SUBMIT APPLICATION

    Winners

    • Alim Aliiev
      Journalist, human rights defender, co-founder of the public organization «CrimeaSOS», curator of cultural and educational projects
    • Alim Aliiev
      Journalist, human rights defender, co-founder of the public organization «CrimeaSOS», curator of cultural and educational projects

      Alim – journalist, human rights defender, co-founder of the public organization «CrimeaSOS», curator of cultural and educational projects. In 2019 and 2023, Alim gave speeches at the UN Security Council about the changes that took place in Crimea during the occupation of the peninsula. And today he is one of the heads of the Ukrainian Institute. The winner created the digital museum of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars “Tamırlar” and focuses on the topics of occupied Crimea, humanitarian policy, the modern history of the Crimean Tatar people and freedom of speech. In 2018, he initiated the Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar literary project «Crimean Fig» and continues to organize it.

    • Serhii Petrov
      Ukrainian artist of international level, professionally known as Bob Basset
    • Serhii Petrov
      Ukrainian artist of international level, professionally known as Bob Basset

      Serhii – Ukrainian artist of international level, professionally known as Bob Basset. Together with his brother, he founded the «Bob Basset» art studio back in 1989. Later, Serhii became famous thanks to his original leather masks, which were exhibited at major exhibitions around the world. In 2016, Vogue International named Bob Basset one of nine revolutionary Ukrainian designers. Our winner has created masks and other items for Givenchy, Slipknot, Metallica, Korn and many others. Director David Lynch highly praised his works.

    • Mstyslav Chernov
      Director, writer, photojournalist of the Associated Press international agency and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers
    • Mstyslav Chernov
      Director, writer, photojournalist of the Associated Press international agency and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers

      Mstyslav – director, writer, photojournalist of the Associated Press international agency and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. Mstyslav is the author of the film «20 Days in Mariupol» and the novel «Times of Dreams». He covered the Euromaidan events, the consequences of the downing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, and the civil war in Syria. For 20 days, he filmed destruction, shelling, the work of doctors and numerous victims among the civilian population during the siege of Mariupol. For this work, Mstyslav received the Pulitzer Prize for public service and the George Gongadze Prize. «20 Days in Mariupol» was nominated for an «Oscar» award in the «Best International Feature Film» category. Today, Mstyslav is working on a new film and novel. After all, at this historical time, all documentarians should focus on documenting every minute and every event as accurately as possible, Mstyslav notes.

    • Artem Babakin
      Modeler of military-historical miniature
    • Artem Babakin
      Modeler of military-historical miniature

      Artem is a modeler of military-historical miniature. Our winner started modeling back in 2004, his technical creativity circle then became the largest in Zaporizhzhia. Today, Artem reproduces the events and consequences of the war in military-historical miniatures – dioramas. In particular, he created a miniature of the destroyed hangar in Hostomel, and also recreated the liberation of Lysychansk in a model. Artem auctions off all dioramas, and sends the proceeds to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

    • Vladyslav Malashchenko
      Medical teacher, founder of the bakery "Good bread from good people"
    • Vladyslav Malashchenko
      Medical teacher, founder of the bakery "Good bread from good people"

      Vladyslav is a medical teacher, founder of the bakery “Good bread from good people”. This is a full-fledged production workshop, which involves 27 people with mental disabilities. Here they have the opportunity to acquire baking skills, socialize and improve their level of independence. After 24th of February, the institution began to bake bread for free for internally displaced people, elderly people, residents of frontline zones and de-occupied cities. In 2021, Vladyslav was included in the Forbes Ukraine “30 under 30” list. Today, Vladyslav is focused on the development of the Good Bread Hub, where, in addition to the bakery, he plans to open a carpentry and art workshop for people with mental disabilities, assisted living rooms and a lecture space.

    • Mariia Tymoshenko
      Owner of the confectionery shop Nomer Doma and a volunteer
    • Mariia Tymoshenko
      Owner of the confectionery shop Nomer Doma and a volunteer

      Mariia is the owner of the confectionery «Nomer Domu» and a volunteer. Our winner has been producing fudge and author’s chocolate for eight years. Mariia developed all the recipes herself, so her chocolate has a unique taste and texture: the products are presented in coffee shops and stores throughout Ukraine. And since the beginning of the big war, Mariia has been sending most of her profits to cover requests from the military personnel. Today, the winner is developing a new line of production – she creates marmalades and jams.

