Help a Ukrainian Child Experience the Joy of Summer Camp

This summer, you have the power to give a vulnerable Ukrainian child the chance to learn, grow, and heal through the experience of summer camp.

The Rivne branch of Plast, Ukraine’s national scouting organization, is organizing several educational summer camps in summer 2025. These camps offer more than just outdoor fun—they create safe, supportive spaces where children can regain a sense of normalcy and build confidence, friendships, and skills that will last a lifetime.

Many of the children we aim to support have been displaced by war, lost a parent, or have a parent currently defending Ukraine. For these kids, camp can be a life-changing experience.

We’re raising funds to provide camp subsidies for at least 75 children from low-income and war-affected families. Just $100 can cover up to half the cost of camp for one child—a gift that can mean the world to them.

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Your support will directly fund camp fees for children in need, helping them access a safe, enriching, and joyful summer. Together, we can make summer 2025 brighter for Ukraine’s most vulnerable children.

Why do kids in Ukraine need help?

Growing up as a kid in a country during a war means being deprived of a part of the childhood that your peers elsewhere enjoy. Your adults pay less attention to you, as they have other “more important” concerns, trying to find what to eat, repair the place you live in, or take care of medical needs. Extracurricular activities like summer camps are usually postponed till better days. But what can be more important than your mom’s or dad’s or teacher's attention, and the joy of learning new things or playing with your friends, when you are a child? Help Ukrainian kids smile by helping their families and educators meet their basic needs - click “Donate for Kids!”

What will we do to help Ukrainian kids?

We use 100% of the raised money to brighten the childhood of Ukrainian kids affected by the war, such as internally displaced kids temporarily living other parts of the country, in the villages recently liberated from the invasion, in small towns near the front lines of this war, as well as those that lost a parent to the war. This direct help to low-income families and internally displaced kids will be provided by our dedicated local team of volunteers from the Rivne branch of Plast organization in Ukraine that is focused on humanitarian efforts for the youth. Please do your share to give back the Ukrainian kids a part of their childhood by clicking “Donate for Kids!” button above.

Progress so far:

"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!

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Help Ukrainian Children Attend a Camp!

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Help Ukrainian Children Attend a Camp!

Help send a Ukrainian child affected by war to a Plast scouting summer camp. Just $100 can cover half of their participation cost, and give them joy, learning, and a safe space to heal. Click “Donate for Kids!” now to make a difference!

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