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Who we are

We are proud of

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HUNDRED
Research

Since 2019, the international EdCamp community has been among the top 100 global educational innovations according to the Finnish organization HundrED that collects breakthrough school initiatives in one of the most famous rankings.

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Our postage stamp

In December 2022, right before the New Year holidays, we announced the creation of a special postage stamp from EdCamp Ukraine. Looking at them you can feel all the warmth of our team.

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Experience on the OECD portal

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, together with the World Bank and the Harvard Global Education Initiative, cite online events hosted by the EdCamp movements in the US and Ukraine as an example of a solution worth applying worldwide.

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A publication of the World Bank

In 2021, the World Bank published an article “The impact of COVID-19 on education – recommendations and opportunities for Ukraine” where it mentioned the EdCamp Ukraine’s experience.

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Special award from Radio Kultura

In January 2024, we received a special award for the best educational history of responsible partnership in the “National Partnership Project” nomination of the Responsibility Award, which was organized for the second time by the Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation.

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Award from the Trauma Resource Institute

EdCamp Ukraine NGO received an award as an ambassador organization of 2023 from the Trauma Resource Institute. You can read more about the award on the Institute’s website. This is a great honor for us and a reason to once again be proud of the work we do.

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Diploma and special award

In June 2024, the EdCamp Ukraine NGO received a special award for an innovative and systematic approach to the reform of education in Ukraine and a diploma of winners of the second degree in the nomination “Charity in education and science” at the National competition “Charity Ukraine – 2023: Charity in defense of Ukraine”.

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Interview with Oleksandr Elkin

In her book about mental health in times of crisis, “Better People: What the Mental Health Pandemic Teaches Us About Humanity,” Janine Bernstein shares an inspiring conversation with Mr. Oleksandr.

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Mention in the book

On the pages of her book “A Better World. Second edition” Alice Korngold notes EdCamp Ukraine as an organization that helps educators in their professional development.

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5-star rating in the “Charity Compass”

In September 2024, our organization received a 5-star rating in the “Charity Compass Ukraine,” as certified by the corresponding certificate. During the rating process, we publicly confirmed the transparency and integrity of our activities.

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Award from the Theirworld

In 2024, we received an award from the Theirworld Global Сhildren’s Сharity for scaling educational innovations using the example of SEEL.

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Responsibility Award 2024 shortlist

Our online educational platform “POVIR”, which was presented in the “National Partnership Project” nomination, was among the 10 finalists of the Responsibility Award 2024. We are proud of our personal distinction and thank the organizing team for the media support.

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According to the results of the survey by the ACU

In July 2025, we entered the annual review of “TOP 100+ Public Transparent Charitable Organizations of Ukraine” by the Association of Charities of Ukraine. It shows the real scale of the charity sector, the transparency of organizations and their ability to attract resources. In terms of the total amount of grants collected, humanitarian aid and other resources attracted to carry out statutory activities and charitable programs, we took 122nd place.

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SEEL in HundrED Research

HundrED has released the Global Collection 2026 — an annual list of the hundred most influential and large-scale educational innovations. The Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEEL) program is included in this list! For us, this is an important sign of international recognition of the program. But at the same time, it is also the result of the systematic work of Ukrainian educators who, after studying with the EdCamp Ukraine NGO, are implementing SEEL in their educational institutions and showing the world how powerful our community is.

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Award from Oxford

Our team took part in the Oxford Symposium on School Family Counseling (SBFC). During the closing session of the event, symposium founder Brian Gerard presented us with the annual SBFC award for developing innovative programs that enable educators to foster resilience in students and parents.

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Best public report

Counterpart Creative Center (CCC) regularly holds the National contest of public CSO’s reports. The Fifth National Contest 2018 recognized our 2015–2017 report the best.

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Ken Robinson

Education Expert

Ken Robinson Speaking about EdCamp

Globally renowned education expert Sir Ken Robinson mentioned our movement in his book “You, Your Child, and School” where he recommends the readers to take a closer look at the efficient EdCamp model.

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Meetings with the Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama’s life tips for Ukrainians

In 2019, during our team’s EdMandry (EdTrip), Ukrainian educators’ delegation was invited by the Buddhist spiritual leader and Nobel Prize winner 14th Dalai Lama to speak about Ukraine and education, and human problems, hopes, and dreams.

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Live broadcast with
the Dalai Lama

On Oct. 20, 2020, the 14th Dalai Lama communicated with Ukraine for the first time in a live dialogue organized by EdCamp Ukraine themed Education and Peace amid Pandemic, during which he answered questions asked by Ukrainian viewers.

