Turning Every Difficult Step Into Hope
Follow Olek, a Ukrainian-Canadian man with cerebral palsy, as he walks across Canada to raise medical support for Ukraine.
Follow Olek, a Ukrainian-Canadian man with cerebral palsy, as he walks across Canada to raise medical support for Ukraine.
Gift of Walking began with one question:
How can I help?
Since 2022, Oleksandr “Olek” Kyyanytsya has turned his personal challenge into a growing community movement,
walking long distances across Canada to raise funds for medical aid in Ukraine.
Since 2022, Olek has completed five long-distance walks and raised $67,000 CAD for medical aid in Ukraine, supporting children’s hospitals, frontline medical teams, and mobile hospitals treating wounded soldiers.







Every step Olek takes requires courage, effort, and community support.
Every step Olek takes requires courage, effort, and community support. Your donation helps turn his long-distance walks into meaningful medical aid for Ukraine, supporting doctors, frontline hospitals, mobile medical teams, and people affected by the war.
One step, one route, and one act of generosity at a time, we can help carry this mission forward.
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