The Green School in Georgia implements an educational project that aims to raise public and youth awareness about early marriage.

At the First Folk School of Kabali village and the youth centre of Akhmetetsi district, pupils watched the short film ‘Punami’s Fate’ and discussed the downside of early marriages.

The meetings also resulted in joint works and prints, which will be exhibited at various events in the region as a result of the project.

In Ukraine, activists of the public organisation ‘Plich-o-plich’ (Shoulder to Shoulder) continue to teach elderly people the basics of media literacy.

This time they travelled to the small villages of Syniv and Rusyvel, where they taught elderly residents how to use the different features of their smartphones.

The EENCE-Eduthon-2024 is organised by the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) at the expense of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Сообщение Preventing Early Marriage and Media Literacy for the Elderly: Introducing Eduthon Winners’ Projects появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

Here is what one of its initiators, Hanna Berehova, says about the project:

We are engaged in documenting and preserving the stories of witnesses of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Against the background of declining public interest and war fatigue, as well as increasing Russian narratives and propaganda, we decided to publish these stories in Polish, English and Ukrainian. We invite you to visit our website, where you can learn about the mission and purpose of our organisation, as well as the articles we have published.

Our respondents, despite their experiences, find the strength to speak out, and our mission is to bring their voices to others. Russia’s war against Ukraine is not a local conflict, it is a war against the entire civilised world, a crime against humanity, a violation of all human rights, which are the pillars of a democratic society. Every story we have collected is direct evidence of this.

The testimonies of eyewitnesses of the war are collected by us not only to preserve the national memory, but also to improve public understanding of the war, to develop empathy for those who suffered from it, and to consolidate the world in the struggle for human rights and those values that should be protected at all times.

On 4 October at 18:00 Warsaw time (19:00 Ukrainian time), project activists are holding an online meeting at Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5703208297?pwd=bkJjR1pEb1dDS01KTW1YRnFubjZ2QT09

During the meeting an article consisting of teachers’ stories told by themselves will be presented.

You can also participate by filling out a short Google form.

The EENCE-Eduthon-2024 is organised by the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) at the expense of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The organiser of Eduthon in Poland is Fundacja Międzynarodowy Ruch Latających Plecaczków / Flying Bag.

Сообщение A raised hand. Teachers want to be heard появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

‘Learn to feel after pain’ – such a project is being implemented in Rivne.

The first art therapy classes have already taken place here. Secret desires, subconscious feelings and emotions are often easier to express in art than in words.

Art therapy is a type of psycho-correction and psychotherapy based on art and creativity. 

Now the team, which was one of the winners of the Ukrainian Eduthon, is actively training people to overcome anxiety and fears, aggression and impulsiveness, mental tension and stress.

In the same region, on 30 September, a project for elderly people ‘You’re smart enough with a smartphone’ was launched.

The training is provided by the non-governmental organisation ‘Fedorivka Shoulder to Shoulder’.

This training programme aims to help older people become more confident in using modern technologies and to teach them how to use smartphones and useful applications more effectively.

EENCE-Eduthon is organised by the Eastern European Association for Civic Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) with funds from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Ukraine, the Eduthon is coordinated by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine.

Сообщение Two more Eduthon winning projects started in Ukraine появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

On 8 September, the final day of the event, the participants received advice from Tetyana Kuznetsova on how to make their projects concrete and realistic.

The event culminated with the presentation of the final versions of the projects.

It was not easy for the jury to choose the winners, but the choice was made.

The winning teams will now prepare to implement the projects in their communities.

EENCE-Eduthon is organised by the Eastern European Association for Civic Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) with funds from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Ukraine, the Eduthon is coordinated by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine.

Сообщение Four teams became winners of Eduthon in Ukraine появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

At the beginning of the day, international expert Samira Bayramova (Georgia) gave a presentation on “How to make sure that your project works for citizenship education”.

Next, the participants were offered masterclasses on how to make their project logical and concrete, and how to ensure its attractiveness. A separate masterclass was devoted to how to make project activities sustainable.

