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“Dear Santa, I have a wish – I wish for lots and lots of snow in winter...”
This is the beginning of a verse by Karoliina; however, the wish in it did not come true this Christmas, as the Old Weather Man had other plans. Each of the thousand Christmas wishes hung on the Christmas Wish Tree, however, found their way to the Estonian children’s shelters and substitute homes in the form of presents for the holidays.

Thank you for making children’s Christmas wishes come true and filling their Christmas with joy!

In 2015 SEB Charity Fund issued 150 study scholarships to young people who do not have the support of a regular family, meaning that they live in a substitute home, are under the custody of a relative, or in a guardian family. The scholarship helps them to prepare for independent living, which is usually a big challenge for children from high-risk families.

On the first Sunday in October, 200 children from substitute homes and safe houses all over Estonia visited the Estonian National Opera to see a performance of the children’s ballet “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs” and take a look at the world of theatre beyond the stage.