This is the result of the first month of work by Zaporizhzhia-based journalists and influencers at the media center of the Association of Invincible Communities, as part of a six-month small grants program.

The goal: to show that Zaporizhzhia is not only a frontline region, but also a place of strength, action, and daily change. This program supports local voices that speak out boldly, professionally, and honestly from within the region.

Over the past month, 12 pieces have been published:

Education

• Returning to the Classroom: How students adapt to offline learning after prolonged online schooling (Akzent, Yana Uchayeva)

https://akzent.zp.ua/povernennya-za-party-yak-zaporizki-shkolyari-adaptuyutsya-do-oflajn-navchannya-pislya-tryvalogo-onlajnu-video/

• Free School Meals and Kitchen Staff Retraining (Inform.zp.ua, Alla Strilets)

https://www.inform.zp.ua/uk/2025/04/29/322394_bezkoshtovne-harchuvannya-dlya-ditej-v-shkolah-zapustyly-na-zaporizhzhi-yak-cze-vdalosya-ta-yak-perenavchyly-kuhariv/

Transparency & Community Support

• How Zaporizhzhia Saved Over 25 Million UAH on Procurement in 2024 (Inform.zp.ua, Alla Strilets)

https://www.inform.zp.ua/uk/2025/04/11/320589_zaoshhadyty-na-zakupivlyah-misiya-realna-torik-zaporizkij-oblasti-vdalosya-zekonomyty-ponad-25-miljoniv-gryven-byudzhetnyh-koshtiv/

• What to Do if Your Home Is Damaged by Shelling – A Resident’s Guide (Zabor, Yuliia Alekseenko)

https://zabor.zp.ua/new/poshkodzhene-mayno-vnaslidok-obstrilu-algoritm-diy-dlya-meshkantsiv-zaporizhzhya

Youth & Development

• The “Baida” Patriotic Movement: Uniting Teens Around Shared Values (Soda, Alyona Sysonenko)

https://soda.zp.ua/articles/baida-iak-patriotychnyi-rukh-u-zaporizhzhi-hurtuie-molod-ta-zminiuie-zhyttia-pidlitkiv/

• How “People.ua” Creates Opportunities for Youth from Melitopol and Zaporizhzhia (Vidbudova.zp.ua, Dariia Symonenko)

https://vidbudova.zp.ua/mistse-dlia-rozvytku-iak-tsentr-pipl-iua-obiednuie-molod-melitopolia-ta-zaporizhzhia/

Urban Environment

• Everyday Heroes: A Video About the Daily Work of Municipal Workers by influencer Kateryna Markova

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIi1wXntdsQ/?igsh=eW1wcTN2MXR6MGgw

Sports

• New Life for Zaporizhzhia’s Indoor Arena – Now Full of Kids, Coaches, and Champions (Akzent, Yana Uchayeva)

https://akzent.zp.ua/dity-trenery-chempiony-hto-vzhe-zajmayetsya-v-onovlenomu-manezhi-zaporizhzhya-foto-video/

Business & Recovery

• Business Communities Supporting Entrepreneurship in Zaporizhzhia (Vidbudova.zp.ua, Dariia Symonenko)

https://vidbudova.zp.ua/biznes-spilnoty-u-zaporizhzhi-iak-vony-pratsiuiut-ta-chym-korysni-dlia-pidpryiemtsiv-ta-rehionu/

• Investing During Wartime: The Stories of Local Entrepreneurs (Vidbudova.zp.ua, Dariia Symonenko)

https://vidbudova.zp.ua/investuvannia-u-biznesu-pid-chas-viiny-dosvid-zaporizkykh-pidpryiemtsiv/

• From Frontline to Sushi Bar: Veteran Serhii Barshatskyi Starts His Own Business (1news.zp.ua, Yuliia Hlushko & Andrii Vavilov)

https://1news.zp.ua/povernutisya-z-frontu-ta-vidkriti-sushi-bar-yak-veteran-sergij-barshaczkij-otrimav-grant-ta-zapochatkuvav-vlasnu-spravu-u-zaporizhzhi/

• The Olshanskyi Family Rebuilds Their Cornelian Cherry Processing Business After Occupation (1news.zp.ua, Ivanka Voloshchuk & Andrii Vavilov)

https://1news.zp.ua/rodina-olshanskih-vidbudovue-u-zaporizhzhi-vtrachenij-cherez-okupacziyu-biznes-z-pererobki-kizilu/

These materials are a powerful example of how local voices drive change. Journalism here not only informs but also helps communities rebuild, unite, and find inspiration.
Fight today for tomorrow.