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Kiev, Ukraine
Firefly Project

Project No: E29
Project Managers:
George & Lois Champ,
and Larisa Enikeeva

Firefly Project supports social institutes in the Ukraine, such as orphanages and centers for the handicapped, with needed supplies. Additionally, they perform motivational shows to lift the spirits of orphaned and autistic children.

Firefly also organize motivational seminars promoting volunteerism, for individuals who seek personal improvement and want to learn how to help others around them.

Firefly also hosts training seminars for parents interested in improving their parenting skills.


Triplets with slight physical disabilities, part of our singing group at a
3-day camp for disabled children organized by Social Services.


Art therapy, a successful way to treat autistic children.


Inspiring and Supporting Social Institutions


Delivering laundry soap to a center for
HIV-positive families.

Cheese, grains and food for an Autistic
Center for Children.

"Believe in yourself" is the motto of the
annual music festival in Kiev for
disabled children.

Lois ensuring that each child gets their
Christmas present after a Christmas
puppet show.

Volunteers David and Alexey delivering
food to an institution for disabled children.

Larisa and Alexey with orphans at a small
rural orphanage in the Kiev region.

Preparing gift packs for Christmas shows
for disabled children and HIV-positive
families.

Last minute prep, getting ready for the
opening of a new shelter for street
kids in Kiev.

Singing is a big part of the Ukrainian culture,
and thus of our ministry.

Participating in a music festival for and
performed by disabled children.

With a mother and daughter at one of the
centers where we minister.

A group of HIV-positive children laughing
at the clowns' antics.

Our lively clown show transports
institutionalized children, who don't get out
much, to a land of fairies and miracles.

Clowns are very popular with children, and
thus a wonderful avenue to pass on a
message of love and hope to young minds.


Motivational Seminars


George explaining volunteerism to a
group of university student at a
Linguistic University.

Teaching at an event for teenagers
from the Ukraine, Croatia,
Romania, and Hungary.

Training course for a group of young
professionals who want to do more for
others and are learning the basics
of volunteerism.

George and Lois meeting with Victoria
who organizes excursions for families
that suffered from the Chernobyl
disaster.

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