From May 16 to August 15, 2022, special free events for children were held in various locations in Lviv: chess school, active games, sports games, master classes, open-air cinema.
In total, more than 1,000 children took part in the first stage of the project, who fled the war and moved with their families to safer regions of Ukraine.
The project provided for children’s physical, intellectual and psycho-emotional development. And he also ensured acquaintance, communication and integration of internally displaced persons with Lviv residents.
The classes took place in various locations of the city of Lviv: schools, rehabilitation centers, theological seminaries, modular towns and dormitories.
– More than 20 children attended the chess school twice a week. In addition to classes, 2 tournaments were held.
– There were 13 classes on active games. They were attended by more than 500 children.
– There were also 13 sports games classes. They were attended by about 300 children. They played football, frisbee, badminton, volleyball and rugby.
– Every week we watched a movie outdoors. Entire families were invited to participate. More than 300 participants attended 13 joint movie screenings.
– 1 of the master classes took place. More than 200 children visited them. The children were taught to embroider, make wind-up dolls, dry felting, appliqués and origami, paint with paints, decoupage technique, make candles from wax, appliqués from salt dough, paint on glass and combine hay and wool in products.
The project “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben.
