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On the Way to a Dream
Meet Sofiia from Kharkiv. She is 17 years old and believes in magic—if you can call cell division or the structure of DNA magical. Instead of streaming platforms, she watches live broadcasts of open-heart surgeries. As a child, she skipped tea parties with toys in favor of playing doctor—bandaging, practicing resu...
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Join U-Report
U-Report is UNICEF’s digital platform that brings together proactive young people who express their opinions and strive to make an impact in their country., What is this project about?, U-Report collects the opinions of young people aged 14–34 through surveys on various aspects of social life. Examples include que...
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Amid war, Spilno Camp helps young people find peace
Spilno Camp is a free mobile space that offers a creative programme for adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24 in Ukraine, helping local and internally displaced youth unite through creativity. Launched in 2022, this project is implemented annually by the ‘Cultural Platform of Zakarpattia’ NGO in various citie...
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UNICEF and Ukraine’s environment ministry unite to ensure safer, greener future for children
Ahead of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Ukraine’s Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources have come together to ensure a sustainable post-war recovery by protecting children’s environmental rights and fostering meanin...
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Young people learn take lead in recovery of Ukraine
After reading about the civilian infrastructure destroyed over two years of war in Ukraine, Roberto, 20, was determined to help rebuild his country. That is why he decided to study at the Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Dnipro. There, along with two friends and fellow students,...
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UNICEF Ukraine Young People Advisory Board
Children and young people have the right to be heard and be involved in decisions that affect them and their rights. UNICEF Ukraine established its Young People Advisory Board to help ensure that young people in Ukraine are heard by UNICEF and partners, and that their views, ideas and opinions are taken into con...
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Ukrainian students push aside fears to prepare for prom
Everyone in the hall of Sumy School No. 24 seems nervous today. But it is not the shelling or air raids – these eleventh-graders are rehearsing the prom waltz for the first time. Teachers and parents have been discussing whether to hold the school prom at all, given the security situation in the city. In the end, ...
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Young People Advisory Board UNICEF Ukraine is calling for enrolment!
If you are 16 to 24 years old, take an active social position and have ideas on how to make a difference in your country and the world, you could apply for the Young People Advisory Board UNICEF Ukraine., What is it?, UNICEF strives to strengthen young voices across the world. As part of this work, Young People Ad...
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Youngsters become driving force for change in Ukraine
On 27 March, 40 teams of youngsters gathered for the “UNICEF Youth for Recovery” event in Kyiv, where they were presented with awards for working to solve issues in their local communities as part of the UPSHIFT programme. It marked the second time these teams had graduated from the youth innovation programme, aft...
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Teenagers fleeing war find peace in volunteering project
Across war-torn Ukraine, scores of children and their families are trying to adapt to their tragic new reality. For many, this is far away from home. With a little help, 15-year-old Maria is getting used to her new life in Chernivtsi, after fleeing Mariupol. “My adaptation was very difficult at first,” she says. ...
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Psychology students offer mental health support to Ukrainians
The war in Ukraine has impacted the lives of millions, forcing families to leave their homes and part with loved ones. Its scars are not only physical – they are mental, too. According to a recent survey by U-Report , around 70 per cent of young people say that their emotional condition deteriorated after 24 Febru...
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Ukrainian youth club helps young people unite
Young people in the town of Zdolbuniv, Ukraine’s western Rivne region, are enrolling in a new ‘anti-school’, where they can learn about cyber security, volunteering and project management, as well as receive psychological support amid the ongoing war. Fourteen-year-old Bohdan Brychuk, from the town of Zdolbuniv, h...