Our story is about Kristina Guseva, an IDP from Mariupol who received a grant and opened a coffee shop in Lutsk. The grant award of UAH 250,000 was the result of Ms. Guseva’s participation in the eRobota grant project.

From the outset of the full-scale war, Krystyna’s husband volunteered for the Armed Forces. Subsequently, she relocated with her daughter to Volyn. In that location, she decided to pursue her long-held ambition of opening a business.

She considered participation in the government program to be her only opportunity to start a business in a new location. The funding enabled Krystyna to realize her ambition. She is now continuing to develop her business. Furthermore, the program enabled her to create jobs and hire employees.