Supported projects

Project aimed to create a platform for communication and self-realization for parents of children with special educational needs and to promote children’s socialization via choreography classes. Within the project an initiative group of parents was created, a round table was held with wide representation of community’s management and residents, where they discussed the ways and possibilities of their children effective socialization in the community. Within the project parents passed through thematic training on specific of communication with children with special need to better integrate them into society, as well as practical sessions on teaching choreography basics to further conduct choreography to their children. In its turn, choreography lessons helped children with special needs to obtain basic communication skills, get rid of stereotypes, improve health and their orientation in space, become more self-confident, increase their level of self-awareness, become more active following their parents’ example. Overall, project’s implementation helped to empower women/mothers of children with special needs, their more active participation in local decision-making, to increase women representation in local government; and number of gender-based projects in the community.

Project aimed to create Cultural and Social Development Center “Lady in Business” and based on it to conduct education activities with focus to help women leaders in promoting community change, to give them an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired during Women's Leadership Academy. Created and equipped by project cost Center of cultural and social activity “Ladies in Business” became a space, that united women-leaders from Prysyvas’ka condensed community with the goal to identify, discuss, solve vital issues of their community as well as to conduct the round of thematic trainings for women on issues related to gender, leadership, political participation in local elections, etc. and useful for women's personal growth, professional development, sharing of experience and further networking. Cultural and Social Development Center “Lady in Business” was created and equipped. It became a space that helped local women leaders in promoting community change, and opportunity to distribute and put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired during Women's Leadership Academy.

Project focused at active involving of women and girls into community’s life, in making managerial decisions, in their self-realization through community activities and own initiatives implementation. Project aimed to unite women-leaders of Chaplynka community as well as women and girls suffering from domestic violence, with the lack of confidence, but seeking ways to change own lives and lives of their children for better, and based in Chaplynka Social Center to organize their education and counseling on gender issues, raising awareness of their rights, disseminating other actual information within Women's Leadership Academy program. Project team of WLA graduates conducted 4 trainings on practical issues of women's leadership, combating sexism and overcoming gender stereotypes, political participation of women in community life within decentralization, financial literacy and opportunities for self-realization. Project activists initiated and created support groups for women and girls in the community. The round of 4 trainings on practical issues of women's leadership, combating sexism and overcoming gender stereotypes, political participation of women in community life within decentralization, financial literacy and opportunities for self-realization was conducted for local women and girls suffering from domestic violence to improve their self-confidence, to change theis lives and lives of their children for better through raising awareness of their rights. Project activists initiated and created support groups for women and girls in the community.

Project aimed to change the attitude of the community members, women, in particular, to the problem of domestic violence and to improve situation of women in Askania Nova community. Project team organized and implemented thematic public information campaign to raise women's awareness on their rights and opportunities, to draw attention of local authorities to existing problems in the community, and to mobilize active citizens to overcome and prevent domestic violence. Project team conducted five trainings for women in five different villages of Askania Nova community, where covered and informed participants on practical aspects of dealing with the “wheel of violence” threat, using conflict exit tools, conducting dialogue and preventing violence in families. Later, a flashmob "You're Worthy of Respect" was held, followed by thematic flyers distribution among community residents. Besides, the "Woman Worthy of Respect" thematic marathon was held in two communities. In confirmation of project’s sustainability, memorandum was signed between local authorities, local education department and local youth council, that envisages further implementation of thematic education campaigns in educational institutions, among community residents with the involvement of specialists and youth experts. Thematic public information campaign was conducted within the project. It helped to draw attention of local authorities and community residents to the problem of domestic violence in Askania Nova community, to improve situation and raise women's awareness on their rights and opportunities, and to mobilize active citizens to overcome and prevent domestic violence.

