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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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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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“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...

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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...

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