Nataliia Pokhodenko is a pedagogue with more than 40 years of experience as an educator, 14 of which she has spent at the educational and rehabilitation centre in Prylutskyi district, Chernihiv region. This institution, located on the banks of the Udai River, has become a home for orphans, children with special educational needs and those deprived of parental care. Despite the difficult times of war that Ukraine is experiencing, the centre has managed to create a safe space for all children. In December 2024, the institution joined the Rinat Akhmetov to Children New Year’s campaign.