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Breaking the psychological barrier: how mobile teams of psychosocial assistance support families from remote villages of Donbas
“Only when it affected my child did I realize how wrong I was”, admits Oleksandr*, the father of a girl who suffered from domestic violence. Numerous beatings and quarrels once ruined his marriage to... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls’ voices. Too often, their voices are silenced, in... Read more
Creating the world that girls need to achieve their dreams
At age 13, Sesili still has a lot of different ideas about what her future might hold. Her favourite classroom subject is physics, and she says she’s interested in interior and fashion design, as... Read more
Leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: stories of Ukrainian female healthcare workers
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has affected many areas of our lives: the economy, education, culture, tourism. But it is the biggest test for the healthcare system, including the doctors who... Read more
Businesses support social initiatives: 6 more companies signed the Declaration for Gender Equality and Prevention of Domestic Violence
Today, during the online webinar ‘Businesses and 16 Days of Activism Against Violence: A Call to Action’, 6 more private companies, trade unions and business associations signed a Declaration in... Read more
Myropolis ‘Transformation of Plastics’ in Severodonetsk: eco-responsibility of youth as a lifestyle.
Discussion of topics that are important for the new generation, including environmental protection and sustainable development, was one of the objectives of the last year’s Forum. This year,... Read more
Five years of the Ukrainian Pact for Youth - 2020: 45,000 jobs created for young people
This year marks the end of a five-year history of the very ambitious Ukrainian Pact for Youth - 2020 initiative of the Center for CSR Development and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine with... Read more
First Day Center for victims of domestic violence was opened in Mariupol
The Day Center became the first such facility not only for the city, but also for the Oblast. Psychologists and lawyers will work there, there is a room for group classes and discussions and an art... Read more
Mariupol will determine the Youth Wellbeing Index
From now on, the Youth Wellbeing Index will be determined in Mariupol as well. The relevant Memorandum was signed between the United Nations Population Fund and the Mariupol City Council. The Azov... Read more
The first shelter for female victims of domestic violence has been opened in the Luhansk Oblast
On September 16, 2020, the first shelter for women with children that suffered from domestic and gender-based violence was opened in Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast. The 24-hour temporary shelter for... Read more