city where danger has become part of daily life, even simple support can help a child feel safer, less isolated, and remembered.
Back to School 2025
For the fourth year in a row, Boca Helps Ukraine is running our Back to School initiative for children in Kherson. With your support, we purchased 500 backpacks filled with essential school supplies for students living on the front line of the war.
In a city where education has been repeatedly disrupted by violence, displacement, and fear, even basic school materials can become difficult for families to access. These school kits help children continue learning with greater stability, dignity, and support.
This initiative is not only about supplies. It is about helping children hold on to routine, confidence, and the right to keep learning in the middle of an ongoing war.
Tracksuits and Sports Equipment for Children in Shelters
In summer 2025, Boca Helps Ukraine provided tracksuits, T-shirts, and sports equipment for children in Kherson who have spent more than three years living through war and shelter conditions.
With your support, we donated balance pads, yoga blocks, and other equipment that gave children a chance to move, play, and be active again.
These items helped children spend less time sitting in confined spaces and gave them more opportunities for movement, exercise, and normal daily activity.
Recovery Trip to the Sea for Children with Special Needs
Boca Helps Ukraine organized a three-day trip to Odesa for 20 children with special needs from Kherson, including children with autism and other serious developmental and emotional challenges.
Odesa is a seaside resort city on the Black Sea, a place where families usually go to rest, recover, and spend time by the water. For these children, it was a chance to leave Kherson for a few days and be in a calmer place after years of war, fear, and long periods spent underground or inside shelters.
This initiative gave them several days of peace, care, and joyful memories away from constant danger.
Winter Holiday Gifts for Children in Kherson
During the winter holiday season, Boca Helps Ukraine gave holiday gifts to children in Kherson.
At a very difficult time, these gifts meant a lot. They gave some comfort to children spending their childhood in shelters under constant attacks.
This initiative was a simple way to support children in Kherson and show that they were not forgotten.
Help Us Keep These Initiatives Going
Children in Kherson are still living through constant danger, disrupted routines, and years of instability. Your support helps Boca Helps Ukraine continue funding practical initiatives that bring relief, care, and real help to children who need it most.
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