In July, 13 materials were published:

Education and Youth

• The Elita Project by UFuture: How a new generation of leaders is being shaped in Zaporizhzhia. 

https://soda.zp.ua/slow-news/yak-proiekt-elita-ufuture-formuie-pokolinnia-novykh-lideriv/

• Youth policy in practice: Who is working with youth in a frontline city and how. 

https://zabor.zp.ua/new/molodizhna-politika-na-praktitsi-khto-i-yak-pratsyue-z-moloddyu-u-zaporizhzhi

Culture and Inclusion

• Inclusive Zaporizhzhia: How the city is developing accessibility. 

https://zabor.zp.ua/new/inklyuzivne-zaporizhzhya-rozbudova-bezbarernosti-v-prifrontovomu-misti

• A library, museum, and space for everyone: Creating a safe cultural environment in Zaporizhzhia. 

https://soda.zp.ua/misto/biblioteka-muzei-i-biblioteka-inkliuziia-iak-u-zaporizhzhi-stvoriuiut-bezpechni-kulturni-prostory/

• Art during war: Zaporizhzhia’s experience.

https://www.inform.zp.ua/uk/2025/07/29/332697_mystecztvo-pid-chas-vijny-dosvid-pryfrontovogo-zaporizhzhya/

• Video feature on modern spaces as hubs of development and interaction. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMsC_ftthqa/?igsh=MTE1NTgzbGRmenczOQ==

Partnerships, Sports, and Rehabilitation

• Brotherhood in action: How adaptive sports for veterans and their families are developing in Zaporizhzhia. 

https://www.inform.zp.ua/2025/07/31/332896_tut-ye-pobratymstvo-yak-rozvyvayetsya-adaptyvnyj-sport-dlya-veteraniv-ta-yihnih-rodyn-u-zaporizhzhi/

• The “Blokpost” rehabilitation space: Support for veterans and their families in Zaporizhzhia. 

https://1news.zp.ua/dopomoga-dlya-veteraniv-ta-ihnih-rodin-yak-u-zaporizhzhi-praczyue-reabilitacziinii-prostir-blokpost/

Business and Economy

• Zaporizhzhia’s “Roksana” knitwear factory: Choosing not to relocate, entering export markets, and meeting demand for Ukrainian-made goods. 

https://vidbudova.zp.ua/vykhid-na-eksport-popyt-na-ukrainske-ta-vidmova-vid-relokatsii-iak-pratsiuie-zaporizka-trykotazhna-fabryka-roksana/

• Unique lighting and a brand from a veteran: The story of The 11s. 

https://1news.zp.ua/unikalnye-svetilniki-zaporozhskogo-proizvodstva-kak-veteran-artem-bogodyuk-osnoval-brend-interernogo-osveshheniya-i-dekora-the-11s/

Sports

• A renewed School of Higher Sports Mastery after seven years of reconstruction: How Zaporizhzhia is training future Olympians. 

https://akzent.zp.ua/zaporizhzhya-gotuye-olimpijtsiv-yak-pratsyuye-onovlena-shvsm-pislya-7-richnoyi-rekonstruktsiyi-foto-video/

Culinary and Social Initiatives

• Culinary arts as both a calling and a form of support: The culinary hub at work in Zaporizhzhia. 

https://suspilne.media/zaporizhzhia/1077223-gotuvanna-izi-ce-i-pocutta-i-sposib-virazenna-i-nastrij-ak-pracue-kulinarnij-hab-u-zaporizzi/

Recovery Strategy

• A vision for recovery: How Zaporizhzhia is shaping its future today. 

https://zabor.zp.ua/new/viziya-vidnovlennya-yak-zaporizhzhya-formue-maybutne-vzhe-sogodni

The stories created under the mini-grant program highlight resilience, proactivity, and innovative potential. They showcase real steps toward regional recovery, build trust in local initiatives, and lay the groundwork for future support from partners.

Fight today for tomorrow!