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Illia Lager, 10, stands outside his home in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The Lager home is located close to a woodland area where the contact line was drawn in 2014 and where the conflict is most severe. The protracted conflict takes a substantial toll on the Lager family’s wellbeing and mental health. Illia’s mother Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
"We decided to create an ongoing outdoor cinema, but we don’t have project management experience," says Bogdan. "So I came here to develop my project management skills. I also want to become a public speaker and give lectures to the youth to encourage them to be more active."
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
A water pipeline in the conflict-affected mining village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. In 2014, the contact line, which divides government and non-government-controlled areas, was drawn in this woodland. The protracted conflict is a threat to the way of life of the village inhabitants whose homes are occasionally damaged by stray shells and mines.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Youth activists from Donetsk region listening the presentation of Ukrainian Catholic University teacher during an exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019. The visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar
Alina Palamarchuk, a 16-year-old civil activist from Zhmerynka, spoke about her role as head of the Association of the Young Zhmerynka Citizens civil organization.
"It's our job to build our own future," says Alina. "I believe that if young people will be involved in different aspects of society-building since their early age, if they know how to make a difference in their communities, it will be easier for us to change our country in the future."
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
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Youth activists from Donetsk region and the presenters during an exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019. The visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar
Iana Kot, one of the participants of exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019.
"Youth in Donetsk region are active and advanced people who want to develop their own communities and their country. But, of course, we need to get experience and to learn a lot. This study visit hepled us to see how the youth can collaborate with the authorities and influence decision making. We made new friends and useful contacts, and also got inspired and motivated," tells Iana.
The youthh visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar
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Day 85- Got this email this morning and I wanted to share it with you all.
Quite the milestone. The comprehensive exam is a 4 hour test that tests my knowledge of the history of Leadership (from 1800's to NOW) and purely by memory. It is a difficult test with many subsections and required me to study and essentially miss a lot of social time (not that I have any but to go see movies or something). This means I move forward and its one step closer to being called Dr. Rayburg. (not that kind of doctor)
It's about time too.
Day 131/365
Today, I just needed a reminder to keep my balance. I'm working hard not to get stopped by stress at work, not to get stopped by physical issues, not to get stopped by frustration.
I had a hard time with this today. Because the CT scan required fasting for 4 hours prior, I didn't time my pain pills correctly and by the time I laid down for the relatively simple and stress-free test, I was back in pain. They did 2 scans, one without, and one with contrast. And as she injected the iodine for the contrast test... I lost my balance a little.
Not physically of course, but mentally, emotionally. I had a moment of panic, a moment of fear and I stopped moving forward. I let pain and stress and anxiety wash over me and ended up having to do the contrast scan twice-- because the first one was blurred by my shaking.
I had to remind myself that everything was going to be ok, had to force myself to look forward, to move forward mentally, emotionally. I calmed myself, tried to find my balance again and made it through.
At home, I snagged a quick dinner, took my pain pills and reassured myself that everything is going to be ok. And now, I embrace this day's image and remind myself to keep moving because keeping moving is going to help me keep my balance no matter what comes my way.
Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down. - Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
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The home of the Lager family in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The building, which lies near the contact line separating government- and non-government-controlled areas, bears the scars of the protracted conflict. Metal coverings and boarded windows are used as a precaution against the shells and mines.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
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The home of the Lager family in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The building, which lies near the contact line separating government- and non-government-controlled areas, bears the scars of the protracted conflict. Metal coverings and boarded windows are used as a precaution against the shells and mines.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov