@srntska.bsky.social was one of my first students before @balakunua.bsky.social even started. Now she has published an essay in English with Index-Ukraine ⬇️
Have a look and share!

Webinar #2: All about Paddington YouTube video by Balakun

Our first webinar was such a hit that we did it again!!

Checkout webinar #2 by our Mentor Philip W

Please enjoy. #Ukraine

youtu.be/1oFDIZNgqS4?...

Webinar is Live now!
Have a look⬇️

Webinar #2: All about Paddington YouTube video by Balakun

Balakun Webinar #2: All About Paddington is coming soon…

youtu.be/1oFDIZNgqS4?...

Volunteer Mentor Philip shares the journey of the farm, the station and of course the beloved bear.

@balakunua.bsky.social

russians are shifting tactics: more and more strikes are happening during the day

This is crazy
I have never seen numbers like this in one month!!
I really would like to thank @realjakebroe.bsky.social for mentioning us
So many great new #mentors
If you are interested in #volunteering and meeting great people checkout our site, link in bio #Ukraine
Thank you mentors 🥳

At Balakun we are always looking for ways to help our students attend any class or speaking club we have available. We have even started to create webinars for our students

The first one is hosted by
Mr. Garvey

You'll find a link to check it out in the comments!!

Be a part of the conversation

ASBTE turns 30!
Great meeting in Adelaide for biomaterials, and tissue engineering.

Psychedelia Nazarnazar

New story post from Nazar. Psychedelia. Friend and student of @balakunua.bsky.social, we would love to help you translate and share your written work. Get in touch with us at info@balakun.org medium.com/balakun/psyc...

Our community has grown so much and I hope we can continue to deliver interesting sessions. I’m always amazed at the variety of people, professions and interests from students and mentors at Balakun.

What kind of topics do you think could be explored in this format?

And a way for people present to share their expertise and experiences and talk about things that the find interesting

This session was on How Music affects health, presented by a mentor who is a musician and composer. It was very interesting and lead to a great discussion.

Being flexible is really important when students can’t be sure about their schedules. Especially for active military. So I hope these recordings can be something people enjoy at a time that suits them.

It was really awesome to facilitate our first webinar at @balakunua.bsky.social today. I’m grateful to our mentor who was willing to go first and persevered through some technical issues. I’m really looking forward to making more of these to share within the community.

Being flexible is really important when students can’t be sure about their schedules. Especially for active military. So I hope these recordings can be something people enjoy at a time that suits them.

A monument to Taras Shevchenko has been installed in Botswana, the first in Africa.

“During the ceremony, the dean of the Faculty of Humanities read his own translation of ‘Testament’ into Botswana’s national language — Setswana,” Sybiha wrote.

Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha

500 Ukrainian POWs came back home in just two days. 500 families can breathe again.

The 24th Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its 5th year.

open.substack.com/pub/sdempsey...

In Maidan Square there are hundreds of little flags. When I saw them in January, peaking out from the fresh snow. I understood that nothing we do will ever be enough. Nothing and no one can restore what has been taken away.

But I hope we have the strength to try.

“I hope being on a train doesn’t make you a moving target.”

“I hope you never have to choose between remaining in your home or starting again somewhere no one understands your language.”

“I hope this never happens to you.”

“I hope you never lose 4 years you could have spent raising your children”

“I hope you never scroll through a digital graveyard of last messages.”

“I hope you never have to wait for the death lottery at 2:00am when an alert starts”

My friends are brilliant and I love them - but they are not extraordinary humans. If we were in the same position would we be strong, brave, resilient?

Maybe. But I wonder if I would have the patience to speak to people unaffected by war. Would I have the grace to think:

Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its 5th year. My friends in Ukraine are Exhausted; but still defiant. Most of the time.

To be honest I have mixed feelings when people talk about the strength, bravery and resilience of Ukrainians.

Auckland stand with Ukraine @balakunua.bsky.social

Magnificent

We invite you to the photo exhibition ‘Connected’ at the Lviv Centre for Urban Mobility space.
This exhibition brings together documentary photography and scientific data to ask: what happens to living beings when social bonds are torn apart?
— Centre for Urban Mobility, 24 Stepan Bandera Street

Please!! Read this 🧵
It's a beautiful piece of #Ukrainian history
#UA #Ukraine #history #culture

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We’re delighted to have been represented by Shaughan Rick the opening of the 🇬🇧🇺🇦 Ukrainian Education Hub in Great Britain in Manchester last week.

Bringing people together in conversation is the cornerstone of what Balakun is about, and we’re delighted to be involved.

#jointheconversation

I don’t understand what you are mad about

Thank you for sharing @balakunua.bsky.social with your community @realjakebroe.bsky.social

If anyone has any questions we are here to help

Happy #Monday!
I know not everyone sees it as happy but I just read some of our #Ukrainian #student feedback and it makes my Monday bright

Every year we send out a survey to both #mentors and #mentees, not only to see how we are doing not to see how we can improve