The war in Ukraine has entered 9th year, with the needs faced by the military growing. Their adaptation is of great importance. The foundation ‚Hromadyanyn‘ (the Ukrainian for ‚a citizen‘ – translator’s note) has launched the program called ‚Cyborgs‘ aimed at taking care of the soldiers who are in need of prostheses. We talked to […]
The Victoria Hand Project was launched eight years ago in Canada by engineers. Its main goal is to help provide arm prosthetics for those who have lost upper limbs. To solve this issue a 3-D prosthetic technology has been developed as well as a system for search of partners in different countries. Engineers share their […]
The loss of an arm or a hand has unfortunately become an everyday reality for many Ukrainians. The military personnel sustain wounds on the front, while civilians suffer injuries on mine-contaminated territories. However, modern prosthetic technologies come to the rescue. Our piece is about the national rehabilitation center ‚Unbroken‘ in Lviv, where adults and children […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is almost impossible to do without camouflage nets on the frontlines. They cover our defenders’ positions, so it is harder for the enemy to target them. Our soldiers require these nets requesting thousands of square meters of these nets. Caring Ukrainians decided to make sure the army was supplied with this necessary protection. Net […]
De-occupation of Ukrainian cities and towns always evokes several conflicting emotions. Happiness, joy, pride, relief, and gratitude, but there is also grief, sorrow, fear, and despair. People in the de-occupied territories require help and support. Today we spoke with Lyudmila Pyshna, a co-founder of the NGO “Vidchui”, about the project and how they visit people […]
Behind Blue Eyes is a project where volunteers made children’s dreams true. Little creatives had an opportunity to shoot on disposable film cameras the reality and events in their native Lukashivka village in the Chernihiv region as well as capture life during the war through their eyes. So the volunteers decided to help these children’s […]
The girl Vira, the main character of the book “My forced vacation”, sleeps in the bathroom next to her parents and little brother. She hears planes buzzing and shellings whistle above her head. Vira keeps a diary: she writes down her thoughts, observations and collects there some clippings with psychological advice. Kateryna Yehorushkina’s new book […]
In the new episode of Podcast of Great Stories, we talked to Daryna Brykailo, co-founder of the Inspiration Family Foundation for Support of Adult Cancer Patients. Daryna told how a group of like-minded people went from friendly initiatives united by working on a common theme to creating a joint foundation. The Inspiration Family Foundation works […]
Losing one’s home, property, one’s favorite things or the opportunity to come back to familiar places is always a scary prospect. A more petrifying feeling would be losing one’s nearest and dearest. War lays waste not only to houses, but also to families. In our piece we are telling the story of the charitable foundation […]
