Mariia Kutniakova
Articles
Displacement, Disability and Care: German-Polish Dialogue Calls for Stronger Support for Ukrainian Refugees with Disabilities and Their Caregivers
On 28 and 29 May, the INKuLtur team, together with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Warsaw), organized the two-day event “Displacement, Disability and Care: Needs, Challenges and Political Priorities for Germany and Poland” at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Berlin. The program combined a public panel discussion with an expert exchange involving stakeholders from Germany and Poland.
Charging stations for a water-monitoring laboratory during the war in Ukraine: together we raised over €2,700
Last winter we asked our Austausch community to help our friends at the lab. The original goal was a generator to keep the equipment running through the outages. We raised about €2,750 EUR, which wouldn’t cover a generator, so we changed our approach: instead of one large fixed unit, we bought three EcoFlow power stations. Portable, modular, well suited to a team that is no longer in one place. We ordered them ourselves and sent them to Poltava, where they also helped power the evacuation of people and equipment.
Invisible Care, Unmet Needs: The Situation of Ukrainian Caregivers of Personswith Disabilities in the EU
The first cross-national study of Ukrainian caregivers of persons with disabilities in the EU reveals a group caught between two systems – and falling through the cracks of both.
Opening of GreenRoots Hub in Dnipro
On 26 March, the GreenRoots Hub will officially open in Dnipro — a new space dedicated to supporting environmental initiatives and civic activists in Ukraine’s frontline regions.
Environment, Recovery and Solidarity: Civil Society Responses in Times of War
When environmental professionals and activists from Ukraine and Germany gathered for the international exchange “Environment, Recovery and Solidarity,” they brought more than expertise – they brought stories of resilience, destruction, and hope from communities facing unprecedented environmental challenges.
Key Takeaways from the Discussion “Building Climate Resilience in Ukraine” at Café Kyiv 2026
At Café Kyiv 2026, we organised a joint panel with GIZ, the Ukrainian Climate Office, the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and the InsuResilience Solutions Fund. Titled “Building Climate Resilience in Ukraine: Cross-Border Environmental Action and Climate Risk-Informed Adaptation,” the discussion brought together policy analysis, climate risk modelling, and practical experience from civil society environmental work.
Beyond Survival: Empowering Ukrainian Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities in Europe. Presentation of the research & Policy Dialogue
📍 Riga | Online (Zoom)
🗓 18 March 2026 | 11:00–13:00 EET
“Im Alltag – In Everyday Life”: A Photographic Testimony of Ukraine During War Opens in Berlin
On 20 February 2026, the photo exhibition “Im Alltag – In Everyday Life” officially opened at the Stasi Museum in Berlin, offering visitors an intimate and powerful glimpse into the everyday realities of life in Ukraine during Russia’s war. The exhibition is presented at Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie, Haus 22 (Ruschestraße 103) and will be open to the public until 13 March 2026.
Memory Culture in Times of War: Challenges and Chances of Holocaust Remembrance in Germany, Poland and Ukraine
In our project, “Remembrance in Dialogue”, experts from Germany, Poland and Ukraine examined the impact of the war in Ukraine on remembrance practices of the Holocaust and Nazi crimes. The project’s conclusions are presented in the guide “Memory Culture in Times of War: Challenges and Chances of Holocaust Remembrance in Germany, Poland and Ukraine”.
Russia’s War on Water: Help Document Environmental Destruction in Ukraine
When Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, it’s not just about darkness – it’s about destroying the capacity to document what war does to water. We’re raising €8,500 for a generator to keep critical water monitoring running in Eastern Ukraine.
