Give Ukrainian kids their childhood back

Hello, I’m Iryna! For those of you who don’t know me, I live in the UK, but I was born in the beautiful city of Lviv, Ukraine.

This year, on the 6th April, I’m taking on my first-ever marathon, not only as a personal challenge but to raise funds for children in Ukraine who have been severely impacted by the illegal invasion of our country.

I’ll be raising funds for Project Soniashnyk, a Canadian based nonprofit organisation that runs recreational rehabilitation camps in Ukraine for children whose parents are Active or Fallen Members of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

These camps offer outdoor activities, essential trauma therapy, and mental health support, which continues well beyond the camp experience. The team at Project Soniashnyk is fully volunteer-run, and 100% of the donations go directly to securing places for the children and ensuring the camps are free for their families.

As a Ukrainian, this cause is incredibly close to my heart, and any support you can offer, no matter how big or small, would make a huge difference.

Every child should have the chance to simply be a child—without the burden of war, to play, laugh, and create childhood memories they can look back on fondly. Your support helps give these children back a piece of the childhood they deserve.

Thank you.

With love,

Iryna

Update 4th May 2025

Thanks again to everyone who has donated to this fundraiser! I have made the transfer of funds to Project Soniashnyk, 3,500CAD. If you are able to make further donations please do so directly to Project Soniashnyk.

Iryna x

Update:

I just wanted to say I am so incredibly overwhelmed by the amount of support and donations I have received, I am so grateful to each and every one of you who have donated and got this fundraiser to reach it’s goal. I am directly in contact with the team at Project Soniashnyk who still require donations to be able to run their Summer 2025 programme this year. I hope to reach even more people ahead of my marathon in just under 3 weeks. The money will be sent to my personal bank account as I wish to top up the total overall funds I collect, and then I will make the final donation to BCU Foundation where it will directly reach the Project Soniashnyk team.

Thanks again for all your support.