    • Maksym Turkevych
      Director of the national program "Neopalymi"
    • Maksym Turkevych
      Director of the national program "Neopalymi"

      Maksym is the director of the national program “Neopalymi”, aimed at external rehabilitation and treatment of deformation trauma for people who suffered as a result of the war. Together with his father, who is a doctor, Maksym founded an initiative aimed at free treatment of soldiers, civilians and volunteers who received non-domestic burns and scars. Now the project cooperates with the Ministry of Health and has united 25 medical clinics in 15 regions of Ukraine and abroad, in particular, in Warsaw, Krakow and Chisinau.

    • Yevhen Holovakha
      Sociologist, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    • Yevhen Holovakha
      Sociologist, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

      Yevhen  is a sociologist, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The professor wrote 15 books on sociological and psychological topics, his scientific works were published in European countries and the USA. Now the scientist focuses on sociological research within the framework of the topic “War and social changes in Ukraine” – in his work he uses the data of sociological monitoring of social changes, which has been carried out by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for 30 years

    • Liubov Yakymchuk
      Poet, dramatist and performer
    • Liubov Yakymchuk
      Poet, dramatist and performer

      Liubov is a poet, dramatist and performer. Poems from her second poetry collection “Apricots of Donbas” have been translated into more than 20 languages, and one of the audio versions of the book was recorded by the French actress Catherine Deneuve. Forbes Ukraine recognized Liubov’s collection as one of the 10 best Ukrainian books about ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation). Last year, during the “Grammy Awards” ceremony in Las Vegas, the writer read her poem at the musical performance of the American singer John Legend. And today our winner is working on a new book, which has the working title “Production of Tenderness” and will tell about the everyday, non-heroic, but nevertheless extremely important work of Ukrainians during the war.

    • Ella Libanova
      Demographer, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor
    • Ella Libanova
      Demographer, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

      Mrs. Ella devoted her whole life to the study of demographic processes.

      Ukrainian scientist in the field of socio-economics, demography and labor economics, doctor of economic sciences, professor, honored economist of Ukraine – the list of her achievements is far from exhaustive. Ella Libanova was three times awarded the Order of Princess Olga I, II and III degrees – a state award to honor women for special merits.

      It was Mrs. Ella who introduced the method of measuring the human development of regions, which is used annually by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for calculations.

      She is a member of the International Union of Demographers, a UN expert on demography, population aging and human development. She has more than 500 articles published in Ukrainian, foreign and international publications, including the UN, World Bank, UNICEF, IOM, ILO, Population Fund, Woodrow Wilson Center, etc. Ella Libanova’s research covers demography, gender and population aging issues, labor market, quality of life, human development, human capital formation and resilient economy.

      For 16 years, she headed the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is the first woman – a member of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, academician-secretary of the Department of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, regularly lectures for students, politicians, and journalists. Under her leadership, 9 dissertations for obtaining the scientific degree of doctor and 14 candidate of economic sciences were defended.

    • Misha Pravylnyi
      Journalist, publicist, rapper
    • Misha Pravylnyi
      Journalist, publicist, rapper

      Misha is a journalist, publicist, rapper. Our winner is the editor-in-chief of the Rap.ua portal, which has been covering the independent Ukrainian scene for many years. As well as the presenter and screenwriter of many projects of the Some People group, dedicated to the stories of artists who are changing Ukraine. With the beginning of a full-scale war, while staying in the basement of the Kharkiv Palace of Labor during the shelling of the city, Misha began to write poems and put them to music — this is how the music albums “The Rule of Two Walls” and “I Was Presented With War” appeared. All his songs are united by the goal of realistically highlighting our present.

    • Yaryna Zhurba
      Author of the idea and co-founder of Ukrainian Puzzles
    • Yaryna Zhurba
      Author of the idea and co-founder of Ukrainian Puzzles

      Yaryna is the author of the idea and co-founder of Ukrainian Puzzles. At the beginning of the full-scale war, the girl created her first collection of puzzles, dedicated to the sights that were destroyed by the russians: the Chernihiv Youth Library, the largest An-225 “Mriya” transport plane, the Mariupol Drama Theater and others. Yaryna will transfer the net profit from the project to the reconstruction of Ukraine, and one of the buyers of the puzzles was the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi! Today, our winner is working on new collections, which will be called “Ukrainian Art”, “Open Ukraine” and “Glory to Ukraine”.

