Hello all We've been really busy at Balakun Our community has grown so much New speaking clubs, new space of shared interest But most importantly new connections for the month of April we had a total of 107 successful matches That's 107 new students we are helping learn, improve, or just practice

We had a really lovely webinar this weekend @balakunua.bsky.social on Ukrainian composers by one of our long time mentors. Please enjoy and share this treasure trove of musical clips with your musical friends youtu.be/qWD9YjWOclQ?...

One of the most amazing pieces I’ve discovered through Peter’s Webinar is this one by Valentin Silverstrov youtu.be/0h77e1Z_OZg?...

We had a really lovely webinar this weekend @balakunua.bsky.social on Ukrainian composers by one of our long time mentors. Please enjoy and share this treasure trove of musical clips with your musical friends youtu.be/qWD9YjWOclQ?...

@srntska.bsky.social was one of my first students before @balakunua.bsky.social even started. Now she has published an essay in English with Index-Ukraine ⬇️ Have a look and share!

Our first webinar was such a hit that we did it again!! Checkout webinar #2 by our Mentor Philip W Please enjoy. #Ukraine youtu.be/1oFDIZNgqS4?...

Webinar is Live now! Have a look⬇️

Balakun Webinar #2: All About Paddington is coming soon… youtu.be/1oFDIZNgqS4?... Volunteer Mentor Philip shares the journey of the farm, the station and of course the beloved bear. @balakunua.bsky.social

russians are shifting tactics: more and more strikes are happening during the day

This is crazy I have never seen numbers like this in one month!! I really would like to thank @realjakebroe.bsky.social for mentioning us So many great new #mentors If you are interested in #volunteering and meeting great people checkout our site, link in bio #Ukraine Thank you mentors 🥳

At Balakun we are always looking for ways to help our students attend any class or speaking club we have available. We have even started to create webinars for our students The first one is hosted by Mr. Garvey You'll find a link to check it out in the comments!! Be a part of the conversation

ASBTE turns 30! Great meeting in Adelaide for biomaterials, and tissue engineering.

New story post from Nazar. Psychedelia. Friend and student of @balakunua.bsky.social, we would love to help you translate and share your written work. Get in touch with us at [email protected] medium.com/balakun/psyc...

It was really awesome to facilitate our first webinar at @balakunua.bsky.social today. I’m grateful to our mentor who was willing to go first and persevered through some technical issues. I’m really looking forward to making more of these to share within the community.

A monument to Taras Shevchenko has been installed in Botswana, the first in Africa. “During the ceremony, the dean of the Faculty of Humanities read his own translation of ‘Testament’ into Botswana’s national language — Setswana,” Sybiha wrote. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha

500 Ukrainian POWs came back home in just two days. 500 families can breathe again.

Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its 5th year. My friends in Ukraine are Exhausted; but still defiant. Most of the time. To be honest I have mixed feelings when people talk about the strength, bravery and resilience of Ukrainians.

Auckland stand with Ukraine @balakunua.bsky.social

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We invite you to the photo exhibition ‘Connected’ at the Lviv Centre for Urban Mobility space. This exhibition brings together documentary photography and scientific data to ask: what happens to living beings when social bonds are torn apart? — Centre for Urban Mobility, 24 Stepan Bandera Street

Please!! Read this 🧵 It's a beautiful piece of #Ukrainian history #UA #Ukraine #history #culture

1. We’re delighted to have been represented by Shaughan Rick the opening of the 🇬🇧🇺🇦 Ukrainian Education Hub in Great Britain in Manchester last week. Bringing people together in conversation is the cornerstone of what Balakun is about, and we’re delighted to be involved. #jointheconversation

Thank you for sharing @balakunua.bsky.social with your community @realjakebroe.bsky.social If anyone has any questions we are here to help

Happy #Monday! I know not everyone sees it as happy but I just read some of our #Ukrainian #student feedback and it makes my Monday bright Every year we send out a survey to both #mentors and #mentees, not only to see how we are doing not to see how we can improve

Thank you @realjakebroe.bsky.social for the shout-out We really appreciate you talking about our organization!! #Bakaun #Join_the_conversation

We couldn't be prouder! One of our first students who inspired the creation of Balakun, Alina @srntska.bsky.social an ambassador of strategic communications for @leleka.care Today she speaks out about her work and the Leleka foundation Please enjoy this interview! youtu.be/QxUI1i7WgcU?...

