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Help Eugenia publish her new book!

Eugenia Senik’s novel about homeless people is looking for its own home or, more precisely, for a publishing house in Ukraine.  


WHO'S EUGENIA?

The Match Stick House is a novel by Eugenia Senik, a young Ukrainian writer who grew up in the Donbass region, Eastern Ukraine. Over a period of several years, she collected stories in a Swiss community for homeless people called Emmaüs . She also worked as a volunteer of Emaus-Oselya  in Vynnyky, a village close to L’viv in Western Ukraine.



WHAT'S THE BOOK ABOUT?

The novel unearths the life stories of people who lost their homes and have been living in homeless shelters ever since. By examining the stories of each single person and discovering all their vices as well as their unique virtues, the author was able to paint a holistic picture of each individual.  
     
The main theme of the novel revolves around two philosophical concepts: “Home” and “The Other”. It develops these two concepts by looking at the individual stories of homeless people from all over the world and the current situation in Ukraine, where internally displaced persons from the South-Eastern regions are struggling with the loss of their homes and their otherness.  



“Even though the novel touches on sensitive social issues, it is not a documentary. It is a literary text based on real events. The history of its creation is an interesting story in itself. When I travelled to this Swiss community for the first time in 2012 to collect material for the book, I tried to submerge myself in the “role” of a homeless person to be able to accurately describe the protagonists of the book. But during my last visit, as a consequence of an ill twist of my artist’s faith, I literally ended up homeless. My home was suddenly located in the occupied territories of Eastern Ukraine. I write about all this in The Match Stick House, about different ways of losing your home.”   


BUT don't just read! Watch the Trailer!

In this trailer you can get a sense of the place and different characters that Eugenia worked with.



HOW YOU CAN HELP!

While writing the novel, the idea for the illustrations that will supplement the atmosphere in the book was born. And now, as the project enters its final stage, the novel is practically finished but it still needs to find a home. The current situation in Ukraine and the difficult financial situation of the author herself are standing in the way of the final publication of the book, which will deprive potential readers of a valuable experience and a search for meaning that lasted many years.       


OUR GOAL

Many people believe that they don’t have the power to change the world or to help someone achieve his or her dream. But this is not true, every penny is important. If as many people as possible will see this project and donate a few francs, euros, dollars or hryvnia’s, they will make the final goal, the publication of the book, possible. We are certain that books like this one will help to fill an empty niche and will lead to understanding and reconciliation of different social classes. This book will make each of its readers a little bit kinder.

If we will receive more that we need to publish the book, all the money will be donated to charity.

Goal 1: 4000 CHF  Allows her to print 1000 copies of her book. This includes corrections, layout, the print itself and ISBN preparations.

Goal 2: 5000 CHF Allows her to include illustrations by Ukrainian artist Sergiy Kostyshyn

Goal 3:  Anything above the stated goal will go directly to Emaus-Oselya in Ukraine! You can also donate directly by following this link.


Illustration by Sergiy Kostyshyn


YOUR REWARDS

As a token of her appreciation you will be eligible to several rewards for your donations.

- Tier 1: Donate 5 CHF - Good Karma and much love your way!
- Tier 2: Donate 25 CHF - All of the above + 3 prints with illustrations by Sergiy Kostyshyn.
- Tier 3: Donate 50 CHF - All of the above + an additional 7 prints (total of 10) with illustrations by Sergiy Kostyshyn.
- Tier 4: Donate 100 CHF - All of the above + the book "The Match Stick House" (In Ukrainian)
- Tier 5: Donate 500 CHF - All of the above + your name in the book!


HOW WILL THE DONATIONS BE DELIVERED?

Eugenia currently resides in Kiev, Ukraine. Due to GoFundMe restricting Ukraine from withdrawing donation money, Eugenia cannot withdraw the money directly. To help, campaign manager Livio Spaini will receive all donations to his bank account in Switzerland. All donations will be delivered personally and securely to Eugenia whenever and however she requires the funds. 100% of the funds will go to Eugenia and the publishing of her book! For any further questions you can e-mail us directly.

Thank you all so much for your support!

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Eugenia Senik

Fundraising team: Eugenia Senik (2)

Livio Spaini
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Basel
Eugenia Senik
Team member

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