Cardinal Birds, a punk rock band from Kyiv and good friends of America House, managed to record a single about the war in Ukraine, which was joined by Madonna's drummer and other famous musicians from Britain, the U.S. and Canada. In this interview we talk about this and other experiences during the war with the band’s vocalist Dmytro.

Our next interview of AH Community Stories features Yuliia Tymoshenko, an influencer, volunteer, and FLEX’16 alumna. She told us how Ukrainians should spread the news about the war among the foreign audience, shared her experience of the first months of a full-scale invasion, and spoke about the importance of taking breaks.

A full-scale invasion happened when Ihor was living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Despite everything, Ihor has managed to stay calm and do as much as possible to help his nation. Read his story of resilience in our new interview.

This time we are sharing the story about another brave Ukrainian, Nina Bondar, America House Leadership Program alumna, who is currently participating in an internship with the European Parliament. Nina told us about her experience volunteering at Ukrainian Catholic University during the war, how she became a speaker at an event for young people in Germany, and shared the thoughts that keep her live on now.

This is the story of persistence and confidence of Mariia Shuvalova, Window to Success 2022 program participant and Fulbright alumna, who told us about the tactical boots that led her to fundraising, anatomical body armor for women and why Ukrainians will win.

Despite being hundreds kilometers from home Ukrainians keep helping each other for the victory. In our new interview of America House Community stories Vika told us how she volunteers and stays positive in new reality.

Our second interview of AH Community Stories features Sasha Hatilov, who is the head of “Kyiv Humanitarian Center” military department. Read his story about volunteering, helping his community, and what supports him during the war.

AH Community Stories is a series of interviews with the friends of America House where we share their stories of bravery and resilience. In our first interview Liza and Artem told us how to start a coworking and launch a movie club during the war.

Read our interview with the founder of the One Minute Academy, Christoph Geiseler. We talked about the power of short videos, creative process and storytelling. Dive in!