In Ukraine, for the first time, individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care, have united and agreed upon a common position regarding the reform of the child care and support system, including the development of programs to support orphaned children and children deprived of parental care.
“We are those who feel the impact of this system, so our voice must be heard. We are creating new opportunities for children and youth who are still facing the difficulties we went through,”
- Lina Deshvar, a signatory of the position
“We know what it’s like to be left without support. That’s why we’ve united to support and create new opportunities for those in need,”
- Taras Odnenko, a graduate of the institution
“I spent 26 years pretending to have support. Now I will fight for every child and young person. We did not come into this world to be humiliated, but to live with dignity. This signature is the first conscious one in my 34 years of life,”
- Oleksandr Redchych, a graduate of the institution
“It’s time to end the era of institutions and ensure that every child has access to existing alternatives that focus on the needs of children, not the maintenance of the institutional system,”
- Maxim Rabtsun, a graduate of the institution
“This document must be taken into account and implemented by everyone, especially those involved in the lives of children and youth; otherwise, we will continue to remain in a vicious circle of problems that have long needed solving,”
- Kyrylo Nevdokha, a graduate of the institution
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