HHII-Nonprofit Hearing Aid Program
2021 fall Mission! 150 children and youth fit with 175 hearing aids
Ukraine Mission-Hearing Aid Program
Spring 2019
Ukraine Mission-Hearing Aid Program
Spring 2018
Ukraine Mission- Hearing Aid Program
Spring 2017
The need is so great it often seems like a few drops in an ocean of children needing assistance, but to these kids, we've made an amazing difference.
Help us share this need with your friends so we can broaden the base of those giving to this effort and fit more kids next year!
““One of the more telling facts about Ukraine is that for an orphan or special needs child who is in the system until they are 16 (oldest you can be and stay in a state special school/ orphanage), by the age of 30, 80% of these youth are dead, alcoholics, drug addicts, in prison or prostitutes. Since we have been going to Ukraine (13 years), kids in our programs have a 60% lower probability of falling into that statistic. You can’t save them all, but we are making a dent...If a kid can’t hear, they can’t get an education that will serve in the real world.””
Ukraine Mission- Orphan Program
Spring 2018
HHII-nonprofit Baby and Youth Orphanage Program (Also called GHNO or God Has No Orphans)
We inspected several orphanages and special schools this 2018 trip. Many orphanages are overcrowded. One we serve is designed for 36, and last year we were at 144 at one point. Currently we are serving 114 babies there. The pics we show make things look great, but behind the scenes, this is not for the faint of heart.
Government allowance is 1 diaper/child/24 hour period!! That is a lot of diapers that need to be subsidized!
Staff are overworked and funds are always tight.
Another little girl who was about to age out of the younger orphanage came up to Shirley Gravett and grabbed her leg and asked "Are you my new mommy? Are you going to take me home?" Sometimes it is tough to hold back your tears.
“Children can speak with unvarnished truth, where adults choose words to suit the occasion. You fall in love in these orphanages and want to fill a suit case up and bring them to safety. All we can legally do is offer help one at a time...yet it is like standing under a waterfall of sorrow. Even after 19 years, it gets no easier. ”
Thanks to all of you who support this orphanage project! Who knows what these kids would do if not for you?
HHII-nonprofit Ukraine Adoption Program coming soon (Also called GCTI or God’s Children to be Invited)
There are 104,000 “certified” orphans in 750 orphanages in Ukraine waiting to be adopted!
Currently, we are almost done getting volunteers trained in the International Adoption Screening Process, cutting the administrative cost for the adoptive parents. We have some businesses and individuals who are available to partner with families who pass the screening to pay for some of the cost of the adoption.
Another option is to partner with Ukraine families who have children with special needs and cannot afford their medication, allowing the children to stay with their families.