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The public association “League of the Strong” invites representatives of Cherkasy public organizations to a training titled “Barrier-free Humanitarian Initiatives: How to Involve People with Disabilities?” The training will be conducted by psychologist and regional coordinator for public interaction of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights in the Cherkasy region, Liudmyla Protsenko. “An inclusive…

Daria Razenko has lost her home twice due to the war, experienced occupation, and faced the challenges of life in a new city. Now, she is doing everything possible to ensure consistent treatment for her child, who was born with a visual impairment. Despite all the difficulties, Daria does not lose faith and dreams of…

The public association the “League of the Strong” continues to support people with disabilities, as well as veterans, the elderly, and internally displaced persons, by providing essential assistive devices through the Empower Ukraine: Disability Rights project. Over 10 months of the project, 600 beneficiaries from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, and Cherkasy regions received a total of 968…

The first meeting of the “6 Conversations About Resilience” project took place in Ivano-Frankivsk. Twenty-nine participants gathered in Taras Shevchenko City Park to discuss and share their experiences of living through the war, according to Alona Moroziuk, assistant project manager of the “League of the Strong.” “The meeting produced incredible results! When we saw such…

Maryna is 22 years old. Every day, she attends the day care center run by the Dream Workshop NGO. There, young people with mental disorders learn to be independent: they develop skills to interact with others, perform household tasks, and engage in creativity. Most importantly, they are given the right to a decent life.  Since childhood,…

On September 17, the Ivano-Frankivsk National Academic Drama Theater opened a photo exhibition “Time to Step into the Light”. The exhibition is part of the eponymous information campaign of the League of the Strong public union. The main goal of the campaign is to motivate people with disabilities and their families to accept themselves, overcome…

The League of the Strong public union invites representatives of NGOs in Cherkasy to a training on “Raising awareness of the public sector on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian aid.” It will be conducted by Liudmyla Protsenko, a psychologist and regional coordinator of public relations for the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human…

In Ukraine, about 2 million people with disabilities need employment. This number will only grow, because, unfortunately, many military and civilians are disabled as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This was emphasized by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the NGO “League of the Strong”, at a discussion on “Labor rights of persons with…

The League of the Strong NGO conducted a training for local managers on accessibility in Lviv Oblast. Participants learned how to check buildings for accessibility for people with disabilities, including people with prostheses or in wheelchairs. Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the League of the Strong public union, told Channel 5 “This year we continue…