2014

How did it all start?

Prior to our official registration, we started as an initiative group of caring and proactive people who wanted to develop the community, initiated various activities and involved everyone in co-creation. One of the first initiatives was tree planting in Dnipro. In October 2014, new trees appeared on the territory of school No. 143, and in April 2015 — in Liberty Park.

2014

In November 2014, our activists held a rally in Dnipro against the illegal elections in Donbas. In January 2015–2016, we initiated the 'Ribbon of Unity' campaign under the slogan: 'Let's tie a ribbon of unity from Donbas to Galicia'.

2015–2016

In May 2015–2016, we initiated an all-Ukrainian flash mob called Vyshyvanka Day in Dnipro and organized a festive concert on the city's central square.

2018

Moving into the field of peace education

In 2018, our organization launched the "Creators of Concord" educational project, which focuses on creating a peaceful environment in educational institutions. We set out to promote peaceful education and train as many teachers, social workers, psychologists and students as possible to resolve conflicts in a non-violent way through dialogue and creative methods of conflict transformation.

2018

As part of the "Creators of Concord" project, we have developed a unique method for creating peaceful environments and communities by combining creative and psychological approaches. The method was tested during a regional-level scientific and pedagogical project in the Dnipro region in cooperation with scientists from the Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education. As a result, we published an educational and practical manual, "Creative Methods of Conflict Transformation. Wings that carry peace".

2020

Adapting to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

In 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was spreading around the world, we did not stop our activities, but rather adapted our work to the online format. After all, during the quarantine, the relevance of conflict resolution has not disappeared, and the problem of maintaining the physical and mental health of both students and teachers has become urgent. We managed to find opportunities and techniques to support the community of educators through ZOOM meetings.

2022

Activities during a warfare

After 24 February 2022, when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine took place, we transformed the "Creators of Concord" project, as the war had a profound impact not only on the educational process. We saw that we could use our four years of experience and all our psychological and pedagogical knowledge to help not only educators, but also IDPs and volunteers, overcome the crisis during the war.

2022

In May 2022, our team initiated a separate project to support IDPs who came to Dnipro as a result of the war — "Contact2U". As part of the project, we provide psychological assistance to IDPs, information assistance to IDPs in the Dnipro region, and sociocultural support.