As part of the “Ukrainian Youth Changing the World” project, we tell the stories of achievements and proactive actions of young Ukrainians from different walks of life, with different education, beliefs and lifestyles. They are journalists, volunteers, young soldiers, members of NGOs, founders of voluntary foundations and movements who are making positive changes in the world and improving it in some way. We are very pleased that Anastasiia Dombrovska has responded to this call to share her story. She is a Ukrainian journalist who currently works for Ukrinform, does internship at Suspilne and takes on even the smallest volunteer initiatives.
Within the framework of the project “Ukrainian youth is changing the world” we tell stories about the achievements and proactive actions of young Ukrainians from different walks of life, with different education, beliefs and lifestyles. They are journalists, volunteers, refugees, young soldiers, members of NGOs, founders of voluntary foundations and movements. We are very happy that Yulia Pylypenko has agreed to share her story. She is a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature, SMM manager of the state centre for strategic communication “Spravdі”, the network of coworking spaces for proactive youth “Vilnyi”, and a volunteer.
As part of the “Ukrainian Youth is changing the world” project, we are telling stories about the achievements and proactive actions of young Ukrainians from different walks of life, with different levels of education, beliefs, and lifestyles. They are journalists, volunteers, refugees, young soldiers, members of NGOs, founders of voluntary foundations and movements who are doing their best on various fronts to help our country win this war. Veronika Masenko, a Ukrainian journalist and news editor at The Village Ukraine, told us her story and during the full-scale invasion she created many cool and emotional stories about our people, Ukrainian heroes and this war in general. She has her own unique perspective on the role of journalism during this period, talks about her own contribution to society, and shares her vision of Ukraine’s future.
As part of the “Ukrainian youth is changing the world” project, we are telling the stories of achievements and proactive actions of young Ukrainians from different walks of life, with different education, beliefs and lifestyles. These are young people who are making the world a better place in some way, making a positive and qualitative difference in the lives of those around them. We are very pleased that Ruslana Syvak, a Ukrainian journalist, correspondent, and editor of one of the sections of I-VIN.INFO, has responded to this call to tell her story. The publication tells about life and events mainly related to Vinnytsia and Vinnytsia region. Ruslana talked about her work in the publication, her conversations with the military and volunteers, and the stories that inspire her most.
As part of our grant project “Ukrainian youth is changing the world”, we tell the stories of our youth’s achievements during the full-scale war, stories of positive change and active support for our people and our country. These are young people from different social backgrounds, educations, and lifestyles. But they are all united by a desire to change the world for the better. Evgenia Rudkivska is a Ukrainian journalist studying at the University of Languages and Communication in Milan, Italy. She is an active volunteer and participates in various events in support of Ukraine. And today she shares her story with us.
The project “Ukrainian Youth Changing the World”, supported by the Norwegian organisation “The Fritt Ord Foundation”, aims to collect and publish in Ukrainian and English the stories of achievements and proactive actions of young Ukrainians from different walks of life, with different education, beliefs and lifestyles. They are volunteers, refugees, young soldiers, members of NGOs, founders of voluntary foundations and movements who are doing their best to help our soldiers and our country win the fight against the Russian occupier.
Today, a significant event took place in the life of our NGO “Student Journalism Platform”: today we accepted new members to our organization (14 people in total), who had previously filled out application forms, by collective voting. The representatives of the NGO’s supervisory board were also approved.
By blowing up the hydroelectric power station on 6 June 2023, Russia committed another horrific terrorist act against our country and our people. Today, we decided to ask several students from different Ukrainian universities how they perceived this terrible event when it happened, and how they view the situation today. Here our young people share their thoughts, visions, and hopes regarding this disaster.
We talk to Ukrainians who have an active civic position, work in the field of education, journalism, people who get the truth out there thus inspiring others to take that mission too. This time, we got in touch with Tanya Kozyreva, a Ukrainian journalist, who is currently studying at Harvard as a Nieman fellow. The Nieman Fellowship is one of the best journalism scholarships that exist in the world.
