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Supporting the Bearers of Cossack Songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region

22.07.25

#ICH despite all challenges We visited Pavlohrad district, the village of Kocherizhky ☝️ – home to the members of the ensemble “Pershotsvit”, one of the three UNESCO-recognized groups that preserve the tradition of Cossack songs of Dnipropetrovsk region 🇺🇦. The ensemble’s leader, Volodymyr Kravchenko, shared the history of Kocherizhky, which dates back to the Cossack era of the 18th century ☝️. This land has always been special: monks and Cossacks lived here, and the legendary Chumak trade route passed nearby. Perhaps that is why such extraordinary people live here today – people who, despite all difficulties, continue to preserve folk songs, traditions, and respect fo...

Happy Coach’s Day!

19.07.25

Happy Coach’s Day! With a capital C – because Coaches are motivators, parents, dietitians, and psychologists “all in one” 👩‍🦰👩‍🍳👩‍⚕️🧘‍♀️ A Coach is the person who often stays in the shadows, behind the scenes of victories and achievements – yet is without doubt the driving force behind them. 💥 “It’s easier for me to row in the boat myself than to worry about my athletes,” says Olympic medalist Dina Miftakhutdinova. 💥 “A coach must be multifunctional,” emphasizes 12-time Paralympic champion Oksana Boturchuk. 💥 “A coach is a leader and an unquestionable authority,” believes honored volleyball master Viktoriya Oreshina. Our colleagues introduce us to different sports (jus...

Teaching young English students the art of Petrykivka painting

07.07.25

Children from the English town of Calstock had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the art of Petrykivka painting, which is inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Through a Zoom conference, 38 primary school pupils from Stoke Climsland Primary School joined an online workshop to create a flower in the Petrykivka style. The lesson was conducted by Olena Danyleiko, a teacher at the Municipal Institution “Petrykivka Children’s Art School named after T. Ya. Pata.” A sheet of paper, five colors, a few brushes and cotton swabs, a bit of patience — and each participant of this online meeting ended up with a beautiful artwork to keep as a memory. Traditi...

Getting to know each other and gaining new experience

04.07.25

The phenomenon of “Baba Yelka” in the cultural landscape: how to grow with and without funding Key takeaways: ✅ a compelling origin story ✅ challenges along the path of development ✅ valuable anti-crisis case studies We would like to thank the authors — three women from the Mala Vyska district — ethno-performer Svitlana Bulanova, journalist and editor of “Nova Hazeta” Inna Tilnova, and PR specialist Viktoriia Semenenko — for inviting us to the conference. They started this project in memory of their grandmothers, who used to sing Ukrainian folk songs. Today, they share the traditions of the Kirovohrad region with a wide audience: folk songs, traditional clothing, dance...

The 6th Park Volleyball Tournament for the Viktoriia Oreshyna Cup

02.07.25

Friends always support each other! 🤝 And so did we — we came to support Viktoriia Oreshyna at her 6th Park Volleyball Tournament for the Viktoriia Oreshyna Cup. On the court, she brought together eight teams of her athlete friends from Kyiv, Dnipro, Kamianske, Berdiansk, Kharkiv, Lozova, Mariupol, Donetsk, Kropyvnytskyi, and Luhansk. The WOMEN plus / ЖІНКИ плюс team was also there — not as players, but as a support team (Liliia Gurenko, Dina Miftakhutdinova, Iryna Fomenko, Oksana Buturlina, Natalya Garmash, Larysa Fylynova, Lidiia Dukach, Iryna Chyhryn, Viktoriia Zhuravel). In addition, during the event, our good friend Iryna Bazan received a Certificate of Appreciatio...