Anna Romandash

Multilingual Journo 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 Covering Ukraine I Podcaster/Producer I Author of Women of Ukraine I 🏆 from Council of Europe, Internews, & Hostwriter

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Misinformation and smear attacks follow the freeze of USAID funding in the Western Balkans

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Eastern Europe |Daria Dergacheva |Anna Romandash

The pause in foreign aid imposed by the new US administration has adversely affected numerous civil society, human rights and independent media projects in the Western Balkans. While the exact number of affected organizations is hard to estimate, they range in the hundreds.
‘We were very wrong about Russia’: How the Gagauz people of Ukraine live

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Daria Dergacheva |Anna Romandash |Jean de Dieu SOVON

Independent Moldovan news outlet NewsMaker published an article about the Gagauz people, who live both in Moldova and Ukraine. Global Voices translated the article, edited for clarity, and republished it with permission from NewsMaker. How did the Gagauz people end up in Ukraine? At the beginning of the 19th century, Gagauz settlers from the Balkans established themselves in Budjak in the steppe region of southern Bessarabia.
Championing change: Ukrainian activist advocates for the rights of people with disabilities

2 months ago | globalvoices.org | Anna Romandash

For over two decades, Valentyna Dobrydina has been an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. She is a representative of the National Association of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine, working in her native Chernivtsi region in the South-West of the country. Her work has taken on new urgency since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has left an estimated 8 million people internally displaced, including a significant number of individuals with disabilities.
Championing change: Ukrainian activist advocates for the rights of people with disabilities

2 months ago | tolerance.ca | Anna Romandash

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The constant evolution of Russia-Turkey relations

Aug 27, 2024 | manaramagazine.org | Anna Romandash

Turkey chose a middle ground when Russia launched its full-scale invasion against Ukraine in 2022. The Turkish government condemned the aggression and declared its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but refused to apply any sanctions on Russia and welcomed thousands of Russian immigrants and businesses into its territory.
‘War or No War, We Have to Teach’

Jul 4, 2024 | tol.org | Anna Romandash

How two Ukrainian teachers devised new ways to keep their charges focused on learning amid the confusion and fear in the wake of the Russian invasion. Ukrainian journalist Anna Romandash’s book Women of Ukraine: Reportages from the War and Beyond, published in October 2023 by Ibidem, is a collection of more than 30 brief profiles based on interviews she conducted in the first year after Russia launched all-out war against Ukraine in February 2022.
I Survived for a Reason

Jul 4, 2024 | tol.org | Anna Romandash

A Ukrainian veteran who survived near-fatal wounds and captivity in 2014 talks about life, death, and justice amid the 10-year Russian war. “It is a miracle that I survived,” says Anna Ilyushchenkova. “A bullet passed through my lungs, and another went through my spine – not to mention a bullet in my liver. But fortunately, none hit an artery. “My leg was all torn, so the doctors thought about amputating it,” she goes on. “Luckily, that didn’t happen, and they managed to save it.
How Inclusive Art Makes a Difference in Ukraine

May 2, 2024 | reset-network.eu | Anna Romandash

Author: Anna RomandashThe journey of independent inclusive art initiatives in Ukraine, spearheaded by figures like Iryna Lysenko, a film producer, and Vladyslav Berkovskyi, the executive director of the Ukrainian Cultural Fund, is one to get inspired. Despite challenges posed by the full-scale war, their efforts continue to break down barriers and empower children with disabilities.
The Black Sea Podcast...

Apr 21, 2024 | inkstickmedia.com | Anna Romandash

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(No More) Places of Unfreedom

Apr 5, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Anna Romandash

More than 40,000 people – that’s the number of Ukrainians who were living in institutions by the start of the Russian full-scale war. These places are homes to children, the elderly, and, for the most part, persons with disabilities – especially those with intellectual disabilities. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion back in 2022, many of the residents of these institutions were stuck in the most dangerous parts of the country.