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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dasha and Stanislav Dmytriyevy have known one another since childhood. They were both born in Donetsk, living close to the local airport and attending the same school. Having grown up, they got married. Dasha worked as a policewoman while her husband dealt with cooking. He had been learning the secrets of Japanese cuisine for 12 […]
32-year-old Roman Poberezhnyi owns a horse club in Boyarka, Kyiv region. Besides horses, ponies, goats, rams, dogs, and cats also live there. In total, there are approximately 45 household members. Only a month ago, they all returned home because when the front approached Boyarka, Roman had to transport all the animals for two weeks by […]
People have lost their homes: some buildings were destroyed by shelling, others by the occupiers who lived there and left only dirt and chaos behind. However, our strength lies in solidarity. More than one generation of Ukrainians gathered for toloka, and as a group, they helped to do what was beyond the power of one. […]
In their recent photos on social media, you can see the ordinary life of young people: hiking, travelling abroad, festivals. Lots of fun, laughter, and drive. In the past month and a half, their photos have changed: cars full of boxes and packages, burning houses, military uniforms, and field roads; pictures of immobilized tanks and […]
During 6 years of its existence the center for equine-assisted therapy ‚Romashka’ (the Ukrainian for ‚camomile’ – editor’s note) has managed to put lots of kids with disabilities on their legs and to help them speak again all thanks to the decision made by their parents to fulfill their dream of generating funds for building […]
The Museum of War Childhood exhibition opened on 23 June at the Museum of History of Kyiv. The project team talked to the children of Donbas and Crimea, retold their stories and showed the objects with which the heroes associate their own military childhood. The exhibition is open until 12 July. The journalist of Media […]
