[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1632},["ShallowReactive",2],{"projects:index:en":3,"projects:list:en":22},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":13,"extension":14,"meta":15,"navigation":17,"path":18,"seo":19,"stem":20,"__hash__":21},"projectsIndex_en/en/projects/index.md","Our projects",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":9},"minimark",[],{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":12},"",2,[],"Key initiatives in Ukraine and Canada","md",{"date":16},"2019-12-23T16:48:28+06:00",true,"/en/projects",{"title":5,"description":13},"en/projects/index","bpC_REbkgsNemInQ-GTdxOXTocdJWhLnE_f37qYTxEQ",[23,139,178,210,252,327,369,408,438,465,503,543,591,628,696,763,816,846,1235,1279,1302,1418,1459,1482,1533,1560,1594],{"id":24,"title":25,"body":26,"categories":126,"current":127,"date":128,"description":129,"extension":14,"images":130,"meta":132,"navigation":17,"past":17,"path":133,"priority":127,"seo":134,"slug":126,"stem":135,"tags":136,"__hash__":138},"projects_en/en/projects/alyona-alyona-tour.md","North American Tour of Alyona Alyona",{"type":7,"value":27,"toc":120},[28,32,37,40,43,55,61],[29,30,31],"p",{},"Alyona Alyona, the Ukrainian rap star, is set to embark on her highly anticipated North American tour in 2025! 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We strive for children to feel warmth, hope and care again and in no way feel abandoned.",[29,44,45,46,50,51,54],{},"A major fundraiser by ",[47,48,49],"strong",{},"Alyona Alyona"," to create a rehabilitation center and support place for children left without parents is taking place through the ",[47,52,53],{},"Ukrainian Educational Foundation"," charity.",[29,56,57,60],{},[47,58,59],{},"Maple Hope Foundation"," supports this initiative to make it a reality. All funds raised will go towards creating this center.",[62,63,66,67,73,76,79,83,96,100,103],"secondary-button",{"title":64,"link":65},"Support the fundraiser","https://donate.stripe.com/8x2eVdclK33ncOzfaTeME0b","\n### About the project\n",[29,68,69,70,72],{},"As of January 14, 2025, the ",[47,71,53],{}," has carried out 87 humanitarian and evacuation missions to children in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions. 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In our commitment to addressing this pressing need, we actively forge new partnerships and explore innovative approaches to provide aid. Collaborating with the House of Veterans and dedicated volunteer Max Chernykh, we successfully procured and delivered more than 2,000 cans of meat to the frontline.",[29,148,149],{},"Our collaboration with the German Food Bridge played a pivotal role in this effort. By purchasing these canned products at the cost of production from a local producer, we ensured a cost-effective and impactful contribution. The German Food Bridge, an integral part of the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture's bilateral project, \"Agritrade Ukraine,\" is dedicated to swiftly delivering urgently-needed food to Ukraine. 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Sourcing housing, finding employment, establishing a home, getting into school, and navigating a new language in a new city (country, for that matter) are just a few of the challenges one encounters.",[29,1244,1245],{},"And so, we started doing what we could. We're tremendously grateful to our partners that offered housing alternatives to provide stability and permanence, and that coordinated the contribution of furniture, clothing, supplies and groceries to set up homes.",[29,1247,1248],{},"We are reaching out to all of you because the job keeps getting bigger and getting more significant. We are looking for help in managing the expenses of setting up the following ten homes. We are treating this as a pilot project to demonstrate how best to support those arriving.",[33,1250,1252],{"id":1251},"additional-fundraising-campaign","Additional fundraising campaign",[29,1254,1255],{},"To do this, we need some financial assistance. It costs between $1000 and $1500 to establish a home for 3 to 5 people. Expenses include hiring movers and cleaners, stocking the home with essential supplies and purchasing whatever furniture, bedding and kitchen supplies we cannot source from donations.",[29,1257,1258],{},"We ask that you consider pledging support, and we commit to providing updates on the homes as they turn over alongside full accounting for our expenditures. Once the pilot is complete, we will report back on our next steps to all that contribute.",[29,1260,1261],{},"Should you also wish to donate time, we are looking for volunteers to assist in setting up the homes.",[29,1263,1264],{},"For this cause we have created a separate fundraising