These are incredible individuals who amaze and inspire with their talent, dedication, and hard work.
🌟Oleksandr Avvakumov is an entrepreneur, innovator, and founder of the Soulwall platform, which preserves the memory of people and important events. This social network allows users to create digital profiles with photos, videos, biographies, and family trees, preserving cherished memories. One of its key features is memorial QR codes that provide access to these stories. Oleksandr is actively working on expanding Soulwall, implementing modern technologies like artificial intelligence to bring photos to life, and scaling the platform internationally.
«Everyone strives to find the meaning of life, but only those who feel your heart can help you see it in every moment», comments Oleksandr.
🌟 Daryna Salii is a folklorist and a specialist at the Center for Folklore and Ethnography at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is a member of the ensembles Stodyvnytsia and Vilce and a backing vocalist for the band KAZKA. Her work focuses on preserving and popularizing Ukrainian song traditions. Daryna participates in folklore expeditions and educational projects, reconstructs folk songs, and integrates traditional culture into modern contexts. She actively collaborates with artists and researches the traditions of the Kyiv Polissia region, sharing knowledge about Ukrainian heritage both within the country and abroad.
«What helps me achieve success is hard work, curiosity, a deep love for traditional culture, and an endless fascination with folk singing»,notes Daryna.
🌟 Yan Ptushko is a muralist and graffiti artist. He has implemented projects in the Luhansk, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions and collaborated with organizations such as UNDP, USAID, GIZ, UNICEF, and the British Council Ukraine. One of his notable achievements was organizing the first graffiti festival, One Line Jam, in 2021, which brought together artists to exchange experiences and foster the development of street art. In 2023, after relocating to Mykolaiv, Yan has been working with local artists, planning projects like painting public transportation, creating murals, and organizing a mini-graffiti jam to drive change.
«My energy source is everything around me. Sometimes, you just need to look more often and more closely at seemingly ordinary things», emphasizes Yan.
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