November 2022 — the time of holding the first in history "Open Football Lessons" in Kelmintsy.

"Open Football Lessons" — one of the most beloved social-sports projects in Chernivtsi Oblast among both parents and children. This is a social project by the Ukrainian Association of Football and UEFA Foundation for Children, supported locally by the Football Association of Chernivtsi Oblast.

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This fall, on Bukovyna, the project visited Kelmintsy according to a pre-planned schedule after Kadubivtsi. Here, 12 schools from the Kelmintsi Territorial Community of Dnistrovsky District in Chernivtsi Oblast joined the initiative, totaling around 150 children. Next, "Open Football Lessons" will head to Vyzhnytsya.

The event was welcomed by the head of Kelmintsi Territorial Community Bohdan Oliyik, deputy head Mykola Dovgan', education department chief Vasyl' Kachan and the Football Association of Dnistrovsky District chairman Serhiy Mykhaylyna.

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Each participating team received a trophy, a large number of footballs and sports equipment, while each child got a t-shirt, baseball cap, and project diploma.

We remind you that the UAF "Open Football Lessons" (Open Fun Football Schools) project is implemented with support from UEFA's Children's Fund and Association for Cross-Cultural Projects (Denmark). Its goal is:

— psychosocial support for children affected by war, children of military personnel, and those who suffered from the conflict;

— uniting and friendship between IDP children and local children, social integration;

— inclusive environment where participants are independent of their level of ability, gender, as well as inclusion of children with special educational needs;

— knowledge about safety in wartime conditions;

— philosophy of mass football — joy from playing instead of results at any cost;

— fostering a healthy lifestyle;

— development of volunteering;

— activation of local communities through cross-sector networks (teachers, coaches, psychologists, security experts, parents, youth leaders, local authorities, sponsors, etc.).

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In 2022 the project was accepted by these communities:

Vinnytsia Oblast — Vinnytsia, Khmilnyk, Kalynivka;

Volyn Oblast — Lutsk, Horokhiv, Volodymyr;

Zhytomyr Oblast — Korostyshiv, Romanyv;

Zakarpattia Oblast — Irshava, Mukacheve District, Berezne of Uzhhorod District;

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — Kolomyia, Kalush, Verkhovyna;

Kyiv Oblast — Bila Tserkva, Blizhavitsya of Bucha Territorial Community, Bucha, Borodyanka, Vasilkiv;

Kirovohrad Oblast — Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandria;

Lviv Oblast — Busk, Stryi, Verkhnya Bilyka of Lviv District;

Rivne Oblast — Hoshcha, Kostenpel, Zdohlubnyv;

Ternopil Oblast — Monastyrysk, Tovste, Baykivtsi;

Khmelnytskyi Oblast — Stara Synyva, Bilyhorod, Teofipol;

Cherkasy Oblast — Cherkasy, Korchubiyivka of Uman District;

Chernivtsi Oblast — Vyzhnytsya, Kelmintsy, Kadubivtsi.