Chernobyl Children Project USA
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Care, compassion and relief
The Chernobyl Children Project USA is the largest organization in the U.S. that provides medical treatment and respite care for children from the Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Based in Boston, Chernobyl Children Project USA arranges medical care in the U.S. for children suffering from a wide variety of ailments and places them with volunteer host families during their stay. The project has provided care for more than 1,500 children.
Chernobyl Children Project USA has also provided equipment, supplies and training to medical institutions and personnel in the region totaling over $5 million. Boston-area doctors and hospitals have performed surgeries totaling more than $4 million. Each year, more than $450,000 in diagnostic medical services are donated from 15 area hospitals. U.S. doctors also travel to the area to train their counterparts in the use of donated medical equipment, such as ultrasounds for diagnosing thyroid problems.
Annual Fund: The second annual fund campaign is underway! We urge you to consider becoming a member. Your support helps children like:
-Katia, who had pectus surgery three years ago and just had the rod removed in late September. She returned home on October 13.
-Michael, who had both feet operated on at Shriners to correct a birth defect. He returned home in late October.
-Mariya, who had a pituitary brain tumor removed and was back for follow-up care.
-Valentina, who had spine fusion surgery at Shriners Hospital in September.
-Nastya, who had her right leg operated on in October at Shriners. She will have spinal fusion for scoliosis in November.
Katia 
Michael
Mariya, Valentina 
Nastya
Our Community
Offering hope to the young victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident would not be feasible without the efforts of many people and organizations.
The business and service community of the metro Boston area has come to the assistance of the project and continues to offer support for its future.
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About Chernobyl
The Chernobyl tragedy is the largest peacetime radiation catastrophe that has ever occurred on this planet.
Considered to be the worst manmade nuclear disaster in world history, the human dimensions of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion are vast and heartbreaking. The Chernobyl nuclear accident is a global environmental event which has left thousands of refugees and long-term contamination of the land, water and air.
Latest News
Press release: Children enjoy final outing on July 22
The children from Chernobyl will end their summer visit with a trip to the zoo and a cookout at Babson College.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the children from Chernobyl and their host families will enjoy a trip to the Franklin Park Zoo. After enjoying the zoo, the children will be treated to a cookout at Babson […]