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A Helping Hand of Love
for Ukraine

Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Good Friends/Family International (GFI) has provided both emergency relief and long-term recovery assistance to Ukrainian communities.

With UN ECOSOC consultative status, GFI continues to work alongside global partners to build a sustainable humanitarian support system for Ukraine.

Sharing the Miracle of the

Five Loaves and Two Fish

(Mt 14:19-20)

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Medical & Pharmaceutical Assistance

A hand that saves lives,

A sharing that brings healing

2024 Support Overview

USD 2.23 million
(KRW 2.9 billion)

worth of medicines and medical equipment delivered to Ukraine
Number of medicine doses: 55,566
Dental equipment: 22 units
Dental materials:
26,552 consumable items
Additional support of
USD 15,400
(KRW 20 million)
worth of liquid wound dressing
Treatment for more than 3,500 patients with wounds
USD 200,000
(KRW 260 million)
worth of emergency relief supplies supported by
the Korean-American diaspora

Canned food, instant noodles, etc.: for about 2,000 people
Various daily necessities:
for about 2,500 people
Support for trauma treatment
app and tablets

10 devices, valued at USD 25,400 (KRW 33 million)
Good Friends/Family International
List of Hospitals and Medical Institutions  Supported in Ukraine

(2024 - 2025)
No
English Name
Ukrainian Name
Region
Notes
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Rubizhanska Central City Hospital Rehabilitation Center (92A Hryhoriya Tarasenka Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Рубіжанська центральна міська лікарня – Центр відновного лікування та реабілітації (м. Харків, вул. Григорія Тарасенка, 92А)
Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast(Kharkiv)
Rehabilitation equipment and medical devices support
7
Starobilsk Primary Medical and Sanitary Care Center (18M Volodymyra Stelmakha Street, Rivne, Ukraine)
КНП "Старобільський центр первинної медико-санітарної допомоги" (м. Рівне, вул. Володимира Стельмаха, 18М.)
Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast(Rivne)
Primary care medicine support
6
KP "Severodonetska miska stomatolohichna poliklinika"
КП "Сєвєродонецька міська стоматологічна поліклініка"
Luhansk Oblast(Irpin)
Dental equipment and consumables
5
KNP "Consultative Diagnostic Center" of Severodonetsk (98D O. Polia Avenue, Dnipro, Ukraine)
КНП "Консультативно-діагностичний центр" Сєвєродонецької міської ради (м. Дніпро проспект О.Поля 98Д)
Luhansk Oblast(Dnipro)
Medical support, emergency food aid (2025.3.6)
4
Ukrainian State Medico-Social Center for War Veterans
Український державний медико-соціальний центр ветеранів війни
Kyiv Oblast, Pereiaslav
Recovery for war veterans
3
Regional Psychiatric Hospital No. 4
Комунальне некомерційне підприємство "Обласна психіатрична лікарня №4" Одеської обласної ради
Odesa Oblast, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Mental health support
2
Inclusive Resource Center of Svaliava City Council
Комунальна установа Інклюзивно-ресурсний центр Свалявської міської ради
Zakarpattia Oblast
Support for children with developmental disabilities
1
KNP Svalyava City Hospital
КНП "Свалявська міська лікарня" Свалявської міської ради Закарпатської області
Zakarpattia Oblast
Primary pharmaceutical aid completed

< Map of GFI-Supported Hospitals in Ukraine >

"Without this machine, our hospital would have lost even more lives."

< Visit to Svalyava Hospital (Aired on Local Television) >

< On-Site Monitoring of Medicines and Medical Devices >

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Collaboration with
8 hospitals
Medicines distributed: 55,566 doses
Dental units provided:
22 devices
Dental supplies:
26,552 uses
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​Public
Mental Health Program

Digital therapeutic collaboration for the diagnosis, treatment, and cognitive rehabilitation of war trauma/PTSD

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Partner Company

Support Provided
  • Distribution of digital therapeutic applications for trauma and PTSD

  • Establishment and operation of treatment centers

  • Implementation of online diagnostic and treatment systems

  • Job training and employment for war widows and their families as trauma counselors and app administrators

Future Plans
  • National rollout discussion with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

