Projects Funded

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

Project	Grantee
Documenting Ukrainian Wartime Humor: A Linguocultural Analysis	Alla Bondarenko
Systematising collected materials documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people as expressed in humour – jokes, memes, poems and songs
Ecological Monitoring and Collecting Evidence of War Crimes against the Environment in the Azov (Zaporizhzhya) Region	Vira Porieva
A team of specialists is conducting environmental monitoring of water bodies in the Azov region to monitor and record the war’s environmental costs.
Educational Challenges for Ukrainian Children Due to the War	Hanna Lopatina
A project on the disruptions of the educational system in Ukraine and their implications for children of school age
Elderly War-Affected People in Contemporary Ukraine	Hanna Bondarenko
Documenting the impact of war on Ukrainians aged 65-90, an oft-overlooked group many of whom are encountering war for the second time in their lives
Environmental Consequences of Military Operations in Ukraine: The Case of the Kharkiv Region	Olena Krainiuk
Studying the environmental damage of the war including heavy metal pollution and soil contamination, proposing solutions for recovery
Environmental Impact of Russia’s War on Ukraine	Darya Tsymbalyuk
A book project employing ethnographic fieldwork and interviews to examine the effects of the war on the environment in Ukraine and the wider world
Ethnicity, Belonging, War: Effects of the Russian Invasion on Ukraine's Ethnic Minorities	Mykola Homanyuk
Exploring social changes in ethnic minority groups caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war
Experience of War among Ukrainian Students	Maksym Yakovlyev
Gathering and documenting the experiences of Ukrainian university students who have been relocated or force to remain in occupied territory
Fast Track Colonization: Russia’s Passportization Policy in the Old and New Occupied Territories of Ukraine	Tetiana Maliarenko
Research on Russia's passportization policy in Ukrainian territories, analyzing citizenship awarding and assimilation measures.
Food and Nutrition During the War in Ukraine	Olena Braichenko
Using in-depth interviews, this research project will look at issues surrounding food and culinary practices and how they have changed in wartime
Forced Migration of the Population of Kherson Region due to the Russian-Ukrainian War	Roman Molikevych
Research considering the 5.5 million who’ve left Ukraine and the 7.5 million more who have been internally displaced – particularly those from Kherson
Forced to Start All Over Again: Places, Memories and Communities 50 Years after Kanivska HPP Construction and Displacement	Olena Denysenko
Documenting and interpreting stories of displaced families over 50 years in Ukraine, exploring place attachment and identity

Civil Society
Daily Life
Destruction & Reconstruction
Displacement
Environment
Health
Heritage
Human Rights
Identity & Culture
Information & Disinformation
Language & Symbols
Memory
Military
Occupation & Atrocity
Public Opinion
Religion
Resilience & Solidarity
Rural
Science & Education
Trauma & Rehabilitation
Urban
Vulnerable Groups
Women