Stories
Echoes of Hope: The Kalush English school helping veterans find their voice
No one flees shelling with a business plan. You pack the kids, the papers, and a life that fits in one trunk. After days on the road, Daria Skachko arrived in Kalush in the Ivano-Frankivsk region on…
Simulating a disaster to practice rescue lessons
SVITYAZ LAKE (Ukraine) – As the lake breaks its boundaries, the alarm siren pierces the air. Within moments, a command van becomes the operational centre: its doors swing open, antennas rise, screens…
The occupation of childhood: deported children and how Ukraine is fighting…
In 2022, 11-year-old Sasha Radchuk was living with his mother Snizhana in Mariupol. When Russian forces occupied the city, they separated Sasha from his mother, put him through a so-called filtration…
The power of community: how Tepla Gora heals souls in the Ukrainian Carpat…
In the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, between Kosiv and Verkhovyna, lies Tepla Gora (‘Warm Mountain’ in Ukrainian), a five-hectare sanctuary and eco-centre. During one of the most difficult perio…
A Safe Place to Be a Child Again: How EU Support Is Helping Ukrainian Chil…
Life under occupation, injury, evacuation, and then another injury. This is the story of a family from the Kharkiv region whose life was forever changed by Russia’s full‑scale invasion. The Sloviansk…
How EU Support Helped a Volunteer Establish a Community Centre for Older…
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, confectioner Olena Chaika realised that her new priority was to help people who had been forced to flee their homes because of the war. This is how a shel…
How social entrepreneurship in educational institutions shapes a new gener…
Social entrepreneurship in educational institutions turns schools into spaces of real action, where students learn by creating, deciding, and taking responsibility for their communities. In Europe, s…
Freedom Fit: How Adaptive Clothing Restores Dignity, Comfort, and a Sense…
When simply putting on a T-shirt or a pair of trousers takes dozens of minutes and is accompanied by pain, it is no longer a matter of style. It becomes a matter of dignity, independence, and quality…
‘Story book’: How School Yearbooks Became a Tool for Developing Youth Spac…
When a team from Dnipro city (Ukraine) was considering launching a social enterprise, the idea looked wholly different. At the very beginning, they discussed opening a café — an open space for young…
Third Edition of the EU-Funded Programme on EU Integration for Ukrainian P…
The third edition of the Tailored Onsite Knowledge and Analytical Skills Programme has successfully concluded at the College of Europe in Natolin, marking another step forward in strengthening Ukrain…
An Inclusive Supported Living Facility Has Been Opened in Chernivtsi
All his life, 28-year-old Serhii Martiianov has lived in psychoneurological institutions. At first, he stayed in Zaporizhzhia oblast, but after the start of the full-scale war, he and other residents…
How the EU Helps Young Ukrainians with Autism Unlock New Opportunities
In Ukraine, over 3 million people live with disabilities. This means the state must create a barrier-free environment and ensure everyone feels comfortable living in their own country. Ukraine is not…