Report on the activities of the Charitable Organization “Charitable Foundation ”Chervona Kalyna Kharkiv”

for the first quarter of 2025 (January–March)

General information

Reporting period: January 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025

Region of activity: Kharkiv, Kharkiv region, frontline settlements

Target audience

• Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
• Families with children
• Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• Elderly and people with reduced mobility
• Volunteer communities and initiative groups

Main areas of activity

1. Humanitarian aid to IDPs and vulnerable groups
2. Organization of hot meals (“Kitchen of Kindness”)
3. Psychosocial support and art therapy
4. Activities for children
5. Cooperation with volunteers and communities
6. Partnership projects and development of cooperation with authorities

Key achievements by month

January

• Over 10 charity lunches were held for IDPs and residents of deoccupied territories.
• A fundraiser was launched to purchase a thermos for transporting hot food. Thanks to the support of subscribers and partners, the first 35-liter thermos was purchased in February.
• Organized holiday events for displaced children with New Year’s gifts and a puppet theater.
• Launched an information campaign to strengthen the fund’s brand in the region.

February 2025

• A new thermos for the field kitchen (35 liters) was purchased and is being used successfully.
• Charity lunches were held with hot meals delivered to frontline settlements (thanks in part to the thermos).
• A beauty workshop for teenage girls who are internally displaced persons was organized with the participation of a dermatologist, eyebrow specialist, and manicurist.
• Regular lunches and distribution of humanitarian aid at the Petro-Pavlovsky Church in Kharkiv and in the Dvurichansk community.
• Continued active work of the “Kitchen of Kindness,” including with volunteers and IDPs.

March 2025

• Awards to active volunteers from the communities of Baranovo, Khvorostovo, and Rogovka for their joint humanitarian work.
• Cooperation with the Kharkiv Regional Employment Center: participation of IDPs in socially useful work (unloading aid, working in the kitchen, and knitting nets).
• Opening of a computer class and IT lessons for IDP children, organized with the support of Food Bank Ukraine.
• Art therapy sessions with children, implemented with the support of the Global 2000 Children of Ukraine Charitable Foundation.
• Over 12 tons of food aid distributed, over 5,000 hot meals prepared and handed out.

Thanks to our partners

• Food Bank Ukraine — for supporting activities for children, food aid, and sweets.
• Zorya Miloserdia Charitable Foundation — for humanitarian food packages.
• Kharkiv Regional Employment Center — for helping IDPs find jobs.
• Kharkiv Lyceum No. 156 — for donating food to the kitchen of kindness.
• Father Valentin, rector of the St. Peter and Paul Church — for supporting the foundation’s initiatives.
• Local communities and residents — for regular humanitarian aid and warm cooperation.

Statistics for the first quarter

• Hot meals prepared 5,000
• Food packages distributed 2,000
• Children’s events organized 6
• Art therapy and psychological sessions 4
• IDPs involved in work 70
• Charity trips 8
• Awards and certificates of appreciation presented 15+

Conclusion

The first quarter of 2025 was a time of strengthening our programs, expanding our circle of partners, and building trust with communities. We continue our mission to be there for those in need and prove every day that “Together we are strong!”