Our team announces the launch of the project “Peer-to-Peer: Support for Veterans with Amputations 2.0”, which is a continuation of the systemic activity of the Oleksandr Tereshchenko Foundation in the direction of social and daily living adaptation of male and female defenders.

The goal of the initiative is to scale up the already tested model of mentor support, which helps veterans after severe injuries and amputations to master independent living skills faster, restore daily independence, and return to active social life.

Main objectives and tools of the project:

Mentor training: training a new team of trainer-mentors from among veterans who themselves went through a difficult rehabilitation journey and are ready to share their own experience of self-reliance.

Practical workshops: Conducting educational and practical events in rehabilitation facilities and veteran hubs using our video course series “I Could and You Can Too”.

Collaboration with specialists: Conducting an expanded survey of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and prosthetists to develop methodological recommendations that will help integrate the “peer-to-peer” approach into the state rehabilitation system.

Geography and duration

The project is designed for 6 months and will cover six cities in Ukraine: Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Lutsk, Chernihiv, and Vinnytsia.

Practical events will be held for veterans with limb amputations, their families, as well as for specialists and students of relevant specialties in higher education institutions.

We invite you to join!

If you are a male or female veteran at the stage of rehabilitation, a family member of a wounded service member, or a specialist in the field of recovery and wish to participate in the project’s events or join the initiative, please fill out the online questionnaire at this link 

Together, we help our defenders restore independence and return to a full life!

This publication was compiled with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework «Whole-of-Society Accession» project. It content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation.