Episode 264: Ukrainian activist Olga Prodan on her mission to help kids who’ve lost parents in the war
Olga Prodan is a somatic psychologist and psychosocial rehabilitator working in Vancouver – and when she isn’t doing that, she’s in Ukraine helping children who have lost a parent on the frontlines. This year’s YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine – which takes the form of a gala on March 29 and an online auction of film and television memorabilia and Ukrainian art running March 27 to April 7 – is a fundraiser for the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group’s rehabilitation program for the children of fallen heroes, the only one of its kind in Ukraine. In this emotional and fascinating conversation – recorded on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine – Olga speaks with Sabrina about her work with the children of fallen heroes, what it’s been like to travel between Vancouver and Ukraine during the war, and her vivid memories from February 24, 2022.
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RELATED LINKS
*Buy tickets YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine fundraising gala (6:00 PM on March 29, VIFF Vancity Theatre): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yvr-screen-scene-for-ukraine-tickets-551507131677
Learn more about YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2023/2/16/yvr-screen-scene-for-ukraine-gala-fundraiser
YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine online auction: https://can.givergy.com/UkraineHumanitarianRelief/?controller=home
“YVR Screen Scene for Ukraine fundraising gala returns with Ukrainian film Viddana” (Vancouver Sun, February 27) https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/yvr-screen-scene-for-ukraine-fundraising-gala-returns
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2022/11/1/episode-245-adrian-and-sabrina-talk-about-ukraine
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2022/7/4/episode-227-ukrainian-filmmaker-khrystyna-syvolap-shares-her-refugee-story
https://www.ucadvocacygroup.org/
SOCIAL MEDIA
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http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller
