As part of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, partner communities successfully implemented projects focused on enhancing the safety of children and adolescents within their communities. In 2025, 14 territorial partner communities of the DECIDE project received funding to implement their own initiatives. The total grant support amounted to UAH 3.9 million! Thanks to these funding, 14 projects aimed at developing extracurricular education and strengthening the physical, psycho

A two-day session entitled "Implementation of the Senior Specialised School Reform: Community Experience and Regional Characteristics" was held in Kyiv on 3–4 July 2025 for DECIDE Project experts who have been working with local communities in various regions of the country since spring. Over the following four months, these teams visited and provided consultations to representatives from more than 200 local communities on the implementation of the senior specialised school r

Today, our journey through the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) summer camps continues in the sunny Odessa region! A highlight in the Tarutyne community was the opening of the first session with young actors, followed by a series of Olympic-style activities. We took part in various physical and creative activities outdoors, went on quests and connected with nature. Children also visited the local fire and rescue station, where they learned about the specifics of the res

June has come to an end. Two sessions of our summer camps, organised by educational centres within the framework of the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP), have now come to a close. Pryshyb Territorial Community During the psychological support sessions, we learned how to manage our fears. In media literacy classes, we received advice on effective online searching and learned about general internet threats. We also conducted interesting experiments and visited museums. Th

Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, students in the Chernihiv community have successfully implemented projects that improved their educational institutions. This initiative operates on a co-financing basis, with the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project covering part of the costs and the community covering the rest. The most valuable aspect, however, is the active participation of the children. They generate their ow

Thanks to the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative, which was jointly implemented by the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project and the community, three projects were implemented in the Korop community of the Chernihiv region that made the educational space more comfortable and modern: – the 'Space of Youth' lounge area at Rybotyn Educational Complex “General Education School for Levels I-III - Preschool Educational Institution”; – the 'Extreme' training complex at the K

Another 235 teachers completed training under the Safety in Shelters programme. Over 500 education workers from the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Poltava and Zaporizhzhia regions completed the programme this year! The program consists of 3 modules: First, pre-medical training! Certified instructors in tactical medicine and pre-medical first aid from the Ukrainian School of Rescue and Folk High School "Vovchok" provided thorough training to our teaching staff in the application

The Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project won the ‘Build Back Better’ category of the 2025 Osvitoria.Media Award during the ‘Teachers of the Future’ festival! This category recognises projects that take innovative approaches to rebuilding and creating access to education for children in regions affected by war. The DECIDE:VIDBUDOVA initiative exemplifies such an effort! In 20 partner communities across the Odesa, Poltava and Chernihiv regions, the project team has established 24 she

Join us as we travel to northern Ukraine in May to visit the Sumy region, where the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) is being implemented. In the Nedryhailiv community, students enhanced their knowledge and logical thinking skills by attending classes designed to overcome educational deficits in mathematics, the Ukrainian and English languages, and primary school subjects. They also developed their skills through LEGO, educational and tabletop games, as well as checkers

The Berezna community of the Chernihiv region has successfully implemented four projects as part of the Community Budget for Children's Dreams initiative, in cooperation with the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project. School teams worked with DECIDE project experts to learn how to develop projects, promote their ideas and bring them to life with the support of the community. What changes have been made possible thanks to the efforts of the students themselves and the support of the