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Project Office Ukraine
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Ukrainian human rights organization receives Nobel Peace Prize
On Saturday, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Oslo - among others to the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Oleksandra Matviichuk will receive the prestigious prize on behalf of the organisation, which was founded in 2007 with the aim of promoting human rights and democracy in Ukraine and prosecuting human rights violations and war crimes. She is an ambassador of the Female Forward campaign of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
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First Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko: “Men no longer refuse to serve under my command because I am a woman”
Yulia Mykytenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a contract in 2016 together with her husband. After doing the “work for women” at the headquarters, she entered The Hetman Petro Sahaidachny National Army Academy, returning to the front as a combat officer. After the death of her husband in February 2018, Yulia went to work at the Kyiv Military Lyceum. In the special project "The Unbreakable", Mykytenko talks about how the Ukrainian army changed and how important it is to be in your own place.
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“War is another case I need to win,” Inga Kordynovska on the humanitarian centre in Odesa
Inga Kordynovska is the owner of a law firm, who despite the threat of occupation of Odesa at the beginning of the war stayed in the city and established the Humanitarian Volunteer Centre in Odesa and then two more projects to help internally displaced people, mothers in particular. In the “Unbreakable” project, Inga shares how legal practice helped her during the war and why humanitarian aid is not her main goal in helping those affected by the war.
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Education against war
Yevheniya Tatarova, director of the Kiev office of the Continuing Education School for English Teachers, became a displaced person for the second time at the beginning of the war. To support the Ukrainian army, she held a seminar with English teachers lasting several hours, which raised 4,000 US dollars. She handed over the collected donations to the Serhij Prytula Foundation for the Ukrainian military. In the project "The Indomitable", Tatarova talks about finding new meanings during war and how the English language helps the Ukrainian army.
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“Nobody slept in the first several months”
Olga Kudinenko is the founder of Tabletochki, a charity foundation for children with cancer, a fundraiser and a Member of the National Children’s Hospital’s OKHMATDYT Board of Trustees. In the “UNBREAKABLE” project, she shared how the foundation helped evacuate children with cancer from dangerous territories, and spoke about establishing a foundation in the U.S. and helping Ukrainians, while she’s staying abroad.
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Ola Rondiak: "Today Ukraine reclaims its identity"
Ola Rondiak, a U.S. artist of Ukrainian origin, was born and raised in emigration. After Ukraine gained independence, she decided to return to her homeland. The artist is now witnessing how Ukrainians are once again fighting for their identity. And that is what she shows in her works. In an interview for WoMo, Ola shares what she felt when the war started, where she finds strength to fight and how she creates art to help the army. This article was prepared by the editorial office of Ukrainian women´s magazine WoMo as a part of the author´s special project "Unbreakable" in cooperation with Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom in Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Resisting the temptation of quick solutions
The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine has severely shaken the Ukrainian economy. But the first reaction of the government and the national bank to the war shock was competent: the suspension of import duties as well as the easing of the tax burden strengthened the confidence of the economy and society in the government. After the first steps towards economic liberalisation, however, the government returned to the modus operandi of the pre-war period.
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Contact our Office in Ukraine
Contact and address of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Project Office Ukraine & Belarus
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IAF Schedule 2021 | FNF Ukraine
Please find here the overview about all IAF (The International Academy for Leadership) seminars we offer in 2021. If you are interested in participating or wish to receive more information please contact - before the indicated closing date - the Friedrich Naumann Foundation representative in your country who will kindly give you more details about taking part in our seminars!
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Fake News Addicts
Social media have provoked fast exchange of information. In the past, traditional media used to verify their information before it was published and thus served as a sort of information buffer. Now information spreads incredibly fast through social networks and messengers and it's rare that anyone bothers to verify it before reposting. This creates opportunities for deliberate dissemination of false information, to stir public outcry, shape positive or negative images, or subvert the nation entirely.
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Press Freedom in East and Southeast Europe
The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its ranking of press freedom this year - unfortunately with not too many positive results, neither for the world in general, nor for the region of East and Southeast Europe (ESEE) in particular, where the Foundation is active with 18 projects.
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The War in Ukraine – Forgotten, but not Cold
Europe is at war. This is often overlooked in view of the Corona pandemic and a recently renewed refugee crisis on the Greek-Turkish border. However, in eastern Ukraine, soldiers are still dying every week in an armed conflict that should have been resolved five years ago. Our Ukraine expert Beate Apelt and security expert Sebastian Vagt report on the Ukraine conflict, analyzing possible future scenarios.
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Freedom Barometer 2019 Index is now out!
Freedom Barometer Index, which for a decade now has provided readers with a liberal minded overview of the state of freedom around Europe, is now published. While it ranks 45 European countries, for 15 of them there are comments with the most important insights concerning political freedom, rule of law and economic freedom during 2018/2019.
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What can be done to counter fake news?
The 2016 US presidential elections moved the debate about phenomena such as “hate speech” and “fake news” to the centre of public attention. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom therefore commissioned the communication researchers Dr Philipp Müller and Nora Denner to analyse the impact of these phenomena.
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“The war is never far away”
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💚 Реєстрацію на Волонтерський табір Центр Громадянських Ініціатив - ЦЕГРІН та #FNFUkraine відкрито! 📅Волонтерський табір відбудеться в м. Мукачево з 22 по 24 червня 2023 року. Під час події ви зможете обмінятися досвідом волонтерства з однодумцями та дізнатися більше від тренерів з лідерства, зовнішньої логістики, адвокації соціальних проектів, психологічної та соціальної допомоги. ➡️ Для участі необхідно зареєструватися до 12 червня (18:00): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g8f9g9AQM0zstf5jd9ixr-ndQjHlVVW1moENaVd2hzo/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3VJySOs45juBjjDMW1u6ffav5zkjAzMCDMKADf7SHm5k2DexUYXw8Qhhw&edit_requested=true 💪Під час навчання ви також дізнаєтеся більше про юридичні, фінансові, правові та інші аспекти волонтерської діяльності, які пов’язані з управлінням проєктами та співпрацею з іноземними донорами. Підтримуємо волонтерські сили України разом!🇺🇦
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◾️Меморіал «Носії пам’яті. Загиблі журналісти — 2022» представлено у Верховна Рада України Незабаром 6 червня — День журналіста, професійне свято працівників засобів масової інформації України. З початком повномасштабного вторгнення журналісти стали головними фіксаторами воєнних злочинів. Вони документують трагедії в Україні, щоб ці жахіття, скоєні росією, побачив увесь світ. Команда Академія Української Преси за підтримки партнерів створила проєкт «Носії пам’яті. Загиблі журналісти — 2022», де розповіли біографію медійників, які стали жертвами воєнного вторгнення. Його мета — віддати шану та висловити вдячність тим, хто силою слова оберігав українців від ворога. Це перший в Україні фізичний 17-метровий меморіал. Наразі він знаходиться в кулуарах Верховної Ради України, і буде розміщений там протягом двох тижнів. Дякуємо представникам Апарату за увагу та підтримку проєкту. Професія журналіста на війні — це ризик, яким керує неможливість залишатися осторонь несправедливості та бажання бути голосом безмовних і дати обличчя безликим. За те, що медіагерої кожен по-своєму намагалися зупинити вбивчу спіраль, у нашій пам’яті їхня прескартка буде вічно. Проєкт утілила Академія Української Преси (АУП) за підтримки #FNFUkraine, МЗС ФРН Auswärtiges Amt та #CivilSocietyCooperation, у партнерстві з Національна спілка журналістів України (НСЖУ) Авторка проєкту — Юля Кулик, координаторка проєктів АУП.