1/ Всім доброго понеділка. О, жодних нарікань!! І я скажу вам чому. У Balakun ми 🌟🌟пропонуємо програму профорієнтації. 🔹Ми пропонуємо ясність, щоб допомогти 🔹вам визначити свої цілі 🔹 ви створите резюме, яке побачать роботодавці

1/2 I can't wait to share this with all of you!! Once again we've managed to match 42 more #volunteers with Ukrainian mentees who would like to learn and improve their #English speaking skills But I have to confess, we aren't just about English any more!!

1/ Hi #Bluesky what's up? It's #winter and it's cold!! Let's take a moment to learn something....cool A #musical instrument from #Ukraine! At the end of this 🧵 I'll link the article for more info I hope you enjoy

1/2 With power being limited in Ukraine, we at #Balakun have devised an ingenious mode to keep the English learning going!! We are now offering ‘bite size’ (pun intended 😏) sessions, as short as 10 minutes for our learners to catch up, brush up, do a quick exercise or send in a recorded reading.

It's the weekend, time to show down just a bit maybe grab a breakfast you don't have time for during the week How about some сирники (syrniki) These little fluffy pancakes are often made with farmer's cheese and are small in size and сметана (sour cream) & fruit Would you try these yummy pancakes?

Today, I spent five hours translating an open-air museum tour for my friend, Sandi Dempsey from @balakunua.bsky.social a volunteer from New Zealand. Once again, I referred to beer as ‘bear’ and called a well ‘wellness.’ Actually, Sandi taught me English, so she trained her own translator.

My adventure begins! First stop drop off the dog. She seems fine! Next stop Canada!

But this is my favorite picture!!

2/3 Перед святом діти пишуть листи, сподіваючись, що Святий Миколай залишить солодощі, фрукти або невеликі #подарунки за гарну поведінку під подушками або у взутті. Цей день нагадує про важливість щедрості, підтримки нужденних, продовження дух святого, відомого своєю допомогою бідним.

1)3 ✨ Сьогодні в #Україні День #Святого #Миколая! Це свято, яке відзначається 6 грудня, вшановує Святого Миколая — символ доброти, захисту та щедрості в українській традиції.

Congratulations on the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine! If St Nicolas could not reach you because of unfriendly flying objects I hope you receive all the gifts you deserve next year and more!

Thank you to all the amazing people who make @balakunua.bsky.social work!

Today is #International_Volunteers_Day and we want to say thank you to all our amazing volunteers across this globe without you #Balakun would it be as successful as we are I wish I could name each and every one of you but you know who you are. #Thank_you so much! 💙💛💙💛 #Ukraine

Starting my vacation today! First step drop off the dog! Then many many many many many hours in a plane ✈️ And then another plane. I’m excited, a little nervous. Gonna miss this face! But she will have a great time chasing rabbits

Я розмовляла з колегою і, як це часто буває, ми почали говорити на тему #борщ. 😋 Почалася справжня дискусія щодо того, чи є борщ #супом! Дехто вважає, що так, дехто вважає, що ні. Що ви думаєте з цього приводу? #Україна #Ukrainianviews #UA

Every day we match #mentors with #Ukrainian students who want to either learn #English for the first time or to improve their English and #November was a great month Thank you to our matching team and our verification team without you this number wouldn't be possible. Thank you for #volunteering

Here's an article from one of our #students; he's in the #AFU and has been a student with us since January 2024 His view from the #frontline #Ukraine medium.com/balakun/half...

We at #Balakun are having a space event on #Twitter (X) The purpose is to create an #English language space for #Ukrainians in #Ukraine to talk about #recent_events. Please share, I hope you can join! It starts at 9 pm Kyiv time x.com/BalakunUA/st...

Happy #Thanksgiving to all our friends who celebrate We are thankful for your support, your #volunteering, the time you put into our #mission, for spreading the word of our #organization, for being a part of #Balakun Thank you friends 💙💛💙💛

💙💛💙💛 Happy Dignity and Freedom Day #Ukraine Слава нації

It's the first week of #November and #Balakun kept matching in October, 39 new connections between #Ukrainians & supporters around the world. As the year winds down, we're so proud that our global community keeps showing up even when life gets hectic. Thank you for keeping the connections alive.

Here's some interesting (цікаві) Halloween fun follow the 🧵 source: www.instagram.com/ukraine?igsh...

Check out #Balakun Medium page here... medium.com/@Balakun

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