The charitable organization “Charitable Foundation ”I Want to Live" is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, volunteer-based charitable organization that was established in 2013. The organization has brought together a team with extensive and successful experience in implementing socially important projects throughout Ukraine. The volunteers of the charitable organization consider their activities not as work, but as a calling, so all programs and campaigns are implemented with inspiration and enthusiasm.

The main goal of the Charitable Organization “I Want to Live” is to carry out charitable activities aimed at helping children and socially vulnerable groups of the population, creating, preserving, and restoring cultural and spiritual values, modernizing educational institutions as instruments of social development, and protecting the environment.

Since March 2022, the foundation has completely switched to helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense. And thanks to European partners who will provide commodity assistance, the foundation will help internally displaced citizens.

The charitable organization “Charitable Foundation ”I Want to Live" implements a number of charitable programs and activities in the following areas:

Assistance to children in need and orphans;

The charity campaign “Let's Help Together” in 2014-15 provided targeted assistance to: Aliona Bilodon, Regina Nezhdanova, and David Gontar.

The charity campaign “Help Bogdan” is being held in 2017 at the request of graduates of Kryvyi Rih Secondary School No. 14 to help their classmate Bogdan, who was diagnosed with acute leukemia on May 23, 2017. Funds are being collected by graduates of Secondary School No. 14 and their friends in specially equipped boxes with all the necessary documents of our foundation in Kryvyi Rih.

Children saved

Promotion of Ukrainian folk culture and tourism.

Organization and collection of charitable donations for the construction of a children's sports ground as part of the initiative group “ENERGY OF SPORT” campaign. On September 28, 2013, a children's sports ground was opened in Nemishaevo, Kyiv region.

The environmental campaign “Make the banks of the Dnipro clean” is part of the nationwide campaign “Let's make Ukraine clean!” with the aim of drawing the attention of citizens and authorities to the problem of people's disregard for forests, rivers, and lakes. The campaign is held every spring at the end of April. In 2022, the campaign will be held after the VICTORY.

The All-Ukrainian charity program “The Way to Dreams and Summits” was approved in 2014 and is open-ended. The goal of the program is to promote Ukrainian national culture, provide talented young people with the opportunity to realize their creative potential, and climb to the highest peaks of Ukraine.

Twice a year, children from boarding schools go to an alpine camp located in the Carpathian Mountains in the village of Podobovets, Mizhhirya district, near Mount Hemba. The camp operates on the principles of self-sufficiency and self-service. Camp participants set up the camp themselves (under the guidance of an instructor and educators) and prepare food on a campfire (in a kolyba). Song and poetry evenings and meetings with famous people are held around the campfire.

The program is not currently running due to the pandemic that began in 2020.

The program ran until the start of the pandemic (2020).

Support for military personnel in the anti-terrorist operation zone;

The charity program “Support the Ukrainian Army,” approved in 2015. The program aims to draw public attention to the problems of military personnel in the anti-terrorist operation zone in eastern Ukraine and to provide assistance to soldiers who have returned home.

Support for servicemen of military unit VO259 was provided at the most critical time, when the defenders of the country needed it most. Today, no events or campaigns related to the ATO are being held.

Educational and developmental activities;

The “Know Yourself” charity program, approved in 2016 for a period of three years. The program aims to provide new knowledge and skills, diversify leisure activities for children from socially vulnerable groups, and develop a love of culture and interest in education at an early age.

Over the course of three years, more than 20 master classes were held, involving 25 leading masters from various creative fields, and three free excursions to museums and theaters were conducted. Approximately 200 children participated.

Raising public awareness of the problems of homeless animals;

The charity program “Territory of Good” was approved at the end of 2015 and is open-ended. The goal of the program is to draw public attention to the problems of homeless animals, improve their living conditions and care in shelters. It also provides assistance to volunteers who care for homeless animals.
The objectives of the program are:

To provide material, financial, advisory, organizational, and other assistance to volunteers and animal rights activists who care for shelters;

To conduct events to inform the public about the problems of keeping homeless animals. Organizing charity events to raise funds, collect items, equipment, and other resources from the public to help animal shelters;

Supporting municipal, regional, and national programs with similar goals;

Cooperating with executive authorities and local governments.

The program is supported by: Silpo supermarket (BILLA), YUKKA veterinary clinic of the Kyiv City State Administration (including the Infrastructure Department), and Unian. Partner: Charitable organization “Way to the Future.”

The program was in effect until March 2022.

Since March 2022, the fund has completely switched to helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense. And thanks to European partners who will provide commodity assistance, the fund will help internally displaced citizens.

