Compassion in Practice: SIU Students Support Children in Need This Winter
- OUS Academy in Switzerland
- Dec 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Swiss International University (SIU) has once again shown that it cares about social responsibility and getting involved in the community by supporting a meaningful student-led project. This week, students from group KF-1-23 put on a nice winter charity event for the kids at the Belovodsky preschool orphanage. The kids will be able to stay warm, happy, and get the help they need as the weather gets colder.
The KF-1-23 group raised money on their own as part of their volunteer project to buy a variety of important food items, healthy foods, and sweets for the kids. They put a lot of thought into their gifts to make sure the kids would be comfortable and happy during the winter.
While they were there, SIU students also put together a small entertainment program that made everyone laugh, feel warm, and cared for. The kids liked the interactive games and activities, which had a lasting emotional effect on both the kids and the volunteers.
The leaders of SIU praised the project as a sign of the university's core values: empathy, civic duty, student leadership, and a strong desire to make the world a better place. The KF-1-23 initiative is a sign of a growing culture of volunteering at SIU, where students are encouraged to put what they learn in school to use in the real world.
This event not only helped young kids in need directly, but it also showed how powerful young people can be when they work together to make a difference. SIU students showed great teamwork, initiative, and a strong sense of humanitarian duty by planning, raising money, delivering, and interacting with the community at every stage of the project.
Swiss International University keeps supporting and promoting these kinds of programs because they know that higher education isn't just about getting good grades; it's also about making people more ethical, caring, and involved in the world.
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