Trainer Oleksandr Kykta didn’t just teach over these two days — he gave them real steps into adulthood.

Because project thinking isn’t about “pretty ideas.” It’s about being able to spot a problem, think ahead, calculate resources, plan, take responsibility, and follow through to real results.

Over three days (February 13–15), the young people gained real-life experience that you simply can’t “learn from a textbook”:

• using public transportation

• buying groceries with real money

• preparing their own breakfasts and dinners

And these weren’t just “exercises.” These were moments when confidence appeared in their eyes: “I can do this. I’ve got this.”

We see how teens change literally before our eyes: from insecurity to decisions, from fear of making mistakes to trying and sharing bold ideas, from “I don’t know” to “let’s do it like this.” We thank them for the courage to be part of this process.

Because independence doesn’t happen overnight. It’s born from these simple but important steps — when a teen rides the bus alone for the first time, chooses groceries on their own, cooks their own food… and starts believing in themselves.

We continue this work within the “On the Threshold of Independent Living” program by the Orphans Future charitable foundation. Because these children deserve more than support. They deserve a future.

Thank you to our donors and defenders for these wonderful days of safety and care.

@Tiffany, Nazar and Yulia, Ken Surridge

Thank you to the restaurants for treating the participants to delicious lunches: Try Mykoly and Tsisar Restaurant.

Thank you for your partnership: Berezhany Lyceum of the Ternopil Regional Council (Berezhany Lyceum), Ternopil Children’s Home, and the Department of Education and Science of the Ternopil Regional State Administration.

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