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American Craig is 76 years old. The man has been volunteering at the Lviv Main Railway Station for eight months. Together with the Center for Medical and Psychological Help Team, he meets evacuation train and bus passengers, helps IDPs get off the train and carry their belongings, and provides them with necessary information.

In addition, together with writers from Poland, Germany, and Ukraine, he is writing a book about the war and volunteers. He plans to use all the proceeds to help Ukraine. Craig is also learning Ukrainian.

For reference: The volunteer initiative of the Center for Medical and Psychological Help at the Lviv Main Railway Station has been operating since the beginning of the full-scale war at the initiative of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration and its partners.

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On November 18, “JAM FACTORY ART CENTER” in Lviv will officially open its doors to the public. In particular, exhibitions of modern art will take place here. The opening of the art center will feature “Our Years, Our Words, Our Losses, Our Searches, Our We” large-scale exhibition of more than a hundred works by Ukrainian artists, which a curatorial team consisting of Natalia Matsenko, Borys Filonenko, Kateryna Yakovlenko and the institution’s staff worked on for a year. An exhibition about the history of the “Jam Factory” building and the Pidzamche district will open in the old tower. This exhibition will become permanent. In addition, public spaces will become available on the territory of “JAM FACTORY.”

The idea of creating a new cultural center in Lviv was born in 2015, when philanthropist and historian Dr. Harald Binder decided to support the development of “JAM FACTORY” as a center of contemporary art. “JAM FACTORY ART CENTER” is located in a former industrial building, which was first used as a distillery and later as a jam bottling plant.

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The FACE TO FACE mission of American plastic and reconstructive surgeons is coming to the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv.

On November 12-17, a team of American surgeons, together with Lviv-based specialists, will conduct free consultations and reconstructive surgeries for the military and civilian Ukrainians who suffered due to the war and received face and neck injuries.

Specialists will include: plastic, maxillofacial and reconstructive surgeons, ENT physicians, orthopedists and ophthalmologists. The doctors have already selected patients for complex reconstructive face and neck surgeries. All surgical interventions and their time in the clinic will be free of charge. In general, 42 patients are to receive help as part of this mission.

Prior accreditation is required.

For reference: the humanitarian program was created in cooperation with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) (The Educational and Research Foundation) as well as Razom for Ukraine and INgenius organizations.

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Born in Odesa, Hennadii immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 13. There he got an education. As an adult, he worked as a truck driver.

When he learned about the full-scale invasion of Russia, he decided to return to Ukraine and protect his country. He served in the Third Separate Special Forces Battalion of the International Defense Legion of Ukraine. In December 2022, during an assault on an enemy position in the Luhansk region, the soldier stepped on a landmine. He lost an eye and two legs in the explosion.

The man was offered to go abroad for treatment, but he did not want to leave Ukraine.

Soon, journalists are welcome to talk to Hennadii in Lviv.

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On November 1, Lviv will present the book “History is not without us: the formation of the movement for the rights of people with disabilities,” which was created by the team of the “Fight For Right,” NGO for the rights of people with disabilities, with the financial support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The book is the first in Ukraine to investigate the history of the formation of the public movement for the rights of people with disabilities through the stories of its 27 associates.

The people, whose stories are mentioned in the book, will take part in the presentation, in particular:

• Oksana Potymko, Executive Director of the Lviv regional branch of “Ukrainian Union of People with Disabilities – USI” All-Ukrainian NGO,
• Andrii Demchuk, Paralympic Games champion and co-founder of the “Accessible Cinema” project,
• Serhii Titarenko, major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military psychologist, who helps soldiers who have returned from the front,
• Maryna Holovina, the first volunteer of active rehabilitation camps in Ukraine, co-founder of the “All-Ukrainian Association of Persons with Disabilities “Active Rehabilitation Group” NGO.

The participants will also include:

• Yuliia Sachuk, Head of the “Fight For Right” NGO,
• Iryna Tekuchova, expert on the rights of people with disabilities, the “Fight For Right” NGO,
• Hanna Zaremba-Kosovych, researcher, Head of Community Building at the “Fight For Right” NGO and Concept Editor of the book.

Event Moderator:

• Tetiana Herasymova, Director of the “Fight For Right” NGO.

