Measured pace of life, coffee and homemade goodies. In this cafe you will not see hundreds of guests or a menu offering twenty dishes. However, it is exactly the place where you can feel the awe and love of those who set this place up and who daily greet visitors with an open heart. We […]
At the beginning of the full-fledged war the largest shelter for homeless animals in Ukraine, which is located in Kyiv province, found itself under temporary occupation by Russians. Soon afterwards animal food ran out, which made employees of the shelter roam through neighboring villages in search of at least some food products. No shops were […]
Ending up down and out, losing trust of nearest and dearest, but then in the end finding strength to ask for help and eventually getting it. It is not easy to cope with addiction. However, there are those who have managed to do just that. Not only have they overcome it, they have also returned […]
The volunteer construction battalion (‚Dobrobat‘) is an initiative undertaken by volunteers, helping rebuild houses that have been affected by Russian shelling. After Kyiv province was de-occupied, the initiators of the project, Viktor Andrusiv and Rostyslav Smirnov, saw a great many demolished houses, making a decision to help people rebuild their homes. The initiative was joined […]
Computer school, pilates, painting… All these activities are available not only to the youths, but also to older people. The public organization from Slovyansk proves that older people deserve not only humanitarian help, but also development and education. We talked to the founder of the public organization ‚Vik shchastya‘ (the Ukrainian for ‚the age of […]
A house burned down after being hit by cluster munitions. Domestic animals and cattle could not be saved. Its residents are now forced to live in a barn, since the walls are the only things that are left from the house. There are hundreds of such stories. The public organization “Family Garden” records stories of […]
Women that have been affected by domestic violence and war have found help offered in a shelter. Apart from the roof over their heads, they also have the opportunity to work and speak about the important through embroideries and symbols of the shirts they sew. The head of the Saint Olha shelter, Nataliya Dresviannikova, and […]
The village of Stary Saltiv, which is located in Kharkiv province, was occupied by Russian troops in the very first days of the Russian full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. Some of the locals managed to make it to the Ukrainian government-controlled territories, while others had to endure Russian occupation. The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Stary […]
In the first days of the full-scale invasion Alyona Filimonova and her family found themselves under the Russian occupation in Bucha. A few weeks later due to daily shelling they decided to leave for a safer place. Having gone through complicated humanitarian “green corridors”, the family reached the government-controlled territory of Ukraine. After Bucha was […]
In our childhood we would often make our own hiding place out of chairs, blankets and sheets. Inside there was a completely different world – safe, snug and full of dreams. A hub from Mariupol has taken on the task to recreate this atmosphere. The hub had been operating until the full-fledged invasion. Now it […]
A journalist of the Media of Great Stories has visited the School of Heroes, having talked in front of its audience and become a mentor for a young would-be journalist. In this piece she writes about how things run at the school firsthand, about what it means for children and how everyone can become a […]
The art center Zelo in Poltava: the story of an educational project for children and adults. Painters Yaroslav Ternovsky and his wife, Alina Honcharova, founded a gallery Zelo in Poltava in 2014. Eventually, they launched a public organization, “Pectoral”. They did master classes and planners, as well as organized exhibitions. With the beginning of the Russian […]
On 24 February many Ukrainians were forced to pack their things in haste and flee the war-torn cities. Some of them found refuge in Ukraine, the others went abroad. Some time went by, and people got used to their new circumstances. But despite the hospitality and support, these people were getting, many of them soon […]
