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Trip report spring 2012
Friday May 25th
Mission accomplished 🙂
Our 2 adventurers are back home, dead tired but alive!Saturday May 19th
Anya brought Pascal and Jerôme to the historical part of the city and guided them to the main places (Golden Gate, St-Sophia, St-Andrey and St-Michael churches).
They went for a short cruise on Dniepr river and ended the day on Kiev’s main street: Kreschatik passing by Independence square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti). They were very lucky with weather although forecast was originally pretty bad. Pascal and Jerôme 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.
That 500 Kms trip was quite a challenge for two non Russian speakers 🙂 and although they were stopped once by road police and chose a restaurant which menu was in Russian only, they managed to arrive on schedule and find the flat Vika had reserved for them downtown. moreOlga 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.
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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! moreRenovation 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.
Happy New Year 2012 !!!!
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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 !!!LAdS Switzerland steering committee
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! more
Trip report fall 2011
Sunday November 13th
2011 fall trip is over, Christophe and Pascal landed safely in foggy Switzerland in late afternoon.
After a copious and very tasty breakfast prepared by Vika, we headed to Boryspol airport to fly back to Zürich via Vienna. moreHappy 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.
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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.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) .Finished kitchen refurbishment at NBH
When we started with kitchen refurbishment project at NBH (Nikolaiev Baby House) back in 2005, we had to let some parts down because of limited budget. Five years later, one of the room we forgot at that time was seriously suffering from humidity problem. Especially during cold season when window has to stay closed. more