This document summarizes the activities of "Kraplynka", an organization that helps children from internally displaced families in Ukraine. Over the past year, Kraplynka conducted 249 classes for children in 6 locations across Ukraine. Activities included art, sports, history lessons and field trips designed to help children develop skills and a love for their country. Kraplynka's approach focuses on creativity, independence and encouraging participation from both children and their parents. The organization aims to educate displaced Ukrainian youth to become active citizens.

1. Helping Children from
Internally Displaced Families
from Donbass and Crimea
“Kraplynka»
2016

2. THIS IS OUR WAY TO HELP
DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE
THIS IS OUR COUNTERACTION to AGGRESSION
BUILDING A FUTURE WHICH WE WANT TO LIVE
IN
BY HELPING OTHERS WE DO NOT BECOME
SPECIAL. WE REMAIN NORMAL
WHY WE DO IT

3. What we have done
One year is 365 days.
During the year we conducted 249
classes
Dymer Kyiv Mykolayiv Vyshgorod Mezhygirya Borodianka
365
days
249
classes

4. - The scale (the shortest project has lasted six months)
- Teachers are all skilled craftsmen
- Sharing experience among teachers
- New approaches and materials
- We educate teachers
Our results
APPROACH OF “KRAPLYNKA"
- Popularity among children, the classes are full
- Efficiency, children learn quickly
- Support for internally displaced parents and local
communities
- Teachers’ satisfaction
How we do it

5. - To teach children how to learn
- To encourage creativity and individuality
- Measure of success for our work is their love for the
country and people, well-rounded education and
independence
WHY WE DO IT
Our values
- Families from Crimea and Donbas had to leave their
homes due to military aggression
- We are working to educate a new generation of
Ukrainians to be active citizens and creators of a democratic
society, not victims of the war

6. Kraplynka
Specific results
Mezhygirya
Kyiv SC135
МИКОЛАЇВ
249
classes
Field trips:
- Pharmacy Museum
- Horse riding and hippotherapy classes
- History of Modern Ukrainian Award
Swords
- Chernobyl Museum
- Mezhygirya Park (visit by children
from Odessa and Borodyanka)
- “Kyiv Sea” and hydro power plant
Master-classes:
- Traditional Ukrainian nights
(“vechornyzi”)
- Work with natural materials
- Drawing with acryl and sand
- Introducing yachting
- Cossack Games fencing
6 locations: Dymer, Kyiv, Mykolayiv, Vyshgorod, Mezhygirya, Borodianka:
- 249 classes held
- 7 field trips
- 6 workshops
Vyshgorod
Dymer
Borodianka
Mykolayiv

7. In 2016 we doubled the number of
classes and opened new locations
in Vyshgorod, Dymer and Mykolayiv
swimming
hippotherapy
and riding
mass activities
New
projects
Our achievements
- 2 swimming classes per week two years in a row
- Parents are actively involved
- Children from 2 locations go to field trips togethe
- We organized transportation of children from
remote locations to the swimming pool
- Joint project with “New Dream” from Odessa
As of now:
- 5 to 20 children attending each class
- 34 children take swimming lessons
- 9 children undergo psychological
rehabilitation via hippotherapy
An exhibition of paintings by our children was held in Dymer at the town festival

8. Cooperation with KrymSOS and
UNHCR
Due to our fruitful cooperation:
At new location at Borodianka
classes were held for 6 months
Modern equipment was
bought for training at
"Cossack Games”
Swimming pool was equipped
with the furniture – cabinets
and benches
For the lockers room

9. Coaches, educators and children
14 teachers and
coaches involved
From 5 to 20 children attended each class;
Parents participated in 65 activities

10. Summer program
"Cossack Games"
Work is fun
Fencing enjoyed by girls
and boys alike
Dnipro starts at the bay

11. Parents and kids working and playing together
Summer program
"Cossack Games"

12. OUR FIELD TRIPS
74 people (children and
parents) participated in our
field trips and workshops
15 дітей з київської локації побували
у національному парку в Межигір,ї
Bad weather will not interfere

13. Learning to work
with natural
materials
Using what was learned

14. Creative and
educational methods
and lessons
Fine motor skills development;
Exercises with logical thinking
Story telling and theater
History of Ukraine
Sewing and needlework
Walking and games
Swimming
Development of concentration
and logic
Story telling and theater
Use of multimedia

15. Birth of Inspiration
Every child is gifted

16. Like a captain
On a field trip with the parents
Dads and kids
Dungeon Museum
Kids photo
for their parents

17. Modern technologies
stimulate
imagination
Even toddlers
love glue guns
Using felt, pyetok, buttons, etc.
3D applications by
kids from Dymer

18. Crowed but fun
Learning new skills
is fun
Good supplies
and creative atmosphere -
the secret of success
in Dymer

19. Handmade by boys
Handmade felt owl
Painting Easter Eggs
Flower for Mom

20. Chicken and aheep made of
hay and wool
Basket with tulips
for a favorite teacher
Eggs in decoupage
Kid’s crafts

21. - Kraplynka arranged lessons and engaged
the coaches
- Sports Center Vishgorod allowed to use
swimming pool for free
- Mezhygirya provided transportation for
children from remote locations
We already have results.
The first group of children
confidently covers 25
meters in a large pool
Learning to swim
together:

22. Learning about Ukraine,
folk’s traditions and
yachting
Traveling the country,
studying different regions
and towns
Telling the meaning behind
patterns on traditional Ukrainian
shirts (“vychyvanka”) from
different regions
Yachting is primarily hard work
and learning to help each other

23. Why we do workshops and field trips
excursion
workshops
Through field trips and workshops children learn to enjoy new experiences
and activities. When learning new things, children the standards of tolerant
and non-aggressive behavior, patient attitude towards those who differ
from them
Festival feeling
New impressions
and experiences
Communicating with
other people and
spending time with the
family outside of the
standard setting
Educated child
Love of Ukrainian
culture and
knowledge of your
native land
Tolerance to the
opinions and
experiences of
others
What we exprience What we get

24. The most valuable result – learning to
understand each other
Learn to cooperate from childhood
Coaches and instructors of
“Kraplunki" introduce children
to group activities. Through this
they learn to work and create
together
A simple game helps to teach
child to be polite

25. Findings and results
• Taking together children from different locations contributed
to the development of the community and the club
“Kraplynka”
• The "Cossack Games" at Mezhyhirya in the summer made it
possible to study Ukrainian traditions and diversify the
activities:
- creative activities;
- outdoor physical activities;
- learning Ukrainian history, costumes, involve children into
productive work
• Yachting served as new activity and made it possible to bring together
all the children from Mezhygirya , Vyshgorod and Dymer that
Kraplznka works
• Cooperation with different NGOs allowed to create larger scale
projects with significant potential

26. Why do Internally Displaced People need
further support?
Ukraine has 227 000 children-IDPs
Kyiv oblast is 4th region in Ukraine by the number of IDPs
State financial support for children is provided to IDPs only for a
period on 6 month and amounts to EUR 35 per month.
45% IDPs report that state financial support is only sufficient to
buy food
For 59% of IDPs social assistance is the main source of income
Kraplynka’s activities help
children overcome being
victims and grow up being
responsible members of the
democratic society

27. • To continue developing and holding classes for children in
Mykolayiv, Dymer and Kyiv
• Conduct "Cossack Games“ in the summer again
• To train teachers in Mykolayiv, Kyiv, Dymer and Vyshgorod.
• Start a new project with children with cancer in Mykolayiv
(monthly holidays for the little patients)
• Encourage the parents to be more involved in “Kraplynka”
activities and projects
Our plans