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The team of LAdS Ukraine
You might not know the Team of ‘Les Amis de Svieta’ (LAdS) in Ukraine, as you didn’t take the time to search the archive on our web site.
Here from right to left: Vika (director of LAdS Ukraine and member of the Swiss steering committee of LAdS), Galina and her daughter Lada.
News regarding the Montessori pilot project
As announced in last June’s article, a good part of the September/October trip was dedicated to the realization of this project which particularly lies at our heart.
Visit of the Baby House and the ‘school internat’ (boarding school) of Zhytomyr
Within the framework of our collaboration with the American organization OBS , we visited 2 new establishments in the area of Zhytomyr at the time of our trip in October 2006.
New collaboration with the association “an Orphan’s Bright Star “
We are happy to announce our new collaboration with the humanitarian help association “an Orphan’s Bright Star” (OBS).
News regarding Kherson Baby House windows replacement project
During the September/October trip, we went to Kherson to start this project which we initiated back in May 2006 (to see the previous article on this subject).
Christmas cards 2006
Xmas cards 2006 have left Kharkov printing company on November 2nd !
We expect them to reach us by the end of the month at the latest.
You can place your orders through:
– for United States: ')
– for France:
– for rest of the world:Quantities are limited and we will proceed as first ordered first served.
September/October trip report
Sunday, October 15th
Flight back via Munich, where I will stay a week for business. 🙄
Saturday, October 14th
We succeeded in finishing the purchase of the Montessori material at the market of Nikolaiev, not without difficulty. The remainder of the day was devoted to the assessment of the voyage and to the accounting.
Friday, October 13th
We spent the day trying to resolve the many last open points and to return to the Baby House of Nikolaiev. Great news: director Olga Ivanovna is invited to a series of seminars on health in Germany and Switzerland! Partly thanks to our assistance, she will leave tomorrow for a long trip by bus which will take her among other places also to Zurich, Bern and Geneva!Kherson Baby House windows replacement project
During 2005, we’ve got in touch (through Internet) with an Irish family who adopted in Kherson Baby House. They were thrilled to hear we were visiting that orphanage and have asked us to transmit pictures and letters as well as to asess their needs…
Donation for Romashka
At the time of the trip in December 2003, we had been charged by a French family with brining mail to Romashka (Chernivtsi Oblast). It was our first visit there at this orphanage for children from 4 to 8 years, located in a small village forty kilometers away from Chernivtsi…
Donation for Krasnokutsk
Before the journey in November 2004 we had been tasked by a French family to deliver post to Krasnokutsk (Kharkov Oblast). It was our first visit to this orphanage for children from 4 to 8 years, which is in outstanding condition…
