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In Lviv, an open-air movie screening was held for families who were forced to leave their homes because of the war

Rain is no obstacle to families watching a movie together! On May 29, children and adults from Kharkiv, Bakhmut, Kramatorsk, Lysychansk, Nizhnya Duvanka, Berdyansk, Rubizhny and Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk regions together watched the family comedy "The Big Red Dog Clifford" in the open air. We are sure that even the rain did not spoil the wonderful atmosphere of the movie screening. You can see more photos on our Facebook page. Viewing…

Children who left their homes because of the war played football in Lviv

On May 27, as part of the "Shelter - Friendly Lviv" project, future football stars from Kherson and Kharkiv trained at the stadium of school #68. Children from the frontline regions, together with their peers from Lviv, conducted an active warm-up, performed developmental exercises for better coordination, learned the technical techniques of handling/stopping the ball with the inside of the foot and passing the ball. Acquired skills improved...

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A workshop on making motanka dolls was held in Briukhovychi for families from frontline regions

On May 25, families from the Severodonetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions learned to make knotted dolls at the Theological Seminary in Bryukhovychy (near Lviv). Blue-yellow, green-brown or white-blue: everyone could freely choose the color of the Motanka doll, but the prerequisite was to make the most secret wish when making it. We believe that every wish will come true. You can see more photos on our page...

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A master class for children from internally displaced families was held in Lviv for Vyshyvanka Day!

On May 19, a master class was held for the first time in the "Shelter - Friendly Lviv" project at the "Grono" Lyceum. Children from Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Severodonetsk, and Bakhmut were told the history of embroidery, and were also shown which embroideries are characteristic of different regions of Ukraine. Everyone could choose an activity to their liking: some tried to embroider, some drew ornaments on paper shirts, others made appliqués with ornaments.