At this time, many volunteers, public associations and charitable organizations are engaged in or plan to engage in the social rehabilitation of veterans, including those who have lost their sight. This is very good, but it is extremely important that we join our efforts and not duplicate each other’s activities or compete with each other, but complement and help each other. Cooperation will allow rational use of time, own resources and donor assistance. After all, we have one goal – to return veterans and veterans who lost their sight in the war to an active, fulfilling life as soon as possible. This is a complex and painstaking work that requires a systematic approach and must cover all areas of life of the people we seek to help. It is not limited to providing basic spatial orientation skills, cane use, mobile applications, and home organization. Equally important is professional orientation, education, creating jobs for the blind or creating conditions for sports or art, creating an accessible environment in communities, both physical and psychological, etc.

That is why, on August 16 in Kyiv at Ukrinform, Oleksandro Tereshchenko labdaros ir paramos fondas,  ALL-UKRAINIAN LEAGUE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE ORGANIZATIONS «CONTEMPORARY VIEW», The National A»ssembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine and CHARITY FOUNDATION «LET’S SEE THE VICTORY  concluded Memorandum on cooperation in the direction of social rehabilitation of veterans who lost their sight while defending Ukraine.

This is an open document that can be joined by organizations that have a common goal with us and share our values.

“Life after the war must go on” and be full and happy no matter what.

Our second rehabilitation collection for veterans who lost their sight defending Ukraine as part of the “Life after the War” project has ended.
Two weeks of intensive activities with orientation in space, moving with a cane and a navigation application, setting up a household and cooking, using a computer and mobile applications for the blind, with the obligatory consolidation of the acquired skills in the conditions of the city. Family members who accompany blind veterans also received knowledge about escort rules and psychological support. With this in mind, we consciously formed a group of beginners and students who had already taken part in our first rehabilitation course and needed to consolidate the acquired skills. This approach met our expectations and increased the effectiveness of classes. I personally visited the rehabilitation site to hear the impressions of the project participants themselves and to make sure that we are on the right track.
I would like to express my admiration for the team of coaches from GS “Modern View”, project partners, who selflessly transferred their knowledge and experience and cheered for the result.
I sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the rehabilitation of veterans who lost their star, protecting Ukraine and the entire civilized world. I would like to note that the main sponsors of the project were UAB “MED GRUPE” (Lithuania) and Partnerschaftsaktion Ost im Bistum Magdeburg geguntürgen (Germany), thanks to which we continue to prove that #Life_after_war_must_continue.
We have already started the formation of the next group of veterans for the rehabilitation camp and are planning trips of trainers to the place of residence of the project participants to help adjust their lives and work out the necessary travel routes. Our goal is to return each project participant to an active, maximally independent life.