A children’s camp always means entertainment, games, excursions, sports, dances, concerts, and communication. The camp in the village of Volovets in Zakarpattia region is also a wonderful experience of the incredible nature of the Carpathian Mountains. Here, in July-August 2024, 297 children of the “Caramel” Training Project attended the “Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” therapy sessions. The therapy sessions were held by the certified trainers and psychologists of the “Helping Hand for Ukraine” project Khrystyna and Leila Kravchenko – daughter and mother.
“Wonderful, friendly, and talented children,” Khrystyna Kravchenko shared her impressions after another camp shift. – I like to see their sincere smiles, it is very inspiring… I am incredibly thankful for their trust, stories about their own tragic stories, difficult experiences of loss, and mutual support. Despite all this, they live, cry, laugh, and enjoy life!” Khrystyna expressed special thanks to the “HOPE worldwide Ukraine” charity foundation for the support and trust. She also thanked Iryna Sukhova, the lead psychologist of the “Helping Hand for Ukraine” project, for provided supervisory support.
The children also shared their impressions. Here is the feedback from soem of them:
“There was a very friendly atmosphere during the sessions. Psychologists are one of the kindest people I’ve ever met. The therapy sessions helped me get rid of obsessive thoughts, and now I feel much better. I recommend these sessions to everyone who has issues related to traumatic events.”
“Thank you, psychologists, for such interesting, calm, and open sessions. I really liked them. I can say – don’t hesitate to open up, it definitely won’t get worse, especially when psychologists are so professional in their area.”
“I liked the sessions. We learned a lot of different interesting techniques. From each meeting, I took something for myself, understood, accepted, in order to overcome my fears or calm down a little. All this helped me a lot.”
The “Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” therapy courses took place with financial support of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.
