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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.

• culture
• Lviv

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.

• culture
• Lviv

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.

• military
• volunteers
• Lviv

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.

• military
• women
• Lviv

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.

• casualties
• children
• dead
• military
• Lviv

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.

• casualties
• women
• Lviv

On October 6, Ukrainian defenders will climb Mount Parashka. The event aims to organize active leisure and mental rehabilitation for war veterans and their families. Ukrainian defenders who sustained severe injuries in combat and have problems with their musculoskeletal system attend the climb. They will be assisted to climb the mountain using a special wheelchair.

The event is organized by the team of the Department of Tourism and Resorts Department of Lviv Oblast State Administration. Partners: NGO “Veterans GO”

Media representatives are welcomed to join the climb. Event accreditation is required.

For reference: More than two dozen Ukrainian servicemen took part in the ascent of Mount Klyuch at the end of September. 

• casualties
• military
• Lviv

On October 22, the “Warriors’ Cup” will be held in Lviv region as part of the “League of the Invincible” project. Among other things, Ukrainian defenders will be able to compete in archery, athletics (100- and 400-meter dashes), shot put and table tennis.

As reported, the “League of the Invincible” project for the development of adaptive sports and sports exercise rehabilitation is operating in Lviv region. The project involves implementation of measures aimed at the psychological and physical rehabilitation of military personnel and war veterans (primarily persons with disabilities) with the help of exercise and sports.

For example, as part of the initiative, over 40 soldiers underwent rehabilitation in a two-day camp: they had the opportunity to climb a mountain peak, cross a 16 km river and overcome narrow passages through a cave.

• casualties
• military
• Lviv

Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities is a joint project of the Mariupol City Council and the Bakhmut City Military Administration aiming to help rethink the traumatic experience of war and its impact on the architectonics of Ukrainian cities.

The Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities program will bring together representatives of the cultural, educational, technical, media, and creative spheres, as well as government officials and IDPs. The project should contribute to new initiatives to rebuild, restore, and revive cities that have suffered large-scale destruction and terrible loss of their historical and architectural heritage.

The exhibition will help to comprehend the depth of the losses of Mariupol and Bakhmut through a detailed exposition showing the buildings destroyed by the Russians and the mutilated streets, reminding us of what these unique cities looked like before the full-scale invasion. A separate interactive part of the exhibition is dedicated to visualizing the future of Mariupol.

For reference: Mariupol Reborn is the largest urban revival project in Europe since the Second World War. The project is being implemented on behalf of the head of the Donetsk Regional Administration, as well as with the support of the EBRD, the World Bank, the USAID Economic Support for Ukraine Project, and SCM. They have joined forces to rebuild Mariupol using modern practices, the latest technologies, and best practices. They are working on a clear plan to start rebuilding quickly and efficiently right away after de-occupation. The Mariupol Reborn plan has already been supported by the municipalities of Lviv, Vilnius, Gdansk, Wroclaw, and Utrecht.

• culture
• Lviv

Pavlo Korniienko is 37. Before the full-scale invasion, he was in charge of educational and social welfare institutions in the Kyiv region. After the opal-out invasion outbreak, the man took up volunteer work and arranged help for residents of the capital outskirts. Once having visited Bucha and Hostomel, he was determined to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Together with his unit, he went to defend the Eastern Ukraine. A mine exploded on the “road of life” in Chasiv Yar, and the shrapnels hit Pavlo. The soldier’s head, torso, arms, and legs were injured. Pavlo was evacuated and taken to Lviv, where he continued his rehabilitation. Pavlo says that his spouse, who “is the meaning of his life,” helps him to keep fighting

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• military
• Lviv