The book will be released in several inclusive formats: in addition to the full printed version, the book will also be published in an easy-to-read format for people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. The electronic and audio versions of the book will also be freely available.

For reference: the “Fight For Right” NGO for human rights of people with disabilities was founded in 2017 by people with disabilities themselves. The organization’s vision is a world in which everyone knows and respects human rights.

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Lviv JAM FACTORY ART CENTER’s grand opening is to take place on November 18. It will host contemporary art exhibitions in particular. The art center opening will be followed by a large-scale exhibition of more than a hundred works by Ukrainian artists titled “Our Years, Our Words, Our Losses, Our Search, Our Us”, which was developed for a year by the curatorial group of Natalia Matsenko, Borys Filonenko, and Kateryna Iakovlenko and the institution’s team. An exhibition about the history of the Jam Factory building and the Pidzamche district will be placed in the old tower. This exhibition will become a permanent display. At the same time, public spaces on the territory of the JAM FACTORY will become available.

The idea of creating a new cultural center in Lviv originated in 2015 when philanthropist and historian Dr. Harald Binder decided to support the development of JAM FACTORY as a center for contemporary art. The JAM FACTORY ART CENTER is located in a former industrial building that used to be a distillery and later a jam processing plant.

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The Warrior Cup III competition will take place in the Lviv region on October 21-22. This tournament was founded in 2021 by veterans Serhii Shymchak, Pavlo Luchkiv, and Dmytro Sydoruk, and volunteer Mariana Salashnyk for other veterans and military personnel.

Dmytro Sydoruk was killed last April during the full-scale Russian invasion. Serhii and Pavlo will hold the third Warrior Cup competition in Dmytro’s memory. Apart from archery, athletics (that involves competitive running and shot put) and table tennis are a part of the tournament this time, as Dmytro’s dream was to develop the competition.

For reference: Serhii Shymchak is a combatant of 2014-2015 military action as a member of the Lviv Volia Volunteer Battalion and the 24th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and from February 2022 to January 2023, he served in the 206th Territorial Defense Battalion of the Kyiv 241st Brigade. Serhii is also a Sports Ambassadors project participant, implemented by Come Back Alive NGO supported by the US Embassy in Ukraine, in partnership with the Games Invictus Ukraine NGO. The project brings together 20 proactive and motivated leaders of the veteran community with visible and invisible injuries and wounds experienced in sports and who are ready to try new adaptive activities.

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Vita Harasymchuk, 31, is an accountant by profession. She is the wife of a serviceman who made his dream come true and opened a gym in Lviv region. Vita’s husband is a military man who took part in the anti-terrorist operation. And since the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion, he has been protecting Ukraine in the hottest spots. The woman was able to open a gym at the end of last year.

Among other things, yoga, tabata, fitness, and modern dance classes are held in the gym. Classes with a trainer, a rehabilitator and massage services are also available there. Vita is gradually expanding her own business, because the plans are to make the gym a place for the rehabilitation of Ukrainian servicemen. And also — to get teenagers involved in sports.

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In the spring of 2022, amidst the full-scale invasion, Ivan Prybylo and his wife Svitlana decided to start their own business. Namely, snail farming. Although Ivan had already joined the Defense Forces ranks together with his younger son, this did not stop him from starting a snail farming business. At the same time, Ivan’s family home, which the family calls his brainchild, has become a refuge for those fleeing the war. The displaced people still stay here today.

When the snail farm had just turned a profit, Ivan’s family learned about the death of the family man. They did not dare to stop the business, because it was the defender’s dream. In addition, Ivan’s wife and daughter-in-law set up a farm camp for children from the eastern regions who had never been to western Ukraine. The family business was also supported by the Ukrainian Veterans Fund, which helped the snail farm receive financial assistance.

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Last December, Lviv resident Viktoriia Khemych was hit by a bus right while crossing a pedestrian lane. After the accident, Victoria’s leg was operated on several times, but severely injured limbs salvage was impossible, it was amputated. Victoria was admitted to the Unbreakable Center in Lviv, where she was fitted with a prosthesis. For more than six months, Victoriia underwent rehabilitation and mastered the use of her now mechanical leg. Afterward, she decided to stay at the Center, but no longer as a patient, but as a mentor. Viktoriia supports and counsels the Ukrainian military and civilians who have lost their limbs, coping with living in a new way and preparing to get prostheses.

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