Hello, dear team of the Rainbow in Cyprus foundation!

My name is Inna, I am who has many children from St. Petersburg. I have four children, two of them are minors. My youngest son, Yaroslav, has a disability - a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. It was caused by premature labour and severe bleeding. At that time doctors seriously did not know which of us to save... Fortunately, we both survived. But since then our lives have changed dramatically.

Yaroslav's father couldn't cope with the situation and left. I'm raising the children alone. My son is now 13 years old, and all this time is years of continuous struggle and work: mine, Yaroslav's and my older children's. My eldest daughter has also had a hard time with everything that happened in our family - now she is raising a child alone and is in a difficult psychological state.

I cannot work, as I take care of Yaroslav day and night. Our income is social benefits and disability pension. The father pays minimum alimony - 23,000 roubles for two children. Despite all this, we continue to work and believe in success!

Yaroslav is an amazingly diligent, patient and bright boy. He hardly ever rests, just like me. And most of all he loves the sea... and dolphins! I, on the other hand, really dream of the opportunity to visit Cyprus at least once and just exhale.

Please, tell me, is it possible to apply to you with a request to accept us in one of the holiday programmes in Cyprus for special families? My good friend Alexandra Lebedeva told me about your foundation - she supports us, helps Yaroslav and inspired me to write to you.

I very much hope for your kind feedback.

With respect and hope,

Inna Efimova, Yaroslav Shafikov's mum

*The donation fee for the family of 3 includes:

Airline tickets to Cyprus

Transfer Larnaca - Paphos 

Programme for 10 days

Petrol expenses

Meals

Excursions

Entertainment