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FIRST STEP TO SUCCESS - 2008
First Step to Success MINI GRANTS PROGRAM
Training on planning and writing projects
On October 24, 2008 training on project planning and writing was conducted for the winners of First Step to Success-2008 in the premises of the Center for Family of Darnytskiy district.
The main goal of the training was to give knowledge on methodology of elaborating and descripting projects, to form initial skills of developping projects, to support girsl in their strive to solve problems of their communities.
During the work the girls got acquainted with the UWF's mini-grants program, received practical advice concerning filling in the application form and formulating the basic theses. This information turned out to be very important for all the participants. They more clearly understood their tasks and became more confident in own ability to change something.
The girls outlined a wide scope of problems they strive to solve: insufficient level of educational and cultural development of rural children and youth, low level of children's awareness of Ukrainian history and culture, socialization of people with limited abilities, increasing the number of HIV/AIDS cases in Ukraine, providing support to single parents, etc.
We hope that provided grants will help the participants not only to make changes in lives of their communities they describe in the projects, but to receive the important experience of project management and cooperation with other NGOs.
We wish success to all participants in writing and implementing of their projects!
MEETING OF THE “FIRST STEP TO SUCCESS” PROGRAM WINNERS
 Meeting of the “First step to success” program winners took place in Kyiv on
June 28-29, 2008. “First step to success” is the long-term campaign initiated by aconsortium of NGOs – the Ukrainian Women’s Fund, the Center for Ukrainian Reform Education (CURE), “Help Us Help the Children-Ukraine”, the Ukrainian Children’s Aid and Relief Effort -- (UCARE) and the Women’s Health and Family Planning Foundation. The campaign is directed to promote leadership skills among Ukrainian girls to help them learn about social activism and to inspire them to become engaged participants in
Ukraine
’s social sphere.
Hundreds of girls aged 16-22 from all the regions of
Ukraine
took part in the Women’s Leadership essay contest. 30 winners were chosen on a competitive basis.
On June 28 these girls attended the meeting with famous women who achieved success in different spheres of activity. The meeting was organized in the form of business lunch which assisted in direct communication between girls-winners of the contest and successful women – politicians, businesswomen, TV stars, actors, sportswomen, singers, etc.
Owing to the support of donors and sponsors the girls received numerous gifts.
We believe that experiences, achievements and personal gains of adult women could inspire and support a lot of young, active girls apt to make positive changes in their own lives and the life of whole society.
On June 29 the girls had training and obtained knowledge in gender issues and leadership, exchanged experience, communicated with one another and with the event organizers.
The First Step to Success Program continues. Young girls leadership movement is becoming stronger.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF “FIRST STEP TO SUCCESS” PROGRAM
Akopyan Karine, Kirovohrad
Aleksiychuk Khrystyna, Kherson
Bahriy Yulia, Kurakhove, Donetsk region
Balyuk Natalia, Lviv
Bilousenko Yulia, Zhytomyr
Bondarenko Yana, Odesa
Ditkovska Anna, Agrarne village, the Crimea
Havrylova Anastasia, Mykolayiv
Horbachova Iryna, Zaporizhia
Husak Natalia, Uzhgorod, Zakarpattya region
Ishchenko Yulia, Kyiv
Kapliyenko Alina, Poltava
Kozachenko Olha, Lviv
Kryvoi Natalia, Zhytomyr
Kuksenko Alina, Cherkasy
Lomotko Anna, Konotop, Sumy region
Maltseva Yaroslava, Kozyatyn, Vinnytsia region
Mariutsa Yevhenia, Vinnytsia
Marchenko Lyubov, Kyiv
Mazur Tetyana, Kharkiv
Mihali Zhanna, Uzhgorod, Zakarpattya region
Mizyak Yulia, Kharkiv
Moskalenko Daryna, Bohuslavets, Cherkasy region
Ohlu Maryna, Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region
Samiylenko Yulia, Novi Martynovychy, Poltava region
Shcherbakova Valeria, Melitopol, Zaporizhia region
Shevchuk Maria, Rivne
Shteyuk Uliana, Vovkiv, Lviv region
Sozonik Olha, Lutsk, Volyn region
Tvardovska Vita, Snihurivka, Mykolayiv region
Vlasenko Anna, Kharkiv
First Step to Success program continues. We invite you to participate!
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The Ukrainian Women’s Fund, the Center for Ukrainian Reform Education (CURE), “Help Us Help the Children --Ukraine”, the Ukrainian Children’s Aid and Relief Effort -- (UCARE) and the Women’s Health and Family Planning Foundation announce the start for choosing candidates for participation in the First Step to Success Program – 2008.
The program's goal is to promote leadership skills among Ukrainan girls to inspire them to become participants in Ukraine's social sphere.
360 girls have taken part in the contest since 2006. The winners had a meeting with famous and successful women in Kyiv,got acquainted with the work of “Procter and Gamble” company, took part in trainings on leadership development, gender issues, proposal writing. Besides the young leaders of 2006 and 2007 programs had opportunity to take part in mini-grants competitions to implement their ideas. 26 such projects received financing. Ten program winners were invited to join the work of Vital Voices of Eurasia Leadership Summit for Women and Girls. Some girls were nominated to particuipation in the Open World exchange program.
Organizational Committee announces the contest for girls aged 16-22 to participate in the First Step to Success Program – 2008. We are looking for girls who feel themselves leaders, have desire to assist in solving urgent social problems of their community or achieve positive changes in their environment. The contest winners will be able to:
· Spend 2 wonderful days in Kyiv, and get acquainted with woman leaders, who play an important role in the cultural, political, social and business life of Ukraine;
· Take part in training programs;
· Join the Forum of young leaders and communicate with associates;
· Take part in mini-grants competition and receive small grants to implement their own projects and ideas;
· Take part in other competitions and programs.
To become the program participant it is necessary to:
1. Fill in the questionnaire, where to set forth in a free form your opinion on women’s leadership and possibility to to change the situation for the better. The questionnaire form is enclosed.
2. Add visual materials to the form if you think it necessary(photos, pictures, slides, collages, press-clippings, etc.).
3. Send the form and materials before May 15, 2008 to the address of Ukrainian Women’s Fund: 79 Artema str., office38, Kyiv 04050.
Works, sent later and those not meeting the contest requirements, will not be considered.
All the participants will be informed about the contest results before June 1, 2008.
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