Trip report spring 2012

Saturday May 19th
Anya brought us to the historical part of the city and guided us through the main places (Golden Gate, St-Sophia, St-Andrey and St-Michael churches).

We then went for a short cruise on Dniepr river and ended the day on Kiev’s main street: Kreschatik passing by Independence square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti). We’ve been very lucky with weather although forecast was originally pretty bad and really enjoyed Anya’s professional guide and translator services.

Friday May 18th
Jerôme & Pascal left Nikolaiev and Vika in the morning for Kiev where they have met with Anya who will be their translator for their weekend in the capital city of Ukraine.

"Родина-Мать" or Motherland in Kiev


That 500 Kms trip was quite a challenge for two non Russian speakers :-) and although they were stopped once by road police and chosen a restaurant which menu was in Russian only, they managed to arrive on schedule and find the flat Vika had reserved for them downtown.

Thursday May 17th
Early start to be at Kherson Baby House (KherBH) at 9AM for a meeting with Director Svetlana Petrovna about LAdS France possible Montessori project for her orphanage.

Meeting with Svetlana Petrovna of KreBH


We then enjoyed afternoon on sunny pedestrian avenue in Nikolaiev with some shopping and planning of second week of trip.

Wednesday May 16th
We arrived in Nikolaiev late last night and it was past midnight before we had everything sorted out and organized for the night. In the morning we went for our first appointment at Nikolaiev Baby House (NBH). And in the afternoon we’ve visited Olga Igorivna.

At Olga Igorivna's new flat

Tuesday May 15th

Jérôme packing truck before departure from Ternopol


We’ve managed to enter Ukraine without too much hassle and met Vika in Uzhgorod (first large ukrainian city after the border) where she arrived by train. We then hit the road again and crossed Carpathian mountains to spend next night in another hotel in Ternopol. Roads were not so easy anymore ;-) , weather definitely cooler and traffic “ukrainian” :-)
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Posted by Pascal Chavaillaz on 13.05.2012 at 12:23

Olga Igorivna has her own room

Olga has finally received a small room from the Ukrainian government. It is small, but it is her own. Thanks to Olga’s Swiss sponsor we were able to renovate that room and make it nice and cozy.

Olga's Kitchen Olga’s new kitchen

This is an other important step for Olga on her move to independence. She now has an education, she now has a job and earns some money and she now has her own room. Well done Olga!
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Posted by Thomas Rudolf on 03.04.2012 at 16:43

Renovation projects in Nikolaiev Baby House

There are 13 groups of about 10 children between 0 and 4 years old in Nikolaiev Baby House (NBH). As new project for 2012, Director Olga Ivanovna would like to refurbish the remaining 6 kitchenettes (which were not made at the same time as bathrooms) as well as replace floors in sleeping and living rooms of each group.

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Posted by Thomas Rudolf on 21.02.2012 at 12:44

Nikolaiev Baby House laundry renovation

Nikolaiev Baby House (NBH) laundry washing machines are running with hot water produced in separate gas boilers.

NBH washing machines


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Posted by Thomas Rudolf on 21.02.2012 at 12:26

Happy New Year 2012 !!!!

Xmas 2012
We heartily thank our donators and friends for their continuous support in 2011 and hope it will continue in 2012!
Take it easy and relax during holidays in order to start 2012 full of spirit and energy.

Bonne Année 2012 !!!
Happy New Year 2012 !!!
Glückliches Neues Jahr 2012 !!!
С новым годом 2012 !!!
Feliz año nuevo 2012 !!!

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Posted by Pascal Chavaillaz on 31.12.2011 at 23:01

LAdS Newsletter 2011

We regularly inform our members on the way in which their donations are used by semi-annual (or to be more precise, after each trip to Ukraine :-) ) publishing of a short “Newsletter”.

The Newsletter December 2011 is online!
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Posted by Pascal Chavaillaz on 30.12.2011 at 16:32

Trip report fall 2011

Sunday November 13th
2011 fall trip is over, Christophe and Pascal landed safely in foggy Switzerland in late afternoon.

Vika's morning special !


After a copious and very tasty breakfast prepared by Vika, we headed to Boryspol airport to fly back to Zürich via Vienna.
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Posted by Pascal Chavaillaz on 31.10.2011 at 22:03

Happy Birthday Olga Igorivna

Today Olga has turned 25. We wish Olga good health and success in her new ventures.

We congratulate Olga on her successful graduation, on her new job at the Ukrainian rail and on the beginning of distance learning at the university. Olga has achieved a lot since LAdS started to support her in 2006. We are happy to see that she succeeded and is moving on in life.

olga-kitchen 2011

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Posted by Thomas Rudolf on 25.08.2011 at 11:29

General Assembly 2011

The general assembly of our association took place on March 19th, 2010 at the Hôtel Restaurant Bel-Air in Praz.

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Meeting agenda is available here.
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The minutes of the general meeting (in French) is available online.
LAdS Switzerland steering committee.

Posted by Pascal Chavaillaz on 15.02.2011 at 15:20

Only a few picture books left for sale

If you haven’t bought your copy of the 10 year special picture book, hurry up. Only a few copies are left in our shop. This unique picture book is full of fantastic photos taken during the last 10 years of “Les Amis de Svieta” activities in Ukraine.
You can get your copy for CHF 25.- (shipping cost not included) here.

Posted by Thomas Rudolf on 06.02.2011 at 14:18