The second call for Projects Grants of Culture Helps Solidarity focuses on memory and commemoration projects that work responsibly with the lived experiences of people affected byRussia’s war against Ukraine. The call will support cultural and community-based initiatives that create meaningful forms of remembrance, documentation (both analog and digital), public reflection, and commemoration while respecting the dignity, safety, and agency of thosewhose stories and losses are represented.

This call supports small-scale cultural projects that engage with the experiences, memories, and histories of people directly affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine, including but not limited to women veterans, families of the fallen, displaced communities, local residents,people who have experienced loss, captivity, injury, or displacement, and witnesses of wartime events. We invite cultural workers, artists, researchers, community organisers, memory practitioners, and civil society initiatives based in Ukraine and across Europe to develop projects that approach remembrance as a careful, inclusive, and community-led practice. Through artistic, educational, research-based, or participatory formats, projects should create meaningful opportunities for reflection, strengthen local and collective memory across generations, amplify diverse voices, and help people feel seen and heard. Ultimately, the call seeks to support cultural practices that contribute to a more responsible public conversation about theongoing impact and aftermath of Russia’s war against Ukraine, both within Ukraine and across Europe.

There will be an online info session on the 2 September at 15:00 Amsterdam time / 16:00 Kyiv time where participants can enter into a Q&A session with the partners regarding the application process and criteria. You can find the link to register in the application form above.