The Open Fun Football Schools project of the Ukrainian Football Association supported by UEFA Children's Fund and the Cross-Cultural Projects Association (Denmark) is:

— psychosocial support for children in need, children of military servicemen, and those affected by war;

— uniting and friendship between children in need and local children, social integration;

— inclusive environment, participation of children regardless of their abilities or gender, as well as inclusion of children with special educational needs;

— knowledge about safety during wartime;

— the philosophy of mass football — joy from playing instead of striving for 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.).

According to preliminary information from regional football associations, the following communities will host the project in 2022:

Vinnytsia Oblast — Vinnytsia, Khmilnyk, Kalynivka;

Volyn Oblast — Lutsk, Horokhiv, Volodymyr;

Zhytomyr Oblast — Korostyshiv, Romanyv;

Zakarpattia Oblast — Irshava, Mukacheve district, Velkyi Bereznyi Uzhhorod district;

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — Kolomyia, Kalush, Verkhovyna;

Kyiv Oblast — Bila Tserkva, Borodyanka, Vasilkiv;

Kirovohrad Oblast — Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandria;

Lviv Oblast — Busky, Stryi, Verkhnya Balka Lviv district;

Rivne Oblast — Hoshcha, Kostenets, Zdoibuv;

Ternopil Oblast — Monastyryska, Tovste, Baykivtsi;

Khmelnytskyi Oblast — Stara Synyva, Bilyhorod, Theofipol;

Cherkasy Oblast — Cherkasy, Kochubeyivka Uman district;

Chernivtsi Oblast — Vyzhnytsia, Kelmintsy, Kadubivtsi.