Students Maksym BATURIN and Kyrylo KOSHARNYI, employees of the Centre for Innovative Educational Technologies at the ERI “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy”, took part in the Move On educational grant programme, which provides support to young people through training, mentoring and funding their own initiatives. The programme is implemented as part of the Youth Empowerment Programme Ukraine project, with the support of Schüler Helfen Leben.
The Move On programme offers:
- Online course with video lectures and live sessions;
- Offline seminar in Kyiv on 3–5 October 2025;
- Grant of up to €500 for the implementation of your own community/volunteer project + mentor support.
Online seminars provided an opportunity to deepen knowledge in the following areas:
- Human rights and the ability to defend them (advocacy).
- The role of citizens in the state.
- Tools for civic participation.
- The project cycle.
- The SMART approach to project activities.
- Evaluating results and reducing project risks.
The offline programme included the following sessions:
- Introductions, sharing personal experiences of volunteering and implementing social initiatives.
- Discussing opportunities for young people to influence the development of their communities, working on practical case studies.
- An interactive session on tolerance, critical thinking and accepting different points of view.
- Project planning, distribution of responsibilities and attracting resources.
- Practical classes on financial planning, building partnerships and improving grant proposals.
- Final stage, during which participants received recommendations on the development of their own projects and presented preliminary ideas for consideration by experts.
Results and impressions:
Over the course of three days, participants developed their own ideas for social initiatives that could receive up to €500 in funding for implementation in their communities. Maksym Baturin and Kyrylo Kosharnyi presented their own youth project, “Board & Tea”, aimed at resocialisation, psychological support for young people, and helping internally displaced persons adapt.
The students and administration of the ERI “UEPA” express their gratitude to the organisers and speakers of the event for the opportunity to participate in such training sessions, gain knowledge in person and learn about the latest approaches to education!