In 2022, the fund provided the following assistance:

• 65 sets of bulletproof vests were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Territorial Defense Forces, and individual defenders.
• 700 sets of plates for bulletproof vests were made by the fund's partners and delivered to the territorial defense forces in the cities of Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol, Zaporizhzhia, Pershotravensk, Zhytomyr, and Rivne.
• Three families, namely three women and seven children, were evacuated from Kryvyi Rih to safe cities.
• Twenty-two tons of humanitarian aid from Poland were brought to the city of Bucha. Volunteers from the fund distributed the aid in the cities of Bucha, Irpin, and Gostomel, and part of the aid was transferred to other funds in the city of Kyiv. Humanitarian aid was delivered to displaced persons and people affected by the war, including clothing and footwear, baby food, children's toys, personal hygiene items, crutches and walking sticks, blankets, and more.
• As part of the “Territory of Good” charity program, 9 tons of animal feed were delivered from Poland and distributed to animal volunteers in the following cities: 7.5 tons to the Rivne region, 0.5 tons to Kryvyi Rih, 0.4 tons to Gostomel, 0.3 tons to Kyiv, 0.3 tons to Kropyvnytskyi,
• 200 kg were packaged by volunteers from the Amorant Tea Foundation and distributed to checkpoints in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions.
• 300 kg of blankets and plaids were delivered to the humanitarian aid distribution point in Kryvyi Rih at the People's House.
• 3.2 tons were distributed from the distribution point in Kryvyi Rih to displaced persons from the Kherson region: food, clothing, and personal hygiene items.
• 300 kg of medicines were delivered to hospitals in Kryvyi Rih.
• 400 kg of medicines were delivered to the Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro.
• 100 kg of medicines, bandages, and tourniquets were delivered directly to military medics.
• 1 thermal imager was transferred to the Apostolove Territorial Defense Unit.
• 1 vehicle was transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Two resilience centers were opened in Rivne, where volunteers from the foundation fully ensure the functionality of the centers.
• 2 cars were repaired and repainted for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• 2 machine gun barrels were repaired for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• 4 stoves (potbelly stoves), shoes, and clothing were transferred to the Vysokopil community in the Kherson region.
• And more

In 2023, the foundation provided the following assistance:

• 15 sets of bulletproof vests were given to individual defenders.
• 4 tons of humanitarian aid were donated to the foundation by entrepreneurs from Kryvyi Rih. Volunteers from the foundation distributed the aid in the cities of Mykolaiv and Vysokopillia, and some of the aid was transferred to other foundations.
• 0.7 tons of animal feed was delivered to Kryvyi Rih as part of the “Territory of Good” charity program and handed over to the city's zoo volunteers.
• 110 kg of medicines were delivered to medical facilities at the Kharkiv Military Hospital.
• 100 kg of medicines, bandages, and tourniquets were delivered directly to military medics.
• Four cars were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Two cars were repaired and repainted for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Twenty-five generators were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Six generators were transferred through a fund donated by agricultural producers.
• Two generators were transferred to a foster family, a family-type orphanage (Kyiv).
• Two 110kV to 220kV power converters.
• Humanitarian cargo was delivered to the city of Soledar.
• A thermal imaging sight and monocular for the 92nd Mechanized Brigade.
• 500 generators were transported to Ukraine from Germany.
• Generators were delivered to Kyiv (an active point of resilience), the village of Smolino in the Kirovohrad region (a cafe that helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine), and Zhytomyr (a humanitarian aid transshipment point)
• Participation in a charity auction in Ivano-Frankivsk for the sale of military trophies, painted by Irina Lypen, a master from Kryvyi Rih. As a result, the military of the 17th separate tank brigade of Kryvyi Rih received a car, two generators, medicines, sweets, and watermelons from Kherson.
• and more

In 2024, the fund provided the following assistance:

• Four sets of bulletproof vests were given to individual defenders.
• Four tons of humanitarian aid were donated to the fund by entrepreneurs from Kryvyi Rih. Volunteers from the fund distributed the aid in the cities of Mykolaiv and Vysokopillia, and some of the aid was transferred to other funds.
• 0.5 tons of animal feed was delivered to Kryvyi Rih as part of the “Territory of Good” charity program and handed over to the city's zoo volunteers.
• 60 kg of medicines were delivered to medical facilities at the Kharkiv Military Hospital.
• 50 kg of medicines, bandages, and tourniquets were delivered directly to military medics.
• Seven cars were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Two cars were repaired and repainted for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• 22 generators were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• 1 generator was transferred to a school (Haisky district).
• We transferred 3102 items for warming soldiers, smoke grenades, a drone, generators, and more to the 3rd battalion of the military unit.
• And more

We will continue to help in 2025 – you can find out more about most of our foundation's events and projects on our website and social media pages.

We will add more detailed information in our annual report when we summarize the final results at the end of the year.

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With gratitude and respect,

Head of the charity organization “BF ”I Want to Live"

Andriy Sinyavsky