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The Cifers Foundation, together with Fuqua School, conducted a joint international project in which schoolchildren created a collection of drawings on the theme of friendship and support between Ukraine and the USA. A collection of approximately 100 drawings was sent to exhibitions in the cities of Ukraine and Italy, proclaiming Western values ​​and the spirit of fighting for good.

The drawings of American schoolchildren were exhibited in many cities of Ukraine: Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Irpin, Odesa and others. In all cities, exhibitions gain great popularity and community attention. We believe that the project significantly brings together the cultural understanding of two great nations in the common understanding of peace, security and well-being of nations.

The exhibition under this name was solemnly opened in the main reading hall of the Odesa National Scientific Library. The drawings of American children, who are now truly "Side by Side with Ukraine", were displayed until December 12. Of course, in most pictures we see our country as it should be: peaceful, calm, surprisingly beautiful. The Cifers Foundation became the international partner of the project.

About 100 works created by children aged 7-15 from the state of Virginia (USA) are currently presented to the general public. The drawings are evidence of the children's deep understanding of the difficult times of Ukraine, they also contain sincere hopes for a quick victory, peace and revival of our country.

It is extremely important for these children to be heard in their desire to support Ukraine. The exhibition has already been presented in Kyiv, Irpin, Zhytomyr and ten Italian cities.

The exhibition "Side by Side with Ukraine" from the Cifers Foundation (Anastasia and Luther Cifers) travels through the cities of Ukraine and Europe. Today, the Public Communications Center in Zhytomyr was opened in the City Hall by Iryna Yarmolenko.

Iryna Yarmolenko is from Zhytomyr, she was a deputy of the Zhytomyr City Council, she was also a refugee with her son and her mother in an asylum in Poland in the first months of the war. Her son Kirill was one of the authors of the drawings that are currently displayed at the exhibition of Ukrainian children's drawings at the Washington airport. Today, Iryna supports cultural projects of Ukraine and the USA, projects of children's diplomacy, develops projects for the restoration of Ukrainian cities with architectural groups.

On August 24 an exhibition of American children's paintings " Side by Side with Ukraine" was opened in Irpin, Ukraine.

On March 24, 2022, the city of Irpin was awarded the honorary title of "Hero City of Ukraine" by the Decree of the President of Ukraine in order to celebrate the feat, mass heroism and resilience of citizens, shown in the defense of their cities during the repulse of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

Irpin is a symbol of the indomitable Ukrainian spirit. This is a city where people did not surrender, did not submit, but united in the face of the enemy. This is a city that has become an example for the whole world. At the cost of incredible efforts, at the cost of the lives of our Heroes, Irpin stood firm, the enemy was stopped.