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Dr. Oleksandr Andriychuk, 37, has managed the Sokyryanska District Hospital in the Chernivtsi Oblast Ukraine for nine years, overseeing more than 320 medical workers and services for approximately 100 patients per day. As Ukraine undergoes fundamental health care reforms, Dr. Andriychuk, and hospital managers like him, need new skills and expertise to guide their facilities through the necessary operational changes.
After spending seven years in the insurance business, Olexandra Gladyshevskaya decided to create her own startup. Olexandra and the team she brought together knew the many challenges their customers faced when trying to obtain compensation for injuries to their pets (cats and dogs). They decided to focus their energy on creating a start-up to help these customers.
A media literacy series produced by Ukrainian online media outlet Toronto TV reached 6.6 million views on Instagram. The participative nature of the project allowed the grantee to test its audience’s knowledge before and after viewing.
Oleksandr Bondarenko was injured at a checkpoint entering into a part of Donetsk controlled by Russia-backed forces. It took him two years to prove that his injury was associated with the ongoing armed conflict in eastern Ukraine before he obtained the appropriate government support payments.
His bewildering journey began in May 2014, when the Donbas conflict started. Oleksandr was astonished that former classmates and friends had taken up arms against Ukraine as separatists.
Dmytro Myshenin‘s entrepreneurial path started in 2011 with the selling of construction and building materials. In 2015, he diversified his business and moved into furniture manufacturing. A dedicated entrepreneur, Dmytro financed much of the company’s expansion and improvements himself. He also took advantage of grants from international and government organizations, which his company used to buy new equipment and tools and create a substantial number of new jobs.
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Last updated: February 16, 2021
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