Being close to the year’s equator we feel intense dynamic. The tasks proliferate. The number of new partnerships increases. The work on personal projects is in full swing. Looking back, we see how much we have accomplished, but also comprehend how much is yet to be done.
We share key information on the website below
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Program direction of ЗМІN
In June we established 7 new cooperations with both stable and new partners: Franko House, The Ukrainians Media, Ukrainian Urban Platform, Child Dignity Center, Kunsht, Kimnata, and Locus. Keep track of the partners' activities by following their pages.
Projector Publishing х Projector Foundation х ЗМІN Foundation
The fourth book of the series “The Stories of Ukrainian Artists. Anatol Petrytsky" is now available for pre-order! The author Valentyna Klymenko has created the book as an attempt for the readers to see Anatol Petrytsky through the eyes of people of the XXI century.
Order at the lowest price on the website prjctr.store.
partnership is coordinated by Natalya Paslavska
“Vdiachni” Fund х ЗМІN Foundation х CBA Initiatives Center
We will release the results of the study “When considering accountability versus compulsion: the state of pre-medical care and the populace's awareness in Ukraine” tomorrow.
partnership is coordinated by Oksana Mrozek
This year’s Make Music Day was broadcast live with an updated website and refreshing ideas. Their support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remained unchangeable. This time the goal was to raise 1 million for the 1st “Azov” corps. A special location emerged – “Songs without Shackles”, where favorite songs of war prisoners and missing people were performed. The festival has reached a myriad of city locations, both in downtown and more remote areas. Also, with the help of a route designer, the participants could add their favorite locations on their own interactive map.
partnership is coordinated by Kateryna Botnar
Natural History Museum х National Antarctic Scientific Center х ЗМІN Foundation
The Antarctic holiday Midwinter took place in the State Museum of Natural History. The youngest visitors together with their parents explored Antarctica and its inhabitants. During the day the children and their guardians tackled the quest tasks directly at ther exhibition. The culmination of the event was a tour of the exhibition "Expedition to Antarctica" in the form of a walk with polar explorers.
The following visited the museum: Ihor Dykyi, Taras Peretyatko, Elizaveta Safonova, as well as a geophysicist Yevhen Hakalov, who has overwintered as a participant of 9th UAE. The scientist briefed the participants on geomagnetic studies and other related subjects.

ЗМІN Foundation х Vitalnia Cafe х Center for Urban History
Experiment. Eclectic. Exter – focusing on music and art, modernism, and the early 20th century. While working on the event we thought that Olexandra Ekster would definitely come to visit it, therefore we attempted to imagine ourselves as her pupils.. Together with Maria Plyatsko we were creating a papier collé on a free theme based on the work of Ekster. The musical accompaniment was embodied through an author's DJ set by Marichka Porichka.
partnership is coordinated by Kateryna Botnar

The Ukrainians Media
This June Khrystyna Boyko was working on an original article, which you will find in the next issue of Reporters magazine.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak
ЗМІN Foundation х Radio SKOVORODA
Working together on the creation of a podcast about new models, accountability, search for the most volumetric solutions.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak

Kunsht x ЗМІN Foundation
On June 12, the exhibition "Freedom in the Equation" was completed at Lviv Polytechnic National University and Ostroh Academy.
On July 1, the opening of the exhibition will be conducted in Ukrainian Free University in Munich. Oleksandra Matviychuk –, head of the "Civil Liberties Center" organization, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, will address the guests of the event with an online speech!
Contact us if you want this exhibition to take place in your space.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko and Natalya Paslavska
Child Dignity Center
Recruitment for the certificate program "Formation of a safe environment for children. Security policy in the organization" is open.
For whom? Organizations that work with children. 10 organizations will be selected to participate.
Ukrainian Urban Platform
Within the framework of the 4th Lviv Urban Forum, the UUP team became curators of following events:
June 30 at 10:00 and at 12:30
Together with sociologists-facilitators at the workshop “Urban community: how do we work together better?”, we will conduct work in focus groups for proper research on the sector within the framework of our large study about the urban sector.
Location: Small session hall of Lviv City Council, 2nd floor, Rynok Square, 1.
July 2 at 2:00 p.m
Panel discussion “Community driven urban development practices”, which will be moderated by the head of UUP Marichka Zakaliuzhna. This time our participation will be as friends and partners of the event.
Location: Scene 2, !FESTrepublic, Staroznesenska st., 24-26
partnership is coordinated by Natalya Paslavska
Nyni
A new episode of the podcast with artist Andrii Aksyutov has been released. Exploring people in the space of the landscape, he compares them to trees that take root, bloom and dry up, forming their character, nervous system and reflexes that seem to be reflected on the canvas in the mirror.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko

