autumn 2015

"Ethnodiving"

The project was implemented with the support of the European Commission and the NGO "Tamarisk".

Within the framework of the project, educational and integration excursions were conducted in the Dnipropetrovsk region in order to immerse people in the ethnic space of Dnipropetrovsk region and give them the opportunity to feel ethnic identity.

autumn 2015

"Handmade startups"

The project was implemented with the support of the Danish Refugee Council and UNHCR.

The goal of the project was to increase the economic capacity and promote employment of the population.

The result was 10 seminars held in Dnipro, Pavlograd, Nikopol and Kyiv, dedicated to training handmade masters in financial literacy and marketing secrets. In particular, representatives of handmade businesses were taught how to sell their products on the etsy.com internet platform. More than 200 people got the opportunity to run their business more efficiently. Some of the masters took a big step in creating their own brand, which significantly increased their competitiveness.

August–November 2015

"Shine. Circle of the Heart"

The project was implemented jointly with the NGO "Ethnodrive" with support from USAID: grant KYV045.

The goal of the project was to support the communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region, to activate public life by holding interactive festivals.

Together with the festival team, we visited 15 cities and villages of the Dnipropetrovsk region, including Pavlograd, Kryvyi Rih, Novomoskovsk, Pershotraviansk, Kamianske, Ternivka, Verkhniodniprovsk and others. At each location where the festival took place, we held an interactive drum circle (a global method of uniting people into teams), handmade master classes and a playback theater performance, which became a kind of platform for sincere communication and compassion for each other among ordinary people.

February–June 2016

"Center for Active Citizenship"

The project was implemented with the support of USAID: grant KYV101

The goal of the project was to help people become active citizens and creators of their own destiny.

During the project, we conducted many different trainings and events aimed at achieving the set goal. The participants underwent legal and psychological training and became more confident in their abilities, and learned to overcome their fears.
The project also greatly contributed to the development and strengthening of the organization's capacity. We held a strategic session that helped structure the organization's work and give it new meaning. In addition, we decided on the mission of the organization and clearly defined the goals. Our work has become more structured and systematic.

August 2016-December 2017

National Exchange Program

With financial support from the European Union and the NED Foundation.

The goal was to share experience, activate citizens to solve social problems, and promote the organization's activities through social advertising and the advocacy campaign "I Have the Right to Choose".

As part of the program, activists of the NGO "Power of the Future'' held integration events in Vinnytsia, Berdiansk, Drohobych, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, Dnipro and Kyiv. As a result, we gained the capacity to conduct motivational and educational training.

December 2016-January 2017

"Rapid Response to IDP Issues"

The project was implemented with funding from UNHCR.

The aim of the project was to open a public reception center, which would become a space for the development of the city's community activity, stimulation and development of entrepreneurship, self-employment, job creation, and payment of taxes to the local budget.

As part of this project, we asked the Dnipro Regional Administration to give us the space we needed. Following the decision of the regional board session, we received the office, after which we renovated it and placed the Pro-active Hub public reception at Starokozatska Street, 52, Dnipro.

February-June 2017

"Implementation of projects in the sociocultural sphere as a means of community activation"

The goal of the project was to activate community life and motivate citizens to improve their communities.

The project covered communities in three cities — Dnipro, Novomoskovsk and Uzhhorod. In each of the cities, our activists:
● Conducted a training course on "Successful Implementation of Projects in the Social and Cultural Sphere", where they taught effective ways of interaction and cooperation for the benefit of the city's community.
● Facilitated the integration of IDPs into the local community.
● Promoted the Vyshyvanka Day holiday as a national holiday that brings all Ukrainians together and significantly enhances their positive image. This holiday is a good example of a positive integration event that not only promotes patriotism among its participants, but also helps people realize their active role in community life. Preparations for the holiday are based on the principle of co-creation — when all people are active participants in the holiday and contribute in every way possible with their own initiatives.

As a result of the project, the communities of Dnipro, Novomoskovsk and Uzhhorod became more active: new initiatives aimed at improving community life were created, and new public associations were formed in cities where they were not present. Citizen engagement has increased significantly, as has openness to democratic change in society.

April-September 2017

"Pro-active Hub: Business & Motivation"

Funding from the Council of Europe project.

The aim of the project was to facilitate the integration of IDPs primarily into the economic and social life of Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast through motivation to act, the ability of a person to actively meet their needs and involvement in small and medium-sized businesses.

The project included an advisory component for entrepreneurs and self-employed people and a motivational component. As a result, we held:● three seminars, "Entrepreneur and the Law", which addressed the current problems faced by individual entrepreneurs from among IDPs;● three motivational trainings, where the best motivational trainers from Kyiv, provided an incentive to start a business and taught them how to use their resources to achieve their goals.

September-December 2017

"Pro-active Hub" is a center for communication, support of entrepreneurship through self-organization, human and business development, and job creation.

The project was funded through participation in a project competition from the City Council.

The project goal was to improve the mechanisms of cooperation with local authorities.

Project objectives:
● To support a center that will provide an opportunity for communication and support for the development of entrepreneurship for IDPs in Dnipro and local residents.
● To conduct activities aimed at integrating IDPs into the local community.
● Engage citizens and local authorities in cooperation to support IDP entrepreneurs in Dnipro and develop small and micro businesses.
● Provide systematic assistance and support to IDPs in Dnipro.

2017

"CITY-FEST"

The project's goal was to activate the cultural life of small towns in Ukraine and develop communities.

Interactive festivals were held in the cities of Burshtyn (Ivano-Frankivsk region), Zelenodolsk, Pavlohrad, Ternivka, and Pershotraviansk. The program of the festivals included a drum circle, playback theater performances and interactive workshops.

October 2018 — present

"Creators of Concord" is a training project on conflict resolution through creative methods

The project is implemented jointly with the NGO "Ethnodrive Movement" with the support of the Civil Peace Service, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (GIZ).

The project is directly aimed at supporting civil society activists who work with young people: teachers, psychologists, social workers, and public figures. It also aims to train them in relevant methods of mediation and dialogue and support their projects related to peace and uniting citizens.
Project goal:
● To develop a variety of approaches to peace education at school and beyond that help overcome polarization in society and develop a culture of dialogue.
● Provide the necessary tools and knowledge to educators, social workers and psychologists to understand, use and promote methods of peace education, dialogue and non-violent conflict resolution at school and beyond.
● To introduce new dialogue processes that help adults learn to cope with diversity in society, overcome polarization, and solve problems at the local level through non-violent conflict resolution.

The results of the project each year are:● Training of new specialists in peace education methods in three areas (playback theater, drum circle and art techniques).● Creating new projects and improving the quality of the target audience's peace building activities.● Growing a community of peace builders among psychologists, teachers, social workers, and public activists working with young people.
Every autumn, we hold a forum for the "Creators of Concord" project, where all students have the opportunity to present their own projects and draw conclusions about the year's work. After each forum, we develop and publish a handbook with the best projects, experiences, and practices of non-violent communication in educational institutions and beyond.

May 2022 — to date

“Contact2U”

The aim of the project is to help restore social capital and preserve the continuity of life for IDPs and Dnipro residents.

The project provides psychological assistance to IDPs, information assistance for IDPs in the Dnipro region, and sociocultural support, which consists of various activities aimed at restoring the lives of IDPs in a new place. The activities include networking events, career counseling workshops, physical activity classes, etc. Through creative techniques, we create mutual exchange, support, mental health recovery and integration of internally displaced people in a new city. In doing so, we help them expand their social circle and find new friends.