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The Christian Corps, led by Oleksii Seredyuk, and the Hope Charity Foundation for Youth Initiative, led by Vita Prysyaznyuk, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Future for Ukraine (FFU) charity fund, represented by its founder and CEO Anna Kovalova.
As part of the collaboration, the Corps and the Hope Foundation are beginning to accept applications and will refer Ukrainians who have lost lower limbs due to the war to free prosthetic services. The Future for Ukraine Foundation is implementing the international program “Iceland Supports Mobility in Ukraine” with grant support from the Government of Iceland and Embla Medical HF. The program provides the opportunity to receive a modern prosthesis free of charge and to undergo a rehabilitation program for walking at MCOP Ukraine. The total funding amounts to 11,6 million US dollars.
Citizens of Ukraine who have undergone amputation of a lower limb since 24 February 2022 of the year can apply for free prosthetics. The program provides for both initial prosthetics and replacement or renewal of components if the existing prosthesis is unusable, causes pain, is poorly fitted, or does not meet the person’s activity level.
“We owe a debt to the soldiers who paid a terrible price for Ukraine’s freedom. The primary task of the Christian Corps and the Hope Foundation is to provide them with everything they need and not leave them alone with this hardship. That is why we are joining a program that offers modern medical solutions, and we are confident that it will help the fighters walk with confidence again and return to normal life as soon as possible,” said Oleksii Seredyuk, commander of the Brotherhood battalion of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s GUR.
Prosthetics are performed in Kyiv at MCOP Ukraine, a branch of the American center that for more than 20 years has helped people after limb loss and during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing prosthetic assistance to 1100 American military personnel. The prosthesis is custom-made, and after its fitting the patient undergoes an adaptation and gait optimization program.
Christian Corps commanders and the president of the Hope Foundation, Vita Prysyaznyuk, visited MCOP Ukraine, where they held a working meeting with Olena Nikolayenko, president of Future for Ukraine (USA), strategist and fundraising leader of the foundation. During the visit, they became acquainted with the center’s work, the process of individual prosthetics, and the gait rehabilitation program.
“Our duty is to do everything possible to shorten as much as possible the path of defenders back to work, family, sports, and their own plans. For this, we need the best prostheses and the best specialists. I urge every comrade who needs prosthetics or a prosthesis replacement not to delay and to apply,” emphasized Dmytro Lin’ko, commander of the special unit “Stugna” of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s GUR.
Permanent support for implementing charitable initiatives is provided by the Hope Foundation’s partners Ihor Korch and Oleksii Yurenko.
Applications for free prosthetics can be submitted on the official website of the Christian Corps https://christiancorps.army/
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