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#DonorDay

09.06.25

Together with our NGO team and friends, we took part in #DonorDay by donating blood to help those in need. Our strength is in unity 🇺🇦

Joined the Closing of the Summer Chemistry and Biology School

07.06.25

Children are our everything! Healthy, cheerful, smart, and smiling — they inspire us adults to reach new heights! Recently, a summer chemistry and biology school concluded at one of our partner educational institutions. The children participated in biology and chemistry tournaments, laboratory workshops, museum visits, university department tours, and healthcare institutions. As is our tradition, we joined the school’s closing ceremony and the summary of achievements. On our part, we gave the children an extra dose of joy — leading an active warm-up and mini sports games to music. Afterwards, each team received a ball from WOMEN plus / ЖІНКИ плюс as a gift in honor of ...

“Let’s Give Children a Fairy Tale” – 2025

06.06.25

#ICH – Cossack Songs of the Dnipropetrovsk Region Through informal education — the regional creative online contest “Let’s Give Children a Fairy Tale” — we introduced residents of our region to an element of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH): Cossack Songs of the Dnipropetrovsk Region. Why? Because these songs are unique and could disappear forever if they are not spoken about, popularized, studied, and, of course, sung. This year, the contest received 25 entries from authors in the Solonianska, Pokrovska, Pavlohradska, Mezhova, Hubynska, Pidhorodnia, Lozuvatka, Verkhniodniprovsk, and Mohyliv territorial communities. It was especially delightful that 6 stories ...

Supporting #ICH: “Petrykivka Painting – A Phenomenon of Ukrainian Ornamental Art”

05.06.25

The village of Petrykivka and the Petrykivka Museum of Ethnography, Everyday Life, and Folk Applied Arts are a unique space where a true gem is preserved and nurtured — Petrykivka painting, included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (#ICH) and a symbol of national identity. Petrykivka painting is the colorful heart of the Dnipropetrovsk region, requiring constant attention, protection, and support. Thanks to Liliia Gurenko, head of the NGO WOMEN plus, the Petrykivka community received the 8th tranche of a deputy subsidy from the regional budget. The funds made it possible to: ✅ Update some museum furniture to make it more...

Guarding Children’s Mental Health

02.06.25

The pressure on children’s mental well-being is immense, daily, and unrelenting. It is especially hard for children who are currently in hospitals. To brighten their days and support their mental health, our colleagues Dina Miftakhutdinova and Olena Terekhova visited one of the leading healthcare institutions in our region, where they were warmly welcomed by the talented doctors Svetlana Ustymenko and Yuliia Hetman. Joining them were skilled specialists from the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Children’s Library, who presented a theatrical interactive performance: “When Spring Met Summer.” The children solved riddles, danced with fairy-tale characters, and demonstrated their a...