       

    • Anastasiia Torianyk
      Scientist, educational methodologist
    • Anastasiia Torianyk
      Scientist, educational methodologist

      Anastasiia is a scientist, educational methodologist, organizer of the popular science event “Days of science” in Zaporizhzhia. Now Anastasiia plans to launch a mobile laboratory so that children from remote areas of the Zaporizhzhia region will have the opportunity to get acquainted with science.

    • Tetiana Orlyk
      A reading expert
    • Tetiana Orlyk
      A reading expert

      Tetiana helps to read better and make reading a habit through personal consultations and lectures. She is included in the Ukrainian Forbes 30 under 30 list and twice won the Peter Drucker Challenge international essay competition on the topic of management.

    • Yurii Bilous
      An advocate who collects evidence of russian crimes
    • Yurii Bilous
      An advocate who collects evidence of russian crimes

      An advocate who collects evidence of russian crimes on the territory of Ukraine and defends victims of war crimes in Ukrainian courts. Previously, he was engaged in commercial advocacy, but after the start of the war, he already collected hundreds of hours of video recordings with the stories of Ukrainians who survived murders, torture, witnessed the occupation, saw with their own eyes the destruction of civilian objects and other violations of the rules of war. These materials will be used in cases against russia at the International Criminal Court in The Hague and in criminal cases against the russian military in Ukraine. Last year, our winner became a laureate of the National Human Rights Award for a special contribution to the protection of human rights in Ukraine.

    • Kyrylo Beskorovainyi
      Publisher of the popular science media "Kunsht"
    • Kyrylo Beskorovainyi
      Publisher of the popular science media "Kunsht"

      Co-founder and publisher of the popular science media “Kunsht”, author of the popular science book “My Friend from Dark Matter”, co-author and co-composer of the musical “Tyhrolovy”. Kyrylo publishes the media, whose team has created hundreds of scientific articles, and the podcast “You will have science”, which has more than two million downloads. Together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Kyrylo’s team launched 5 educational series on artificial intelligence for school children, data analytics courses and a programming course for beginners.

    • Serhii Savenok
      The leader of the street football movement
    • Serhii Savenok
      The leader of the street football movement

      Serhii is the leader of the street football movement and the owner of the freestyle football school. For 6 years, he has been organizing street football tournaments, and also performs with his own show program in Ukraine and abroad. During this time, Serhii opened his own football freestyle school, where more than 500 students have already acquired sports skills. Our winner popularizes street sports, because, he says, not all children have the opportunity to visit sections and play in stadiums.

    • Olha Ruda
      The founder of the "10:11" mentoring program for teenagers from small towns in Ukraine
    • Olha Ruda
      The founder of the "10:11" mentoring program for teenagers from small towns in Ukraine

      Olha is the founder and head of the “10:11” mentoring program, a concept designer of educational technological products. Today Olha’s mentoring program has gathered more than 200 mentors — they helped 300 teenagers to choose a future profession, taught them how to achieve goals and look for opportunities.

    • Leonid Tyvoniuk
      Director, animator
    • Leonid Tyvoniuk
      Director, animator

      Leonid is a director, animator and organizer of the “Behind The Mirror” animation festival. Leonid created a studio for teaching and creating social animation for children and teenagers, and in the future plans to continue promoting Ukrainian stop-motion animation in international projects.

    • Volodymyr Biriukov
      TV and radio presenter, journalist, writer and volunteer
    • Volodymyr Biriukov
      TV and radio presenter, journalist, writer and volunteer

      Today, Volodymyr cooperates with the international media in order to convey to the world true information about the crimes of russia. Since the beginning of the war, our winner has collected 4.4 million euros in the Baltic countries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine! His first book, “The Story of an (Un)known Journalist” about how not to write an interview, became a bestseller in Ukraine. Now Volodymyr is preparing its second part under the working title “History of an (Un)known Volunteer”. It will include 16 short stories about people the writer met on his way, about the attitude of residents of distant countries to Ukraine, and about the war.

