This initiative is generously supported by Mr. Kristofer Medina of Los Angeles, California, USA and donors like you.

Tavor Center is a place for special people residing in a special country, overcoming a difficult for the nation time, a territorial invasion by the russian aggressor. Tavor Center remains one of a few places lovingly supporting individuals with learning and physical difficulties. By participating in the Center’ daily socialization and skills-building programs, Tavor visitors get a chance to heal and momentarily forget about the dangers of the war and implications of air raid alarms.

The Center is run by Ms. Nadiia Chorna, a passionate educator with a kind and devout heart. Nadiia does amazing work at the Tavor Center, actively supporting members of the community and the displaced-by-war Ukrainian children.

Q: What kind of activities are carried out at the Tavor Center and what needs do you currently have with the backdrop of russia’s war raging in Ukraine?

Nadiia: At the Tavor Center we develop inclusion programs for adults and kids with mental and physical disabilities. We focus on skills development and building of interpersonal abilities. Our participants learn to work with wood, clay, paraffin, beads and are taught embroidery, weaving, drawing, applique; they also work with computers. We focus on communication and confidence-building games, conversations, recitals, performances, pilgrimages and worship. Walks and sports are also part of their daily routine.

In this video, Tavor Centre visitors remind everyone that the rights of people with special needs are important, with members reciting: "We are people with special needs. We are needed by society to make it better. We have a right to privacy, healthcare, freedom and self-realisation. We not only have rights, but also have equally important responsibilities to contribute to our society. Everyone has the right to happiness. Protect your rights.”

Support Ukraine’s Vulnerable initiative was created to assist Ms. Chorna and provide some relief to Ukraine’s most disadvantaged and affected-by-war population. donations are used for the purchase of baby food, adult diapers, repairs of the Tavor center, purchase and delivery of food for the elderly as well as clothing and food for the displaced-by-war families. thanks to the generosity of a few, we have a plan to accomplish the following:

1. Ongoing delivery of food and adult personal hygienic care items.

2. Repairs of the premises will commence, specifically the replacement of the Center’s windows to help keep the warmth in during cold months.

THE NEEDS:

March 2024 Update:

New windows, front door and overhang, installed.

April 2024 Update:

Concrete stairs work initiated.

Tavor Center’s needs we are still fundraising for:

  • Additional repair work to the 420 sq. m. premises, including roof repair

  • Feeding participants

  • Fuel (diesel, petrol) to transport participants to the Center

  • Paraffin wax for candle making (skill development activities for the Center’s participants where they make candles and sell them for small income opportunity)

  • A vehicle with a wheelchair lift, for transportation of the wheelchair-bound participants

Please read here to learn more about the organizer, Nadiia Chorna. If you’re interested To help, please use Nadiia’s PayPal donation email: chorna.hdd@gmail.com

To find out more information about the Center (in Ukrainian):

Thank you for your attention.

- Olga Shmaidenko, Founder of WOW Woman.

Thanks to the Christmastime donations, members of the community were able to receive gifts and feel the warmth of the season.

Center Tavor is located in this building on 16 Mykhailo Hrushevskyi St, Novyi Rozdil, Ukraine.