Cherkassy: From 27 to 31 July, 2009, 24 volunteers ages 16-25 from Cherkasy region worked on the riverside and forested areas along the Dnipro River near the village of Sokyrne in Cherkasy. In this way the organisers, UNDP project “Youth Social Inclusion for Civic Engagement”, Cherkasy Region Youth Resource Centre, Oblast Department of Family, Youth and Sports, and Cherkasy National University, taught  young people about the problems and solutions regarding pollution. Read

"Youth Social Inclusion for Civic Enagegement" project of UNDP gathered more than 40 representatives of youth centers from 7 regions of Ukraine and AR Crimea for the Summer School. Read

Kyiv: On June 23, Global Compact Network Ukraine conducted a training on corporate volunteering hosted by the Federation of Trade Unions. Read

UNV Ukraine is exploring new possibilities for third sector to cooperate with private business as a mean to ensure sustainable development of civil society. As a first step in the two-fold Corporate Volunteerism Campaign the programme hosted the Workshop for representatives of NGO's on May 20th. Read

The annual meeting and training course for UN Volunteers in Ukraine occurred during 12-16 May, 2009. Read

Zhytomir Oblast, Ukraine: The implementation of the 'Youth Social Inclusion for Civic Engagement' project has started at the regional level in Ukraine. The project was launched in September 2008 with the overall objective of supporting youth social inclusion and civic engagement.

The project will develop key social competencies, which are needed for proactive youth involvement in society and decision-making processes, thus providing support to further enhancement of the Government's youth policy in Ukraine.

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From 26 February to 7 March 2009, on the premises of the Ukrainian State Tax Academy, the first training session for UNV volunteers within the framework of the UNDP’s 'Youth Social Inclusion for Civic Engagement' Project took place. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: On 5 December 2008, the Kiev School of Oriental Languages conducted lessons for senior pupils within the project 'Volunteers for Human Rights organized by the All-Ukrainian Youth Public organization 'Service for Peace' and the NGO 'Peer to peer'. Read

Learn what random respondents on the streets of Kyiv think about volunteering - results of a poll conducted on December 4th.
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At this festive time we would like to thank all UNV volunteers, partners and supporters for your contributions, and wish you and your family all the very best and a peaceful 2009. Read