Throughout the day, Eduthon participants could also take advantage of expert advice to refine their project ideas.

See a brief description of the projects the participants came with:

Environmental, educational, rehabilitation activities on the basis of the Forest Youth Centre

Project goal: Installation of information stands with Braille text and creation of an audio guide on inclusive eco-routes in the forests of Volyn.
Target audience: People with visual impairments, in particular war veterans.
Expected results: Improved access to information for people with visual impairments, contributing to their rehabilitation and social inclusion through access to natural resources and information about them.
Project geography: Eco-route in the village of Vorotniv, Lutsk district. Vorotniv village, Lutsk district.

Safety School: peculiarities of staying in forests under war conditions.

Project goal: Teaching young people the basics of safety in forests in war conditions to minimise the risks associated with mines and other threats.
Target audience: Youth of Volyn region.
Expected results: Formation of safety culture among young people, increasing the level of preparedness for emergencies in war conditions.
Project geography: Lubeshevska and Kolkivska communities, Volyn Oblast.

Civic Engagement Workshops

Project goal: Raising awareness on civic participation through comprehensive workshops organised by the youth councils of Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.
Target audience: Youth of Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.
Expected results: Increased awareness of civic participation opportunities, development of horizontal links between activists of the two regions.
Project geography: Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.

Youth inclusion in public life through a discussion centre.

Project Goal: Training young people in civic education and building skills of public activism and involvement in territorial communities.
Target audience: Youth 18-25 years old.
Expected results: Increasing the level of youth involvement in the public sector and local self-government.
Project geography: Lutsk, Volyn Oblast.

Training for young internally displaced persons on implementation of community projects.

Project Goal: To conduct training for young IDPs on the basics of project management, communication with the authorities and local self-government, and analysing the needs of the community in which they live.
Target audience: IDP youth in Cherkasy Oblast.
Expected results: Increased level of youth involvement in public life, strengthening of democratic processes and adaptation of VPOs in new communities.
Project geography: Cherkasy region, Cherkasy city.

Master Classes on Acting and Civic Education

Project goal: To organise master classes on acting, which will also promote civic education and democracy in the communities.
Target audience: Residents of Rivne, Chernivtsi and other Ukrainian cities.
Expected results: Increased level of civic activity and involvement in cultural processes, as well as strengthening of democratic values.
Project geography: Rivne and Chernivtsi.

Increasing the participation of youth of small communities in community governance

Project Goal: Increase awareness and participation of small community youth in community governance processes through specialised training and development of civic activism skills.
Target audience: Youth of small communities in Volyn region.
Expected results: Formation of a team of Ambassadors who will provide training in small communities where access to such educational activities is usually limited.
Project geography: Lutsk and small communities of Volyn Oblast.

Teaching older generation to use mobile devices

Project Goal: Teaching people 45+ to use mobile phones to pay for utilities and other transactions, which will simplify their daily lives.
Target audience: Residents of rural communities of Goschanka rayon.
Expected results: Increased digital literacy of the older generation, improving their access to important services through mobile devices.
Project geography: Villages of the Goshchanka community, Rivne Oblast.

Creation of an interactive reading room for young people

Project Goal: To create an interactive reading room for youth to develop their critical thinking, communication and mental health skills through work with books.
Target audience: Youth of Lutsk city territorial community.
Expected results: Increasing the level of reading literacy among young people and involving them in public life through books as a tool of civic education.
Project geography: Lutsk city territorial community, Volyn region.

Art therapy for war veterans

Project goal: To conduct master-classes on art therapy for war veterans and their families, which will help to reduce anxiety, stress and promote their social adaptation.
Target audience: War veterans, members of their families, VPOs.
Expected results: Improvement of participants’ psychological state and their integration into social life.
Project geography: Rivne, Klevan.

Media literacy course in the community.

Project Goal: Introduce a media literacy course in the community to train participants to check information for accuracy and to be media literate citizens.
Target audience: Residents of Kolodenska community.
Expected Outcomes: Increase in the level of media literacy among the population, strengthening of national identity and patriotic position.
Project geography: Kolodensky Lyceum, Korninsky Rural Rada, Rivne Oblast.

