Culture Helps Solidarity

ongoing

Culture Helps Solidarity supports Ukrainian creative professionals in arts and cultural heritage, along with their European peers, enabling them to continue their vital role in fostering social engagement, integration, and cohesion among displaced Ukrainians. The initiative also addresses the critical situation of (female) war veterans while promoting cultural access for all Ukrainians, at home and abroad. To maximize local and European impact, the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), Insha Osvita, zusa, and Veteranka have joined forces, combining expertise in fieldwork, innovative learning, networking, and grantmaking capacities for Ukraine. Over 30 months, we will provide three distinctive grant schemes: individual wellbeing support, topical knowledge development projects, and new Ukrainian-European collaboration initiatives. A digital grant interface, info events, webinars, mentoring, and networking meetings will engage applicants across Ukraine and Creative Europe countries. A broad outreach strategy—including EU-wide promotions, a storytelling campaign, and a promotional video—will enhance visibility. The initiative will conclude with an external evaluation and an advocacy closing event in Brussels, engaging grantees and EU stakeholders to discuss future needs and ensure widespread dissemination of results. Specific Objective Implement an accessible, agile and multilayered European grant-scheme for Ukraine and peers in Creative Europe countries that a) provides up to 100 creative professionals (and war veterans) working with displaced Ukrainians in the field of arts and cultural heritage personal care support to remain resilient and healthy; b) finances at least 60 knowledge & capacity development projects for Ukrainian arts and cultural heritage initiatives in topical fields; c) supports knowledge exchange, networking and the development of at least 30 tangible collaboration projects among 60 multipliers inside Ukraine and Creative Europe Countries.