About us

Strengthening the economic and social potential of people, institutions, organizations

OUR MISSION

We believe that creating opportunities for learning, education and professional growth is the best way to ensure a high quality of life. Such opportunities must exist throughout a person's life so that they can realize themselves regardless of age, gender, status, gender.

Therefore, our organization creates complex and urgent solutions. We open educational spaces, help people start their own business, improve the skills of public sector employees and empower public sector representatives.

HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION

2013

Started work in 2013 with the “Perspective” project, which supports people in the employment process through a training program, consultations, vocational retraining courses and advanced training

2014

We create projects for displaced persons and combatants. We help them in the process of socialization, job search and retraining

2015

We support children and adolescents on their professional path
and personal development

Founded the platform
vocational guidance for teenagers Be Profi.

Created development programs
Professional skills for young people
from socially vulnerable categories.

2017

We help you to open and develop your own business. Established a platform where participants create business projects, receive mentoring and financial support

2018

We are the first in Ukraine to introduce international
Innovative program UPSHIFT

Created opportunities for young people who developed and implemented their own initiatives.

Trained participants in project management, social entrepreneurship and provided grant support.

2019

We work on professional and institutional development of public institutions and civil society organizations

We strengthen the capacity of the State Employment Service and the Centers for Vocational and Technical Education.

We implement a training and grant program for public organizations and initiatives.

We cooperate with vocational educational institutions to develop professional skills of employees and improve institutional capacity.

2022

From 2022, we will strengthen the direction of educational, socio-emotional and humanitarian support for children, adolescents and their families

Organized training for more than 1,000 volunteers.

66 locations for families with children were opened in 36 localities of Ukraine.

We created an innovative online portal for parents.

Children's corners were set up in bomb shelters and at every metro station in Kharkiv.

Created a project to train psychologists who faced new professional challenges related to the war.

2023-2024

We continue to implement projects and programs on employment, self-employment and business development, education of adults and children

Helping people who have lost
work or own business because of the war.

We open youth centers.

Developing the public sector
and government agencies.

We implement a gender-oriented approach in employment projects.

HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION

2013

Started work in 2013 with the “Perspective” project, which supports people in the employment process through a training program, consultations, vocational retraining courses and advanced training

2014

We create projects for displaced persons and combatants. We help them in the process of socialization, job search and retraining

2015

We support children and adolescents on their professional path
and personal development

Founded a career guidance platform for teenagers Be Profi.

Created programs to develop professional skills for young people from socially vulnerable categories.

2017

We help you to open and develop your own business. Established a platform where participants create business projects, receive mentoring and financial support

2018

We are the first in Ukraine to introduce international
Innovative program UPSHIFT

Created opportunities for young people who developed and implemented their own initiatives.

Trained participants in project management, social entrepreneurship and provided grant support.

2019

We work on professional and institutional development of public institutions and civil society organizations

We strengthen the capacity of the State Employment Service and the Centers for Vocational and Technical Education.

We implement a training and grant program for public organizations and initiatives.

We cooperate with vocational educational institutions to develop professional skills of employees and improve institutional capacity.

2022

From 2022, we will strengthen the direction of educational, socio-emotional and humanitarian support for children, adolescents and their families

Organized training for more than 1,000 volunteers.

66 locations for families with children were opened in 36 localities of Ukraine.

We created an innovative online portal for parents.

Children's corners were set up in bomb shelters and at every metro station in Kharkiv.

Created a project to train psychologists who faced new professional challenges related to the war.

2023-2024

We continue to implement projects and programs on employment, self-employment and business development, education of adults and children

We help people who have lost their jobs or businesses because of the war.

We open youth centers.

We develop the public sector and public institutions.

We implement a gender-oriented approach in employment projects.

DIRECTIONS OF OUR WORK

Support for small business and self-employment

Educational, socio-emotional and humanitarian support for children and their families

Training of professionals and increasing the institutional capacity of public institutions

Support for CSOs and youth activism

Support for small business and self-employment

Educational, socio-emotional and humanitarian support for children and their families

Training of professionals and increasing the institutional capacity of public institutions

Support for CSOs and youth activism

What is for us important?

Personalized approach
to project participants

Flexibility of decisions and operational
Responding to requests from society

Long-lasting and deep impact
on people's lives

Integrated approach
to solve problems

Continuous growth of the team
as a method of improving the work of the organization

Aiming for change in people's lives
who are in difficult life circumstances

TEAM

Marina Ladyzhenska

Project and Program Manager

Natalia Shokurova

Project Manager

Iryna Hoshuk

Communications Manager

Tetiana Yaroslavska

Recruiter and Project Coordinator

Alexey Zhukov

Logistics and Procurement Manager

Iryna Ilchenko

Project Manager

Kamila Trofimchenko

Projektchef

Alexey Shapovalov

Coordinator for the work of youth centers

Marina Masalitina

Psychologist, supervisor

Sofia Nolbat

Communications Manager

Kateryna Bosyachenko

Communications Manager

Svetlana Popova

Home Accountant

Oksana Serdyuk

Project Coordinator

Nataliia Malyutina

Project Coordinator

Karina Batishcheva

Lawyer, Project Coordinator

Svitlana Olefir

Mentor, Project Coordinator

Iryna Fomenko

Chairman of the Board

Nataliia Kruhla

Project and Program Manager

Marina Dudnichenko

Project Manager

Yevheniia Anfarovych

Educational Coordinator

Yelyzaveta Sopitko

Project Assistant

Nataliia Tkachova

Project Manager

Olga Pomeranska

Communications Manager

Anna Turyanytsya

Communications Manager

Alina Chkyria

Monitoring Specialist

Anna Yatsyshyn

Communications Manager

Marina Ladyzhenska

Project and Program Manager

Natalia Shokurova

Project Manager

Iryna Hoshuk

Communications Manager

Tetiana Yaroslavska

Recruiter and Project Coordinator

Alexey Zhukov

Logistics and Procurement Manager

Iryna Ilchenko

Project Manager

Kamila Trofimchenko

Projektchef

Alexey Shapovalov

Coordinator for the work of youth centers

Marina Masalitina

Psychologist, supervisor

Sofia Nolbat

Communications Manager

Kateryna Bosyachenko

Communications Manager

Svetlana Popova

Home Accountant

Oksana Serdyuk

Project Coordinator

Nataliia Malyutina

Project Coordinator

Karina Batishcheva

Lawyer, Project Coordinator

Svitlana Olefir

Mentor, Project Coordinator

Iryna Fomenko

Chairman of the Board

Nataliia Kruhla

Project and Program Manager

Marina Dudnichenko

Project Manager

Yevheniia Anfarovych

Educational Coordinator

Yelyzaveta Sopitko

Project Assistant

Nataliia Tkachova

Project Manager

Olga Pomeranska

Communications Manager

Anna Turyanytsya

Communications Manager

Alina Chkyria

Monitoring Specialist

Anna Yatsyshyn

Communications Manager