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On June 1, International Children’s Day, Lviv will host a charity auction featuring a collection of rare and high-profile items. Proceeds from the event will go toward the development and support of the children’s rehabilitation unit at St. Nicholas Hospital, part of the UNBROKEN ecosystem. The facility provides care for children recovering from serious illnesses, surgeries, trauma, burns, and war-related injuries.

Among the exclusive auction items:

• A T-shirt signed by soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo (starting price: USD 1,500);
  
• Original rhinestones from Michael Jackson’s iconic gloves (starting price: USD 1,200);
  
• A soccer ball autographed by players of the Ukrainian national team (starting price: USD 1,000);
  
• A facsimile of the Tomos of Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, signed by Metropolitan Epiphanius (starting price: USD 1,000);
  
• A soccer ball signed by players of FC Karpaty (starting price: USD 500). 

Media representatives must obtain accreditation to attend the event.

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• Lviv

On May 22, 2025, Lviv will host the second Ministerial Social Policy Summit. This year’s theme: “Building Resilient Societies: Innovative Solutions for Demographic Change”.

The summit will bring together more than 20 high-level representatives, including ministers from EU Member States, officials from the European Commission, international organizations, leading experts, and policymakers. They will discuss the current demographic challenges facing most European countries.

russia’s full-scale aggression has significantly deepened Ukraine’s demographic crisis. According to the Institute for Demography and Life Quality of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, as of 2024, Ukraine’s population is estimated at 31 million. Around 4.6 million are internally displaced, and another 5 million remain abroad. Declining birth rates, large-scale migration, and an aging population are challenges facing Ukraine and Europe as a whole. This international summit is intended to bring together countries searching for shared solutions.

The summit’s goal is to strengthen strategic partnerships between the social policy ministries of participating countries, enhance international cooperation in social policy, and continue the global dialogue on supporting Ukraine’s and Moldova’s integration into the European Union.

Registration for the event will remain open until 11 AM on May 21.

Background: The Summit is organized at the initiative of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova, in co-organization with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Sweden and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, with the support of UNICEF in Ukraine.

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This May and June, the Hospitallers medical battalion will conduct a series of tactical medicine courses for volunteer medics and civilians. The program features the NAEMT’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care – Combat Lifesaver (TCCC-CLS) course, along with trauma first aid, bleeding control, and simulation-based training. Courses will be held in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, and throughout the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Journalists may attend and cover the sessions with prior approval.

For reference: Active on the front lines since 2014, the Hospitallers medical battalion carries out dozens of evacuations each day across nearly the entire combat zone. The team has been training others in tactical medicine since 2015 and in first aid since 2018. Instructors are certified by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy (UVMA), and other recognized institutions.

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• Dnipro
• Kyiv
• Lviv

Veterans are invited to participate in a 3-day mountain hike in the Lviv oblast, on May 16-18.

The “Mountain Therapy” program combines the most effective healing methods and creates peer-to-peer support groups. The hikes are led by professional guides and psychologists. The program’s specialists have been working with military personnel and their families since 2014.

Journalists are welcome to cover the mountain therapy upon prior arrangement.

Background. The mountain therapy is organized by NGO “Metta”.

• culture
• psychological support
• Lviv

Marta Partem works in the IT sector. In the early days of the full-scale war, she and her colleagues organized the evacuation of refugees abroad, bought first-aid kits for soldiers, and later focused on the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems. In total, the young woman has raised over three million hryvnia to support the Ukrainian defenders.

Through her volunteer work, Marta visited a military hospital in Lviv, where she learned that many soldiers did not have a vyshyvanka (traditional embroidered shirt). Together with her friend Oksana Brynzak, she decided to launch the “United by Vyshyvanka” initiative — a project for those who want to give embroidered shirts to soldiers as a token of gratitude for their service.

Marta shares that for many soldiers, these gifted vyshyvankas are the first they have ever received. She encourages those who wish to participate to send her their own or newly purchased embroidered shirts, which she will then deliver to the troops. The volunteer is also collecting donations to purchase vyshyvankas for the soldiers.

You can contact Marta Partem online or meet her offline in Lviv by prior arrangement.

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• volunteers
• women
• Lviv

Nastia spent her childhood in three different orphanages. Each time, she had to adapt to a new environment, and say goodbye all over again. Today, she lives independently, works, and is preparing to join the Armed Forces ranks. She believes in herself, and in her future. Watch Nastia’s story.

