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19 January 2021

UPSHIFT Ukraine empowers young innovative leaders

UPSHIFT empowers vulnerable young people with building 21st century skills to start social entrepreneurship ventures for the benefit of local communities

01 September 2020

UNICEF and EU empower youth in conflict-affected Ukraine

Strengthening resilience and civic engagement of adolescents and youth is key for peaceful futures

19 September 2023

Ukraine’s future healthcare workers offer first aid training

A team of budding doctors and UPSHIFT programme participants have created a training centre where everyone can learn how to save lives

The guy (upshifter) is in the foreground in a blue T-shirt. He smiles, enthusiastically tells something and gestures. Behind him is an alphabet with wooden cubes. Kharkiv, 2019

05 September 2023

The UPSHIFT programme’s road to success in Ukraine

This is how youth projects have changed since the programme launched five years ago

Maria in a blue UPSHIFT hoodie stands against the background of program banners. The girl holds papers in her hands.

Young UPSHIFT teams transform communities in Ukraine

Trained mentors are helping teams of young people to find innovative solutions to problems in their local communities, thanks to a programme run by UNICEF

“We want to prove that young people can make a difference”

Participants of the UPSHIFT programme are bringing young people together in spaces where influential ideas are born.

UPSHIFT: five years of innovation in Ukraine

The UPSHIFT programme run by UNICEF is celebrating its fifth anniversary in Ukraine, amid an ongoing war that has devastated communities.

“I want young people to have opportunities for development”

Nazar, 16, has organised courses for young people to learn about online professions

“I create educational board games to help children”

Sixteen-year-old Maria Kurakina from Kharkiv, Ukraine explains how she co-founded the Tram 26 project

My strength is in keeping moving and implementing ideas

Young people help Ukrainian teenagers improve their mental health.