Update on the Ukrainian Orphan Project:
Neufeld Institute’s Support for Ukraine’s Family Care for Orphans Initiative
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APRIL 2025 UPDATE
We are honoured that the Neufeld Institute and Neufeld Institute Ukraine have been asked by Coordination Center for the Development of Family Upbringing and Child Care of the Ministry of Social Policy, Ukraine, to provide training for over 4,000 foster and adoptive parents.
They wrote: “In collaboration with Neufeld Institute Ukraine, we recently conducted the Alpha Children online course for Ukrainian foster parents. The response was truly overwhelming – within a week, hundreds of parents enrolled, representing nearly 500 households that collectively provide family-based care to 2,210 children, including 1,811 adopted children. The participating parents have expressed immense appreciation for this opportunity, describing the course as deeply transformative. Many shared that the material was a revelation, helping them better understand the alpha dynamic and its potential to bring meaningful change not only within families but also in communities and society at large. Their gratitude toward the Neufeld Institute is truly heartfelt.
Currently, there are 4,033 foster households in Ukraine that could greatly benefit from continued learning and a deeper understanding of Dr. Neufeld’s groundbreaking attachment paradigm.”
We are now offering our Introduction to the Paradigm course for which 480 parents have registered.
We plan to offer Alpha Children and the introductory course twice again this year and then will offer Making Sense of Aggression and Making Sense of Anxiety. These courses are essential for caregivers raising children amidst trauma and uncertainty.
Thanks to generous support from the Canadian Ukrainian Foundation and Temerty Foundation, we’ve covered course translations.
To continue offering these programs, we urgently need funding to support our facilitators and cover the costs of online delivery.
Your donation — big or small — will help us reach more families, more children, and bring hope and healing where it’s needed most. Thank you for standing with Ukrainian families!
Thank you so much for your support,
Eva de Gosztonyi, Julia Fomina and Iryna Shokur
Neufeld Institute Ukraine