💡 June Recap: 12 stories about action, decisions, and transformations in the Zaporizhzhia region.

🖋 This marks the third month of work by journalists and influencers within the mini-grants program, coordinated by the Media Center of the Association of Invincible Communities.

📝 In June, 12 materials were published:

Education and Children

🔷 Large-scale reorganization: how Zaporizhzhia plans to merge 18 schools. (Zabor, Yu. Alekseenko)
🔷 Educational reform in a frontline city: how to preserve school communities. (Akzent, I. Kramarenko)

Healthcare

🔶 Free transplant surgeries: how the regional hospital in Zaporizhzhia operates. (Inform.zp.ua, Ye. Kazantseva)
🔶 Accessible diagnostics: how to get a free cancer screening. (Zabor, Yu. Alekseenko)

Culture and Development Spaces

🔶 Libraries reimagined: influencer Kateryna Markova shares why new library spaces in Zaporizhzhia are open, convenient, and comfortable. (Instagram, markova_ua)

Partnerships and International Support

🔶 Twin cities: who supports Zaporizhzhia during wartime. (Zabor, Yu. Alekseenko)
🔶 Regional partners: practical support for city and oblast recovery. (Zabor, Yu. Alekseenko)

Business and Development

🔶 Karate club “Concordia”: the journey from Zaporizhzhia to the global stage. (Vidbudova.Zaporizhzhia, D. Symonenko)
🔶 How personal branding helps Zaporizhzhia entrepreneurs start businesses. (Vidbudova.Zaporizhzhia, D. Symonenko)
🔶 Three stories of women-led businesses during wartime that received state grants. (1News; A. Zavodiuk, A. Vavilov)
🔶 U&WE Hub: a platform that supports women launching businesses during the war. (1News; Yu. Hlushko, A. Vavilov)
🔶 Video feature: Culinary arts as a calling – how Zaporizhzhia students cook for children while learning their craft. (Suspilne Zaporizhzhia; A. Natalukha, O. Lysenko)

🖇 Local voices drive resilience and renewal: they highlight not only the challenges but also the solutions. Each of these stories is an example of journalism that brings recovery closer.

Fighting today for tomorrow 🇺🇦