Author
Ivanevych (Soniachna) Lili³a
a Doctor of History, a senior research fellow at the Ukrainian Ethnological Center Department of M. Rylskyi Institute of Art Studies, Folkloristics and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine).
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7580-7526
Modern Forms of Participation
and Practical Experience of the Volunteers of Khmelnychchyna
Abstract
The study is aimed at the analysis of modern forms of participation and practical experience in the organization of help and support to the Forces of Security and Defence of Ukraine during the Russian aggression. The research of these processes, especially their regional features, is in a great demand currently and more relevant than ever. After all it will enable the deeper comprehension of significance and variability of the volunteering movement, its needs and effectiveness of its activities for society as a whole.
Regional peculiarities of the volunteering of the patriotic direction in the city of Khmelnytskyi during 2022–2023 are described on the base of evaluation of the existing historiography, collected by the authoress of the source base of work and personal practical experience. The types of volunteer activities related to the help to the Ukrainian military during the struggle for the independence of our state are classified. The methods of volunteer work of the local charitable organizations, headquarters and foundations are described in detail. The scholar is succeeded to consider the changes in priorities in volunteer areas of activity depending on the war stages. The most effective types of volunteer work in the form of charity auctions, fairs, races, development games and other events are analyzed. The definition of volunteering as a mutually beneficial activity that helps not only those targeted directly, but also the volunteer himself and society in general through the development of psychological resilience and adaptability is submitted in the article. The important significance of volunteering in expanding the world view, responsibility and environment through the constant growth of the number of communications, in the development of an active life position and positive thinking, in the growth of honesty and sober mind of people and in their participation in forming a conscious democratic and legal civil society, and a strong state as a result is emphasized.
Keywords
volunteers, war, Ukraine, Russia, volunteer activity, organization of help to the Ukrainian army, modern forms of participation, practical experience, classification, the city of Khmelnytskyi, charitable organizations, headquarters and funds, charity meetings, charity auctions, donations, front line, the military, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Special Operations Forces.
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