National Sports Day, "Open Football Festivals," featuring students from Skvyra — pupils of the Academic Lyceum and Gymnasium No. 5, students of CDYT and young athletes from the local DYSK and FC "Orion" — became a notable event for the region.

Children joined football on specialized stations, refining their skills in situations that modeled real-life scenarios through psychology, safety, and various tasks, enjoying exciting and educational gameplay, finding activities to their liking and new friends at the festival grounds.

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Direct participants received a charge of enthusiasm and new knowledge thanks to the coaches, including local expert Bogdan Lychuk, coordinator of "Open Football Festivals" in Kyiv Oblast Vladimir Maslov, and head of the Bilohorodka District Civil Defense Sector Marina Denysenko. The bright event was supported by the Ukrainian Football Association and the Kyiv Oblast Football Association.

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The "Open Football Festivals" project of the Ukrainian Football Association is:

• youth leadership in communities;
• psychosocial support for children of ZSU military personnel, IDPs, and war-affected children;
• unity and friendship between IDP children and local children, social integration;
• an inclusive environment where everyone participates, including children with special educational needs;
• safety knowledge in wartime conditions;
• the philosophy of mass football — joy from playing instead of results at any cost;
• cultivation of a healthy lifestyle;
• volunteer development;
• activation of local communities through intersectoral networks (youth leaders, teachers, coaches, psychologists, safety experts, parents, local authorities, patrons, etc.).