campaign that we call 'Operation Welcome Home'.",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1266},[1267],{"id":1251,"depth":123,"text":1252},"2022-06-24","Help us support Ukrainian families settling in British Columbia",[1271],"/images/uploads/287830992_3137110633270424_6098211911283459119_n.jpg",{"draft":127},"/en/projects/operation-welcome-home",{"title":1237,"description":1269},"en/projects/operation-welcome-home",[1277],"operation-welcome-home","IGLlNBDJTaxfvVRDQj0SgpfiCVLFUV9c10L1b9Leg7w",{"id":1280,"title":1281,"body":1282,"categories":126,"current":127,"date":1292,"description":1293,"extension":14,"images":1294,"meta":1296,"navigation":17,"past":17,"path":1297,"priority":127,"seo":1298,"slug":126,"stem":1299,"tags":1300,"__hash__":1301},"projects_en/en/projects/overseas-educational-exchanges.md","Overseas educational exchanges",{"type":7,"value":1283,"toc":1290},[1284,1287],[29,1285,1286],{},"Maple Hope Foundation creates opportunities for young people in need and helps them to get access to a high-quality education and professional experience.",[29,1288,1289],{},"We partner with Ukrainian schools, universities, and travel agencies to offer free consultations on international academic, work, and volunteer placements in Europe and Canada.",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1291},[],"2014-09-01","Creating opportunities for Ukrainian youth",[1295],"/images/uploads/edu-exchanges.jpg",{"draft":127},"/en/projects/overseas-educational-exchanges",{"title":1281,"description":1293},"en/projects/overseas-educational-exchanges",[694],"_FSmFQLsm9OcHODgAdZ3BI8Y6IhmZDCOUaB7YrV3UYU",{"id":1303,"title":1304,"body":1305,"categories":126,"current":127,"date":1407,"description":1408,"extension":14,"images":1409,"meta":1411,"navigation":17,"past":17,"path":1412,"priority":127,"seo":1413,"slug":126,"stem":1414,"tags":1415,"__hash__":1417},"projects_en/en/projects/project-liza.md","Project Liza",{"type":7,"value":1306,"toc":1403},[1307,1310,1313,1316,1319,1323],[29,1308,1309],{},"The Russian brutal and unjust war continues to rage in Ukraine, reaping through more cities and towns. Over 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced and many of them are still unable to find stable homes, income or safety. UNICEF noted that this type of humanitarian disaster is equal in scale to World War II.",[29,1311,1312],{},"Russia’s escalation of explosive weapon attacks in populated urban areas continue to inflict civilian casualties, including children, and considerable damage to essential infrastructure and services.",[29,1314,1315],{},"Many children lost their parents, homes, financial stability, access to education and many are suffering from PTSD and trauma. This will have lasting consequences on generations to come and concerns for their safety and wellbeing are rising.",[29,1317,1318],{},"The continuous attacks and upcoming winter will be harsh on the hardest hit families.",[33,1320,1322],{"id":1321},"how-can-we-help-families-with-children-in-ukraine","How can we help families with children in Ukraine?",[282,1324,1326,1327,1330,1333,1336,1340,1355],{"id":1325},"xKoWDDHLYeg","\nIn September, 2022 Maple Hope launched a new initiative – **Project LIZA** – designed to deliver direct financial assistance to the hardest hit families with children in Ukraine. The funds will be used for emergency needs like food, evacuation, transportation, heating, clothing, school supplies and other necessities.\n",[29,1328,1329],{},"The name of this project is dedicated to Liza Dmitrieva, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, who was killed by the Russian missile attack in Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022.",[29,1331,1332],{},"Liza’s nick name was the Sunny Flower, and to keep her memory and light shining, we have decided to dedicate this project to her. Every donation and every child you are helping will keep Liza’s name alive.",[29,1334,1335],{},"Our goal is to provide stable financial subsidy to some of the most struggling, at-risk families with children. We are launching our project with 5 families in the Vinnytsya and Ternopil region, and plan to  add more and make a positive difference for a thousand children as we expand to other regions of Ukraine.",[33,1337,1339],{"id":1338},"how-can-you-help","How can you help?",[1341,1342,1343,1346,1349,1352],"ol",{},[87,1344,1345],{},"We invite you to make a one-time or monthly donation to support any one of these families, or a general donation to Project LIZA, which we will direct to a family with the greatest need.",[87,1347,1348],{},"Consider setting up monthly donations to support a specific family.",[87,1350,1351],{},"You will receive ongoing updates on the project, and from individual families you are