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"Revival of charitable
traditions in Ukraine is the basis of Ukrainian business foundations
on the whole. Only uniting our forces we can change life for the
better…" Lesia Stepanovna Sofiyenko, an honourable President
of "Ridniy Dim" ("Native House") Charitable
Fund.
Charitable Fund "Ridniy Dim" was founded at the end of
2003 on the initiative of "Energotransinvest Corporation",
a group of Ukrainian enterprises and private persons. But the creating
of the Fund was a logical continuation of long-term charitable activity
of a number of Corporation workers.
"Every man having gained success in life must help those who
are only starting their life way", - these words of Lesia Stepanovna
Sofiyenko, a spiritual inspirer and initiator of the charitable
activity, have become a non-formal businessmen group's motto, which
was supporting Tsiuriupinsk children's home materially and treatment
in Kiev's clinics.
During the work the understanding of the fact how many children
understanding of the fact how many children require the help and
how little the opportunities of even a group of people are was growing.
And to attract more force to the charitable activity a decision
about foundation of the Fund was taken.
"Energotransinvest Corporation" supported this undertaking
and became one of the founders of "Ridniy Dim" Fund. The
name itself declares its main aim: to make Ukraine a native home
for all the children who live in it. It is necessary to make a foundation
of such a house today, supporting gifted children from not sufficiently
provided families and orphan children.
The main direction of work of the Fund were born from it - the basis
of harmonious development of a young man.
- Creative work. For development of creative basis in children with
the participation of the Fund some societies and amateur talent
activity clubs and creative training clubs etc. are formed.
- Physical Health. Opening and development of physical and sport
talents in children with the help of sections in different kinds
of sport made by the Fund.
And probably the main thing is spiritual development full of spiritual
values of future citizens. As "Bible" says: "Which
is sown in humiliation rises (the 1st massage to Corinthians, chapter
15, poem 43-44). And the Fund together with Ukrainian Orthodox Church
revives the primordial tradition of Christian Sunday schools in
which from time immemorial children were getting ecclesiastical
education together with education in ordinary schools.
Children are future of Ukraine.
And our sacred duty at the God and people is to make conditions
for harmonious development and advance.
A native house should be built by all the family, and then it will
become really native.
Today Corporation workers, people from other companies and private
persons sharing the same ideas take part in the work of the Fund.
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