Project aimed to create and equip children's play area in the premises of the youth open space for the temporary stay of children, to give their parents, their mothers, in particular, an opportunity to participate in socio-cultural and non-formal education activities. During the project, a round of thematic trainings on the issues RE gender and rights, overcoming gender stereotypes, successful employment were conducted both by WLA graduates and guest trainers. To wider inform local community, project team organized opening ceremony of the Space as well as children's holiday. As a result, 50 women from Starobogorodchanska community passed through thematic training that helped them not only to improve knowledge on their rights and opportunities, to improve self-presentation skills, to create the conditions for self-esteem and community activism, but also to enable several active participants to become successful and find a job. Moreover, the project provides successful example of effective cooperation between local authorities and community’s women activists (on maternity leave) with their active involvement into public consultations and discussions. Based at youth open space the children's play area was opened and equipped. It helped not only to create a space for temporary stay of children, but to give their parents, their mothers, an opportunity to participate in socio-cultural and non-formal education activities.

Project aimed to create a Personal Growth Space in NGO “GIU. Good Ideas Unite» premises and based on it to develop community activism of women in Pechenezhin community, to empower them, to promote networking, and gender culture formation. To achieve this goal project team organized a round of interactive sessions for young community residents to share actual topics covered by Women's Leadership Academy program and conducted both by invited WLA trainers and its alumni. Besides, project team initiated weekly English language courses, functioning of the hand-made art club, movie club meetings, gender media-cafe, discussion meetings with participation of girls and women who want to learn more and be more active in community life. Thematic social media awareness campaign became an important part of the project's activity, and via Facebook organizers and participants of Personal Growth Space not only covered project activities but also disseminated related information and promoted participants’ hand-made products, in particular, eco-bags with information and motivation slogans. Project united more than 100 active women of Pechenizhyn community and became for them the Space for communication, education, skills formation, enhancement of women's social activity in the community. Based at local NGO premises, the Personal Growth Space was created. It became a space for communication, education, skills formation, enhancement of women's social activity in the community.

Project is aimed to promote wider opportunities for and better socialization of people with disabilities in Bilshivtsi community through the maintenance and equipping the Center for Socialization and Support for People with Disabilities as well as lobbying the adoption of local Program for Socialization of People with Disabilities. Center became a place where women who care about people with disabilities can get psychological assistance, support in their self-development and self-realization, improve skills to obtain active public position. To achieve the goal and to better socialize people with disabilities and their families, project team settled and equipped 2 spaces and based on them conducted 5 trainings and 5 workshops separately for people with disabilities and women who care for them. As part of the project, an information campaign was conducted and resulted both in raising awareness among students, parents and educators about the problems of people with disabilities and the importance of impartial treatment, as well as in positive changes in the behavior of people with disabilities and their better socialization in Bishivtsi community. Project team also actively advocates for the approval of local Program for Socialization of People with Disabilities. Center for Socialization and Support for People with Disabilities was created and equipped. It helped to promote wider opportunities for and better socialization of people with disabilities in Bilshivtsi community, to provide psychological assistance to local women who care about people with disabilities, to support them in their self-development and self-realization, as well as to improve skills to obtain active public position. These efforts helped to advocate for approval of local Program for Socialization of People with Disabilities

Project aimed to create opportunities for psychological relax of women from Novoolexandrivs’ka community who find themselves in difficult life circumstances, and to conduct trainings on gender issues for them. Based in the premises of local culture club, project team initiated, organized and equipped Art-Therapeutic Resource Space, where local alumni of the 8th Women's Leadership Academy and quest trainers conducted group art therapy sessions and gender education activities for interested women from the comuunity. According to participants’ feedback, project activities became an effective alternative to community social program. Project resulted in the formation of local women's community and uniting of active women into initiative group to further design and develop gender-oriented projects for the sake of community residents.

Project aimed to create conditions for reproductive health prevention of adolescents and young people of 14-18 in Myriv community via organizing of mobile information and education platform. Within project implementation its team: - developed thematic training program on key issues of reproductive health prevention for youth - formed 4 mobile groups of 15 specialists represented by interested physicians, teachers, psychologists - hold a round of trainings for trainers from mobile groups for conducting further trainings with young people in four education institutions - local secondary schools in different villages of Myriv community - purchased necessary equipment to conduct thematic education activities by mobile groups - in its turn, mobile groups successfully implemented outreach program and conducted a round of trainings on reproductive health protection of adolescent for high school students in 5 schools To continue thematic education started by 8th WLA alumni within the project, the formed mobile groups will hold thematic trainings for youth, parents, others by financial support of local authorities and other interested groups. Mobile information and education platform was created to promote strengthening and prevention of reproductive health of adolescents and young people of 14-18 in Myriv community. It became possible due to developed thematic training program, formed 4 mobile groups of specialists and conducting the round of thematic trainings for trainers and high school students.