Five National records

During the (un)conferences, we set five records, which were registered by the National Register of Records of Ukraine, a partner of Guinness World Records.

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Record 2018

The largest number of teachers gathered in one location on the Constitution Square in Kharkiv, where 600 educators came together to declare in one voice that Ukrainian teachers support the idea of school as a space safe for children.

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Record 2019

The largest number of towns and cities who took part in the teachers’ flash mob held live, covering 58 educational communities from across Ukraine.

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Record 2020

The most attended online conference for educators, with 10,019 participants.

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Record 2023

The largest picture drawn by the participants of one event.

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Record 2024

The largest three-dimensional puzzle is a three-dimensional figure consisting of 588 elements: a hexagon 2.48 x 6.975 x 6.04 meters with a figure perimeter of 25.32 meters.

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EdCamp in GOZNAMY!

Civil Society is YOU communication campaign initiated by the European Union showcases brilliant, efficient, and important organizations and initiatives from around Ukraine. EdCamp Ukraine is among them.

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Trust and recognition

Our team have been praised by Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman, Minister of Education and Science Lilia Hrynevych, the head of Kharkiv state regional administration Yuliia Svitlychna, and greeted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and First Ladies Maryna Poroshenko and Olena Zelenska.

Head of EdCamp Ukraine’s Board Oleksandr Elkin and Vice Head of the Board Olena Masalitina worked as advisers to the ministers of education and science from 2016 to 2020 (three heads of the Ministry were in office during this period).
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Oleksandr Elkin

Head of EdCamp Ukraine’s Board

  • Since 2025, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Community Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning Program.
  • In 2024, received the badge of honor "Excellence in Education" from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
  • In March 2023, he became the national coordinator of the SSES in Ukraine, and since June 2024, the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). Both studies are created and implemented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
  • In 2023, he was among the top three winners in the "Educator Dad" category of the "Dad of the Year 2023" award.
  • In September 2022, he became a doctoral candidate in the specialty "Educational and Pedagogical Sciences" at the Institute of Educational Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
  • In May 2022, he became a member of the Supervisory Board of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
  • In 2022, he enrolled in the Professional Master in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Technology master's program. The program was developed in cooperation between two higher education institutions - the European business university WU Executive Academy and Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences.
  • In 2021, he was included in the list of the 100 most influential people of Ukraine according to the rating of FOCUS magazine. He received the title of Ukrainian Prometheus from the publishing house NV.
  • Since 2021, Oleksandr Elkin has been Member of Presidential Advisory Council on Promoting the Development of the General Secondary Education System.
  • The photograph of Oleksandr with his daughter Emma was included in the “Swedish Dads. Ukrainian Dads” photo exhibition.
  • In 2019, Oleksandr made it to the Top 5 in “Educator Dad” category of the “Dad of the Year 2019” prize.
  • In 2018, Focus magazine listed Oleksandr Elkin in “Geniuses. Ukrainians who change the nation and the world”.
  • Since 2016, Oleksandr Elkin has been a member of the Public council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
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Olena Masalitina

Vice Head of the Board

  • In 2024, received the badge of honor "Excellence in Education" from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
  • In 2020, Olena was listed 68th in the Top 100 Most Influential Women of Ukraine by Focus magazine.
  • In 2018, Olena Masalitina was listed in Top 5 in the Secondary Education category of the Woman of Ukraine National Independent Prize. In 2020, she was declared the winner in the same category.
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Specially for EdCamp
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supported by

Heinrich Böll Foundation

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Special Book Circulations

Several books by Vydavnytsvo publishing house, including “She Did This,” “She Also Did This,” “Maia and Her Moms,” and “This Mariia Used to Draw Beasts,” have been published in special editions marked Specially for EdCamp Ukraine, with the support from Heinrich Böll Foundation Kyiv – Ukraine. We give these books to the members of the responsible teachers’ community during our events.

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She Did This
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She Also Did This
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This Mariia Used to Draw Beasts
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Maia and Her Moms
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Things you can keep

We always try and give little pleasant surprises for our educators, like items made of felt by L-Pack and of cardboard by Cartonator. The bags made of felt have been a huge hit.

Our trademark protection masks have also gained popularity during the pandemic. We offer them as gifts and use them at all regional EdCamp Ukraine events during quarantine measures.

Our green flash-drive-pens, the symbol of the NUS reform, have been a huge hit among educators.

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Surprises we create:
  • protection masks,
  • green flash-drive-pens,
  • felt bags, etc.

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