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Voices of young people in Ukraine: video-stories

The project “Voices of young people in Ukraine” was implemented by non-governmental organisation “Donetsk Youth Debate Centre” with the support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe as part of the youth campaign “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” in partnership with the Youth Centre “New Wings” (Novovolynsk), the civic association “Kremenchuk Information and Educational Centre “European Club” (Kremenchuk), Nizhyn Youth Centre (Nizhyn), Okhtyrka Youth Centre (Okhtyrka), Donetsk Regional Children and Youth Centre (Kramatorsk).

The project foreseen the creation of opportunities for young people, in particular:

  • training of community teams;
  • collecting stories of young people in their communities by community teams;
  • launching a campaign of video-stories in social networks aimed at protecting the interests and problems of young people affected by the war, in order to increase the participation of young people in defending the interests and problems of young people during the war;
  • participation in a joint online meeting with representatives of local authorities in the field of youth in order to find common solutions at local levels to meet the needs and interests of young people during the war.

 The video-stories of the project “Voices of Young People in Ukraine”, created by young people about young people and how they experience the war, are available by following the links:

Her story is about how she and her friends helped her relatives and friends, and not only them. By the way, Alisa received a UNICEF award for volunteering from the First Lady of Ukraine.

Vladyslav believes that he can help his city. Helping is normal, easy and even pleasant.

Volodymyr’s story is about how he and his colleagues helped Roma and not only with food kits, bought power banks to create an underground radio in the city at the beginning of a full-scale invasion, when Okhtyrka was surrounded by Russian troops.

Danylo is a musician. He was forced to move from Kramatorsk to Kremenchuk. Currently, he is looking for himself and an opportunity to make money from what he is good at: making music.

Diana’s story is about lack of communication with family and friends. And that you need to believe in yourself and then everything will work out.

Dmytro is a student at Kyiv university. After the start of the full-scale invasion, he returned to his native Novovolynsk and started volunteering. Quite often Dmytro has to explain why volunteering is easy and important.

Yevhenii is a boxing coach and his story about communication and training with his students. And about the dreams of young sportspersons to go to competitions in the Ukrainian Crimea.

Before the full-scale invasion, Inna was in high school and lived the life of an ordinary teenager. What has changed and what are the current needs of young people like Inna?

Kateryna’s story is about how she helped the animals after the full-scale invasion began.

Maryana’s story is about how to survive the occupation with a small child in the village and how to adapt to the lack of products in stores.

Maryna has disabilities since birth and is ready to tell what social prejudices she had to face because of her disability.

Mariia was forced to return home from Kharkiv to Kramatorsk, and then leave for Kremenchuk. Her story is about acceptance of reality and plans for the future, about psychological support and self-realization, which are lacking.

Marta shares her own worry that after full-scale invasion started fear came.

Nadiia’s story is about language, about its meaning for each and every one, about choice or not. And about the war as a prism that changed the point of view.

Before the full-scale invasion, Nadiia studied in Kharkiv to become a police officer. After the start of the war, she was forced to move to Novovolynsk, where the most difficult thing is not to see her relatives who remained at home.

After her relocation to a relatively peaceful part of Ukraine, she met both with direct discrimination from the locals and accusations of inciting war, and with sincere support.

Olena works at a music school and directs a choir. She recalls how after the start of the full-scale invasion, she wanted silence, not art. And also reflects on the importance of culture in times of war.

Roman is 16 years old and plays the bandura. He lives in Okhtyrka and tries to help his town recover after shelling and bombing.

Svitlana is a psychologist. She helps others to take care of themselves and not get bogged down in problems and challenges.

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund that provides financial support to European youth initiatives and disposes of a budget of approximately three million euros per year. The EYF supports the activities of youth non-governmental organisations, networks and initiatives, primarily international youth meetings, as well as campaigns, exhibitions, publications, audiovisual materials, websites and pilot initiatives. The EYF also provides development and management grants to international youth organisations and networks. Since 1972, when the fund was founded, about 300,000 young people aged between 15 and 30 years old have become direct beneficiaries of the projects. The fund also supports pilot projects of local youth organisations in member countries. For example, in 2023 the amount of such support is up to 15,000 euros.

In accordance with the decision of the Joint Youth Council of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, the European Youth Foundation has launched a special call to support young people from Ukraine. This initiative responds to the contemporary needs expressed by the Ukrainian authorities and youth stakeholders.

Until 20 October 2023, there were 21 projects awarded. In addition, in May 2023, the Programming Committee on Youth decided to extend the call and allow applications for both pilot activity grants and international activity grants. The special call includes two types of grants available:

Support for projects has been extended to 2024. Projects can be submitted at any time before funds are exhausted.

The video recording of the information session on the grant programme can be viewed at the following links:

To learn more about the EYF Special Call in Support of Young People from Ukraine, please visit: https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/2023-special-call-ukraine

 

The project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” for 2023-2026 and is based on the results and experience of the Projects in 2020-2022. The project will expand the systematic impact by strengthening youth participation policies and strengthening youth work during the wartime and in the post-war context, taking into account the specific needs of young people.

Kyiv, Ukraine 15 December 2023
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