    • Ihor Yanchuk
      A minimalist composer, pianist, public figure and founder of the “Dzhem Toloka” movement
    • Ihor Yanchuk
      A minimalist composer, pianist, public figure and founder of the “Dzhem Toloka” movement

      For the past 10 years, Ihor has been organizing artistic events – festivals, charity concerts, literary evenings and exhibitions. In just a few years, our winner went from playing street piano near the funicular to performing solo in the 2021 Independence Day Parade! Ihor dreams that the “Piano Funicular” project will become known throughout the world as a place of strength and healing with the help of live music.

    • Iryna Minkovska
      The founder of an educational center where teachers, parents and children study together
    • Iryna Minkovska
      The founder of an educational center where teachers, parents and children study together

      The founder and head of educational centers for teachers, parents and children “ME AND MY SCHOOL” in Kharkiv and Kyiv. Over the past two years, the centers have trained 5,000 adults and children! Our winner plans to launch a national internship program for teachers, where 30 teachers will undergo internships in successful Ukrainian enterprises.

    • AMIL AND RAMIL NASIROV
      Members of the band "Kurgan & Agregat", actors, volunteers
    • AMIL AND RAMIL NASIROV
      Members of the band "Kurgan & Agregat", actors, volunteers

      Twin brothers Amil and Ramil are talented, atypical and original. Together they write music, act in Ukrainian cinema and help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The boys have been playing music for 9 years. In 2014 they founded the group “Kurgan & Agregat”, which today has become one of the main hip-hop groups of Ukraine. In their texts brothers use a living language: Surzhyk and Slobozhan dialect, which makes their work special and “their own”. And from now, Amil and Ramil are also film actors — they debuted with leading roles in Antonio Lukich’s film “Luxembourg, Luxembourg”, which was shown at the Venice Film Festival.

    • Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta
      Culturologist, art manager and curator of contemporary art
    • Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta
      Culturologist, art manager and curator of contemporary art

      Olesia is a cultural expert, curator of contemporary art, author of articles and essays on cultural issues. After the Euromaidan, Olesia held the post of Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine. And since 2016, she has been managing the large museum “Art Arsenal” in Kyiv. Olesia became a laureate of the independent Women In Arts award. The winner plans to engage in cultural essay writing and analysis of events from the point of view of cultural conditioning. She is interested in how historical and social circumstances are manifested in literature, art, customs and habits of society.

    • Anna Chasovska
      The owner of the Internet platform with Ukrainian content "Drukarnia"
    • Anna Chasovska
      The owner of the Internet platform with Ukrainian content "Drukarnia"

      Anna is a blogger and the founder of the Ukrainian platform “Drukarnia”, which helps to increase the amount of Ukrainian content on the Internet. Anna created a blog platform for writing and distributing long author’s publications exclusively in Ukrainian. Its goal is to develop a powerful tool that will motivate people to create content in the Ukrainian language and help to finally displace Russian content from Google search.

    • Anastasiia Tykha
      Volunteer, takes care of homeless animals
    • Anastasiia Tykha
      Volunteer, takes care of homeless animals

      Anastasiia is an animal rights activist and the founder of a shelter for animals with disabilities. At the beginning of the full-scale war, the girl single-handedly evacuated 20 dogs, 5 cats, a chameleon, a turtle and a hamster from Irpin to Kyiv — the whole world saw her legendary photo, where she keeps her wards on leashes during the evacuation. For 4 years in a row, Anastasiia has been rescuing homeless dogs, treating them and finding families for them. The animals in our winner’s care have suffered from abuse or road accidents — all of them have disabilities, so they need special care. This year, the volunteer received the first All-Ukrainian animal welfare award. And a grant from the KSE Foundation in the amount of $5,000 is planned to be spent on the creation of the first official European-style shelter for animals with disabilities.

    • Polina Limina
      Popularizer of science and Ukrainian art, organizer of Science4Kids popular science lecture for children
    • Polina Limina
      Popularizer of science and Ukrainian art, organizer of Science4Kids popular science lecture for children

      Polina is the project manager of the popular science lecture hall “Science4Kids”, curator of cultural projects and author of books about Ukrainian artists. Together with the team, Polina is developing a lecture hall for children who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. Invited Ukrainian scientists tell children about scientific research of dark matter, the first bacteria on Earth and global warming, and also raise socially important topics in an accessible way. Polina works so that the children of immigrants have the motivation and desire to return to Ukraine and build a career right here.

