August 4, 2025|
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|4 months agoUkrainian Children Find Healing Haven in St. Gallen
Red Cross program brings 35 Ukrainian children to Switzerland for two-week recovery period, offering respite from war trauma through structured activities and care.
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- 35 Ukrainian children and youths participated in a two-week recovery camp in St. Gallen.
- The program was initiated by the Ukrainian ambassador to Switzerland with support from the Canton of St. Gallen.
- Many participating children have parents in the Ukrainian national police who were killed, injured, or abducted.
- The group traveled to neighboring countries during the Swiss National Day (August 1) to avoid fireworks.
- A pilot project in Schaffhausen the previous year demonstrated that short-term recovery leads to long-term benefits.
By The Numbers
35
children and youths
5 to 15
years old
12
mothers
3
psychologists
They Said
"You could say that the children were traumatised several times over."
"Having enough to eat, sleeping without fear and simply going out to play in the forest without danger are basic needs that we were able to fulfil here."
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Escaping the Siren's Wail
2
Confronting the Hidden Wounds of War
3
Strategic Healing Through Nature and Routine
4
Rebuilding Shattered Minds
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