supporting.",[87,1353,1354],{},"100% of your donation will go directly to the families and their wellbeing will be closely monitored by our on-the-ground volunteers.",[310,1356,1358,1359,1362],{"title":1357,"link":392},"Donate to Project Liza","\n### Featured families\n",[29,1360,1361],{},"Click on the cards to read about some of the families we are going to support.",[1363,1364,1365,1366,1377,1381,1390,1395,1398],"featured-families",{},"\n### We believe:\n",[1341,1367,1368,1371,1374],{},[87,1369,1370],{},"We believe that supporting children requires quality and consistency.",[87,1372,1373],{},"We believe in building impactful and long-lasting relationships with our donors and people we support.",[87,1375,1376],{},"We believe in our ability, as a Canadians, to save and transform Ukrainian lives.",[33,1378,1380],{"id":1379},"we-know-how-to-do-it","We know how to do it:",[29,1382,1383,1384,1389],{},"In 2014, we successfully completed the \"Maidan Youth\" project which brought 14 children of the “",[112,1385,1388],{"href":1386,"rel":1387},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Heavenly_Hundred_Heroes",[119],"Heavenly Hundred Heroes","” to Canada for a two-month educational rehabilitation program. Some of these children are activists themselves, or have witnessed their parents suffer from debilitating injuries and some sacrificed their lives in defense of the Ukrainian democracy, human rights and freedoms.",[29,1391,1392,1394],{},[187,1393],{},"\nTwo orphans, Dima Salak and Rostyslav Haleliuk, participated in the Maidan Youth project and as a result received a full scholarship to study business in Vancouver. Both of them successfully completed their studies, moved to Canada and built successful careers. Dima and Rostyslav continue to donate and support our projects.",[29,1396,1397],{},"We are still in touch with all 14 of the Maidan Youth children and are so proud of their strength and success.",[29,1399,1400],{},[47,1401,1402],{},"We believe that whoever saves a single life, saves the world entirely.",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1404},[1405,1406],{"id":1321,"depth":123,"text":1322},{"id":1338,"depth":123,"text":1339},"2022-10-12T19:28:36.298Z","Our goal is to provide stable financial subsidy to some of the most struggling, at-risk families with children in Ukraine. 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This helicopter will be the first private donation of aviation technology from Canada to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, organized through the collaboration of the Canadian business community and the Ukrainian diaspora.",[29,1427,1428],{},"The goal of the campaign is not only to raise the necessary funds but also to create a sense of support from across the ocean for Ukrainian soldiers, as this gift will become a symbol of our unity during these challenging times. The organizers have launched a crowdfunding platform where everyone can contribute — from donating the cost of a cup of coffee to organizing their own fundraising efforts.",[33,1430,1432],{"id":1431},"support-the-fundraising-campaign","Support the fundraising campaign",[29,1434,1435,1436,262],{},"The campaign will run until January 1. It's easy to participate: just visit the project website and choose your preferred donation method: ",[112,1437,1438],{"href":1438,"rel":1439},"https://heli.maplehopefoundation.org/en",[119],[29,1441,1442],{},"Together, we can make this the largest Christmas gift — one that will save lives and inspire victory!",[310,1444],{"title":312,"link":1438},{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1446},[1447],{"id":1431,"depth":123,"text":1432},"2024-12-19","The biggest Christmas gift from the largest Ukrainian diaspora. 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This unique program provides a supportive environment where women who have endured profound loss can navigate their grief and restore inner strength.",[29,1468,1469],{},"Over the course of five days, participants engage in grief-focused exercises, art therapy, breathing and body practices, and recreational activities. These sessions help them rebuild their resources, open up about their experiences, and find the resilience needed to move forward. The program fosters a sense of community and understanding among women who share similar experiences, creating a foundation for healing.",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1471},[],"2024-07-01T21:32:28.739Z","Psychological and recreational program designed for women in Ukraine grieving the loss of a loved one to death or capture by the Russian Armed Forces",[1475],"/images/uploads/source-of-strength-insta-1440x960.jpg",{},"/en/projects/source-of-strength-1",{"title":1461,"description":1473},"en/projects/source-of-strength-1",[],"vuDFGsWeXsn1-3symdtppHtOHA_275GlObx9MFvxx6U",{"id":1483,"title":1484,"body":1485,"categories":126,"current":127,"date":1522,"description":1523,"extension":14,"images":1524,"meta":1526,"navigation":17,"past":17,"path":1527,"priority":127,"seo":1528,"slug":126,"stem":1529,"tags":1530,"__hash__":1532},"projects_en/en/projects/support-defenders-on-the-frontline.md","Protective Gear and First-Aid for Ukraine's Defenders ",{"type":7,"value":1486,"toc":1520},[1487,1490,1507,1510],[29,1488,1489],{},"Every day, Ukraine's dedicated defenders and first responders risk their lives to safeguard civilians and secure a swift victory for Ukraine. 