We helped to pay for the treatment. January 2026
Age: 12 y. o.
Residence: Kazakhstan
Diagnosis: Cerebral palsy, spastic tetraparesis, GMFCS level V
Needs: Surgery in China
Funds to raise: EUR 18,000
From early childhood Ignat has been fighting his illness. He recently underwent hip osteotomy surgeries. Doctors warn that without further treatment and rehabilitation, contractures will worsen, especially during the period of hormonal growth. One treatment option is the installation of a baclofen pump, but unfortunately this method is not available in Kazakhstan. Doctors recommend surgery followed by mandatory rehabilitation in China. Ignat has preserved intellectual abilities, attends a regular school, and is now in 5th grade. His mother is raising him alone; he has no close relatives and no financial means to pay for the surgery and the long rehabilitation needed to secure the results. Amount needed: €18,000.
Dear friends,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
With your help, over 20 children in Diakonia’s care received gifts for the winter holidays.
Here are excerpts from parents’ letters and photographs:
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Helped pay for diagnostics and treatment. December 2025
Age: 4 y. o.
Residence: Belarus
Diagnosis: bilateral retinoblastoma (cancer of both eyes)
Needs: Genetic test in Germany
Funds to raise: EUR 3,000
We have already supported Mark before. In 2021, he was diagnosed with eye cancer. Treatment in Minsk failed, but therapy in Switzerland stabilized his condition.
Now Mark urgently needs a genetic test to confirm or revise earlier Belarusian results, which the professor doubts. The outcome of this test will determine the future course of treatment.
The clinic has issued an invoice of €3,000.
THE CHAMPAIGN IS COMPLETED!
Dear friends,
the wonderful pre-Christmas season is approaching — and we invite you to create a miracle with your own hands! Our little beneficiaries are waiting for gifts. Below you will find their wishes to Santa Claus — the list is updated as requests come in. Anyone can become such a Santa Claus or a Christmas Angel.
You can:
– transfer the required amount to the Diakonia account (bank transfer or PayPal). Please do not forget to indicate “Podarok” and the child’s name in the payment reference.
– buy a gift yourself. You can send the gift by mail or hand it over to the child in the hospital: through our volunteers or personally. In this case, please write to us at yuli.nazarov@orthodiakonia.de , or WhatsApp +4917685633755 .
– donate any amount convenient for you to Diakonia to support this campaign. Please do not forget to indicate “Podarok” in the payment reference.