  • Partnerships with local hospitals and universities in Ukraine

  • Operation of 3 regional trauma centers (Kyiv, Uzhhorod, Odesa)

  • Implementation of trauma/PTSD screening and preventive education in schools nationwide in collaboration with the Ministry of Education

  • Target regions: Onokivska (Uzhhorod), Kyiv, Odesa

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Rebuilding Ukraine’s Future through Education

"Building a brighter tomorrow for our children"

< Vision >

For children and youth affected by war

Provision of world-class education

in humanities, science, arts, and sports

Global citizenship education

rooted in a Christian worldview

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* President Yoonjae Lee (Soongsil University) and President Volodymyr Smolanka (Uzhhorod National University)

* President Doseong Choi (Handong Global University) and President Volodymyr Smolanka (Uzhhorod National University)

MOU Signed

Good Friends/Family International + Soongsil University + Uzhhorod National University

Good Friends/Family International + Handong Global University + Uzhhorod National University

* Leased for 50 years at $1,000/year; Building: 1,165 sq. meters; Land: 2,400 sq. meters

Launching an International
Christian School Project

A Christian international school is planned in Onokivska, Uzhhorod

A Christian international school is also planned in Odesa

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Global Network & Partnerships

"Solidarity is the beginning of recovery."

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Government and Public Cooperation

Meeting with Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Korea

*H.E. Mr. Dmytro Ponomarenko,

Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Korea

NOVEMBER 23,

2023

JANUARY 29,

2024

~

FEBRUARY 2,

2024

Ukrainian Week

in Washington, D.C. (USA)

Keynote Speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast

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Consultation with the Regional Government of Ukraine for the Operation of a Christian International School in Onokivska, Uzhhorod

MARCH 2,

2025

MARCH 5,

2025

Meeting with Mr. Oleh Kiper, Governor of Odesa (center), and Members of the Regional Council

Partnerships with International NGOs and Institutions

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The Olena Zelenska Foundation

2024.05.28 MOU

Svalyava City Hospital

2024.05.30 MOU

Save Ukraine

2024.05.28 MOU

InterAction

2024.05.30 MOU

Uzhhorod National University

2024.11.18 MOU

TGY Co., Ltd. (Gamachi Chicken) – Support for Church Sustainability and War Widow Livelihood Empowerment
2025.02.25 MOU
Soongsil University & Uzhhorod National University – Educational Partnership
2025.03.31 MOU
Handong Global University & Uzhhorod National University – Educational Partnership
2024.11.18 MOU
MenQ Co., Ltd. – Collaboration on Digital Therapeutics
2024.11.17 MOU
Samaritan's Purse
2024.05.16 MOU
Mission Ukraine
2024.05.27 MOU
Medair
2024.10.29 MOU
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Stories from
Ukraine

Stories from the Field Connected by Prayer and Love

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“The child who received treatment is now able to return to school.”

“Thanks to the medicine, my father’s life was saved.”

< Messages of Gratitude from Local Residents

Who Received GFI Relief Supplies >

< Delivery of Medical Equipment to a Military Frontline Hospital >

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Prayer Topics for Ukraine

Please Join Us in Prayer for the Work in Ukraine

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Please Join Us in Prayer for the Work in Ukraine

1. For the continued and safe delivery of medical supplies and emergency relief items

2. For the swift establishment of trauma/PTSD treatment centers in the three key cities

3. That war-affected children may be nurtured as global leaders through a Christian worldview-based international school

4. For effective recovery and reconstruction through partnerships with hospitals, NGOs, the Republic of Korea, and local churches

5. That God’s comfort and the Gospel may be delivered amid the war

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How You Can
Join Us
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Your Support Becomes Someone’s Hope

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Monthly Giving /
One-Time Donation
Donation of Medicine, Equipment, or Supplies
Join a Short-Term Medical Mission
International Collaboration / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Submit a Partnership Proposal

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Even in the midst of war, life continues to bloom.
Good Friends/Family International (Sarang Gwangjuri) serves Ukraine’s present and future with the love of Jesus.

 

Навіть посеред війни життя продовжує розквітати.
Good Friends/Family International служить сьогоденню та майбутньому України з любов’ю Ісуса.

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Kyiv 01001, Ukraine 

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