Updated: 1/14/2026
On December 19, 2017, students majoring in "Social Work" prepared and participated in the social action "Give a child a holiday" for children - patients of the Kherson Regional Children's Tuberculosis Hospital and Oleshkivsky orphanage and took part in the social action "St. Nicholas walks the planet" (social fairy tale) for students and pupils of Kherson NEC №51 them. O. Potemkin, Kherson Secondary School №9, Kherson Kindergarten №85.
KhSU graduates congratulated IDP children from Kherson and Kherson region on the upcoming holidays
Graduates of the second (master's) level of higher education in specialty 231 "Social Work" held an event in Ivano-Frankivsk for children of internally displaced families from Kherson and Kherson region, dedicated to the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The activity was held on the basis of the Kherson HUB and the Kherson Citizens' Assistance Center "Free Together" in Ivano-Frankivsk within the weeks of full-time study at Kherson State University.
For the children invited to the event, a fabulous atmosphere of New Year's mood was created with interesting games, entertainment, master classes on making New Year's attributes, gifts and sweets. The largest queue of those wishing to get New Year's face painting.
Of course, they made wishes. The most important request from children who were forced to leave their homes to St. Nicholas was to return home as soon as possible.
Holding such events is an opportunity for IDP children to experience the joy of communication and receive positive emotions, and for higher education students it is a chance to practice practical skills in working with socially vulnerable groups of our compatriots.