Six months after our last visit to Ukraine, the Emergency Smile team returned to Zakarpattia. We did not travel just to put on a show. We came back to…

Veronika
Veronika
Veronika Kočišová is the Fundraiser at ČERVENÝ NOS Clowndoctors and Head of Mission for Emergency Smile International. Her humanitarian journey began after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, when she volunteered at a large-capacity refugee centre in Michalovce, followed by stints at a registration centre and a humanitarian aid dispensary in Bratislava. While these roles were ad hoc and based on her availability, she dedicated nearly two months to supporting refugees from Ukraine.
Before her humanitarian work, Veronika danced—though it's been a while! She joined RED NOSES in 2018 and became part of the Emergency Smile International team in 2023, with her first mission in 2024.
Veronika
Trauma-informed clowning: Emergency Smile 2026
At the end of January, the Emergency Smile team gathered for its annual meeting, a moment dedicated not only to reconnecting as a community of…

