Unbreakable spirit: Lviv launches legacy impact event

The UNBROKEN Emergency Summit goes hybrid to mobilise worldwide associations and corporations to build a new rehabilitation ecosystem.

Help from German specialists: a workshop on upper limb prosthesis.
Help from German specialists: a workshop on upper limb prosthesis. Photo Credit: UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center

Ukraine's cultural capital city, Lviv, is spearheading another legacy event in war time. The UNBROKEN Emergency Summit is a call to international associations and corporations to gather in Lviv online and in-person, to mobilise international colleagues and organisations who can contribute to the construction of Lviv’s UNBROKEN Rehabilitation Centre.

This also includes the construction of the UNBROKEN Kids Department, a new surgical centre for wounded soldiers and civilians, accommodation blocks, and other cultural and sporting rehabilitation facilities for Ukraine’s internally displaced people.

Lviv has become a huge humanitarian hub where people fleeing the war find refuge and treatment. It has processed over five million internally displaced people. Every week, wounded patients are transported from front-line hospitals by evacuation trains and ambulances. Treatment of war-affected Ukrainians takes place within the framework of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center. This is a unique place where adults and children affected by the war can receive comprehensive qualified medical care.

As there is an increase in demand for medical and healthcare equipment, services, and accommodation, a huge effort is being made to develop the UNBROKEN ecosystem.

Patients who have successfully overcome trauma are now mentors to those who have just begun their recovery.
Patients who have successfully overcome trauma are now mentors to those who have just begun their recovery. Photo Credit: UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center

Lviv’s medical community is eager to learn more from foreign colleagues and share its unique experience in treating patients during the war. It is hoping that its international friends and colleagues can contribute.

Why attend

· The Summit is an invitation to professional associations and corporations to leave a positive impact.

· The Summit aims to establish connections with partners to fund the completed construction and operation of the UNBROKEN Rehabilitation Centre ecosystem.

Objectives of event

· To connect international associations in the field of medicine, energy and environment, civil society and education with representatives of Lviv communities in the same fields.

· To help international associations and organisations become familiar with the needs of Lviv to treat and accommodate wounded soldiers and civilians returning from southern and eastern fronts.

· To increase awareness of Lviv as an intellectual hub for future meetings, events, and investments.

· To connect Ukrainian experts with international communities and associations and encourage membership to these organisations.

· To gain insight into Ukraine's unique experiences during the war with international colleagues to build knowledge which can be deployed in future crises elsewhere.

· To raise funds for the implementation of Lviv's reconstruction and rehabilitation project.

To attend the online summit on 30 October 2023, click here.