Stories
How Solomiansky Kotyky Save Lives
The Solomiansky Kotyky, or Solomiansky Cats, Charitable Foundation was born out of a community of activists in Kyiv on February 24, 2022.
“Sometimes minutes count when you have saved a person’s life”
Just imagine that you can save someone’s life when commuting, in the subway, or even in the neighbor’s yard. And the graduates of rescue courses do not have to imagine: two weeks of training, and the…
How to act and move on: strategies for women facing discrimination and onl…
Зростання рівня жорстокості в Інтернеті, кіберзалякування та різні види дискримінації стали актуальною проблемою в усьому світі.
Rising from ashes: Trostianets in Sumy Oblast fights for recovery after oc…
The small town of Trostianets in Sumy region was one of the first in Ukraine to find out what being “liberated” by Russia actually entails.
‘If we do nothing, nothing will happen. We have to bring Crimea back from…
After fleeing Sevastopol in 2014, following the illegal annexation of Crimea, Zayets and his wife decided to live in Irpin, just outside Kyiv, believing it would be a safe place to raise their family…
Developing STEM and educational innovation in a time of war
First, in 2020, the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic: smartphones and laptop screens had to replace the usual desks and textbooks in schools and universities, as Ukraine, like other countries…
The rising star: supporting children with special needs during the war
Children are one of the most vulnerable social groups in peacetime, let alone wartime, constantly needing exceptional support.
The key is to never give up: how Ukrainian women are building communities…
Across Ukraine, inspiring women and their NGOs have been creating new initiatives and adapting existing ones to support communities and people affected by the war
Bicycle Patrol 2.0: Strengthening safety and accessibility in Zaporizhzhia
Parks, squares, fountains, pedestrian areas – anywhere that is hard to reach by car – can be especially unsafe if there is no police bicycle patrol in the city.
Bringing normalcy to a war-torn Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II.
Releasing the demons: the Belarusian woman offering art therapy to heal th…
The suffering of children has been an important theme since day one of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For a year and a half now, Ukrainian children have woken up to air raid sirens, they ha…
‘Our Support’: the project helping children and adults battle the traumas…
Comfortable rooms with soft floor covering, the aroma of tea and cookies, and interesting toys for children of different ages – welcome to the premises of the ‘Our Support’ project