Ukraine Engagement
We are strengthening Ukrainian civil society's resilience and in the country's recovery process.
We have close ties with many partners in Ukraine, with whom we have worked intensively for many years. In response to the Russian war of aggression, we provided additional funding in 2022 for the emergency situation in Ukraine and for organizations in neighboring countries. In the coming years, we will consolidate our commitment to Ukraine in a special area. We will focus on the long-term strengthening of Ukrainian civil society and support it in the country's recovery process.
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Strategy
Literature forums Meridian
Author readings and discussion events in times of war and in areas near the front line respond to the urgent need of civil society for community, dialogue, and cultural understanding. The events take place in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson und Zaporizhzhia.
Literature forums Meridian
Author readings and discussion events in times of war and in areas near the front line respond to the urgent need of civil society for community, dialogue, and cultural understanding. The events take place in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson und Zaporizhzhia.
Krisenchat Ukraine
Psychosocial online counselling for Ukrainians in Ukraine and IDPs as well with the aim of stabilizing the mental health of affected people in and from Ukraine.
Digital project that can be used from anywhere.
Strategic development of Ecoaction's agricultural program
Ecoaction is focused on the green reconstruction of Ukraine's agricultural sector, leveraging the EU accession process as a key opportunity. Our main goal - to promote sustainable agricultural practices, particularly for nutrient management. With better practices, we aim to tackle environmental issues like water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss while ensuring food security. We are strengthening our network with agricultural advisors and smallholders, engaging in advocacy and developing pilot projects to improve fertilizer management.
Strengthening civil society in Ukraine
Empowerment and education programme for and with Ukrainian refugees in Stuttgart, creating opportunities for transfer both within the refugee communities in Germany and in Ukraine. Cooperation with the partner city of Khmelnytskyi in the field of mental health.
ReStart Ukraine. reshaping the future
ReStart built up a bottom-up approach for the recovery of Ukrainian municipalities.
Based on complex on-site analyses, sustainable projects are initiated with the participation of the local population.
The team works in and with the following municipalities: Voznesensk, Melitopol, Chernihiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Chernivtsi and Kyiv.
ReStart Ukraine. reshaping the future
ReStart built up a bottom-up approach for the recovery of Ukrainian municipalities.
Based on complex on-site analyses, sustainable projects are initiated with the participation of the local population.
The team works in and with the following municipalities: Voznesensk, Melitopol, Chernihiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Chernivtsi and Kyiv.
Support to Ukraine's Community of Practice of Dialogue Facilitators and Mediators
The pan-Ukrainian network of local mediators supports Ukrainian society in overcoming trauma and dealing with conflicts.
Rapid Expert Support for Culture and Media Policy in Ukraine
Ukrainian culture needs a new strategy. This task has been taken on by the RES-POL project, which is working on corresponding analyses, policies and strategic papers with the support of the EU and in close cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture. Our partner Alona Karavai, head of the NGO Insha Osvita, is involved in this process as an expert.
We, as the Robert Bosch Stiftung, fund the translation of selected reports into English.
Vidnova
Vidnova programs are dedicated to supporting the civil society of Ukraine. They are building bridges, navigating relationships, accompanying organizational development and enabling sustainable collaborations with civil society actors, initiatives and organizations in Ukraine and other European countries.
They offer different funds and run a Fellowship programm that helps displaced civil society actors all over Ukraine.
Gender-sensitive recovery and reintegration in Ukraine
It is a project to support and empower gender equality activists, women-led organisations, and women's rights organisations in Ukraine.
The project includes Mentoring support, training programmes, and opportunities for organisational development. This project aims to increase the capacity of local women's organisations and young gender activists in possibilities to participate in e.g. decision-making processes. They also improve access to psychosocial support for women and children in remote communities.
The Untold Stories from Ukraine
Strengthening the dialog between Europe and Ukraine, providing insights and explaining complex contexts - in response to an often-lacking understanding of the current situation in Ukraine. The tvoemisto team therefore publishes a series of printed English-language editions of the newspaper “The Untold Stories from Ukraine” and distributes them at important international events both in Ukraine and in the countries of the European Union.
Fix what's broken
The NGO Insha Osvita is very active in the reintegration of veterans. One focus of its work is the field of art and culture.
The Vilno project supports the recovery of veterans.
Scattered Communities is aimed at Ukrainian artists in the country itself - and at those who left Ukraine because of the war.
A third project deals with the increasing problem of mental health among activists since the invasion.
Fix what's broken
The NGO Insha Osvita is very active in the reintegration of veterans. One focus of its work is the field of art and culture.
The Vilno project supports the recovery of veterans.
Scattered Communities is aimed at Ukrainian artists in the country itself - and at those who left Ukraine because of the war.
A third project deals with the increasing problem of mental health among activists since the invasion.
Forget-me-not
The project is a response to improving the mental health of the Ukrainian population and the immense increase in mental health problems. It is developing a non-medical training program for psychological first aid and a training program for Ukrainian PEH assistants and trainers.
The project takes place at several locations: Uzhhorod, Lviv, Pokrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mezhova.
Forget-me-not
The project is a response to improving the mental health of the Ukrainian population and the immense increase in mental health problems. It is developing a non-medical training program for psychological first aid and a training program for Ukrainian PEH assistants and trainers.
The project takes place at several locations: Uzhhorod, Lviv, Pokrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mezhova.
Foundations4Ukraine
Foundations for Ukraine (F4U) is a collaborative network of leading philanthropic organizations dedicated to amplifying support for Ukraine. F4U connects foundations, grantmakers and other philanthropic actors globally to align efforts and coordinate towards more impactful actions. By working together, members help address Ukraine’s immediate needs and lay a foundation for its sustainable recovery.
Youth Banks of Initiatives
Implementation of the international Youth Banks model for the empowerment of young people in rural areas through local community foundations.
Youth Banks are active in the following regions: Bar, Hlynyany, Novoyavorivsk, Stryi, Boyarka, Svitlovodsk, Hrytsiv, Vinnytsia, Koblevo, Skvyra, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Manuilovka, Strelki, Gostomel, Ladyzhyn, Odesa, Kovel & Dyadkovychi.
Youth Banks of Initiatives
Implementation of the international Youth Banks model for the empowerment of young people in rural areas through local community foundations.
Youth Banks are active in the following regions: Bar, Hlynyany, Novoyavorivsk, Stryi, Boyarka, Svitlovodsk, Hrytsiv, Vinnytsia, Koblevo, Skvyra, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Manuilovka, Strelki, Gostomel, Ladyzhyn, Odesa, Kovel & Dyadkovychi.
Harvest Way
A community-supported agriculture project launched by the National Network of Local Philanthropy Development in 2023 is promoting local vegetable growing in Ukraine through local Community Foundations and contributing to food security in times of war.
Harvest Way acts in the following regions: Stryi, Bar, Voznesensk, Novoyavorivsk, Boyarka, Vinnytsia & Dubno.
Harvest Way
A community-supported agriculture project launched by the National Network of Local Philanthropy Development in 2023 is promoting local vegetable growing in Ukraine through local Community Foundations and contributing to food security in times of war.
Harvest Way acts in the following regions: Stryi, Bar, Voznesensk, Novoyavorivsk, Boyarka, Vinnytsia & Dubno.