CONTACTS ABROAD

Julia Kovacs

My name is Kovács Julia, I am a 42 years old kindergarden teacher from Romania. My husband is Kovács Zoltán,he is 45 years old and we have 2 children together. Our eldest being our son, Botond, who is 17 years old, soon turning 18 and our daughter Nora, who is 11 years old.
I have been a kindergarden teacher for the past 24 years. Working in rural Romania, I have seen children growing up in poverty with parents struggling to provide for them. My dream was always to be able to help them, as I understood the difficulties they are facing. Together with my brother, we grew up half-orphaned, without our father. In our childhood, we often experienced poverty and saw our mother struggle to be able to provide for us. 
In our adulthood, we helped people as much as we could, and following a partnership with Stichting Kinderen in Nood, we feel our dreams came true. My journey with SKIN began with my brother Zoltan, who started helping poor children and families in our area. The impact the help had on these families was enormous and I wish to continue to help as many people as I can. Together with my family we are trying to reach as many children and families as we possibly can to try and help those who need it the most. 

Vladimir Skalzkij

Vladimir Skalzkij lives in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is of Moldovan/Ukrainian descent. He is an important contact person for us with the network in Lyubashivka and organizes the administration for the transports to Lyubashivka.

Dimitri Fomin

Dimitri Fomin is the director of the hospital in Lyubashivka, Odesa region, Ukraine. He is active seven days a week organizing aid for everyone who needs it. Together with his network, he organizes the distribution of relief supplies in the Odesa region and to places in eastern Ukraine.

Yulya Sokol

Yulya Sokol is a pastor and runs Point of Reference, an aid organization in Kyiv that provides assistance to hospitals, refugee shelters, orphanages, children's homes, and homes for people with disabilities or handicaps. The aid is concentrated primarily in Kyiv, but they also deliver relief supplies to the Dnipro region and the Chernihiv region.

Olena Koretskaa

Olena Koretskaa runs a food kitchen in Lutsk. In September 2025, she received her first shipment of food and relief supplies, and we have been working together ever since. We primarily provide her with purchased food. The remaining relief supplies she receives are distributed by her among refugees, institutions, war victims, and poor families who can make good use of them.

​​​​​​​Rudolph Balazhinec

Rudolph has been a key contact for SKIN in Ukraine since 2022. He handles the transport of relief supplies and distribution of food parcels from his storage centre in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, to those in need and institutions in eastern Ukraine, where the need is greatest.