The All-Ukrainian Conference of Youth Banks of Initiatives of Ukraine took place on June 12 in Kyiv. MBI coordinators from all communities of Ukraine gathered for it. Young people had a good opportunity to meet, talk and talk in person about their ideas for joint promotion of the IBI project.
The conference program was extremely busy. On the first day there were:
- Visit to the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
Iryna Bilyaeva, Director of the Youth Policy Department, acquainted the coordinators of the youth banks with the details of the new law “On Promoting the Social Formation and Development of Youth in Ukraine” and told about possible points of cooperation.
- Visit to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
"Read a lot!" - Deputy Minister of Education Andriy Vitrenko advised. He also answered convenient and not so convenient questions, discussed with young people on the topic of volunteering and more.
- Government House of Ukraine
We visited the museum, learned the history of the building. State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleksandr Yarema spoke about how decisions that affect one or another sphere of life in Ukraine appear.
- Quiz
An exciting game in which young people answered questions about youth policy in Ukraine, TikTok and others, demonstrating outstanding knowledge and erudition.
During the second day:
- The young leaders got acquainted with the All-Ukrainian Youth Center.
- Participated in the presentation of the results of the survey in communities from the State Institute of Family and Youth Policy, thanks to which 7 youth banks identified their areas of work.
- Get acquainted with new interactive fundraising tools.
- Participants from the Voznesensk Community Foundation trained to plan projects.
- Rivne Interaction Platform "Space" covered the topic of the information campaign on social networks.
- Representatives of the NGO "Gostynets" spoke about the leadership and conducted testing of youth activists.
Leaders of Youth Banks Initiatives received certificates of participation in the conference and gifts for their teams - branded T-shirts and skinny.
The Youth Banks of Ukraine Movement: Promoting a Culture of Philanthropy and Youth Involvement in Civil Society is supported by ISAR Unity within the ISAR Unity Initiative, implemented by ISAR Unity in consortium with the Ukrainian Independent Center for Political Studies (UCIPR) and the Center for Democracy. and the rule of law (CEDEM) through the sincere support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development.