As part of a BEARR partners’ project aimed at building social entrepreneurship skills, IDPs in Chernivtsi learn to bake October 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  As we approach the colder months, we continue to provide support to our partners around Ukraine and give you the latest update on our emergency Appeal.  We are delighted to present the Annual Review of our work …

 Through BEARR support our partners purchased a number of second-hand bicycles to help important community workers get around some of the villages in Kharkiv region. Photo by Valentina Petrova August 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this issue of our newsletter, we bring you the latest updates from our Ukraine Appeal which continues amid the recent tragic attack on a …

Children living with autism, evacuated from a war zone, introduce themselves with instruments provided for music therapy through BEARR support June 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this edition of our newsletter, we bring you the latest news and stories from the BEARR community. We continue to raise funds for our Ukraine Appeal and share good news …

Art therapy session in north-eastern Ukraine funded by BEARR April 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  As spring arrives, we’re delighted to share the latest updates and achievements from the BEARR community.  Last month, we relaunched our Ukraine Appeal with a captivating online event with Olesya Khromeychuk. In this edition, we’re sharing the update on the funds raised and their vital impact …

A pottery workshop in north-eastern Ukraine funded by BEARR February 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, we are relaunching our Ukraine Appeal and, to kickstart our efforts, we are hosting an online lecture titled ‘Loss, Defiance, and the Fight for Justice’ by Olesya Khromeychuk on 4 March. Join us in making a …

Bonfire at the workshop in the Carpathians 21 October 2023 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this autumn edition of our newsletter, we share with you a report from BEARR Trustee Megan Bick on our project “From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion”. We are also delighted to announce the theme of next year’s Small Grants Scheme, as …

BEARR’s partner in Kharkiv delivering chicks to villagers in order to provide them with a long-lasting and self-sufficient source of food 15 August 2023 Dear friends and colleagues,  We hope this finds you safe and well. In this summer edition of our newsletter, we bring you the latest updates from our Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Moldova, as well as …

The BEARR Trust is looking for a UK-based bilingual Russian/Ukrainian translator with excellent English, to work on a part-time and freelance basis on the tasks described below. The deadline for applications has now passed. Applicants will be contacted soon. The BEARR Trust is a small British charity supporting vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe, the South …

Dear friends and colleagues,  In this edition of BEARR’s newsletter, we bring you an update on our Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Moldova, including news of a successful bid to the British Embassy Kyiv’s Small Projects Fund in Ukraine. And in case you missed our 30th Anniversary Lecture last month, you can now find a recording …