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A 54-year-old Yevhen Tkachov has been evacuating people from the frontline cities and towns of Donetsk Oblast for more than 9 years. In particular, after February 24, 2022, Yevhen traveled to Bakhmut, Siversk, and Soledar. The man also delivers humanitarian aid to people in hot spots. He also takes care of animals, as he is a veterinary specialist. 

A few years before the full-blown war, he founded a hospice for older adults in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. This hospice care was destroyed by the invaders at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Patients had to be placed in the Khmelnytskyi region. The hospice for the elderly seniors is supported by Yevhen’s family, including his son.

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The Save Ukraine charitable organization and its partners have installed modular houses as part of the Fort Home project for people displaced from their homes by war. The modular housing is available in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Chernivtsi regions. Currently, 117 Ukrainian families have settled in the modular homes.

Despite their small size (20 square meters), these modular homes are of good quality and have all the necessary living conditions for families to feel comfortable and cozy. These are dwellings with water supply, heating systems, a generator/air conditioner, a fully equipped kitchen, and household appliances. Housing is provided free of charge and for a long-term period. The residents receive monthly humanitarian and medical assistance.

Journalists can learn more about the Fort Home project and talk to the residents of the modular homes, whenever possible. 

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Denys Abdulin is a boxer and soldier from Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region. Back in 2014, when a Russian-launched armed conflict erupted in eastern Ukraine, the man wanted to join the Defense Forces but got rejected four times.

When the full-fledged war broke out, Denys evacuated his wife and children to Lithuania and went to the military enlistment office. The soldier underwent training and within three weeks he headed to defend Sievierodonetsk. The soldier fought with the occupiers for two months, until a mine fragment hit him in the head during one of the artillery attacks. Denys underwent 5 surgeries, however, vision loss couldn’t be corrected. The man gains support from his wife Lesia and volunteers who are teaching Denys how to use the phone and computer again. Today, Denys has returned to boxing and wants to become a professional massage therapist.

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The official opening of the learning ‘mini hub’ in the liberated Rudnytske village in Kyiv Oblast will be held On November 30. The settlement was severely damaged during the occupation of the region in the spring of 2022: private houses were utterly destroyed, and the school and other infrastructure facilities were smashed up. The children, eventually, had no place to study, attend after-school clubs, or just get together.

Thanks to the grant and philanthropists, we managed to create a hub where teachers can give lectures, the youth can organize their leisure time, and children can stay online to do their homework in case the power is out.

Event prior accreditation is required.

For reference: The learning ‘mini hub’ in Rudnytske in the Kyiv region, was created by the MHP-Gromadi Foundation with the support of ISAR Ednannia as part of the Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity project.

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On November 26, the “Acting for Survivors” race will take place in Irpin, Kyiv region, on the occasion of the “16 Days of Activism Against Violence international campaign. 

The launch of the “16 Days of Activism Against Violence” international campaign as a running race competition, in particular, is a manifestation of indifference to people who have experienced or are still experiencing violence. It also encourages people to take care of their mental and physical health.

The participants of the race are government officials, MPs, heads of diplomatic missions, public and cultural figures, and many others.

Participation in the event is voluntary. All funds raised will be used to provide charitable assistance to Ukrainian civilian violence survivors. 

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The event to honor victims of the Great Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 will be held in Kyiv on November 25. It will take place near the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide, also volunteers will collect aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on this occasion. Representatives of the Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches will also hold a prayer service there.

At 4:00 pm, a nationwide minute of silence and the “Light a Candle” candlelight vigil campaign will be held across the country.

Journalists can talk to the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide and the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory representatives by prior arrangement.

For reference: The Holodomor was a genocide of the Ukrainian nation committed in 1932-1933. A man-made famine was perpetrated by the leadership of the Soviet Union to subjugate Ukrainians, to finally eliminate Ukrainian resistance to the regime and attempts to build an independent Ukrainian state. During the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the communist regime killed millions of Ukrainians.

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On November 24, the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform will host a “Gender-based violence: real stories of victims of war in Ukraine. Assistance to those affected in wartime violence” press conference. The event will be held to build momentum ahead of the “16 Days Against Violence” annual international campaign. 

Speakers:

– Kateryna Levchenko, Government Commissioner for Gender Policy (in person);

– Halyna Skipalska, Executive Director of the ICF Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health, Country Director at HealthRight International Ukraine (in person);

– Maryna Lehenka, a lawyer at “La Strada-Ukraine” NGO (in person);

Anna Dub, chief/family physician of the Polohiv Primary Health Care Clinic in Zaporizhia Oblast, head of the Brave&Safe Integrated Center for Comprehensive Support for GBV and the Consequences of War Survivors (online);

– Tetiana Franchuk, a psychologist at SafeWomenHub, an online platform that deals with cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) (in person);

– Psychologist at the Barnahus Child Advocacy Center, a child therapist working with minors who have experienced or witnessed violence (in person);

– A client of the HealthRight Day Services Center/Social Housing who is ready to share her own story of violence (in person);

For reference: According to global research, a staggering 1 in 3 women in the world fall into the category of physical and/or sexual violence victims. 1 in 5 women in the world who are refugees or displaced persons experience sexual violence.

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Before the full-fledged invasion began, Natalia Dresvyannikova, the founder of the Vilna Nytka (Free Thread) craft and public workshop, was in charge of a shelter for victims of domestic violence. After the Kyiv region was fully retaken, Natalia decided to redefine the purpose of the shelter and began to help address the plight of women victims of war, as well as those who had returned from enemy captivity.

Natalia applied for a government grant funding opportunity, and volunteers from the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States helped provide the workshop with special equipment. The Vilna Nytka workshop teaches needlework to women and provides them with work. Currently, the workshop employs five women, and every day they do textile art with ancient ornaments on Ukrainian shirts. The shirts from the Vyshhorod craft workshop are shopped even in the United States, and part of purchase proceeds go towards supporting women’s shelters.

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On November 22, Kyiv will host a press conference and the launch of the social information campaign “Do you hear what this is about?”.

Nearly 1 in 2 children do not talk to his or her parents about experiencing difficult emotions and handling feelings related to the war. That’s evidenced by the U-Report platform and the Voices of Children Foundation survey. Why don’t children feel free to share problems with their parents how this can be prevented will be discussed at a press conference by the Voices of Children Foundation.

In addition, to help parents hear their children out when they talk about the war, the Voices of Children Foundation is launching a public education campaign, “Do you hear what it’s about?”. It will be held across the country’s 13 Oblasts.

The campaign’s uniqueness lies in its stories based on true life events and statements of 7 children who agreed to participate. These brave kiddos will tell Ukrainians how the war has changed them and what kind of support they expect from their parents.

Speakers:

– Olena Rozvadovska, Chairman of the Board and Co-founder of the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation;

– Yaroslava Katolyk, Communications Manager of the UNICEF U-Report Ukraine project

– Victoriia Solomenko, a 17-year-old, “Do you hear what it’s about?” participant. 

Event registration is required. 

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In Lviv, war veterans who have lost their limbs are being rehabilitated through soccer play and have assembled a team called Pokrova Lviv AMP. The men have training twice a week on one of the football pitches. The team consists of 14 members from different cities of Ukraine.

The players on the pitch are lower-extremity amputees, and the goalkeepers are upper-extremity amputees. The field players use forearm crutches and play without prostheses.

Salesian priests and coach Bohdan Melnyk joined the sports initiative. According to the coach, they are currently working with the Ukrainian Association of Football for People with Disabilities to create a national football championship for players, including veterans, with amputated limbs.

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