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How to help orphans in Ukraine

Many people want to help children in Ukraine and aren’t sure where to start. This guide explains who these children are, what actually helps, and six practical things you can do from wherever you live.

Who are the children?

At the end of 2025, Ukraine had about 59,000 orphans and children without parental care. Around three in four of them live with guardians, often relatives. Many other children live in orphanages and similar institutions even though they have parents, because their families can’t care for them. All of them are living through the war, and through winter power cuts.

Six ways to help

1. Give a power station Choose one and buy it directly from the supplier. We allocate it to an orphanage within a week of it arriving. Learn more → 2. Give any amount Not everyone can buy a whole power station. Give any amount by card through Jay’s personal fundraiser. Learn more → 3. Send everyday essentials Lights, batteries and other small items from our Amazon wish list. Learn more → 4. Raise money with others Start a fundraiser with friends, family, classmates or colleagues. Learn more → 5. Give through your company Many employers match donations or give through workplace programmes. Learn more → 6. Share Send this page to someone who might help. It costs nothing, and it’s how most people find us. Learn more →

How to choose a charity you can trust

Whichever charity you give to, check three things: that it’s officially registered, that it publishes its documents, and that it tells you plainly where your money goes. You can see ours on our Official documents page, and read why our founder set Dhana Aid up this way in “Why I didn’t trust charities”.

Questions people ask

How many orphans are there in Ukraine?

About 59,000 orphans and children without parental care at the end of 2025, according to Ukraine’s State Service for Children’s Affairs. About a third have lost both parents.

Can I adopt a child from Ukraine?

Not at the moment, in most cases. Ukraine has suspended adoption by foreigners during martial law, with limited exceptions such as relatives of the child. Ukraine’s embassy in your country has the official rules.

Why power stations?

Because power cuts are part of daily life, and a power station keeps lights, phones and small equipment running safely indoors. Read about Ukraine’s blackouts.

How will I know my gift arrived?

If you tell us you gave, we’ll send you an update when your gift is delivered.

Sources: State Service of Ukraine for Children’s Affairs figures reported by Open4Business, 2026; UNN, November 2025; Embassy of Ukraine in the USA, adoption of Ukrainian children.