Stories
“There is a lot of corporate strategy in volunteering”: how the creative…
On 17 February, House of Europe opened its Pop-up Hub in Kharkiv. There was a cosy evening: the Kharkiv electronic duo Astronata played, the cultural coterie came, as well as the local initiatives …
Museum for Change: how one organisation helps 40 museums survive in wartime
Museum for Change is an Odesa non-governmental organisation founded by Oleksandra Kovalchuk. Oleksandra is currently the acting director of the Odesa Art Museum.
Clear Water during the Great War
Svitlana Molchanova’s company, Clear Water, a water delivery service in Mykolayiv, has not stopped its work since the war’s outbreak. Purified water deliveries continue to supply humanitarian aid d…
The farmer grows business amid war with EU4Business support
One winter day, farmer Andriy Turchyn woke up to calls from his friends. They said something he found hard to believe – the war started. Turchyn quickly checked the news and discovered that Russia …
Grandmothers from Ivano-Frankivsk prove there is life after retirement
The ‘Ba and Di’ project in Ivano-Frankivsk is unique. It involves pensioners, who have set up a club and social enterprise to work with children. After the full-scale war began, a group of elderly …
EU4Youth supporting young entrepreneurs on the frontline in Ukraine: the…
Життя 33-річного Андрія Гдовського, власника бізнесу «Супер Йогурт», кардинально змінилося від початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росії в Україну. Місто Миколаїв, де розташоване виробництво компан…
How export-oriented Ukrainian companies adapt to the war: the experience…
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian business has suffered significant losses. According to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, abou…
An entrepreneur from Luhansk continues to grow her business amid the war
In February 2022, Ievgeniia Abdula and her husband were in Kyiv, at an exhibition of children’s goods, when they woke up to the familiar noises of sirens. They knew immediately what it meant – the …
Producers of traditional Ukrainian cheese go for growth with EU support
In the Carpathians, Ukraine’s highest mountain range, live the Ukrainian highlanders – the Hutsuls. Apart from their distinctive language, music, traditions, and costumes, there is one more thing t…
From overalls to wedding dresses
Over almost ten years, Svitlana Korotun has learned the ins and outs of making the perfect wedding dress that will suit the tastes and preferences of any bride. Until recently, she was the owner of…
Horses for therapy: the social enterprise that has prospered despite the…
Hippotherapy, one of the newest and most promising healthcare developments, is based on the use of the horse for the renewal of human bodily functions. Anna discovered it as part of her treatment f…
“We are not tired”: how EU-funded project provides assistanc…
“We are not tired” is not just the name of the project of the Kharkiv Charitable Foundation “Sister-Mercy”, but the slogan with which the organisation’s team has been working for many years.