Artem endured the loss of his family, years in institutional care, and forced displacement caused by the war. During the hardest moments, mentors stood by him, offering support and opening new opportunities. Now, he volunteers with 3D – Let’s Help Children, hoping to be that source of support for others. Watch Artem’s story.

Each year, thousands of children in Ukraine leave state institutions without basic life skills or support. The 3D project and DIyMO initiative call on society to ensure that every child or young adult has a dependable adult by their side.

A video project by the 3D – Let’s Help Children NGO, in partnership with the DIyMO Children and Youth Office, highlights how mentorship can redirect the life path of a young person without family support.

By prior arrangement, journalists can speak with Nastia, Artem, and their mentors in Lviv or online.

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• Lviv

On May 5, media representatives are invited to meet a 16-year-old patient of the Transplantation Center at the First Medical Union of Lviv, who successfully underwent a kidney transplant from a posthumous donor on Easter.

Solomiia, 16, was born with a congenital spinal anomaly and uses a wheelchair. In 2022, she contracted COVID-19, which led to severe complications and resulted in stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Since then, she has relied on dialysis and spent nearly a year hospitalized.

Shortly before Easter, a matching organ became available from a deceased donor. The transplant was successful, and Solomiia was discharged just a week later.

Accreditation is required to attend the event.

During the meeting, journalists will also have the opportunity to speak with the transplant team from the First Medical Union of Lviv.

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• Lviv

On April 17, the Maltese Relief Service will hold its traditional “Easter Basket” charity initiative in one of Lviv’s churches. For seventeen consecutive years, the organization has prepared and delivered Easter food baskets to elderly people who celebrate the holiday alone or who live in difficult circumstances.

According to the Ministry of Social Policy, there are about 2.7 million people aged 75 and older in Ukraine, and at least a third of them live alone. Many survive on minimal incomes and require regular assistance.

These Easter baskets of Easter bread, sausage, eggs, cheese, butter, horseradish, and candy are more than just festive food. They symbolize community care: a reminder that the recipients are appreciated and remembered.

After a blessing ceremony at the church, volunteers deliver the baskets directly to the recipients. Some baskets will also go to beneficiaries of the Charity Kitchen, the Maltese Relief Service’s daily meal program for vulnerable populations.

Media representatives are invited to cover the event.

• culture
• Lviv

On April 11, media representatives are invited to attend a capsule laying ceremony in Briukhovychi, Lviv region, marking the start of reconstruction at a medical rehabilitation center set to become the largest facility within the UNBROKEN national rehabilitation center humanity ecosystem.

The project includes the full renovation of the current rehabilitation center and the construction of new buildings. The total area of the facility will expand from 5,124 m² to 9,101 m². Upon completion, the center will accommodate 105 beds, making it the largest institution in the UNBROKEN network. The initiative is a key phase in a broader Lithuanian government program aimed at supporting the rehabilitation and reintegration of Ukrainian veterans.

Foundation work has already been completed for both the new buildings and the swimming pool facility, with reconstruction of the existing premises currently underway. The project is scheduled for completion by November 2025.

Speakers:

– Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine;

– Lina Janionytė, Program Manager at the Central Project Management Agency (CPVA);

– Representatives of the Vilnius City Municipal Council;

– Maksym Dotsenko, Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society;

– Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv;

– Maksym Kozytskyy, Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration;

– Yulian Holyk, Director of St. Panteleimon Hospital;

– Oleksandr Hura, Director of Watzenrode LLC (main contractor). 

The event will also feature a pre-ceremony press conference with representatives from the Lviv City Council, the Lithuanian delegation, the Lviv Regional Military Administration, the Red Cross, and the First Medical Union of Lviv.

Accreditation is required for attendance.

For reference: The project is being implemented by the Central Project Management Agency of Lithuania (CPVA) with funding from Lithuania’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Fund.

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• Lviv

The company “Skeiron” was founded in 2016 by a team of like-minded people in Lviv. The main goal of the project is to preserve and promote cultural heritage through digitization. The team digitizes significant Ukrainian monuments, both preserved and lost. They believe that this will help to restore these landmarks in the future.

During their work, the specialists have managed to digitize and recreate over 200 structures, including monuments destroyed during the war. In particular, the company has digitized in 3D format the Mariupol Drama Theater, which was destroyed by russia.

You can communicate with representatives of the “Skeiron” team both online and offline, by prior arrangement.

• culture
• reconstruction
• russian crimes
• Lviv