Stories

Yurii Strakhov: “I am simply trying to represent Ukraine with dignity through my work.”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Yurii Strakhov is a Ukrainian opera singer whose professional path is being shaped in Europe while...

When Art Learns to Travel: Displacement as the Common Language of the Venice Biennale 2026...

On-site reporting: Olena Krylova, Venice In August 2024, as the front line drew closer to Pokrovsk, the artist Zhanna...

Why I Spent a Week in Geneva on “Technical Guidelines” — and Why Young People Belong in Those Rooms...

By Natalia Masechko, Geneva-based representative of Zero Waste Lutsk I spent the last week of June at the Palais...

“What does home mean now?” — the question that ran through Art Basel 2026...

Notes from Basel Art Week, where I spent a day among the new voices at VOLTA — and found...

We understand each other. Adrian Gerber: “There’s no lever, just lots of little switches and buttons”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk In an interview given by Adrian Gerber — Commissioner for the labour market integration of persons...

The Art of Comics as Home and Support: the Story of “Mr. Travchyk”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk The comic “Mr. Travchyk” by artist Tamara Safarova is traveling to Switzerland: its exhibition opens at...

Understanding Each Other: “A Village Without a Local Council”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Rural or urban origin should not determine a person’s opportunities, level of education, or chances for...

“If you make an effort, it goes faster”: How Mykola and Pavlo are building their place in Schaffhausen...

Mykola Koliada dreams of working with children. Pavlo Sumskyi studies organizational management and is considering a career in management....

“Sewing” a New Life: How Women with Migration Experience Find Themselves and What Society Still Needs to Do...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk In Switzerland, integration is often measured by language certificates and employment. However, behind these indicators lies...

Brands That Help People Grow...

We turned our own fresh start in Switzerland into a marketing hub – and created the first brands for...

The right to be heard: about the power of female solidarity...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk In Switzerland, which is often perceived as a country of equal opportunities, women still face inequality,...

Between two barriers: refugees with disabilities in Switzerland...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk War, persecution, and human rights violations have forced thousands of people from around the world to...

Sofia Ogagifo: “I Have the Right to Wear What I Want”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk She is 17 years old, she comes from Kyiv, and behind her lies an experience that...

Rethinking Volunteering: More Than Selfless Helping...

Text: Olena Krylova Based on a lecture by Prof. Theo Wehner, ETH/EGH, presented at the EntreCivil Symposium in Zurich...

We Understand Each Other: “Psychotherapy in Ukraine Still Faces Stigmatization”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk At the Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, psychological support is provided to children and...

Integration without Illusions: Why the System Fails Those It Is Meant to Support...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Integration in a new country means far more than learning a language or finding a job....

How to Find a Job in Switzerland: Practical Insights from Those Who Have Already Done It...

Text: Iryna Perov Based on a webinar by the “Ukrainian Women in Bern” community and the USB Association The...

Finding the Map: Decode Switzerland and the Bet on Social Media...

Text: Anna Sliunchenko U.integration Basel / CATAPULT Project On a recent afternoon in Basel, a small group sat around...

Inclusion as a Right, Not a Privilege: Why Society Still “Does Not See” Children with Disabilities...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk The rights of children with disabilities are formally well protected in modern European societies. International documents,...

Where Colour Becomes Medicine: The USB Art Studio in Bern...

Text: Maryna Bondarenko There is a room in Bern where a woman from Brazil picks up a brush next...

“If I can, others can too”: how strength of spirit becomes volunteer support...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Oleh Aborniev was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. But from the very first...

We understand each other. “Tram, Old Lady and Hostility: Small Lessons from a Big World”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk In her new column for Journal B, journalist and media coordinator of the USB Association, Svitlana...

Between Barriers and Opportunities: The Path of Young Migrants into Swiss Politics...

Text: Anna Sliunchenko In Switzerland, more and more young people with a migration background want to be heard –...

Art as a Space for Integration: How Galerie Sechs in Basel Engages with the Theme of Migration...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk In Basel, contemporary art is increasingly becoming not only an aesthetic experience but also a tool...