How it started
Our Story
“Nash Sokil” is a charitable foundation established by the daughters of Nataliia Sokolovska in her memory. Nataliia was a wise and kind woman, a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature, a member of OUN–UPA, and a devoted patriot of Ukraine. She was tragically killed in Bucha on March 4, 2022, at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, while attempting to evacuate.
How It All Began
After the evacuation, Nataliia’s family started collecting food, hygiene products, medicines, clothing, and arranging transportation of humanitarian aid from European countries to Ukraine. These supplies were delivered to Bucha, Ternopil, Luhansk region, and other cities.We also supported the First Volunteer Surgical Hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, which provides medical care to wounded Ukrainian defenders and civilians, by delivering medicines, medical equipment, and surgical tools. At the same time, we helped Ukrainian refugees in Germany to find housing and complete legal procedures for their protected status.
From the very first day, when we were still known as “Sokil Charity Initiative”, our main focus has been medical and social support.
As part of our project “Escape from War”, we have reached an agreement with the Department of Health and more than 20 medical institutions in the Ivano-Frankivsk region to accommodate over 700 evacuated persons in hospitals. Most of them were elderly, people with disabilities, immobile or seriously ill individuals who had survived bombings, hiding in basements without food or treatment. After evacuation, they required medical examinations, medication, and ongoing support. While staying in medical institutions and receiving medical care, our wards received support with medicines, food, hygiene products, as well as assistance in processing documents: restoring passports, registering IDP status, reactivating pensions, and applying for government financial aid for IDP.
Completed projects
“Carpathian Cottage” & “Carpathian Camp” (2022–2023)
A joint project with the NGO “Vostok SOS”, 2022–2023. As a result of prolonged stays in difficult conditions, evacuated people with mobility impairments, elderly people, and individuals with disabilities require medical examinations and treatment. After their condition was stabilized in a medical facility, and after completing registration at the Administrative Services Center and the Pension Fund, we arranged accommodation for families and groups that included a person with disabilities. They were resettled into rural houses or unoccupied buildings, in coordination with local community heads and village elders. Once re-registered at their new address, utility costs for displaced persons were covered by the state. Before the families moved in, each house was additionally equipped with a refrigerator, an electric cooker, a summer shower, a bio-toilet, and a ramp to support mobility.
“Help at a Distance” – Care Packages
As the war drags on, more people in Ukraine need basic aid.
Between 2022 and 2024, we delivered food, hygiene products, and medicines to the elderly, internally displaced persons, low-income large families, and people living in frontline areas.
By the end of 2024, we had sent over 900 parcels, all fully funded by the organization.
Result: displaced persons and frontline residents received free, individually requested aid delivered directly to them.
“Almost Family” (2022–2023)
Starting a new life in forced displacement, in an unfamiliar place, is difficult even for a healthy person. For someone who is ill, elderly, with mobility impairments, or alone — it is impossible without support! We provide this support every day, the way family would: we cover the costs of migration services, arrange and accompany people to the necessary institutions, assist, support, and stay by their side throughout the process.
Our role: care and advocacy for evacuated residents from frontline areas of Ukraine who have special needs. This includes restoring passports, tax ID numbers, and residency registration; obtaining IDP certificates and state payments; and reinstating pension and social benefits. We also provide clothing, hygiene products (especially adult diapers, bed pads, and wet wipes), food, and more.
Result: all those under our care received the social protection and support they needed.
“Escape from War” (2022–2024)
More than 700 residents of Ukraine — whose homes were overtaken by war and devastation — were evacuated from frontline areas and came under our care. They fled with almost nothing — sometimes wounded, often seriously ill, elderly, or with limited mobility. They left by car, bus, or train. And people are still arriving…
Since April 2022, and throughout the war, we have been meeting every evacuee. We urgently, immediately, or in a planned manner find shelter — hospitals, nursing homes, shelters, or private houses — and arrange their accommodation.
The challenge is to find a place for people with special needs within just a few hours, transport bedridden patients together with their few belongings to a temporary or new home, and ensure they have a dignified life.
Result: no one was left behind after evacuation.
Art Therapy
Psychological and social support is crucial for soldiers who have been injured or have lost comrades, their health, or their homes.
We support our defenders in overcoming pain, anxiety, and despair, and help them feel valued and needed.
We teach them to accept gratitude and gradually adjust to a peaceful life. Our methods include dancing, singing, social gatherings, conversations, and board games
Repairing Vehicles for the Military
We also “treat” our defenders’ vehicles. Upon request, we arrange diagnostics and repairs with trusted specialists, cover expenses, and return the repaired vehicles to the frontline for missions.
We are committed to protecting our soldiers and improving the conditions in which they serve!