The largest School of Superheroes center has fully launched in Lviv. This is the sixth educational space established with full funding from the Olena Zelenska Foundation. The Foundation's partner, the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, has become the donor of the project.
The First Lady of Ukraine, the Foundation’s team, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Dominique Hasler, visited the new School of Superheroes."
“I am grateful to the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein for supporting this project of the Foundation. Children who have to undergo long-term inpatient treatment desperately need communication, attention, and the opportunity to develop, and continue their education,” Olena Zelenska said.
The new center will operate at the Clinical Center for Pediatric Medicine, which in 2023 merged two hospitals of the region – Okhmatdyt and the Western Ukrainian Specialized Children's Medical Center.
“This is an important step in expanding our capacity to implement the rights to education for the young patients of the hospitals. The center has educational spaces in two buildings of the hospital, which allows us to provide education to a larger number of children,” emphasized Nataliia Zhilinska, Director of the State Institution “School of Superheroes.”
Currently, the Clinical Center for Pediatric Medicine is one of the leading institutions in Ukraine in bone marrow and kidney transplants, as well as in the treatment of oncology, hematology, orphan and other pediatric diseases. Over 20,000 children from across the country receive assistance there every year.
During a meeting with Dominique Hasler, the team of the Foundation also discussed plans for cooperation, including support in expanding the network of the School of Superheroes.
“We thank the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein for their help with the project to provide humanitarian aid to large foster families. In particular, with donor funds, we were able to assist 92 such families from the Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, and Ternopil regions,” said Nina Horbachova, Director of the Olena Zelenska Foundation.
This year, with funding from the Foundation, six more branches of the School of Superheroes will be opened in Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Lutsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, and Mukachevo.
The School of Superheroes project operates under the patronage of the First Lady. These are educational spaces in children's hospitals where young patients can follow the school curriculum while undergoing treatment.