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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;1/17 Kostiantyn, a volunteer with the Ukrainian scouting organisation PLAST, plays with children in Eilenriedepark in Hanover. He and other volunteers devote their free time and resources to helping children preserve their culture, language and traditions, thereby preventing them from losing their identity whilst in exile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;17/17 A hallway at the Ukrainian association UVNEV, where many children and adults come for classes and to socialise. Children’s drawings can be seen on the walls.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;16/17 Elvira Rogaleva works as an advisor to people seeking protection and assistance at the UVNEV. She and her colleague Dmytro provide support with issues relating to residence rights, integration, employment, housing, healthcare and education for children and young people. They provide a huge amount of vital support to many people.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;14/17 The son of Kateryna shortly before his christening. He is being held by one of Kateryna’s friends, as her husband is at the front and cannot be there. Kateryna (left) is holding her second son.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;15/17 Viktoriia Ostapovets in her friend’s flat. She is from Kyiv and left Ukraine with her family at the start of the war. Her first stop was Berlin, where she attended a preparatory college to get ready for university in Germany. Now she is studying event management in Hannover. Vika says it is difficult to make non-Ukrainian friends, mainly because of the language barrier and cultural differences. She has no plans to move back to Ukraine, as she has started her studies and, consequently, her career in Germany.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;9/17 Anton Telbizov, an actor, director and founder of several theatre projects, runs the “Theatromania 2.0” theatre at the Kulturhaus Hannover. Originally from Mariupol, the artist continues to stage productions even in exile and provides refugees with a space for culture and community.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;1/17 Kostiantyn, a volunteer with the Ukrainian scouting organisation PLAST, plays with children in Eilenriedepark in Hanover. He and other volunteers devote their free time and resources to helping children preserve their culture, language and traditions, thereby preventing them from losing their identity whilst in exile.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;5/17 Katharina and Tetiana, volunteers from PLAST, at a workshop on traditional egg painting (Pysanka). Such gatherings help preserve culture in exile and provide refugee children with a sense of community and support that extends beyond the workshop itself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;8/17 Ukrainians stand at the memorial to Ukrainian soldiers who fell in the Second World War at the New City Cemetery in Braunschweig. Since the start of the war, more people have been attending such events, as the Ukrainian community in Germany has grown significantly.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;7/17 The christening of Kateryna’s sons (Kateryna is sitting behind the man in the middle) at the Ukrainian parish of St Volodymyr in Hanover. Her husband, a soldier on the front line, was only able to take part via video call – a practice that has now become commonplace, as many families have been living apart since the start of the war.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;11/17 The collection point for donations at the Ukrainian Association of Lower Saxony. Medicines, medical equipment and clothing are particularly urgently needed.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;12/17 A Ukrainian woman and Julia Harmeling (Leibniz University Hannover) revising a CV following several rejections. Her course, ‘Intercultural Communication &amp;#x26; Conflict Resolution’, helps refugees settle into German culture and the world of work.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;10/17 Sergiy was a history teacher in Ukraine. When the war broke out, he joined the army and was wounded. Through a medical transfer programme, he came to Hanover, where he is now receiving treatment: an opportunity he would have been denied in Ukraine due to a lack of capacity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;6/17 Tania Piliavska at home. She is from eastern Ukraine and fled with her family at the start of the war. The town she comes from has long since been occupied by Russia, and she believes she will never be able to return there. She says she no longer sees the town as her home and would rather build a future for herself in Germany. She is currently studying event management in Hanover and works part-time.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;4/17 Viktoriia Ostapovets and Tania Piliavska are young women from Ukraine. Both fled to Germany with their families after the war began. They are currently studying and working in Hanover. They do not intend to return to Ukraine once the war is over, as they are already building a life for themselves in Germany.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;2/17 The play “At the limit” by Theatromania 2.0, staged at the Lister Turm community centre and directed by the Ukrainian director Anton Telbizov. The performance was partly wordless, partly in Ukrainian, with German introductions – an artistic adaptation to a new language, audience and context.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;3/17 Oksana Shuliar began embroidering to understand her grandmother’s shirts. Her curiosity turned into a passion: research, practice and teaching. Today she lives in Hanover. For her, embroidery is not just a tradition, but also a form of resistance and continuity. She organises workshops for other Ukrainians&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;13/17 Svitlana Yatchenko, coordinator of courses and leisure activities at the Ukrainian Association of Lower Saxony (UVNEV). Thanks to her and many other staff members and volunteers, numerous Ukrainian refugees are finding help, support and hope.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;1/9 Viktor Beránek, the longtime hut keeper of Chata pod Rysmi, has shaped the character of the high mountain refuge for decades with a simple, traditional way of running it.&lt;br /&gt;

