Rokada set up three shelters for displaced people in Sumy
Rokada has equipped more than a hundred additional spaces for internally displaced Ukrainians in the shelters of Sumy. These are three facilities featuring comfortable rooms,…
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Strength through unity: within the EMPOWER project, Rokada scales up aid to Ukrainians affected by the war
Support for Ukrainians, which has been provided in the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions for three years under the EMPOWER project, is now expanding to…
LINK: Over 20,000 Ukrainians received aid from Rokada
Summarising the project which, within the LINK consortium, has helped to support families with children, older people, people with disabilities, single parents and guardians, as…
Cinema as a reason to talk: women and psychologists analyze gender stereotypes at Vilna spaces
A familiar movie, a cup of coffee, and women who are nearby. This is how movie nights pass in the Vilna spaces. After watching, female…
Not left alone with misfortune: Rokada supported a family from the Sumy region who lost their home due to a Russian drone
Just over half a year ago, the Rybalchenko family lived in the village of Stetskivka, Sumy region. They had their own house, a car, and…
Rokada continues to help residents of regions suffering from Russian attacks
Air attacks on Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, and other Ukrainian regions show no signs of abating. Every single day, cities and villages are shaken by…
Rokada nearby: the story of help to Maksym Dotsenko from Sumy
Tragic incident, which happened with Maksym Dotsenko 14 years ago, forces him every day to fight for himself and possibility someday to stand on feet.…
Support that helped start over: The story of Mykola, who now lives in the Sumy region
“In life, I have always been used to relying on myself. But there comes a time when you can no longer cope with everything on…
From energy autonomy to psychological support: Rokada completed a project to improve medical services in the Yampil community
A project, aimed at strengthening the resilience of the healthcare system in conditions of war, completed Rokada in the Yampil community in Sumy region. The…
Rokada brings together Synivka community geriatric pension staff for physical violence prevention training
Olena Tykhonova, a gender-based violence specialist from Rokada, met with staff at the Synivka care home in the Sumy region to discuss the primary indicators…
‘In Sumy, pharmacies and shops are sometimes closed due to shelling. Therefore, aid with hygiene products for mothers is very important’
Day after day, the Sumy region comes under Russian shelling. Although this reality has become almost routine for many locals, Tetiana Dubovyk says her greatest…
For a retreat in the Carpathians, Rokada for the second time united veterans from Sumy region
The second retreat for veterans and their families from the Sumy region gathered participants in the Carpathians, for whom a few days away from daily…
Own business through support: women in Sumy and Kharkiv regions gain new professions in VONA hubs
The war takes away homes and jobs, upending normal life. Yet, it cannot strip away the will to act. Here are the stories of women…
Thousands of Ukrainians supported by Rokada within the LINK consortium
Regional teams from the Rokada Charitable Foundation are continuing to register local residents for multi-purpose cash assistance while simultaneously providing essential supply kits. Nearly 8,000…
Life Under Fire: Rokada Teams in Sumy and Chernihiv Help Man Find Safe Shelter
For a long time, he hid in basements to escape Russian shelling, venturing out only at night to find food. 54-year-old Serhiy Skrypchenko would have…
In Sumy region, Rokada finalizes the arrangement of shelters in two lyceums
In the lyceums of Okhtyrka and Synivka in the Sumy region, the Rokada team is finalizing the construction of shelters. The work launched in June…
What’s new at Survivors Relief Centers this summer: “More and more people are ready to talk about what they’ve been through”
Throughout June and July, the Survivors Relief Centers in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Poltava did not stop their operations for a single day. Multidisciplinary teams were…
Rokada helps older people understand manifestations of economic violence
Rokada specialist Olena Tykhonova helps older people better understand the manifestations of economic violence. At the Sumy Regional Scientific Library, local residents learned how to…
How VONA hubs help women transform their lives
Nearly 150 women have gained new vocational skills through VONA hubs this year. The centers operate across 10 cities, offering tailored career counseling, psychological support,…
Reintegration through recovery: Rokada united veterans from the Sumy region for a retreat in the Carpathians
Veterans from the Nedryhailiv community in Ukraine’s Sumy region have been given the opportunity to go on holiday with their families. The trip was made…
Yana Rybalchenko said: “Even when it gets tough, you have to pull yourself together and keep moving forward”
Yana comes from the Sumy region. Together with her husband, she spent a long time searching for a place to call home, eventually finding it…
Crisis room for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence launches in Okhtyrka
Backed by financial support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rokada has set up a crisis room in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, for survivors of…
Ukraine’s resilience centers mark International day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict
19 June marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (CRSV). This issue remains one of the most painful for Ukraine,…
Do you know how to help?
Do You Know How to Help? Practical questions on how to recognize gender-based violence, support someone who has experienced it, and avoid causing further harm.
What we hear vs. What is actually true?
Care or Control? Click on a situation to reveal the hidden mechanism Situation 1 “I remember you promised to do this,” and the reply is:…
Test: «Am I Safe?»
This test is not a clinical diagnosis, but it helps to assess your situation objectively and identify warning signs (so-called “red flags”) that are often…