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“The League of the Strong”  will conduct Ukraine’s first national sociological survey on young people with disabilities: “Young People with Disabilities in Ukraine: Inclusion, Barriers, Stigmatisation and Agency”. The findings are intended to provide an evidence base for shaping national and local youth policy, developing social campaigns, educational programmes, teaching materials, advocacy initiatives and new…

Over 600 nursery teachers, teaching assistants and training specialists from pre-school education institutions across Ukraine have completed “The League of the Strong”  online course, “Early Identification and Inclusive Interaction in Nursery Schools”. This is a record number of participants for this training programme, which will enable further changes to be implemented in Ukrainian nurseries. The…

As part of the “SAFE” project, civil society organisations that have received sub-grants from the “The League of the Strong” continue to expand their support for people with disabilities and their families. They are launching new social services, creating accessible spaces, developing supported living schemes, introducing psychological support, educational programmes and employment support, and strengthening…

Ten-year-old Valeria loves English most of all; she enjoys doing crafts and makes videos with her younger brother. She is currently studying remotely whilst preparing for an operation in Germany. Previously, Valeria used to join her lessons via an old mobile phone that no longer supported the necessary apps. As a result, she would sometimes…

Ulyana Pcholkina, Chair of the Board of “The League of the Strong” civil society organisation, has called on Ukrainian civil society organisations to sign the Gdańsk Declaration on Inclusive Recovery. She made this appeal during her speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in early July in Kyiv. “If this process is not inclusive from the…

The Parliament of Ukraine Committee on Social Policy and the Protection of Veterans’ Rights has recommended that parliament adopt Bill No. 14191 at second reading and in its entirety, subject to the necessary technical and legal amendments. The bill changes the approach to state social assistance for people with disabilities from childhood and children with…

In three weeks, “The League of the Strong” has received over one and a half thousand enquiries about its new project to support people with disabilities. This was announced by Bohdan Kokhan, head of the ‘League of the Strong’ project office. “We received the highest number of applications from the Kharkiv region — 991. And…

25 civil society organisations have joined “Тhe League of the Strong” in a joint statement calling for the adoption of Bill No. 14389 on reasonable accommodation. Daria Kukurika, Executive Director of “Тhe League of the Strong”, announced this on the ‘Kyiv’ television channel. “Тhe League of the Strong” with the support of 25 organisations representing…

“The League of the Strong” has announced an open call for organisations of people with disabilities to take part in monitoring compliance with the rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine. “The League of the Strong” will select 10 organisations, train them in monitoring methodologies, fund the monitoring activities and support them throughout the process.…