The grand final of the children’s mini-football tournament has just taken place. Three Odessa teams turned out, namely Orphanage no. 4, the school-orphanage no. 90 and “Domovenok”, the team of DKD. The battle on the pitch was fierce, despite the friendly status of the competition. The spectators were treated to many interesting moments, great saves [...]
Today a group of journalists from the State Odessa TV Channel visited the centre. They came to shoot a video about DKD. They brought with them not only a video camera and a microphone, but also many trendy articles of kids’ clothing. It was a wonderful present for the children here.
It isn’t only the kids who live here at the centre, but also those who have returned to their families upon successful completion of the rehabilitation programme, who take part in Oksana Maksimenko’s choreography classes with great enjoyment. These choreography classes develop the childrens’ musical abilities, muscle groups and general fitness levels. And crucially, they [...]
The 17 year old Maksim who had been living on the streets for many years, and was then in prison for theft, immediately came to “The Way Home” after his release. He became friends with employees at the charity, who helped him to find his first job: Maksim was an interviewer for the exit polls [...]
In Odessa there recently was the fourth ever Ukrainian Festival of Children’s Creativity called “Living The Dream.” Several celebrities – the choreographers Elena Shoptenko and Dimitrii Digusar, the tenor Godo and the Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak – joined talented children from childrens’ homes and care homes, and afterwards performed a colourful concert specially for the [...]
