Mrs. Hanna, 87 · Ukraine
A 87-year-old widow with hypertension and heart disease, living with a disabled daughter; her pension does not cover medicine.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Fund helper
Yakovenko Nina Andriivna
Fund helper, UkraineLooks after 20 people
A helper at the Real Help fund. She looks after the people in her district: she knows each of them personally, checks their needs and accompanies the deliveries of groceries and medicine.
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Whom Nina Andriivna visits in person
People whom Nina Andriivna knows personally and visits every month.
Mrs. Halyna, 87 · Ukraine
A 87-year-old widow with undermined health (eyesight only 16%); her daughters are abroad and cannot help.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Kateryna, 90 · Ukraine
A 90-year-old widow who buried her husband and both sons, and has survived cancer and 4 operations.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Zhanna, 81 · Ukraine
An 81-year-old woman with cancer and hypertension, living with her son; there is not enough money for medicine and utilities.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Neonila, 83 · Ukraine
An 83-year-old woman with weakened eyesight and heart and vascular disease, who gets around on two sticks.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Tetiana, 90 · Ukraine
A 90-year-old woman with over 46 years of work experience; her pension barely covers medicine and the essentials.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Antonina, 79 · Ukraine
A 79-year-old woman affected by the Chornobyl disaster, with diabetes, hypertension and a stent in her heart.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Lidiia, 78 · Ukraine
A 78-year-old woman with disability group 2, who has had heart surgery and has stage 4 arthrosis.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Lidiia, 79 · Ukraine
A 79-year-old woman with heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, living alone; her daughter also has a disability.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Yevheniia, 59 · Ukraine
A 59-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis and disability group 3, living with a seriously ill mother.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Nadiia, 70 · Ukraine
A 70-year-old woman is raising her 12-year-old granddaughter alone, with hypertension and constant back pain.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Nina, 88 · Ukraine
An 88-year-old woman after a stroke, who gets around on crutches and lives alone with no relatives nearby.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Nina, 78 · Ukraine
A 78-year-old woman with disability group 2 and heart disease, who gets around on crutches and two sticks.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
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Mrs. Nina, 71 · Ukraine
A 71-year-old woman who buried her husband and two sons, living alone with osteochondrosis and joint pain.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Olha, 81 · Ukraine
An 81-year-old woman after thyroid surgery, hard of hearing; her son is at war now.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Nadiia, 80 · Ukraine
An 80-year-old woman after a fire and the loss of her husband, with diabetes, hypertension and thyroid problems.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Nina, 76 · Ukraine
A 76-year-old widow with diabetes, arthritis and hypertension, who gets around on two crutches.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
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Mrs. Halyna, 84 · Ukraine
An 84-year-old woman with hypertension since 1964, who buried her daughter and granddaughter and moves with difficulty.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Halyna, 80 · Ukraine
An 80-year-old widow, alone, with diabetes, hypertension and psoriasis, who needs regular drips.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
Mrs. Tetiana, 85 · Ukraine
An 85-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes, one kidney and two past strokes.
Needs ≈ $111 per month
The fund's team
Other helpers
Beresnieva Larysa Yevhenivna20 people in careFund helper, UkraineGraduated from a mining and metallurgical institute. She has given many years to community work: she was secretary of the Public Self-Government Council, then led that organisation, and since 2003 she has headed a residents' self-organisation body in her district. She has two grown-up children. At the fund she is responsible for the people in her district: she knows each of them personally, checks their needs and accompanies the deliveries.
Hrabovskyi Vitalii Oleksandrovych20 people in careFund helper, UkraineHe found his calling in charity work while still at school. He works at the Real Help fund every day: helping people in difficult circumstances and developing charitable initiatives. He looks after the people in his district, knows their needs and delivers the help in person.
Nikolenko Liudmyla Vitaliivna20 people in careFund helper, UkraineBorn in Berezan; her family later moved to another city. She spent twenty years running her own business and raised three sons. She now works as an assistant-consultant to a city council deputy and volunteers at the Real Help fund. She believes kindness has the power to change people's lives.
Stadnik Liudmyla Borysivna20 people in careFund helper, UkraineBorn in the region, she moved to a city after the Chornobyl nuclear power plant disaster and still lives there. An active volunteer who cannot imagine her life without people and without helping others. She loves books and time with her family. At the fund she looks after the people in her district and accompanies the deliveries.