Safe Spaces for Children in Ukraine
We open and equip safe spaces for children in communities near the front line in the Kharkiv region, and fund the specialists who work there: psychologists, speech therapists and inclusion specialists.
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What we have delivered
12
safe spaces for children in the Kharkiv region
35,190
visits to our children's spaces
Figures as of June 30, 2026.
What we do
Safe spaces
Learning, play and sensory rooms in communities near the front line, and support for inclusive resource centres.
One-to-one support
Psychologists, speech therapists and inclusion specialists work with each child individually.
Growing together
Teen clubs, camps and group activities that help children make friends and feel like children again.
How we work
1
Need.
We start with what the community and the children actually need.
2
Space.
We equip a room so children can learn, play and recover.
3
Programme.
Specialists run regular sessions for children and their parents.
4
Handover.
We stay until the community can run the space on its own. We give a fishing rod, not a fish.
Stories
Savyntsi community, after de-occupation
Homes around were destroyed and looted, and children had lived for a long time in danger and isolation. We set up a safe space with a heated floor and materials for classes, where children could play and recover again.
171 children and 127 parents
reached in a programme linked to SOS Children's Villages Ukraine / NORAD support (April–September 2025), against a plan of 160 and 80. We delivered all planned sessions: 384 with speech therapists and 273 with psychologists.
The "Sonechko" safe space
opened in 2024 and handed over to the local community. Two years later it still runs on its own, brings in children and parents, and finds its own resources.
CODEIT4LIFE INC is a US 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 88-2497690) and a registered charitable organization in Ukraine (code 44672426). See our reports and registrations