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Due to service demand pressures, medical staff shortages and an increased number of wounded soldiers, some patients have been waiting for their amputations for months. They don't have access to their relatives or any financial support.",[29,1569,1570],{},"With the harsh winter ahead, Galyna Rudyk reached out to Maple Hope Foundation for help. Thanks to the support of our donors, Maple Hope was able to help Galyna purchase gloves, shoes, warm jackets, and even smartphone stands for severely injured and mobility-impaired patients. In addition, we also shipped crucial medical equipment and medical supplies to this hospital.",[1572,1573,1574],"blockquote",{},[29,1575,1576],{},[47,1577,1578],{},"“When the full-scale war began, I wanted to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but I understood that my health would not make me of much use. Therefore, I decided to continue the volunteer work that I had been doing since 2014, helping provide soldiers on the front lines with everything they need. I remembered how my husband needed help, attention, and a kind word after his injury during the Revolution of Dignity at Maidan in 2014. So I stayed here and to this day I try to be as useful as possible to the people who protected me at the cost of their health.\"",[29,1580,1581],{},"Galyna Rudyk, Maple Hope volunteer",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1583},[],"2023-02-05T19:24:13.187Z","Our support to The Vinnytsia Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research",[1587],"/images/uploads/316472630_3062059494086114_7320825869976029139_n.jpg",{},"/en/projects/the-vinnytsia-institute-for-disability-and-rehabilitation-research-and-maple-hope",{"title":1562,"description":1585},"en/projects/the-vinnytsia-institute-for-disability-and-rehabilitation-research-and-maple-hope",[208],"KONB6s-lkBtGyEWdxO2ILSLsQqXwiGQI2gf4O7FSetM",{"id":1595,"title":1596,"body":1597,"categories":126,"current":127,"date":1620,"description":1621,"extension":14,"images":1622,"meta":1624,"navigation":17,"past":17,"path":1625,"priority":127,"seo":1626,"slug":126,"stem":1627,"tags":1628,"__hash__":1631},"projects_en/en/projects/witnessing-change-ukrainian-cinema-in-a-time-of-turmoil.md","Witnessing Change: Ukrainian Cinema in a Time of Turmoil",{"type":7,"value":1598,"toc":1618},[1599,1602,1605,1608,1611],[29,1600,1601],{},"Ukrainian cinema had a very difficult start. For decades, it laboured under the strict guidelines of the Soviet cultural apparatus, which instrumentalized cinema as a vehicle of propaganda. During the 1960s, a period known as the Thaw (Перебудова), restrictions on artistic expression were loosened. Ukrainian filmmakers used their newfound freedom to develop a ​“poetic cinema” in which they explored more personal questions of Ukrainian identity. This period produced some of the nation’s most famous and, arguably, greatest films. After Ukraine regained independence in 1991, Ukrainian cinema struggled with endemic underfunding until its revival in the early 2000s when the government began allocating more money for art and culture. Today, under the duress of an uninvited war, Ukrainian cinema is again under material threat.",[29,1603,1604],{},"“Witnessing Change” provides an overview of the evolution of Ukrainian cinema from its earliest incarnations to recent works of note. The innovative techniques and perspectives found in the work of pioneering directors such as Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Dziga Vertov, Kira Muratova, and Larisa Shepitko helped define Ukrainian cinema, just as they impacted cinema globally. Emerging talents, such as Antonio Lukich, Roman Blazhan, Nariman Aliev, and Roman Bondarchuk, continue these pathbreaking traditions.",[29,1606,1607],{},"Spanning nearly a century of cinema, the films in this series touch on issues that continue to shape Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora: technology, demographic generations, political revolution, and war. 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