Department of Veteran Affairs
About the department
About the department
-
The goal of the department is to form and develop an ecosystem of rehabilitation of veterans and servicemen through adaptive sports in Ukraine.
-
We are strengthening the state's defense capability by improving the morale, physical and psychological health of veterans.
-
In cooperation with the team of analysts at the CBA Initiatives Center, we study how adaptive sports affect the quality of life. We create programs of rehabilitation through sports and develop venues for it, as well as organize educational programs to train specialists.
Team
Olha Husakova
Senior Veteran Affairs Specialist
Olexandra Kocheva
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Anatolii Kostenko
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Olesya Zhuk
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Igor Krytsak
Senior Veteran Affairs Specialist
Andrii Morz
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Illia Iliashenko
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Olena Masliuk
Veteran Affairs Specialist
Research
All Research“Standing By Their Side”: A New Study by the CBA Initiatives Center Explores the Impact of Adaptive Sports on Veterans’ Close Ones
The new study, “Standing By Their Side: The Impact of Adaptive Sports On Veterans’ Families and Close Ones”, aims to examine the recovery process and the role of adaptive sports through the eyes of the closest circles of veterans.
"The Joy Of Movement: How Adaptive Sports Help Veterans Recover” — Ukraine’s First Study in the Field
The report demonstrates that adaptive sports contribute not only to veterans’ physical rehabilitation but also to their psychological resilience. The study is the first of its kind in Ukraine, marking an initial effort to collect and analyze data on the development and potential scaling of adaptive sports.
