30 small packages to delight 30 children's hearts

For years cyber-Wear has actively supported the "Help for children affected by Chernobyl" association with financial and material donations. The company regularly donates an amount of money to the association at Christmas, together with toys and useful items that delight children.

This year the staff also wanted to become actively involved and decided on a "Christmas in a shoe box" campaign. In cooperation with the Association for Childhood Cancer Aid, a school class consisting of 30 disadvantaged pupils aged 9-10 is being supported. Most of the affected children come from socially disadvantaged families, often with only one parent and partly with alcohol problems in the family. Many families live in workers' hostels. 

The participating employees wanted to send each of these children a parcel so that they will find something to unpack under the Christmas tree. The content consists of small treats as well as school material such as pens, rulers and a lunch box from some partner suppliers, which are difficult and expensive to obtain locally. In agreement with the supported association, a uniform package was put together for each child. At the end of the month the packages will be sent to Mogilew, where the gifts will hopefully bring joy and create a little more Christmas spirit.

More than three decades have passed since the explosion in Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power station on 26 April 1986. About 30% of neighbouring Belarus was contaminated. The area in and around Mogilev was one of the more heavily affected areas. The population of this region will have to bear the brunt of the consequences of this disaster for decades to come. The situation is so perilous because the dangers are not visible and the government does not have the money to tackle the problem at its root. Children are particularly affected. Four years after the catastrophe, an abrupt increase in incidences of thyroid cancer in children was determined. This figure is still increasing even today. Experts are of the opinion that increases in the incidence of thyroid cancer will also be observed over the next 10 years. Only after that is a slight decline anticipated.