Project aimed to settle and equip an open-air public space (playground) on the territory of Vasilkivka central park, and to create comfortable conditions for organizing leisure activities for parents/mothers with children from 1-3 years, providing access for children with disabilities (installation of special play equipment), as well as providing opportunities for mothers - "women activists" to hold meetings, to unite them in common interests, to improve their self-development, to acquire new knowledge and skills through communication. And most important - to address hot gender-sensitive issues important for women to local authorities. Project team with regards to community’s feedback successfully implemented a set of technical and organizational measures that had a significant social impact for community members, in particular: • made improvements to the territory of a playground; • involved parents, local authorities and active sponsors into the project; • purchased equipment for the playground and installed it; • organized and conducted playground opening ceremony and covered the event in social networks. Based at Vasilkivka community’s central park, an open-air public space was settled and equipped. It allowed to create comfortable conditions for organizing leisure activities for parents/mothers with children from 1-3 years, to provide access for children with disabilities, as well as to providing opportunities for mothers to unite around common interests, to improve their self-development, to acquire new knowledge and skills through communication.

Within the project, the Center for Public Activity “Hear Woman’s Voice” was created and equipped. It became a platform for joint work, communication, training and development of active community members, women in particular. Project is aimed to involve female community activists into joint decision-making, to create opportunities for communication, discussing new ideas, sharing experiences in the community. Center has also become a communication platform in the community where thematic trainings, seminars, meetings with successful community’s residents, brainstorming sessions, public lectures, presentations, initiated by WLA graduates, are taken place.

Within the project, based at local House of Culture a club for communication and development of local teenage girls was settled and equipped. This comfortable modern space has become a center for communication and development of local youth and other interested community members, acquiring new knowledge and sharing experience, meeting with invited experts. Center provides thematic training, master classes, other events aimed at successful self-realization as well as having effective and interesting leisure time. A special corner of thematic modern literature on personal development is also settled in the Center.

Project is aimed to create conditions for development, communication, self-realization, and leisure of single women of 23-45 with children of 3-15. Within the project, based at local culture and leisure center, the space was settled and equipped with the aim to provide opportunities for joint leisure of mothers and children, conducting activities for psychological unloading, combating domestic violence, depressive states as well. This center provides thematic trainings on legal issues, gender, financial literacy, educational activities, creative workshops, etc. During project period active representatives of target audience involved in project’s implementation created women's council and they continue to implement this initiative after project end.

Within the project, a Center for Sports and Leisure for community’s girls and women was created and equipped on the basis of local historical building, renovated by local funds. The Center provides opportunities for young mothers to go in for sports and physical activities. Besides, social video-club, another project’s component, was also established in the Center. Project is aimed at uniting the community and activating community’s members, creating a safe space for communication and joint leisure that will promote the conscious and responsible attitude to their health, improve psychological microclimate and understanding in the community.

As part of the project, a tactile and communication room for small children was settled based at local Cultural and Leisure Center to free up the time for parents’ self-development, education and leisure. Project’s implementation gave opportunities for parents, including single mothers and wife of ATO participants, to use the time free from raising children (during children’s stay in the settled room) to participate in various education activities, trainings, master-classes held in this center by WLA alumni and invited experts, aimed at self-realization and meeting their cultural, and spiritual needs.

Based in village library of Kochubejivs’ka community, project team has settled a space for interested community members with free internet access and equipped it with three (3) computers and other necessary equipment. The project team also conducted training for library staff and interested village residents on how to use computers and important online services (communal payments, education, other online services). In support of project’s sustainability, WLA graduates will continue conducting mini-courses on community literacy and online resources use for community residents after project end. Due to project’s implementation women of the community not only got access to information and communication technologies, knowledge and practical skills, but also new about opportunities of obtaining various services through Internet. It sufficiently contributes to information gap reduction, overcoming isolation, and providing the opportunity to publicly express their opinions and needs.

