On the occasion of Christmas, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the large foster family of the Alekseienkos and presented them with the keys to their new home. The house was built as part of the second wave of the Olena Zelenska Foundation’s project, “Room for Childhood.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska toured the fully furnished and equipped house and talked with the family.
“We wish you happy holidays. May Christmas bring you many gifts you’ve been wishing for. We hope everything here will be good and warm for you,” said the First Lady.
The Alekseienko family thanked the Olena Zelenska Foundation and everyone involved in the project for the new home for their family, as such a house had been a dream for their children.
“You have given us hope and faith that even in the most difficult times, there are people willing to help,” they said.
The Alekseienko family, which includes ten foster children, lived in a 100-square-meter home near Kakhovka until 2022. However, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion and the occupation of their village, they were forced to leave their home and evacuate.
Last year, during the first wave of the project, 14 large foster families from 8 regions of Ukraine received new homes with the support of the Olena Zelenska Foundation. In the second wave, the Foundation plans to provide housing to 10 more families. The Alekseienko family was the first of the second wave to receive a new home on Christmas Eve.
The main goal of the “Room for Childhood” project is to support large foster families who lost their homes as a result of Russian aggression.