Today I got to talk with Olga Droniak. Olga is a student of political science at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv). She is an exchange student at the University of Notre Dame, USA, (2022). She has a small blog on TikTok about studying at the American university.
Today, we asked Yulia Nesterenko to share her story with us. She’s a Candidate of Philological Sciences, editor, writer, promoter of education. Ms. Yulia currently lives in Canada, and how are things with refugees there, what is the government’s policy towards Ukrainians? Read more in our interview below.
Today I had the opportunity to talk to Angelika Dosenko, who holds a PhD in Social Communications, she’s an associate Professor of the Department of International Journalism at Boris Grinchenko Kyiv University.
Today I had a chance to talk to Ivanna Shkromyda, she’s a journalist who creates podcasts (the most famous one is probably “Acoustics of Shadows”, it’s about great writers).
I had the opportunity to talk to Valeria Filenko, a girl studying at the Taurida Vernadsky University. She comes from Kherson, which, as we know, had been occupied since the first weeks of this war, and only recently did we receive the long-awaited news about the liberation of the city.
Today I had the opportunity to speak with Iryna Soroka, journalist of “Suspilne Kultura”, she previously worked for “Suspilne Krym”, studied at National Aviation University
Today I had the opportunity to talk to Hanna Bokova, journalist, editor-in-chief of the media “Bakhmut IN.UA”.
Today I had the opportunity to talk with Kristina Chorba, whom I have known since my studies in Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University. The girl talked about her experience of living through the war, shared her thoughts on various topical issues for our country and for all of us.
I managed to talk with Anastasia Izvoschikova. The girl works as an editor at “Suspilne movlennia’’ [Public Broadcasting] and is a 4th year student of the Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of Journalism in Kyiv. She likes journalism, likes to write, realizing that her texts are read by thousands of people. She is fond of art: music, dancing, poetry. And also of French and travels.
As part of the “War Diary” project, we ask the citizens of Ukraine how they perceive and experience
I had the opportunity to talk with Mariana Bahlai. Mariana is a student of the Faculty of Journalism at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. She is fond of music, reading, learning foreign languages.
I was lucky to be able to talk with Yana Melnychenko. The girl works in journalism, also volunteers in her spare time and is a third-year student at the National University of Ostroh Academy.
I had the chance to talk with Olesia Zhdanovych today, famous historian, writer, she shares with us her own story, how the war has impacted her life and work.
We speak with members of our youth that have an active public position. One of them is Diana Bondarenko. Diana currently works as an editor for the OmTV UA news channel, and we’re happy to have gotten to talk with her.
This struggle of invincible Ukrainians that we all witness and participate in, reminds of the struggle against tyranny and autocracy. This struggle makes us who we are. In some way it’s a part of our genetic code.
As we’re approaching 2022, we thought it’d be good to ask a few of our students what they hope the new year will bring, both to their individual lives and for Ukraine as a whole. What kind of changes do the young people want to see taking place in 2022? What are their wishes for the future? Check it out in our special holiday post.
English teacher and journalist who was evacuated from Afghanistan to UK, Mursal Rasa Jamili, reflects on the current crisis in her country.
Today our students share their thoughts and experiences of the pandemic, how Covid 19 has affected their education and life in general.
What is the meaning of human life? After all, our dreams, hopes, and achievements will have no meaning after death, when the dead body will simply lie underground as food for worms. Is this really true? What is the value of what I write, and does it have any value at all?
Колишні студенти журналістики діляться своєю історією створення подкасту про молодих українців, які змінюють світ і надихають.
For a young person moving to Kyiv for university studies, life can be very challenging. You have to manage your own finances, be able to make some income while continuing your studies. You have to figure out what’s most important to focus on. And of course for the last few years we have all been dealing with the impact of the giant pandemic sweeping through the world and causing institutions to close, including university.