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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;4/9 Beránek says he is worried that new ideas for the hut – from satellite internet to more modern comforts – could change the character of a place long valued for its remoteness.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;5/9 The debate over the hut’s future comes amid wider tensions in Slovakia, where political polarisation, nationalism and heated public arguments increasingly shape public life.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;9/9 For many, the dispute has become a symbol of how conflicts over control, money and direction can reach even the most remote places. &lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;1/9 Viktor Beránek, the longtime hut keeper of Chata pod Rysmi, has shaped the character of the high mountain refuge for decades with a simple, traditional way of running it.&lt;br /&gt;

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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;6/9 There is neither internet nor mobile phone reception at the hut. That is precisely why many tourists go there.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;3/9 The hut has always been supplied without the use of helicopters. Porters usually shoulder about 70 kilograms; some carry 100 kilograms or more, moving slowly and stopping briefly every few minutes. Beránek himself once set a Tatra record by carrying 122.5 kilograms up the mountain.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;7/9 The staff, who spend several days in a row at the hut, only find out what is happening in the world from tourists. Viktor himself, for example, did not hear about the 9/11 attacks until three days later.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;8/9 After more than 48 years at Chata pod Rysmi, Beránek must hand the hut over to a new tenant after the owners, the Slovak Tourist Club and JAMES, chose not to renew his lease.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;2/9 The trail from Štrbské Pleso to Chata pod Rysmi is about ten kilometres long and climbs roughly 1,000 metres, reaching the hut at 2,250 metres via steep passages, some secured with chains.&lt;/div&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;3/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;4/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;5/9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;6/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;7/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;8/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;1/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;9/9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;1/10 The municipal indoor pool in Oberschleißheim, built in 1972, is used by schools from the surrounding area for swimming lessons. Its future has been uncertain because the town struggles to cover an annual operating deficit of around 500,000 euros.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;2/10 Oberschleißheim’s mayor Markus Böck learned to swim in the town’s indoor pool himself. He says losing it would be a “catastrophe” for the community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;4/10 Inside the Swim Salabim container in Wielenbach. The mobile pool gives local schoolchildren more regular swimming lessons without having to travel by bus to a neighboring town.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;3/10 Claudia Miller, principal of the Berglwaldschule in Oberschleißheim. She says that around 20 percent of pupils in the third and fourth grades cannot swim.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;8/10 The indoor pool in Oberschleißheim serves not only local schools, but also users from across the surrounding area, including clubs, the DLRG and the federal police.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;9/10 Five swimming lanes at the Oberschleißheim indoor pool. With nearby pools closed or unavailable, schools, clubs and other groups from the surrounding area depend on the facility for lessons and training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;7/10 Josef Riedl, swimming-pool supervisor in Oberschleißheim, has worked at the indoor pool for ten years. If the pool closes, his job is also at risk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;6/10 A restricted-access warning sign for the chlorination system on the Swim Salabim container in Wielenbach. For smaller villages, such mobile pools can be a flexible solution because they require less space and infrastructure than a permanent indoor pool.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;5/10 Michaela Beel, principal of the primary school in Wielenbach. With the Swim Salabim container placed near the school, children can spend more time in the water instead of losing time on bus rides to a neighboring town.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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                                            <image:caption>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 1.25;&quot;&gt;10/10 A decorative fountain at the Berglwaldschule in Oberschleißheim. Losing the nearby indoor pool would make it much harder, perhaps even impossible, for the school to provide regular swimming lessons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;



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