Project is aimed to create conditions for enhancing women's solidarity and strengthening women's movement in Petrikivka community by integrating community residents into women's initiative group and equipping the Central Library with a platform for effective communication, sharing of experience and ideas between community’s active women. Within the project, a modern space for education, communication, self-development and leisure for community’s members was settled in local library, as well as an area for joint time-spending of children and mothers. It became a space for functioning of women's club that brings together of the community’s active women, as well as a place for conducting of thematic trainings on the issues RE business, computer literacy, women's leadership, advocacy, etc., round tables and workshops for interested women. This format allows parents to participate in library-based activities and at the same time be close to their children, while children can interact with peers under the library specialist supervision.

Project is aimed to create comfortable conditions for patiens, and as a result, to improve the quality of services at local health care facility, to strengthen women health, as well as to improve psychological climate. Within the project, a special patient’s zone with children's corner was created and furnished in local hospital. It became a cosy and quiet place where women with children can wait for visiting doctors in comfortable conditions and spend time effectively. Due to purchased tools and materials, children can spend time playing with toys, using constructors, drawing, communicating with other children. At the same time, this area also functions as an information space where women can get thematic information materials RE women's leadership, gender equality and its benefits, can learn about their rights and opportunities. Project’s implementation significantly contributed both to conflicts’ reduction and increasing of patients’ satisfaction by the quality of services provided at local hospital.

Within the framework of the project, a creative and informative space "Our Kitchen" was settled and furnished on the basis of the local House of Culture. For local women and interested men it became a place, where project team and interested women-leaders organize and conduct various thematic events, trainings, cultural and educational events, workshops, meetings with prominent community residents and invited experts from other cities and regions of Ukraine. A gender library aimed to raise awareness of the community on gender issues has been created in the Center. Project is aimed to bring together community residents, to create opportunities for women’s personal development, to disseminate gender related information, to promote networking among local women leaders and cooperation with active representatives of gender movement, as well as to facilitate local women's NGOs activities.

Within the project, based at local hospital a special room for mothers and children was created and equipped aimed to effectively use the time while waiting to visit doctor. Project team settled here the Gender Information Corner with various information materials, and also thematic consultations and meetings with doctors and other professionals are organized there. Project activities are oriented at young mothers on maternity leave, single mothers, widows with children, women whose husbands are in ATO, internally displaced persons - women with children, etc. Project is aimed to increase their involvement in community activism, to share gender information among community residents, to increase number of women leaders at local level and to increase opportunities for their self-development, self-education and self-realization, as well as to promote active cooperation between women leaders in the community.

Project is aimed for supporting women who grow children with special educational needs; improvement of socialization opportunities for the students of the Smolinsk Inclusive Resource Center. Within the framework of the project 2 trainings and 3 joint reviews of thematic films with further discussion were carried out; the necessary materials and equipment for creation qualited educational environment for children with special needs were purchased. During the implementation of the project, the workload of women was reduced by providing psychological assistance and increasing opportunities for self-realization.

The aim of the project is to improve the psychological state of parents and children while waiting for a doctor's appointment. Thus, in space of the local children's consultation, an educational and entertaining place for children aged from birth to 12 years old was created, as well as a comfortable waiting area for parents with educational literature for childcare. The project resulted in the creation of a comfortable overall atmosphere in the institution through the involvement of children in play activities and improved conditions for parents while waiting.

The aim of the project is to involve women from the Joint Territorial Communities in social activism and to create the conditions for their self-development through the introduction of non-formal education in the time available to them. During the realization of the project, at the premises of the local educational institution, a center of waiting for the children during their classes was founded, in which thematic meetings, workshops, trainings with the involvement of trainers, workshops, views of motivational videos were held. The creative platform provided an opportunity for every woman to initiate or organize interesting meetings on topical topics. The results of the project are: educational work with women from the Joint Territorial Communities, empowering women to develop themselves, especially those on social leave or unemployed.

The project is aimed for overcoming the indifference of society and women's frustration in their own strength by bringing together representatives of different age groups for collaborative learning and sharing of experience. Within the framework of the project a communication platform for educational, entertaining and consulting activities was founded. Thus, an informal WomanCamp conference "Women for Women" was held among active girls and women of the community, where were 5 trainings, thematic actions, workshops, a simulation game "Being a Woman". The publication of a newsletter and the publication of project results in a local newspaper contributed to the increase of the target group and the expansion of cooperation with other settlements.

