Ukraine's
First Lady Maryna Poroshenko, who accompanied her husband, President Petro
Poroshenko on his official visit to Georgia, visited the children's hospice
Firefly World on July 18. Maryna Poroshenko was hosted by Georgia's First Lady,
Maka Chichua, a friend of the children's hospice.
Mamuka
Makhatadze, the director of Firefly World, and Nino Kiknadze of Open Society
Georgia Foundation showed the guests around the hospice and told them the
history of its creation.
Maryna
Poroshenko expressed willingness to share Georgia's experience of providing
end-of-life care to children in Ukraine. It was agreed that Georgian experts
will assist the Ukrainians in establishing similar hospice.