In Freiburg, Germany, which is a sister city of Lviv, a charity concert by the city orchestra raised 40 thousand euros for the UNBROKEN rehabilitation center. The Freiburg City Council added another 60 thousand euros to this amount.
The charity event took place yesterday, March 8, as part of the NaDia (Hope and Action) project implemented by the Catholic University of Freiburg in cooperation with the Catholic University of Lviv. Its goal is to share experiences and explore new approaches to working with people who have experienced trauma as a result of Russian aggression.
Lviv was represented by the mayor’s wife Kateryna Kit-Sadova, head of the Lviv City Council’s Health Department Marta Matiushko, and head of the Lviv City Council’s External Relations and Promotion Department Tetiana Khabibrakhmanova. .
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The NaDia (Hope and Action) project has been implemented since May 2023. During this time, more than 100 specialists from 4 medical institutions of Lviv, UCU, and Caritas Ukraine have been trained at the Catholic University of Freiburg, and 32 trainers have been trained to disseminate the knowledge gained.
Freiburg has been a sister city of Lviv since 1989. In June 2022, the mayor of Freiburg, Martin Horn, visited Lviv: he and Andriy Sadovyi visited the largest modular town for Ukrainians in Lviv, as well as the First TMA in Lviv. Freiburg also became one of the first partners in the creation of the rehabilitation building of the UNBROKEN center in Lviv, providing 500 thousand euros for the construction of one of the center’s floors.
The UNBROKEN Rehabilitation Center is a unique place in Lviv where adults and children affected by Russian aggression receive comprehensive, qualified medical care. This includes reconstructive surgery, orthopedics and robotic prosthetics. Not only do the victims receive prostheses, but they are also manufactured here. In addition, the center provides physical, psychological and psychosocial rehabilitation for injured military and civilians. The goal of the center is to prevent people with war injuries from having to go abroad for treatment, and to provide them with rescue, prosthetics, and rehabilitation in Ukraine.