Project is aimed for preserving a group of initiative women and increasing their number by engaging in joint activities and training in thematic clubs and circles. During the realization of the project, the Center for Success was established on the basis of the Yavorina women's organization, where information on Internet technologies, environmental initiatives, and new opportunities to become involved in community management are exchanged. Thus, a successful woman training was conducted with the involvement of experienced trainers; the work of the club "Tasty" with the study of the possibility of opening their own business was continued. The results of the project are: organization of groups of fine arts / theater; conducting 8 training sessions on the involvement of experts in the field of the modern technologies "Country in the smartphone", which were contributed to the comprehensive development of women and inspired them to new businesses.

Project is aimed for improving the women's self-educational skills, increasing women's self-esteem and facilitating household unloading. During the realization of the project, the Women's Center for Gender Culture, where monthly trainings, workshops, information campaigns for unemployed women, and video screenings of thematic films are being held, was established. These activities have helped to raise awareness of women and young people on current issues, including entrepreneurship. Meetings with successful businesswomen motivated the project participants not to dwell on difficulties and to share experiences with each other. The results of the project are: activization of the women's community, increasing the possibility of self-realization for women from rural areas and realizing their potential.

The purpose of the project is to unite and increase the social activity of women leaders in solving community problems and promoting their development. During the realization of the project, a training club for studying, workshops, thematic exhibitions, video discussions with further discussion was organized at the village club. In the formed team of like-minded people the skills of rural women, women leaders, youth in the field of involvement in community activities has been improved.

Creating a motivational, accessible, and playable STEM-time unit at a local educational institution Project is aimed to promote the quick and effective girls’ socializing in society, to overcome gender stereotypes in choosing a profession, and to promote the STEM culture among girls for their better careers in future.

Establishing the Academy and developing of its training program for more than 50 active women of the community, where they can get an education in the form of professional workshops, psychological trainings, seminars, webinars on effective communication skills, self-presentation techniques and community mobilization to address urgent community problems. Project is aimed to create opportunities for women's self-development and self-improvement, to strengthen their role in decision-making and to increase their professional knowledge through education at Academy for Women

Creating and equipping a comfortable space based at local hospital where local women/ parents and their children while waiting for visiting doctor can spent time in interesting and effective format of trainings, seminars, watching thematic videos, doctor’s consulting and other activities. Project is aimed to develop a culture of responsible attitude towards own health, to carry out outreach work among local population on women's diseases, and to motivate women to pass preventive medical examinations.

Creating a center for elderly women where under trainers’ and other specialists’ guidance they participate in workshops, cultural and educational activities, psychological training, etc. Project is aimed to create comfortable conditions for the elderly population of the community and their learning, communication, which will help them to return to full and active life, to overcome emotional discomfort and to prevent illnesses.

Creating and equipping information, education and computer space for local women leaders where they can pass through thematic trainings, workshops, meet with successful business-ladies, get on-line consulting, webinars with experts, etc. Project is aimed to support women from rural areas to overcome the existing stereotype and to promote their active involvement into community life through education.

Creating and furnishing an entertaining space for children of 1-12 years based at local House of Culture. Here families, single mothers, families with low income, children, young people can spend time together, get quality leisure services. Meanwhile women/parents can pass through thematic education at workshops, trainings, can get consultations. Project is aimed to ensure equal access for women and men, girls and boys to cultural institutions and to reduce gender gaps in the community through participation in joint activities conducted on the basis of created space.

Creating and equipping the center where elderly women can pass through trainings and get practical skills on the use of computer and other modern gadgets to make simpler the procedure of paying for communal services. They also participate in round tables with involvement of specialists from Pension Fund, doctors, promoting healthy lifestyles. Project is aimed to involve elderly women into active participation in community life, which help to reduce the risk of social isolation; to share the knowledge on gender issues, leadership; to improve their computer skills.

Support for the European Lesbian Conference in Kyiv, 11-14 April 2019