The Charity Foundation “Revival of Sviatohirya” has begun to implement the “Light and Heat” program. The goal of this program is to provide electricity and heat to the living quarters of refugees and those who have suffered as a result of military operations.

Since 2014 the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra has given shelter to the refugees of Donbass. Currently, aside from monastics, the monastery is home to more than 200 refugees, the majority of whom as the elderly, invalids, as well as families with children.

In May of 2022, as a result of military operations the Lavra was cut off from the power grid. Since that time the monastery has relied solely on diesel generators for power.

Recently the administration of the Lavra turned to the “Revival of Svyatohirya” Foundation with a request to acquire a powerful diesel generator system, since practically all the generators with which the monastery had been previously supplied have reached the end of their service life. Consequently, the monastery has experienced constant interruptions in the electrical power supply, which leads to shutdowns of the boiler system and other problems.

In response to the request, the Foundation purchased a new 120 kW diesel generator system at a cost of over 726,000 hrivnias, supplied by the research and development company “Energy Plus”.

On March 12 the generator, weighing 1.7 tons, was delivered from Kiev to the Sviatohirsk Lavra. This life-essential equipment was greeted in the monastery with joy. It was tested immediately after being unloaded. The generator operates according to its technical specifications and delivers electricity in the amount necessary for the monastery.

The administration of the Lavra expressed its gratitude to the Foundation and to all those who took part in this God-pleasing endeavor. The problem of providing the Sviatohirsk Lavra with light and heat until delivery of power from the grid can be reestablished has been resolved, which is particularly important now, while the heating season is not over.