About Us
Resilience in action, every day
Our Vision
Ukraine, where young people, educators, and communities are resiliently recovering from adversity, equipped with the skills, confidence, and mutual support to continually renew, develop, and thrive.
Our Mission
Phoenix provides Ukrainian youth, educators, and communities with practical methods and mutual support, creating conditions for personal autonomy, empowerment, and sustainable well-being.
Our Team
Denise Deshaies - Didi
Project Coordinator, Master Trainer, President of AMURTEL Romania, Project Coordinator of the AMURTEL's Ukrainian Refugee Response projects - 5 projects benefitting 7K people funded by CARE France and NRC, Therapeutic story writer, Certified Yoga Alliance RYT instructor
Kateryna Prokopenko
Project Manager and yoga instructor for the "Stronger Together" and volunteer workshop leader for "Rays of Light During the Storm" project in Romania benefitting 6.5K refugees from 2022-2024, therapeutic story author, Phoenix resiliency workshop leader, project speaker, certified yoga instructor
Stanislav Kunts
Director of the Nowkolo UA Charitable Foundation, founder of the Breath of Life rehabilitation programme, co-founder of the Phoenix Journeys educational programme, co-founder of the Millennial Hero educational programme, founder of the Horizons educational programme, KAI lecturer, ICF coach
Serhii Poltavchenko
Yoga Alliance RYT instructor, director of Meditation Steps Ukraine, representative of the Nowkolo UA charitable foundation, co-founder of the Phoenix Journeys educational program, co-founder of the Millennial Hero educational program
Halina Kruk
Project Supervisor; co-founder and co-coordinator of the Phoenix Journeys therapeutic camp (2024–2026), focused on art therapy and recovery for war-affected teenagers; advisor to the Head of the Chervonohrad District Council; deputy of the Sheptytska City Council (Lviv region); 20+ years in community development and leadership; coordinator of EU-funded cross-border projects (2020–2023); local coordinator of Shelter Ukraine
Mariia Panchuk
Assistant project manager, event organiser, resilience programme trainer, meditation instructor