Kiev Charitable Organization – Childhood Cancer Foundation “Crab” - was founded by parents whose children were treated at the Childhood Cancer Department of the National Cancer Institute at the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences. Children from all over Ukraine undergo the course of medical treatment here.

The goal of the Foundation is that to provide multisided support to the Children’s Department of the National Cancer Institute, its personnel, doctors, patients and their families as well as informing the public about childhood cancer. During the time of medical treatment of our children we literally “lived” at the Department and experienced all the peculiarities of treatment. For the sake of our children’s memory we strive for lightening fare of those who already come into collision with this problem. The Foundation regularly holds actions to improve living conditions at the Department, whenever possible provides individual support to families, prints childhood cancer literature for parents, within its power renders material aid as purchasing necessary materials and equipment for the Department

Since 2008 the Foundation has been a member of the International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organizations (ICCCPO).  

 The Foundation Constitutors:

Lavrenyuk Larisa Nikolayevna /DOB 05.03.1971/, higher pedagogical education, residing in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, married, 1 son /YOB 1993/. May 2003-March 2005 – stayed with her younger son at the Children’s Department of the National Cancer Institute. On May’9 2005 the boy died at the age of 3 years and 10 months. In June 2005 she organized the parent support/assistance group at the Children’s Department. Metropolitan Vladimir awarded her with the order of Rev.Nestor the Chronicler. As the patient-leader she is a member of the All-Ukrainian Council for Patient’s Rights and Security. 

Levashova Alina Valentinovna /DOB 27.06.1967/, higher economic education, residing in Kyiv, Ukraine, married, 1 son /YOB 2000/. August 2004-September 2005 – stayed with her older daughter at the Children’s Department of the National Cancer Institute. On February 2006 the girl died at the age of 15 years old. She works as an accountant of the Foundation. 

The Foundation Members:

Matsyuk Maria, Ivano-Frankivsk region, parent. 
Prilipko Vyacheslav, Zhytomyr, director general of PE TV-Radio Company “Efir”.
Pavlik Viktor, Kyiv, Ukrainian singer.
Ustimchuk Eleonora, Dnipropetrovsk, parent. 
Nakonechnaya Svetlana, Kyiv, journalist.
Portnaya Nataliya, Kyiv, editor-in-chief of a magazine.
Finger Elena, Kyiv, stylist.
Lapteva Olga, Kyiv, journalist.
Andryuschenko Elena, Kyiv.
Chyzh Natalya, Zhytomyr, translator.
Usik Anna, volunteer “StudKrab”.
Khoroschak Galina, volunteer “StudKrab”.
Balaushko Olga, volunteer “StudKrab”.
Novikova Evgeniya, volunteer “StudKrab”.