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Activities in Basel
An initiative group from Basel approached USB at the end of 2023 with the idea of starting a creative activity for children and young people. Since early 2014, a group of young professional dancers from Ukraine has been working hard to create and develop various dance groups for Ukrainians ...
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Activities in Burgdorf
The USB branch in Burgdorf became the first group of active Ukrainians to receive support through the USB platform outside the city of Bern in early 2023. The cooperation started with integration and creative classes for schoolchildren and expanded to a variety of initiatives, including a w...
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Activities in Bern
Bern is the main base of USB. USB's office in Bern is home to the Ukrainian school Optima, the Centre for Psychosocial Support for Women, a project for employing women, a youth platform, a Media Club, and classes in creativity and art therapy. The USB space is also available for use by part...
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Activities in Thun
Among the many initiatives proposed by Ukrainians in Thun in early 2013, the most stable are those related to women's psychosocial health. Women are organising self-help groups, yoga and art classes...
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Activities in Spiez
Since 2022, Ukrainians in Spiez have been actively involved in organising various meetings and celebrations with the local community. The initiative group has made communication and joint events its main integration strategy. The initiative group has made communication and joint events its ...
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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