🇺🇦🦿In Ukraine, the invasion has left a huge number of people with serious physical and psychological injuries, including amputations. The figures are staggering, with some sources suggesting that there have been almost 100,000 amputations since February 2022.

🏥 Leading organisations are on the ground to help these victims, Protez Hub, Unbroken, Superhumans and many others less well known but just as impactful in their own communities.

⚽️ We want to be part of this effort and believe that sport, and amputee football in particular, could have a major impact on physical and psychological rehabilitation. The idea came about after we met Bogdan Melnyk in early 2023. Bogdan is the coach of the Pokrova team (https://www.instagram.com/pokrova_lviv_amp_football/)the first amputee football team to be set up in Ukraine, in Lviv.

Amputee football is not just a sport, it can create a long-term dynamic for many people who have lost a limb in conflict. As well as the physical benefits, such as improved mobility and strength, it can be a vital outlet for mental well-being, fostering camaraderie, confidence and a sense of purpose and achievement.

The Kickoff kit from The Small Projects Team

📣 We are launching un nouveau programme visant à financer la création d’un club de football pour amputés dans chacune des régions du pays. Le budget annuel par équipe est compris entre 25 et 30000 €, mais la dotation de base que nous offrons et qui permet de lancer le club est de 5000 €. Elle comprend les éléments suivants : un jeu de 30 béquilles adaptées, les équipements d’entraînements (plots, cones, ballons, …), un jeu de maillots pour 15 joueurs/joueuses, le salaire pour l’entraineur et un staff medical pour 3 mois et l’impression d’une brochure de présentation distribuée dans plusieurs points stratégiques, notamment les centres de réhabilitation. Nous avons déjà pu financer le lancement de 5 clubs, à Lutsk, Dnipro, Kryvyï Rih, Zhytomyr et Odesa, et recherchons des financements pour d’autres clubs (-> make a donation)