Stories
Unconditional love: how dogs are healing the hearts of children in Ukraine
A library in Odesa is full of children accompanied by their parents, though they are not there to trawl the shelves for books. Today is a special day for them, the books are left untouched, as they a…
A Spring in Their Step: Zhytomyr sock manufacturer enters new markets with…
Zhytomyr brand Lehka Khoda (the name in Ukrainian means “Easy Walking”) is one of Ukraine’s largest hosiery manufacturers
Comfortable Future: EU4Business helps Ukrainian street furniture maker fin…
For the past six years, the Ukrainian village of Zymna Voda, strategically located next to the ring road leading to the Polish border town of Przemyśl
Venko: Ukrainian 3D wall panel designer taking strides in European markets…
Yuriy Namaka and Taras Yalovenko, entrepreneurs from the town of Radyvylove in the western Ukrainian region of Rivne Oblast, established a small business, Venko Workshop, producing various wooden ite…
‘FSB operatives in Kherson hunted me during the occupation’
“Before the full-scale war, everything in my life was fine. Even now, I don’t consider everything in my life bad. The main thing is that I am alive and not where the occupiers are. But I never though…
Assembling the future: providing new homes for Ukrainians displaced by war
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Inna and her family lived in Enerhodar and worked at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)
1,000 days of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine: 5 facts you need to know
Exactly 1,000 days ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia waged an all-out war on Ukraine. These days will forever be marked by the immeasurable suffering of the Ukrainian people but also by their outstand…
Breaking barriers: from banker to deminer
Formerly employed in a bank for five years, 27-year-old Diana changed her life and focused on her passion of making a difference in her hometown, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Since October 2023, Diana has been…
Cherishing new life: EU-trained home nurses help families in remote areas…
“Some of my patients live 30 to 40 kilometres away from the clinic,” Ruslana says. “The roads are often terrible, and a vehicle is sometimes the only way to reach them.”
Kyiv hosts Sixth International Cultural Grants
Since February 2022, the EU has allocated over €30 million to support the Ukrainian creative and cultural sector
Now is the time to challenge gender stereotypes in the Eastern Partnership…
Despite progress toward gender equality, harmful stereotypes still shape everyday life in the Eastern Partnership countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
Oleksandra Lysa: a journey of growth, resilience, and transformation at th…
Oleksandra discovered her passion for non-governmental work and the potential of grassroots initiatives to create change