As part of the preparation for implementing this year's projects "Open Football Lessons" and "Inclusive Football Sections," leaders from nearly 40 communities across various regions of Ukraine underwent training by the Ukrainian Association of Football (УАФ) in Ivano-Frankivsk.

The program was presented by the coordinator of projects at УАФ, Yevheniy Stolitenko, and the executive director of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Football Association, Vasyl Sykorra.

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From August 14 to 16, representatives from Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, and Chernivtsi oblasts familiarized themselves with the specifics of organizing projects, conducting inclusive sessions, as well as content related to child development and interaction, fun games, healthy living for children affected by war.

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Valuable innovative material was obtained regarding the psychological support component of projects and providing knowledge to minimize risks from explosive hazards, mines, and emergencies related to war.

Classes were conducted by top Ukrainian experts Yuriy Lutsenko, Lianna Kopilova, Vitaliy Titarko, Serhiy Chesheyko, Mariya Modlinska, Oleksii Lazarenko, and Yevheniya Pavlova in both interactive seminar format and on-site at the Ivano-Frankivsk "Hat-Trick Arena."