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Who we are

About EdCamp Ukraine NGO

About EdCamp Ukraine NGO
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Date of establishment and areas of activity

The EdCamp Ukraine NGO was registered on December 29, 2015, following the First National (Un)conference for school educators.

From the very beginning all our activities have been aimed at five large-scale goals:
  • Professional development of educators
  • Influencing changes in education policy
  • Conducting research in education
  • Introducing the world’s best educational practices
  • Implementing crisis-response initiatives during the war
Date founded
December 29, 2015
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Today

Today, the EdCamp Ukraine community includes more than 55,000 educators. Most of them work in schools, but many also work in preschools, out-of-school education, higher education, and other organizations. Every second school in Ukraine has a teacher who is part of our community, with an average of three community members per school.

55 000+

educators in the community

every 2 school

has educators from our community

Today

Why it works

Our work is based on a combination of three components:

  • A motivated professional community.

  • Evidence-based approaches and team expertise.

  • Strong partnerships with government institutions, UN agencies, international organizations, national foundations, civil society, businesses, and the media.

This enables us not only to launch initiatives, but also to scale them and ensure their sustainability.

Why it works

We act on three levels like ripples in water

  • The first level is personal, or Self

    We give educators opportunities to grow professionally.

  • The second level is professional, or School and Community

    We encourage educators to apply what they have learned in their educational institutions.

  • The third level — systemic, or Ukraine and the World

    We provide our community with tools for collaboration and communication.

Each ripple spreads outward: the broader the societal level, the greater the impact.

Our appoach

The ideas and innovations shared by members of the movement are numerous and diverse. Yet they all fall within the framework of humanistic education — an approach based on child-centeredness, where the child, their talents and abilities take center stage, while the teacher, in partnership with the child and their parents, becomes a guide on the learning journey. This approach requires new methods: democratic, transparent, and flexible.

EdCamp Ukraine, as an organization that helps educators learn, follows the same approach, placing educators, their talents and abilities at the center. All our projects and events are based on the belief that teachers understand the need for their own professional development and are able to make independent decisions and be creative and responsible. In other words, they can move from one peak to another, becoming a better version of themselves while remaining their best selves at every stage of the journey.

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Our partners

Our partners

Recognizing the effectiveness of horizontal relationships and partnerships, we are happy to take part in educational initiatives together with other organizations that share our principles and goals, and we invite them to participate in our projects. We cooperate with government and non-governmental institutions, build partnerships with businesses, including those abroad, and actively engage volunteers.