Intellectual games to increase media literacy.

Project goal: Intellectual games in three cities of Lviv region to increase media literacy and critical thinking among citizens.
Target audience: Local residents, GPOs, military personnel.
Expected results: Improvement of media literacy and promotion of democratic values in society through game-based learning formats.
Project geography: Lviv region.

Anti-fake game ‘NotaEnota’.

Project goal: Development of an anti-fake game ‘NotaEnota’ and an educational course for teachers on how to organise such games in schools.
Target audience: Teachers, students, community activists.
Expected results: Increased media literacy and development of critical thinking among students through a game-based learning format.
Project geography: Online and various regions of Ukraine.

The four winning projects of Eduthon in Ukraine will be determined on 8 September.

EENCE-Eduthon is organised by the Eastern European Association for Civic Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) with funds from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Ukraine, the Eduthon is coordinated by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine.

Сообщение Eduthon in Ukraine: developing the best ideas for citizenship education появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

It was with an acquaintance with the Academy and the traditions of citizenship education within its walls that Ukrainian Eduthon began.

The first day of Eduthon also included a discussion on the new challenges for citizenship education in war.

The participants have three days ahead of them, full of presentations, discussions and masterclasses on challenges for citizenship education and the development of project ideas to promote it in different regions of Ukraine.

The aim of EENCE-Eduthon is to identify and support the best ideas to promote citizenship education and democratic values in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Poland/Lithuania.

EENCE-Eduthon is organised by the Eastern European Association for Civic Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) with funds from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Ukraine, the Eduthon is coordinated by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine.

Сообщение Ukraine hosts EENCE Citizenship Education Eduthon появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

The Warsaw Eduthon (5-7 September) will bring together representatives of the Ukrainian and Belarusian diasporas from Lithuania and Poland.

Among the ideas announced for the event is the creation of a hub for creative co-operation between Ukrainian and Polish artists, for educational and other activities aimed at developing citizenship competences.

Several projects are aimed at helping displaced people in difficult situations and involving them in the life of their communities, raising awareness among young people, promoting cross-cutting values.

The projects announced from Ukraine (Eduthon will be held here on 6-8 September) offer solutions to the difficult situations in which the inhabitants of this country find themselves due to Russian aggression.

Therefore, the projects announced here are not only about education, citizenship participation and informing various target groups, but also about rehabilitation, art therapy for victims of war, and ensuring people’s safety.

Eduthon is a format of an educational event aimed at finalising the concepts of the project ideas that the participants announced.

EENCE-Eduthon is organised by the Eastern European Association for Civic Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) with funds from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Ukraine, the Eduthon is coordinated by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine, and in Poland by the Fundacja Międzynarodowy Ruch Latających Plecaczków / Flying Bag.

Сообщение Citizenship Education Eduthon: Poland and Ukraine take up the baton появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.

To see the programme of the Caravan in Ukraine, click on “+INFO” on the picture below.

Meet the experts at Caravan:

Mykola Smolinskyy (Ukraine)

President of CEASC. Business coach, European integration specialist, consultant on finding grant funding from the European Union funds. He is a guest lecturer at business schools, KIMBS, MIM-Kyiv, and Business Information Support Centers within the EU4Business project. Co-author and trainer of postgraduate programs in project management and quality management systems. Author of training programs within the framework of UNICEF and SWISS FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION projects. Expert and consultant at Diia.Business in Rivne.The topics of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Grant opportunities for business” and “Social entrepreneurship as an effective tool for the development of public organizations”.

Anna Dmytryshyna (Ukraine)

Master of Psychology, teacher of psychology, member of the Ukrainian Transactional Analysis Society.

I work in the transactional analysis method, play therapist, art therapist, basic training in symbolic drama. I lead a support group for parents.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be a training on “How to cope with stress effectively”.

Inna Semenets-Orlova (Ukraine)

Certified trainer in civic education, member of the working group on the development of the Concept of Civic Education in Ukraine.

