«Culture Helps / Культура допомагає»: activity of grantees of the second round of project grants
The project grants programme supports cultural initiatives and organisations that work with people who have been forced to move to safer regions or Creative Europe countries due to the war in Ukraine. Within this competition, you can receive up to 5,000 euros for cultural projects to integrate people into new communities.
In the second round of grants of this type, which was announced in October 2023, an independent jury selected 20 projects for the integration of Ukrainians into new communities in Ukraine and abroad, which will be implemented over the next six months. We share news from these projects:
In Uzhgorod, the NGO Kharkiv Foundation for Psychological Research conducts playback theater classes for teenagers and adults. The result will be a performance from the participants of the project.
The NGO “AmaTea” Youth Drama Theater in Chernihiv, together with families who were forced to move due to the war, worked on creating their own performances in the “theatre at home” format. The works of adults and children can be seen in the Chernihiv Regional Art Museum.
NGO Kremenchuk Information and Educational Center “European Club” implements a series of artistic events for everyone who temporarily moved to Kremenchuk: movie parties, guitar lessons, glass painting workshops and theater workshops. In Okhtyrka, the EAST NGO also holds art events for children: master classes in sand drawing, tableware and clothing painting.
In Okhtyrka, the NGO Okhtyr Youth Center launched interviews with young people who left their homes due to a full-scale invasion. In total, 5 releases are planned on the YouTube channel.
The theater studio “Ongyl” in Bolgrad, Odesa region staged 5 interactive performances for people who moved to Bessarabia. The performance is aimed at demonstrating the peculiarities and everyday habits of the ethnic groups – Bulgarians, Gagauz, Albanians who live in the territory of Bessarabia.
NGO Zaporizhzhia Library Association in its DigiArtJa project conducted a series of free digital painting trainings for children and teenagers who moved to Zaporizhzhia.
In Warsaw, Wioski Foundation im. Lorisa Malaguzzi launched free online Polish courses for Ukrainians who temporarily moved to Poland. The courses are held through the discussion of various topics related to the culture of the country: cinema, cuisine, poetry, fashion and others.
And in Timisoara, Romania, Faina UA implemented a series of meetings for Ukrainians with local experts in various fields of economy and culture to help learn the language and provide more opportunities for a career start in Romania.
NGO Pro Women in Lutsk creates a community of women who were forced to leave their homes and move due to the war. Excursions, thematic meetings and workshops are held.
The Khmelnytskyi Regional Youth Community Association “Territory” introduces people who moved to Bakota with the beginning of the full-scale invasion to the area through excursions, workshops and master classes.
Art Therapy Force implemented an art restoration camp for children and their families who moved to Lviv. With the participation of specialists from Ukraine and Great Britain, during the week participants attended classes in dance, theater, music, psychotherapy and art therapy, created stop-motion cartoons, collages and went on excursions.
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Photo of the Youth Drama Theater “AmaTea” from the project “We create the world”.
«Culture Helps / Культура допомагає» is a project co-funded by the European Union under a dedicated call for proposals to support Ukrainian displaced people and the Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Sectors. The project is a cooperation between Insha Osvita (UA) and zusa(DE).
