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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Propaganda movies’ main goal is to incite hatred towards other ethnicities or races. This article reviews a few movies from different countries and historical periods: from Ku Klux Klan times with violent ideas to modern Russia with anti-Ukrainian propaganda. How the first blockbuster praised Ku Klux Klan In 1915 the world saw David Griffith’s film […]
Diana Maksymenko has lost her home twice due to war. However, she has never stopped dreaming. In the thick of the Russian full-scale invasion she opened her new coffee shop of which she had been dreaming since her childhood. Her dream came true in the town of Teplyk which is located in Vinnytsia province. This […]
This is my own story about domestic violence to which one can never get accustomed. At 14 years of age I periodically had to run away from my own father. However, this year violence has overstepped the boundaries of our family. I will tell you about loneliness, reluctance of people to help and the inaction […]
Misha Pravylnyi is chief editor of the music portal rap.ua. He releases his own tracks and publishes critical articles about the current state of Ukrainian music. Misha and his media make part of the creative community Some People. It is also made up of designers, videographers, musicians, etc., in other words, those people who are developing […]
Petr Pojman is a citizen of the Czech Republic. Before the the full-scale invasion he had been to Ukraine several times. After February 24 he began visiting the country on a regular basis. Along with his team he helps people who are defending their country. He first delivered basic things to people on the front, […]
As the full-scale war started, Oleksii Hladushevsky, a famous Kyiv-based screenwriter, filmmaker, and TV and movies producer had to change his life drastically. Oleksii is famous for his work on such popular TV projects as «The Biggest Loser UA», «Ukraine’s Next Top Model», a TV show «Early Swallows» and his work on the movie «My […]
When Russia’s full-scale invasion started on February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian charity and volunteering community proactively reacted to the new challenge — not only fundraising never-seen-before sums to help the country win but also communicating creatively to help the cause. Here are five communications cases of inspired & brave Ukrainian charitable and volunteering organisations explained. […]
If you think that only significant donations are important and if you want to help you should be purchasing tons of humanitarian aid, here is a story of the cutest charity organization called «An Eyelet of Good» («Петелька добра»). They adopted this name because they knit for the children of the internally displaced Ukrainians and […]
The idea of Sunshine café was to employ youths with disabilities and Down syndrome. Customers are served with pizza here, while professional head chefs work alongside people with disabilities who have no experience in cooking. However, they are thirsty for work. We visited the café and spoke to its founder, Alina Zhyvaho, about the opening […]
It is not just people suffering from the war, but the animals too. Some of them were abandoned by now their former owners, while others were left alone and without any care due to the death of their owners. Their owners could have died under shelling, succumbed to illnesses or starvation, or they could have […]
