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The story of Wide Awake International began in the summer of 2010 when Kim Johnson, one of our co-founders, stumbled upon a blog about the adoption of children with disabilities from Ukraine. Shortly after that she started her own blog and has been sharing our story with the Wide Awake Community ever since.  

On this page, you will find all the latest news about what we are up to here in Ukraine from the different outlets where we share: the blog, the podcast, and YouTube- all of it is here, in one place! If you want to dig into our history (and have several hours to spare…) you can find our archives here and go all the way back to the beginning of our story. 

You won’t find us on social media, so we have created “The Latest” as a way to engage with each of you who has opened your heart to this work. Feel free to comment, ask questions, and dig around to your heart’s content. You are welcome here! 

PS: If you want to hear even more from us you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter where we share stories and photos from each week. You can sign up here. 

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Vlad the Worker Man

When we adopted Vlad we really had no idea what to expect for his future. He could say a handful of words, but they were pretty difficult to understand. His behaviors were VERY...

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Wide Awake Moments #12

We’ve had a great week!

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kimnjed July 22, 2021
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Wide Awake Moments #11
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Wide Awake Moments #11

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Dim HidnostiThe TeamWide Awake International

Who is Wide Awake/Dim Hidnosti?

Last week our friends from Hands of Hope in Indiana were visiting us and it was such a great time together! They are some of the partners who have been with us the longest and it is...

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kimnjed July 6, 2021
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Wide Awake Moments #10

Special times from the past couple of weeks. ❤️

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kimnjed July 2, 2021
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This Ukrainian LifeWide Awake Homestead

Moments for the Newsletter

When crazy, outlandish, or gross things happen around here we often joke about them being “the things that don’t make it into the newsletter.” I mean, our life has...

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Wide Awake Moments #9

This week we celebrated our friend Kostya’s birthday.❤️ Also, summer has FINALLY arrived!

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