Who supports us

  • Government Partnerships
    Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
    Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
    Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
    Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
    Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
    Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
    Advisory Council on Promoting the Development of the General Secondary Education System under the President of Ukraine
    Advisory Council on Promoting the Development of the General Secondary Education System under the President of Ukraine
    Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science and Sports
    Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science and Sports
    Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine
    Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine
    State Service of Education Quality of Ukraine
    State Service of Education Quality of Ukraine
    Ukrainian Institute of Education Development
    Ukrainian Institute of Education Development
    Institute of Education Content Modernization
    Institute of Education Content Modernization
    Educational Ombudsman of Ukraine
    Educational Ombudsman of Ukraine
    Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment
    Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment
    Institute of Educational Analytics
    Institute of Educational Analytics
    School of Superheroes
    School of Superheroes
    Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Institute of Problems on Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    Institute of Problems on Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
    V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
    Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
    Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
    Donbas State Pedagogical University
    Donbas State Pedagogical University
    H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
    H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
    Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
    Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
    Kharkiv Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy
    Kharkiv Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy
    Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
    Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
    Regional College ‘Anton Makarenko Kremenchuk Humanitarian and Technological Academy’
    Regional College ‘Anton Makarenko Kremenchuk Humanitarian and Technological Academy’
    Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
    Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
    State Higher Educational Institution ‘University of Educational Management’ of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    State Higher Educational Institution ‘University of Educational Management’ of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    Mariupol State University
    Mariupol State University
    Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
    Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University
    Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University
  • International organisations, foundations and educational initiatives
    EdCamp Community by Digital Promise
    EdCamp Community
    by Digital Promise
    U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
    U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
    United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
    United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
    UNICEF Ukraine
    UNICEF Ukraine
    Save the Children in Ukraine
    Save the Children in Ukraine
    Heinrich Böll Foundation, Kyiv Office – Ukraine
    Heinrich Böll Foundation, Kyiv Office – Ukraine
    International Renaissance Foundation
    International Renaissance Foundation
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – Ukraine
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – Ukraine
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
    PACT Ukraine
    PACT Ukraine
    Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
    Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
    Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine
    Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine
    Porticus
    Porticus
    Theirworld
    Theirworld
    ChildFund Deutschland
    ChildFund Deutschland
    Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
    Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
    Plan International
    Plan International
    OutcomesX Social Outcomes Marketplace
    OutcomesX Social Outcomes Marketplace
    GlobalGiving Crowdfunding Platform
    GlobalGiving Crowdfunding Platform
    People in Need
    People in Need
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    Emory University, USA
    Emory University, USA
    School with Class Foundation
    School with Class Foundation
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    Google.org
    Google.org
    Joint Foundation
    Joint Foundation
    CRISP NGO, Germany
    CRISP NGO, Germany
    Volunteers for Ukraine
    Volunteers for Ukraine
    Lumo Education, Finland
    Lumo Education, Finland
    EduFuture, Finland
    EduFuture, Finland
    Halo Trust Charitable Foundation
    Halo Trust Charitable Foundation
    Trauma Resource Institute (USA)
    Trauma Resource Institute (USA)
    International Inclusion Foundation
    International Inclusion Foundation
    Israel Trauma Coalition
    Israel Trauma Coalition
    The Writing Method
    The Writing Method
    Music Camp International
    Music Camp International
    Six seconds
    Six seconds
    Hibuki Therapy
    Hibuki Therapy
    Sesame Street
    Sesame Street
    Smart Osvita
    Smart Osvita
    Kharkiv School of Architecture
    Kharkiv School of Architecture
    Bezbariernist NGO
    Bezbariernist NGO
    Omriiana Kraina Charitable Foundation
    Omriiana Kraina Charitable Foundation
    Maidan Monitoring Information Centre
    Maidan Monitoring Information Centre
    Superhumans Charitable Foundation
    Superhumans Charitable Foundation
    Docudays NGO
    Docudays NGO
    Vchysia NGO
    Vchysia NGO
  • National and educational media, culture
    New Ukrainian School Portal
    New Ukrainian School Portal
    Nakypilo Media Project
    Nakypilo Media Project
    Suspilne Ukraine
    Suspilne Ukraine
    1+1 Media’s Right to Education Project
    1+1 Media’s Right to Education Project
    Vivat Publishing House
    Vivat Publishing House
    Focus Weekly Magazine
    Focus Weekly Magazine
    Koleso Zhyttia Magazine
    Koleso Zhyttia Magazine
    Antytila Band
    Antytila Band
    National Centre ‘Ukrainian House’
    National Centre ‘Ukrainian House’
    Faine Misto Studio
    Faine Misto Studio
  • Бізнес і корпоративні фонди
    Microsoft Ukraine
    Microsoft Ukraine
    Lenovo Ukraine
    Lenovo Ukraine
    Coca-Cola Ukraine
    Coca-Cola Ukraine
    Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard
    The LEGO Foundation
    The LEGO Foundation
    RANOK Publishing House
    RANOK Publishing House
    EdPro
    EdPro
    ILF Law Firm
    ILF Law Firm
    AVITAR Law Firm
    AVITAR Law Firm
    Polikarpov Law Firm
    Polikarpov Law Firm
    Raccoon Gang
    Raccoon Gang
    Cosmos Studio
    Cosmos Studio
    SpinUS Agency
    SpinUS Agency
    Zagoriy Foundation
    Zagoriy Foundation
    Hallo App
    Hallo App
    Cartonator
    Cartonator
    Printing Industry
    Printing Industry
We thank our long-standing and new friends from around the world for their support of Ukraine’s dedicated educators!
We thank our long-standing and new friends from around the world for their support of Ukraine’s dedicated educators!
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This website is made possible with the support of: This website is made possible with the support of:

  • Civil Peace Service – GIZ Ukraine Civil Peace Service – GIZ Ukraine

  • Heinrich Böll Foundation, Kyiv office — Ukraine Heinrich Böll Foundation, Kyiv office — Ukraine

  • UNICEF Ukraine UNICEF Ukraine