13 September, 2023
On September 13, 2023, the cities of Vannes (Brittany, France) and Konotop (Sumy region, Ukraine) forged a friendship that promises to be enduring.On this memorable day, mayors David Robo and Artem Semenikhin finally met in person after many warm email exchanges and moving videoconferences.Although the mayor of Konotop could only stay for a few hours due to the long return journey, the most important thing is that many joint projects are already being developed. Among them is the hosting of young people from Konotop whose parents have been victims of the Russian war. While it is delicate to describe this as a vacation for these young people, the primary goal of the trip is to offer them a moment of respite and peace.Protecting children is paramount, and in recent months, many c...
Learn more
31 August, 2023
One of the great examples of cooperation between French and Ukrainian cities, that was successfully initiated this summer under the auspices of the Stand With Ukraine, was the interaction between the French city of Saint-Menehould in the province of Champagne and the Ukrainian city of Kalynivka in Vinnytsia region.In August, the city of Saint-Menehould has organised exciting holidays for Ukrainian children from Kalynyvka, whose parents are fighting for Ukraine now or, unfortunately, died defending our country,On the 21th of August a delegation of 50 children and teachers from the Vinnytsia region arrived to Saint-Menehould and was welcomed by the mayor of the city Bertrand Courot and a team of activists and volunteers, who organized a rich program of stay for the children.For 1...
Learn more
28 August, 2023
In August 2023, a group of young Ukrainians had the opportunity to escape the realities of war for a few days during a cultural trip to Ploeuc-l’Hermitage. With the support of Stand With Ukraine, ten Ukrainian youths from Ovruch, along with their chaperones, were warmly welcomed for a ten-day stay in the town of Côtes-d’Armor.From August 19 to 28, 2023, ten Ukrainian children aged 9 to 16, accompanied by Natalia Rybynska, Deputy Mayor of Ovruch, were hosted by the municipality of Ploeuc-l’Hermitage and its mayor, Thibaut Guignard. This cultural trip was organized in partnership with Ovruch’s cultural center to strengthen ties between the two communities.Ovruch, a city of 15,000 inhabitants in northern Kyiv, is the hometown of these young visitors. Tragically, it was one of the firs...
Learn more
