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A mentoring program has been launched at NEZLAMNI National Rehabilitation Center with the goal to help patients adapt to trauma and return to living independently outside of a medical facility. This model of social support is called “peer-to-peer.” According to it, former patients, who themselves have gone through a difficult path to recovery and rehabilitation, share their experience and help current patients of the Center to cope with new circumstances.

Mentors are already counseling men and women affected by the war.

Currently, there are three mentors working in the NEZLAMNI team.

Victoriia. A Lviv resident. She was hit by a bus at the crosswalk. The girl lost her leg. In the NEZLAMNI Center, Victoria underwent rehabilitation and received a prosthesis.

Mykhailo. Paratrooper He lost his left arm and right leg when he was running to save his brothers in arms during the battles for Izyum. He got a bionic prosthetic hand at the NEZLAMNI Center.

Pavlo. Athlete. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 12. He was injured as a result of falling from a tree. Despite this, he continued to do sports and became the champion of Ukraine and Europe in powerlifting. 

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To help children survive the psychological consequences of the war, the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation organizes summer camps in various cities of the country. Children of military personnel and prisoners, as well as those who left the occupation or front-line territories were invited to free psychosocial support camps.

Children participate in various activities: trips, camping, sports games, master classes, volunteering. Special attention is paid to the psycho-emotional state. Experienced psychologists of the Foundation hold group and individual classes with children.

Day camps are held in Lviv, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kryvyi Rih, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, Skhidnytsia. There are also camping sites with overnight stays in Mukachevo, Uzhhorod and Lviv.

Background: During the year of the full-scale war, Voices of Children Charitable Foundation provided psychological and psychosocial assistance to 4,700 children and more than 1,800 adults.

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• Ivano-Frankivsk
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Stefan was born and raised in the USA, where his family emigrated at one time. Parents raised him to love Ukraine, Ukrainian customs and culture. Stefan arrived in Lviv in April 2023. He says that he had a rough idea of what was waiting for him, because his relatives stayed here and told him about the situation in the country. Stefan has already joined the work of several organizations that send humanitarian aid to the east of Ukraine, and in addition, the young man devotes his time to volunteering at the Lviv railway station.

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On June 28, the first of three “Mariupol Reborn” project offices will be opened. This platform will work on strategic and architectural modeling of Mariupol’s reconstruction. During the event, Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko will present the Mariupol Restoration Plan after the De-Occupation. Leading world architects, urban planners, urban design experts, donors and representatives of municipalities will also join the event.

For reference: Mariupol Reborn is Europe’s largest city restoration project since World War II. The project is being carried out upon the decree of Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, as well as under the auspices of the EBRD, the World Bank, the USAID Project “Economic Resilience Activity” and the SCM company. They united to rebuild Mariupol using modern techniques, the latest equipment and best practices. They are already working on the action plan, so that after the de-occupation, reconstruction can begin quickly and efficiently.

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• Lviv

Andrew was born in the U.S.A., but he has Ukrainian roots – two grandfathers from Lviv. By profession, he is a family physician. When russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Andrew first provided medical aid to Ukrainian refugees in Poland as a volunteer. And later he became part of a team of medical and psychological care volunteers who help people at the railway station in Lviv. The man also teaches tactical medicine to his colleagues.

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Ukrainian photographer Marta Syrko founded the photo project “Sculpted” last December. The subjects of her photos are Ukrainian defenders who suffered as a result of the russian federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (These are soldiers who received injuries, burns or whose limbs were amputated.) Ten defenders have already participated in the photo project. Civilians who have suffered as a result of the war can also take part in the project.

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• Lviv

“Dental Front is a charity project of the Association of Implantologists of Ukraine, assisting dental clinics and specialists in the field. Recently, the first dental readiness and oral health clinic for military service in Ukraine was opened in the Lviv region. It will provide free dental services, ensuring mobilized soldiers medical readiness prior to deployment. Later, similar clinics will be opened in Kyiv and Dnipro Oblasts (in general, the project will be implemented in all regions).

For reference: the project website states that every 3rd soldier has a dental problem. Because of this, soldiers experience great discomfort and often suffer from unbearable pain when they get to the front.

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• Lviv

On June 12, a press conference will be held at NEZLAMNI National Rehabilitation Center, during which experts will present the first case of osseointegration prosthetics in the history of Ukrainian medicine and share their successes.

Osseointegration is the newest technique in our country. During the surgery, a part of the prosthesis is simply implanted into the bone. And after healing and recovery, an artificial foot is fitted.

Defender Ihor Krupnov was the first Ukrainian to receive osseointegration prostheses. The man is 57 years old, who volunteered to go to war. He lost his legs as a result of a mine explosion in a car. The implant surgery was performed on April 10. Six weeks later, on May 24, prosthetists fitted the last part – artificial feet. During the press conference, Ihor and the Center’s experts will talk about how he took his first steps and how he feels now.

It will also be possible to film physical therapy exercises with a robotic walking system.

Accreditation required.

Photos and video materials with all stages of prosthetics and rehabilitation process, as well as Ihor Krupnov’s first steps, will be provided to journalists.

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The construction of the first part of a 3D printed school, has been completed in Lviv. The team disassembled and moved the printer to begin printing the second, final part of the building. The entire building is planned to be put up in 10 days.

It will be the first school in Ukraine created with 3D printing technologies: the building is designed for 100 first-graders. The institution is planned to open in 2024. The school project was developed by Balbek Bureau architecture studio.

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At the beginning of 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) provided more than 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Taiwanese assistance was provided to 85 local communities (which were under occupation or affected by shelling and which hosted IDPs) in 14 oblasts of Ukraine.

Among other things, dozens of Ukraine’s non-governmental organizations, local administrations, and individual volunteers were involved in the project being implemented. 

The purpose of the press conference, to take place on June 1, is to report on the results of the 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine project and other projects implemented by partners in Ukraine and to discuss future humanitarian needs and opportunities for cooperation in various spheres.

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• Lviv