"40 good deeds": as one initiative can support dozens of people during the war

"Every good thing gives you the opportunity to support a person at a difficult moment. To help her feel that she did not stay alone with her difficulties. With such an opinion, I started the initiative of" 40 good deeds "," Lavrynenko says. The first step was to fulfill the dreams of children who turned through the International Center for Mothers and Children "The City of Good". Maxim received more than two dozen letters asking for very personal belongings that are important for these children.

After fulfilling their desires, the parents sent photos that showed genuine joy and gratitude. "It was so touching to see how joyfully they were smiling. I felt it really important to them," Maxim recalls. Subsequently, families from Odessa, where parents or children have disabilities. According to the founder of the "Trukhi", in each of these families adults do their best to give children a chance for a full life even in times of war. "I am very glad and grateful for help.

This is an incredible and very needed gift," one of the women who received support shares. The assistance was received by families who were forced to be displaced from Donetsk region to Dnipropetrovsk. Among them: lone mothers, elderly, persons with disabilities. They all survived the loss and are forced to start their lives from scratch. And Maxim also joined the dreams of children who have experienced occupation.

These children went through interrogations and beating, have been waiting for parents from captivity for years or were in another's family and were able to return to Ukraine. Their requests were modest, but were deep. "They didn't need much: something that would give a sense of peace and stability. We and the team closed these needs, but things were not the main. It was important for me to convey support, respect and hope for the better," Lavrynenko says.