Activities

Svitlana Kuznetsova managed VATAHA’s social media presence as an SMM specialist, with nearly 20 years experience in journalism, web content creation, and social media marketing. Svitlana moved to the Netherlands in 2022, having previously worked and studied in Dnipro and Kharkiv in Ukraine. While she has left the social media…

Olha Andruschenko was born in a village in the Chernihiv region and later moved to Kharkiv, where she studied at the National University of Pharmacy and built her career in education and pharmaceuticals. After becoming a mother, she shifted her focus to maternal mental health, volunteering for initiatives like “Caring…

Tetiana Rumilets, from Odesa, holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and postgraduate degrees from the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. An educator since 2008, she realized her dream of a children’s architectural school through the aHouseforHome project. Tetiana also developed a transformative project to modernize network libraries in Odesa and…

Daria Lysenko is a Ukrainian poet writing in both Ukrainian and Croatian. She was born in Kyiv and studied in both Kyiv and Zagreb, earning her Master’s degree in German Studies and Art History in 2017. After russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she moved to the Netherlands, where she now…

Anastasia Prokofieva is a visual artist and designer at VATAHA, originally from Donetsk, Ukraine. Now based in the Netherlands, Anastasia’s work spans diverse artistic mediums, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and transformation. Her portfolio includes vibrant, abstract compositions and thought-provoking pieces that capture one’s attention immediately. At VATAHA, she channels…

Anna Bezpala is from Kyiv and is completing her bachelor’s degree in International Communications in Groningen. A writer of short stories, novels, and poetry, she also organizes cultural events. Anna is an avid runner and enjoys reading historical novels, nonfiction, and philosophy. Deeply passionate about Ukrainian culture and history –…