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The Astonishing Bravery of the Team Behind Ukraine’s Brave Bunnies The only global Ukrainian kids series, Brave Bunnies sees worldwide success and despite their world falling apart, everyone at Glowberry remains committed to the property. It’s very much not business as usual but amidst the horrors of the conflict, the Brave Bunnies offer a source of positivity and hope. Olga Cherepanova and her team at Glowberry, creators of the only global Ukrainian children’s property, Brave Bunnies, are astonishing in their personal strength, commitment and gratitude to partners. With a name that could not be more apt, preschool series BRAVE BUNNIES was on an upward trajectory before the unimaginable happened in their hometown of Kyiv, Ukraine, with global partners, agents, broadcasters and more jumping at the chance to work with the bunnies, whose ethos is friendship and kindness. As this article is being written, some of the team may have fled horror and war and become refugees while the rest of the team are stuck in Ukraine or volunteering to support refugees and national defence, but they remain as determined as ever to continue the very brave mission of their BRAVE BUNNIES. At a time when the world is watching with utter despair as events in Ukraine unfold, the BRAVE BUNNIES symbolise the resilience and optimism and spirit of the Ukrainian
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people. Olga outlines here, in a heartfelt piece, what the recent events mean for her, her team of creators, and the extremely successful Ukrainian export, BRAVE BUNNIES. “I really want to write today, amidst all that is happening, that I am incredibly proud of Ukraine. Here live beautiful and talented people! Three years ago, here in Kyiv, we came up with the idea for our project BRAVE BUNNIES, which is now successfully broadcast in more than 63 countries. My initial intention was to tell everyone how crucial it is to respect the diversity of this world. At the time, this topic sounded to me like it was the most important for the younger generation. They are about to live in a time when human migration is coming to the fore and will probably become increasingly important due to global climate change. And now, in the terrible situation the whole world has had to face, especially my beloved Ukraine, this message has become even more important.”
“The big mission of BRAVE BUNNIES is to show kids that it is important to respect the difference of others and their boundaries. We follow our main characters as they meet new friends who are very different from each other - just like all of us! Each episode shows real-life examples of how to find an approach to each person without pressure or changing their uniqueness. This big idea quickly attracted many partners from different countries and wonderful professionals from all over the world - Spain, UK, Italy, USA, Canada, Mexico and many more - to our project. Working on the show has been a great lesson in tolerance, support, and understanding of different points of view and cultures. Together we are making a product that is enjoyed by children all over the world.” “Every one of our partners wrote
