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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...

“I see what you don’t see”: Bern against racism...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk The city of Bern is organizing the Action Week Against Racism for the 16th time. This...

A City in Dialogue: How Basel’s Action Week Against RacismTurned Awareness into Action...

Basel, March 2026. For one week, the city of Basel transformed into a living forum. Classrooms, theatres, public squares,...

EntreCivil Event at ZHAW in Zurich: Why Psychosocial Skills Are Key to Sustainable Volunteering...

At ZHAW — a leading Swiss university of applied sciences in Zurich — an inspiring panel discussion took place,...

Ideas Taking Shape: How Ukrainian Women in Switzerland Are Building New Professional Stories...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk When a person changes countries, they change more than just their address. They change their rhythm...

Dialogue Instead of Silence: Bern to Host an Anti-Racism Week...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Bern will soon launch its annual Anti-Racism Action Week. For several days, the city becomes a...

Moses Mekonnen on Migration, Dignity, and Migrant Children: “We Are Not Part of the Problem — We Are Part of the Solution”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Moses Mekonnen has been living in Switzerland since 2014. He has gone from being an asylum...

As part of the continuation of the campaign “Solidarity on Wheels”: Three more buses departed from Bern to Trostianets....

As part of our “Solidarity on Wheels” campaign, we continue to highlight support that turns into concrete action. Three...

We Understand Each Other: “We Need Not Just Any Peace, but a Just Peace”...

In her article for Journal B, Svitlana Prokopchuk writes about the changing perception of the war — both within...

Play as a Model of Life: How Game Practices Help Ukrainians Integrate in Switzerland...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Humanity has been playing games throughout its history. But in the context of migration, play takes...

“Starting Over Together”: How “Ukrainian Women in Bern” Became an Online Anchor for a New Integration...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Daria Sokolska’s journey in Switzerland began in March 2022. Having arrived from Chernihiv, she was already...

When Integration Becomes Possible: “What I Learned by Exploring the Lives of Ukrainians in Switzerland”...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Vera Mezzera, 19, was born in Bern and has international exchange experience in Italy, where she...

FUNDS HUNTER™: A Game That Accelerates Decision-Making and Helps You Move Forward...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk FUNDS HUNTER™ is not just a board game. It is a strategic thinking tool that helps...

We Understand Each Other. “Sport as Proof of “Usefulness”...

An article by Svitlana Prokopchuk, Media Coordinator of the USB Association, “Sport as Proof of ‘Usefulness’,” published in Journal...

Education, Digital Skills, and Trust: How Refugees Find Their Path into the Swiss Labor Market...

Text by Svitlana Prokopchuk Another panel at the IntegraS Forum in Zurich, partnered by the USB Association, focused not...

Refugee Integration into the Swiss Labor Market: Between Challenges and Reality. Key Takeaways from the Employment Forum...

Text by Svitlana Prokopchuk At the “IntegraS 2025” forum in Zurich, partnered by the USB Association, participants discussed real...

IntegraS Forum 2025: Supporting Integration, Legal Uncertainty, and the Expectation of Clear Decisions...

Text by Svitlana Prokopchuk The IntegraS 2025 integration forum took place in Zurich, bringing together Ukrainian refugees, representatives of...

Launching the Integration Hackathon in Basel: a space for the creation of youth integration ideas...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk When people move to a new country, they almost automatically gravitate toward those who are “like...

Opening Doors with Their Own Hands: Migrants as Creators of Their Own Lives...

Text from Svitlana Prokopchuk We met with Aisa Martinez at the Generation House in Bern. A calm voice, thoughtful...

The Psychology of Assistance in Supporting Refugees...

Text: Svitlana Prokopchuk Supporting people who have been forced to leave their homes due to war is profoundly important,...

The Role of Partnerships in Developing School Systems: USB’s Practical Experience...

The school as a system striving for change The Ukrainian school today resembles a large inert machine: it formally...

A New Culture of Psychological Integration: Community, Resilience, and Professional Responsibility...

In Horgen, Switzerland, the forum “Strength in Resilience: Mental and Physical Health, Self-Care, and Integration” recently took place —...

Understanding Each Other: Between “Shame on You” and “Try Again” — How Children Learn to Live in Switzerland and Ukraine...

The magazine Journal B published an article by journalist and media coordinator of the USB Association, Svitlana Prokopchuk, titled...

Understanding Each Other: When the universe responds to the call of the heart...

The magazine *Journal B* has published an article titled “When the Universe Answers the Call of the Heart”, written...