Projects Funded

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

Project	Grantee
Alisa	Liubov Durakova
A photobook to tell the story of Alisa, documentary filmmaker and volunteer soldier. Who are volunteer soldiers? How do they differ from the military?
Childbirth Experiences of Ukrainian Women During the Russo-Ukrainian War	Mariia Shvab
What does it mean to give birth during war? This project will collect interviews and accounts from women who have given birth since February 24th 2022
Mavky. Camouflage.	Alena Grom
A photography project about the female volunteer group "Horenski Mavky", which resonates with Andy Warhol’s "Camouflage".
Museum of Ukrainian Female Migration	Iuliia Lashchuk
A platform for oral history and materials documenting female experiences of migration and the Othering that arises when gender and origin intersect
Nice Ladies	Mariia Ponomarova
A documentary on the 50+ female cheerleading team "Nice Ladies" from Kharkiv, set for release in 2024
Peace for Nina	Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych
"Peace for Nina" follows a Ukrainian mother's quest for justice and healing after her son's execution by Russian mercenaries
Refugee's Diary	Oksana Shchur
This long-read essay is a journey into the mind of a new Ukrainian woman who has had to leave a life behind and start again in the European Union
Transformation of Relations in the Families of Ukrainian Refugees in the Conditions of War: A Feminine Vision	Olena Kondratiuk
Gathering interviews of Ukrainian women to document the human dimension of the war to serve researchers and the wider public
Ukrainian Women and Their Non-Traditional Roles Amid War	Nina Liashonok
Documenting the struggles of women living in front-line towns and performing physically demanding, hitherto male-dominated jobs
War & Justice Diary: Looking at Women Looking at War	Victoria Amelina
A war journal detailing the story of Ukrainian civil society's quest for justice, following journalists, rights activists, lawyers and volunteers
When The Sirens Sing	Olga Zaitseva-Herz
A contemporary opera amplifying the voices of Ukrainian female refugees through music, drama, and sound art
Women Occupied	Oksana Ivantsiv
Documentary film following the lives of women from Ukraine, Kosovo, and Germany who strive to overcome the trauma of wartime sexual violence

Civil Society
Daily Life
Destruction & Reconstruction
Displacement
Environment
Health
Heritage
Human Rights
Identity & Culture
Information & Disinformation
Language & Symbols
Memory
Military
Occupation & Atrocity
Public Opinion
Religion
Resilience & Solidarity
Rural
Science & Education
Trauma & Rehabilitation
Urban
Vulnerable Groups
Women