We kindly ask you to support our programmes “Nature as a Healing” for war refugees and children from Ukraine. We have been organizing these programmes since the summer of 2022 and are confident that they help Ukrainians more easily adapt to new living conditions in another country, make them happier and more self-confident, deal with the psychological problems of post-traumatic syndrome, especially in children who survived the horrors of war.

It is especially important for us to support them now, when terrible fatigue has accumulated from the war with no end in sight, anxiety for loved ones is tormenting, there is bad prospects for even the near future in conditions when Slovakia and other countries are reducing government support programmes for refugees.

For many, return to Ukraine is impossible. In our Tatra region there are more than 1,000 refugees, mainly from the Kharkov, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Their homes have been destroyed or are under occupation, and there are active hostilities in these regions.

Our team, consisting of two Ukrainian musicians and two instructors of water and mountain tourism, is ready to organize rehabilitation activities in the summer that will certainly lift the spirits of both adults and children and, at least for a while, make them happy. Nature, sports and music are the best medicine!

In a situation where the new government of Slovakia has completely cut off support for NGOs helping refugees, we are forced to look for other sources for funds for this work.

On summer we plan to organise 8 day outings „Nature as a healing“ (rafting, climbing and kayaks, via ferrata treks, trekking) for families with children from 8 years, cca 15-18 pr. and 2 guides for each outing

The cost of the programme: 25 EUR per person, here you could find the detailed budget

By supporting the programmes Nature as a healing you could provide important help for Ukrainians!

Article about our 4-days long programme we arranged on July 5-8 2024 is here