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Sustaining School Communities Is Ukraine’s Defense Against a Lost Generation

Anna Novosad, co-founder of savED, argues that Russia’s war on Ukraine targets not just school buildings but the social and educational conditions that sustain a generation’s connection to the country. With reconstruction unsafe across much of the frontline, savED has built more than 160 underground learning centers where children can study with teachers, reconnect with peers, and retain a place in their communities. Novosad’s case is that keeping education operational during war is necessary both to resist isolation and disinformation now and to preserve Ukraine’s capacity to rebuild later.