Chytomo
This year’s novelty became 18 Reels recorded during the Book Arsenal with book recommendations from writers, influencers, and the guests of the festival. The format turned out to be very successful.
We also invite you to join the Chytomo Club, which currently has 400 members.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko
Prologue
Alya Segal has conducted a lecture on transformation of apartment exhibitions. The team proceeds with expeditions to spaces. This June the participants had an opportunity to get to know “Anhar” biking café, SOMA dance company, and “Goods from Europe” gallery.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak
Pidsvityty Lvivskyi Lichtar
Succeeded to gain success to space data from satellites that will allow to identify the type of earth cover and will help to take biodiversity into account when creating a light master plan.
The results of the workshop on the light master plan will be presented at the Lviv Urban Forum 2026,on Thursday, July 2.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko
As part of the cooperation, two more analytical articles by Oleksandr Shulman were published.
Між поганим і ще гіршим. Чому бійці місяцями не виходять із позицій
Артилерія після 2022-го: що показала війна
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko
Zminotvortsi
8 volunteer ambassadors were casted for participating in a summer camp for teens in Slavske. The concept is “The Adult Life”. The camp will last from June 30 to July 5.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko
Ukraïner
This June the team of Ukraïner has celebrated its 10th anniversary. For 10 years already they have been documenting Ukraine, telling its stories and present our country to the world. We invite you to support their work and become part of the community.
partnership is coordinated by Anna Andruseiko
A presentation of the second issue of “Uzhhorod Architecture” magazine has taken place in Kyiv. It was discussed why architecture is not only about buildings, but about memory, identity, and an approach to view a city. Also there was a talk on why local stories can be valuable even beyond the area.
You can get the publication by joining the Varosh media community.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak

During June the team has been making preparations for recordings of the second season of the podcast “Z Toboiu”. Together, with co-lead social psychologist Illya Bachurin and neurologist, head of the Center for veterans’ mental health and rehabilitation “Forest Glade” Kseniia Vosnitsyna, we have prepared the materials below:
Опори для психічного здоровʼя під час невизначеності
Як впоратися з тривогою, коли близька людина на фронті?
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak
Nafta Theater
The team is actively working on the development of performances within the framework of the Naftaprod 2.0 project. The second performance “The Blue Play”, implemented as a part of our partnership, has been included into the repertoire. The artwork reflects our mutual dream, woven from stories of soldiers, persons with experience of resettlement, refugees, those at home, and those with a home inside.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak
Me and My School
The project “Lifeskills girls: girls act” for children with visual, hearing and musculoskeletal disorders and the adults next to them has ended.
The team shares the participant’s feedback and the results.
partnership is coordinated by Daryna Shutiak
Visit to the anniversary celebration of the “Grateful” Foundation
In June the team celebrated the Fund’s 4th anniversary. Daruna Shutiak, Oksana Mrozek and Natalya Paslavska visited the event and had a pleasant time. We share photos that will say more than words.

Visit to the exhibition of the year KHSA
Khrystyna Boyko and Daryna Shutiak have visited the traditional exhibition of the year of Kharkiv School of Architecture “UN→certainty”. It is a space for reflecting, where the students and the tutors altogether conceptualize the path travelled, and the professional community and the wider audience can evaluate the relevance of the new approaches in architectural education.
Besides, we are sharing amazing news! Our scholarship holders Olya, Danyil and Volodymyr have successfully defended their theses and completed their studies! Our sincere congratulations on the major milestone!

Khrystyna Boyko took part in Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdansk. "Promoting the economic recovery of Ukraine", organized by the Foundation for Ukraine and GIZ. The discussion was devoted to the search for new models of cooperations between philanthropic organisations, international partners and civil society to support the long-term recovery of Ukraine. For ЗMIN it was a possibility to contribute to the conversation on how investments in the capacity of people, organizations and local environments can shape not only recovery, but also lasting social change.

The meeting was dedicated to the topics of happiness and agency. The program included the discussion “On Happiness" with Volodymyr Turchynovskyi, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of UCU, a conversation on the themes of agency with Dmytro Sherengovsky, Orysya Bila and Orest Suvalo. And, of course, a lot of live communication, hugs, treats and good music.
Charity race of UCU
ЗMIN Foundation joined the second charity race of Ukrainian Catholic University. The purpose of the race is to raise funds for the "Donation" scholarship fund to support talented UCU students who are unable to pay for their tuition. ЗMIN program managers Anna Andruseiko and Daryna Shutiak took part in the run

Presentation of arts-for-health initiatives
The event took place within the framework of the congress of art for health, which is part of the Healing Arts Ukraine initiative. It is aimed at supporting vulnerable population groups, recovering of the military and veterans, as well as strengthening the resilience of civilians in wartime conditions. The initiative combines capacity development activities with national advocacy company and intends to become the dominant platform on the intersection of art and health in Ukraine. Natalya Paslavska from ЗMIN has visited the event, at the invitation from Art Therapy Force.
BRYZHI
Proceeding with system reinforcement:
of Boryviter in the areas of study and implementation of experience, as well as psychological training and support of military personnel;
of Aerorozvidka and Ukrainian Volunteer Airlines as a part of institutional support of organizations;
partnership is coordinated by Natalya Paslavska
+2 automobiles for the Air Assault Forces of Ukraine
Сommunication track
Планування під час війти — нова необхідність?
Як знайти свої заняття після служби?
Що означає створити вуличну виставку?
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