OdeToSay

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  • Jurij’s life wasn’t that much different than most guys his age. Recent graduate, who loved sports, adrenaline and spending time with his friends. One unfortunate accident changed his situation entirely. Not being able to walk anymore he had to recreate his life and start over again as a new person. What is he longing for? #souljrn #mysouljrn
  • One car ride with a drastic life turn. How would you manage? 'It was a traffic accident. I was in a car with friends, in the back seat. I woke up in the intensive care unit with a spinal fracture. In the intensive care unit I did not understand everything. I spent all my conscious life walking, running, doing active sports. I liked parachuting, diving, motor sports. I did not realize what it was like when you could not feel anything. I do not feel now my own feet.I was told, "Yura, everything will be fine".' OdeToSay part 2 out soon!
  • ‚Now I am engaged in rasing my grandchildren. That is fine. They are different. Three of them live in America and eight live here. That is how we live. When they refuse to do something in the kindergarden my children remind them that their grandfather, being disabled, studied and graduated from the university. So they happen to feel bored of being compared to grandfather. They perceive me as a role model. And I enjoy when they say so.’ Got a similar story to share? Tag #mysouljrn #souljrn
  • If someone was to describe Petro as a character they probably would ask you to think of your favourite grandfather, who always has interesting stories to tell. After becoming physically disabled he was forced to leave his home place. Petro’s biggest dream was to make his family proud of him. Has he succeeded? Coming soon at souljrn.com
  • ‘I am 76 years old retiree, Master’s in Economics. I grew up in a rural family. Mom was a collective farmer. So was my father. I served in the army. I have had a beautiful life. I was surrounded by very good people. I was lucky in my life for friends. Lots of good friends. Lucky for doctors, teachers, to workers. I was just lucky in life.’ Petro, OdeToSay
  • "We created the organization together with Olga, we were sitting in the office at nights, creating articles of association. We have been working since then. That's what I lacked when I was working in police. I lacked precisely those opportunities to provide social and humanitarian assistance to people. Women felt ashamed and afraid of talking about it. The most important thing was to change the approach, admit that domestic violence is an issue. I do not know whether it was hard, we just knew it had to be done. And we did it. " Tetyana, Odessa #mysouljrn #souljrn full video on souljrn.com/people/tetyana
  • ‘I talked to The Chief of Police of one of region’s districts. I asked how is the situation with domestic violence in your district? And he said, "We do not have domestic violence. If a man drinks, beats and chases his woman, it is not violence. It is kind of our way of life, that is how we live."’Watch Tetyana’s story on souljrn.com
  • “A lot of women who have received help from us, they come and work for us as social workers, volunteers, and I always compare the first time they came to us. How after a while, when she received psychological and social help, some medical services, she becomes new person, she smiles, she comes back to life.“ Discover more about "Social movement of faith, hope and love” organization by Tatyena at souljrn.com. #mysouljrn #souljrn #odetosay
  • “If we are indifferent, people will be left without help. It seems to me that by helping someone, you compensate yourself, you enjoy it.” Find out more about Tetyana at souljrn.com #souljrn
  • Link in bio Tetyana - the leader of an organization called Social Movement of Faith, Hope and Love. Mother of two, former chief of police. She dedicated her life to work for to those most vulnerable. Main direction of her organization is protection of women’s rights. How did she manage to set up the organization? What was the hardest part of her journey? Did she find a balance between work for others and her family life? What does she consider most rewarding? Illustration by talented Gosia Kosicka #souljrn #odetosay #mysouljrn
  • Tetyana: ‘I am the leader of the organization called "Social movement of faith, hope and love". Our organization is quite old for Ukraine, we started our work in 1996. Main direction of our work is to protect the rights of the most vulnerable people, who live in our city, in our region, focusing on protecting women's rights. Therefore, we work towards the prevention of domestic violence while providing support for affected women. Especially if it's a woman with kids. And the second important direction is prevention of human trafficking and providing assistance for people affected by it. There is also another side, more positive. It is gender policy development. In our city, region, we’re developing women's leadership skills, even in such serious direction as preparing women to participate in elections. To make women take more active stance.’ #odetosay #souljrn #mysouljrn
  • Odessa. Odyssey. OdeToSay #mysouljrn #souljrn