Why Summer Camp Matters?

For many of Ukrainian kids, things have been really hard lately. Some had to leave their homes behind, and others are waiting for their moms or dads to come back from the front lines.

At Plast camp, they get to:

Feel Safe: just play in the woods, kayak in a river, and sleep close to the stars.
Learn Cool Stuff: build shelters, cook over a fire, sing songs, and work as a team.
Find Their Smile: make best friends who understand exactly what we’re going through.

Please help them make Summer 2025 bright – click "Donate for Camp!" to help

How You Can Help:

It costs about $200 to send a child to a camp for 2 weeks in the summer. Their families are working hard, but things are tight right now.

Your $100 can cover half the cost for one child, and the other half is covered by the family. Whether you give $10, $50, or $100, you are helping these children find a little bit of "normal" again. Every dollar goes directly to the Rivne Plast volunteers to pay for the camp food, supplies, and maintenance. 100% of your donation goes straight to the kids who need it most - especially those who have lost a parent or had to move because of the war.

Click "Donate for Camp!" to help then have the best summer ever.

Progress so far:

"Summer camps 2025" project report:

In summer 2025, thanks to your support we’ve raised funds to provide camp subsidies for 75 children from low-income and war-affected families. There were two camps organized in the month of June and July at our camp site Voloshky in western Ukraine. Children enjoyed the nature and each others company, giving them memories and strength for the rest of the year.

"Summer camps 2024" project report:

In summer 2024, your contributions helped the Plast scouting organization branch organize two summer camps in June and August, with 50 disadvantaged children receiving a subsidy to attend the camps near Rivne in Ukraine. This includes internally displaced kids temporarily living in other parts of the country, children whose parents currently defend their homeland, as well as children who have lost a parent to the war

"Summer camp 2023" project report:

The objective of the summer 2023 phase of this project was to give vulnerable Ukrainian kids an opportunity to enjoy a summer camp. We helped Ukrainian kids in low-income families, where one of the parents is defending their country or that have been displaced by the war, to join an educational summer camp organized by Plast national scouting organization of Ukraine. The assistance of approximately $100 in value (which is as much as a half of a minimal wage!) was distributed to 20 kids in a form of a camp registration discount , providing them with outdoor education and a joy of a summer camp.

"Fall weekend camp" project report 2022:

In the fall 2022, together with Rivne Plast scouting center, we organized a weekend camp every week for children who had left their cities because of the war, and for children whose parents are defending their home country, for children from large families and children with special educational needs. At the camp, they spent time together, learned new things about nature and science, and built connections with the peers. One of the basic human needs is to feel needed, that others do care about you, and that you can be strong enough to have your own worthy path. The camps organized by Plast scouting communities are best suited for this.

Who we are:

Sunflower Seeds Ukraine is an all-volunteer organization that responds flexibly and efficiently to the most urgent needs in the hottest war zones in Ukraine. We stay agile due to our small size, multinational team, and direct on-site contacts that we developed in 2014-2015 and adopted to the new realities in 2022. Working with small grassroots organizations like us, is one of the most direct methods to help Ukraine, which is much more impactful than donating to big organizations with equally large logistical bottlenecks. Give now by clicking the “Donate for Kids!” button above.

Next steps:

Please click “Donate for Kids!” button to support this cause with any debit or credit card, GooglePay, or PayPal, and track the progress of this fundraiser on this web page. This page will also show your name and your contribution, or you can choose to donate anonymously. Once you complete your donation, you will be prompted to share this campaign on social media—please consider doing so and adding a personal note for your friends.

More information:

The mission of Sunflower Seeds Ukraine is to save lives by providing medical aid and protective gear to small groups of defenders at the front lines, and humanitarian assistance to affected civilians. For frequent updates about our efforts to save lives in Ukraine please like our Facebook page and follow our Instagram account.

Thank you for helping the kids affected by the war in Ukraine!

Sunflower Seeds Ukraine

Spread Seeds of Help

Give Ukraine’s Kids Their Summer!

Hi! My name is Mariya and I’m a scout with Plast in Rivne, Ukraine. When you’re a kid here now, life feels very "grown-up." But summer is coming, and we want to trade the whining of sirens for the sound of campfire songs. Will you help us get to camp?

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