Expert on monitoring of the Swiss-Ukrainian educational project “Development of Civic Competencies in Ukraine – DOCCU”.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “New dimensions of creativity in the world of the future. The potential of creative thinking for building a culture of citizenship”.

Dariia Pylo (Ukraine)

Lawyer, Community Development Manager at CrimeaSOS, expert of the educational project for teachers “NaUrok”, founder of the NGO “Re:Dim”, trainer, facilitator.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Project Management Approaches in Work and Education”.

Оlga Petrova (Ukraine)

Trainer of the project “Strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian government agencies in the field of cyber hygiene and cybersecurity”, initiated by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, author of the course “Cyber Literacy”, board member of the NGO “Women’s Interaction”, consultant on PR, building personal and corporate brands online, expert on cybersecurity and cyber hygiene, moderator of business and educational events.

The topics of the meeting during the Caravan will be “False Information, Cyber Hygiene” and “Reputation Management”.

Olga Tsipan (Ukraine)

Founder and head of the NGO “Center for Children’s Development “ERUDIT”, member of the NGO “Women’s Interaction”, facilitator and trainer on personal brand development for teenagers.

Trainer and consultant on the establishment and development of NGOs. Project manager. Speaker of the youth organization Leap.rv.ua.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “How to create and promote a personal brand.”

Serhiy Shturhetskyy (Ukraine)

Expert with many years of experience in the media, Chairman of the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine, PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor, author and co-author of more than 10 textbooks and manuals on journalism and media literacy.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Hell’s Kitchen: How Manipulations and Propaganda are Made”.

Oksana Urban (Ukraine)

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, has experience working with USAID, U-lead with Europe, UNDP, Executive Director of the NGO “European Vector Volyn.

Associate Professor of International Economic Relations at Lutsk National Technical University, represented Ukraine’s interests at NATO Headquarters in 2009, 2010, and 2015.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Leadership Development and Teamwork”.

Namaz Karimov (Azerbaijan)

More than 10 years of experience in the social sector, including in international organizations such as ICRC, UNICEF, and GIZ in various positions in Azerbaijan. I am a graduate of the Theodor Heuss Kolleg School of Facilitators in Germany. He is a member of the MitOst Association, Bosh Alumni Network, MOCI Platform and EU4Youth Alumni Network.

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Protection of interests. Advocacy”.

Oksana Kachurivska (Ukraine)

Head of the entrepreneur support center Diia.Business in Ternopil. Head of the NGO West Ukrainian Digital. Project manager. Trainer in business resilience and sustainability. Consultant on attracting resources for community development, cooperation with international partners and donor organizations. 

The topic of the meeting during the Caravan will be “Business Relocation and Integration”.

Oksana Zamora (Ukraine)

Project manager (7 years of experience in the international cooperation department of the university and 10+ years of experience in the third and educational sectors in the development/implementation of international projects (EC, FAO, CEE and EBRD).

She is a practicing trainer of non-formal education. Participant in 30+ individual mobility programs. PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at Sumy State University.

Olga Horkavchuk (Ukraine)

National coordinator of Caravan in Ukraine.

Doctor of Social Sciences, Project Manager, CEASC Project Manager, Chairperson of NGO “Women’s Interaction”, NGO “Business Development Fund”.

She has been working in the field of citizenship education in Ukraine for 15 years.

For the last 3 years she has been focusing on supporting women: migrants, those raising children with disabilities, and women who want to start their own business.

The Caravan is organized by a consortium of EENCE experts and organizations in the framework of the project “EENCE Citizenship Education Caravan”, funded by the Federal Agency for Citizenship Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb) with funds allocated by the German Federal Foreign Office. 

Read more:

See the preliminary program of the Caravan in Armenia

Citizenship Education Caravan will drive through 8 cities in Lithuania and Poland

Caravan of Citizenship Education: next stop – Azerbaijan

Сообщение EENCE Citizenship Education Caravan in Ukraine: get to know the programme and experts появились сначала на Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education.