Our surrogacy teamPersonal support.
People you can know.

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Andrii Khodonovych

Working in surrogacy since 2020, Andrii has supported intended parents from many countries through their programs.

LEGAL PARTNER · UKRAINE

Olga Danchenko

Olga has practised as an attorney in Ukraine since 2010, specialising in family law and the law of assisted reproduction. At Freya she leads the legal side of every Ukraine program.

Before any medical step begins, she makes sure the agreements and consents are in place and that the rights and duties of each party are set out clearly. After the birth, she guides parents through registration, the child’s documents and departure from Ukraine.

Her team of lawyers and translators works every day with Ukrainian ministries, the migration service, civil registry offices, notaries and courts. She also collaborates with fertility-law specialists in more than twenty countries, so that newborns receive travel documents without unnecessary delay.

Memberships & roles

• Council member, Committee on Medical and Pharmaceutical Law and Bioethics, Ukrainian National Bar Association (since 2024)
• First Vice-President of the Ukrainian foundation of organisations providing legal and organisational support in assisted reproduction
• Member of the International Advisory Board (Australia), which promotes minimum standards for donor and surrogacy programs
• Leads the section on the healthcare rights of family members, Family Law Committee, Ukrainian Bar Association

LL.M. with honours, Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine. Languages: English and German. LinkedIn ↗

LEGAL PARTNER · GEORGIA

Yevhen Podorozhnii

Yevhen entered the field of surrogacy and assisted reproduction in 2018. He started by organising individual programs and today manages the legal and contractual side of families’ journeys.

At Freya he is responsible for the Georgia program: drafting and reviewing contracts, answering legal questions and working with our partners in Tbilisi.

In his view, medicine is only one part of a successful program. Sound organisation, legal certainty, reliable partners and careful oversight of each stage are what allow parents to focus on the most important thing — waiting for their child.

NOTARY · PHD IN LAW

Yuliia Levchuk

Yuliia is a private notary of the Kyiv city notarial district and holds a PhD in law (Candidate of Legal Sciences). She has worked as a notary for eight years and in law for thirteen.

She is also a translator of English and German and teaches law at university. For intended parents this matters: she can explain a document to you directly in English, and she knows how Ukrainian documents are read by authorities abroad.

Her role at Freya

• The surrogate’s consent to registering you as the child’s parents
• The consent of the surrogate’s husband, if she is married
• The surrogacy agreement between you and the surrogate
• Powers of attorney for steps taken in your absence
• Apostilles, so that documents are accepted in the Nordic countries

SURROGATE PROGRAM CURATOR

Svitlana Burkovska

Svitlana has seen surrogacy from the inside: she once carried a child for another family herself. That experience helps her understand what the women in our programs feel, worry about and need.

For more than ten years she has selected, coordinated and supported surrogate mothers and stood up for their rights. At Freya she leads all work with surrogates — from selection and preparation to everyday contact and support until the birth.

Her principle is simple: every woman should feel listened to, safe and confident in her choice. In this work, professionalism is impossible without humanity, respect and personal responsibility.