Project Summary
The Educational Hub for Veterans and Internally Displaced Persons "Unlimited Opportunities" is a project coordinated by the public organization "Kyiv School of Economics Institute" within the framework of the international cooperation project "Support for Ukraine in Reconstruction and Recovery" (registered in the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: registration card No. 5276 dated 21.09.2023).
Project Goal
To increase the motivation of veterans and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to start their own businesses and support their adaptation and socialization by providing new entrepreneurial competencies and skills.
Target Audience
Veterans, internally displaced persons, and their family members.
Project Donor
The European Union within the EU4Business initiative.
Project Partners
- The public organization "Institute of the Kyiv School of Economics", Kyiv, Ukraine (project coordinator from Ukraine);
- Odesa Regional Employment Center, Odesa, Ukraine.
Tasks
- Conducting surveys and interviews among veterans and IDPs to assess their knowledge and skills needed for starting and developing a small business.
- Organizing lectures, training sessions, and workshops on entrepreneurship for different levels of preparation.
- Assessing the changes in the participants' motivation after completing the program.
- Providing mentoring support and consultations to participants.
Expected Results
- Supporting the adaptation and socialization of veterans and IDPs through entrepreneurship. Program participants will receive certificates upon completing the entrepreneurship courses.
- Acquiring new competencies for running a business.
- Ensuring 100% of participants have access to training materials both remotely and in person.
- Developing an entrepreneurial community among veterans and IDPs through networking events and creating an online platform for communication and experience exchange.
Project Coordinator from OP
Oleksandr Serhiyovych Balan, Professor, Head of the Department of Public Administration and Administration, email: o.s.balan@op.edu.ua.
Project Language
Ukrainian.
Registration Form for Participation in Project Events
All individuals who fall under the project's target category (namely, veterans, combatants, internally displaced persons, and their family members) have the opportunity to participate in the project's events, such as lectures, training sessions, and workshops on entrepreneurship for various levels of preparation.
You can join the events by filling out a short registration form.
Before forming the agenda for each event, the organizers plan to conduct additional surveys and interviews to assess existing basic skills and the needs required for launching and developing a small business.