    • Artem Lytvynenko
      Director, initiator of the series of films about the reconstruction of the country "Rebuild Ukraine"
    • Artem Lytvynenko
      Director, initiator of the series of films about the reconstruction of the country "Rebuild Ukraine"

      Artem is a director, screenwriter and showrunner. Artem initiated the creation of a documentary project about the restoration of the country “Generation U”. The winner has already shot the film “Stop Goliath” about how Ukraine managed to survive in the first, most difficult days of the Russian invasion. The winner dreams that the phrase “Filmed in Ukraine” will become synonymous with quality content, and also plans to shoot an adventure series about self-identification, justice and building a new society.

    • Bohdan Lohvynenko
      Writer, journalist, public figure
    • Bohdan Lohvynenko
      Writer, journalist, public figure

      Bohdan is a journalist and the founder of social and cultural media “Ukrainer”. With the beginning of a full-scale war, Bohdan and his team joined the volunteer movement — right now our winner is recording the stories of the Ukrainian military in the de-occupied territories near Bakhmut. Bohdan also plans to focus on researching his own origins in the near future.

    • HEORHII SYNZHERIAK
      Young singer
    • HEORHII SYNZHERIAK
      Young singer

      Heorhii is a 15-year-old singer and musician. Together with his parents, the boy was forced to leave his native Kharkiv and move abroad because of the war. Heorhii sang at charity concerts in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Great Britain in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and refugee children. Even at the age of 4, he decided that he would become an artist, so he began to engage in music, playing the piano, and later won at All-Ukrainian and International competitions. Last year, together with the Ukrainian singer Tina Karol, the guy starred in the clip “Ukraine is us”. Our winner dreams of conquering the international stage and glorifying Ukraine all over the world. Our team is confident that he will succeed!

    • Olena Karlova
      Professor of the Department of Mathematical Analysis, is engaged in the popularization of mathematics among schoolchildren
    • Olena Karlova
      Professor of the Department of Mathematical Analysis, is engaged in the popularization of mathematics among schoolchildren

      Olena is a mathematician, professor of the Department of Mathematical Analysis of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Chernivtsi National University. Olena became the first in Ukraine to receive “The Andrew Bruckner Award 2023” for outstanding contribution to the industry. The winner is the author of dozens of scientific articles and is engaged in the popularization of exact sciences among schoolchildren — she founded the scientific and creative association “Mathematics Workshop”, which unites schoolchildren, students and teachers of Chernivtsi.

    • Maryna Baturynets
      Founder of BasilikMedia communications media
    • Maryna Baturynets
      Founder of BasilikMedia communications media

      Maryna is the founder of the “Bazilik” school of communications and media about communications. Maryna began her career at the Art-Zavod Platforma, where she was responsible for communications of the art cluster and festivals. After the start of the full-scale invasion, the winner launched a free course “Communications during the war” together with Diya.Business, a “Communications” course for partners of the military in the Veteran hub, and the school itself opened a new training format — “for donation” programs.

    • Anastasiia Vitvitska
      The founder of the podcast on the YouTube channel dedicated to the history of art "Creative people"
    • Anastasiia Vitvitska
      The founder of the podcast on the YouTube channel dedicated to the history of art "Creative people"

      Anastasiia is a graphic designer, illustrator and founder of the YouTube channel called “PannoRama”. Using the works of Ukrainian artists and photographs found in the archives, the girl creates videos that inspire success in art and creativity. They reveal the path of talented people. The winner plans to popularize the study of art history and dreams that every Ukrainian will reveal his creative potential.

    • Dmytro Korniienko
      Medical therapist, initiator of the English-language course aimed at developing clinical thinking and argumentation skills in future doctors
    • Dmytro Korniienko
      Medical therapist, initiator of the English-language course aimed at developing clinical thinking and argumentation skills in future doctors

      Dmytro is a therapist and head of the medical academy. For more than 7 years, he has been improving the quality and accessibility of medical education in Ukraine. During the pandemic, Dmytro founded a school for studying medical English. And with the beginning of a full-scale war, our winner organized a free camp for medical students from evidence-based medicine for doctors. Dmytro dreams of creating educational products together with foreign speakers, where they will teach clinical thinking with the help of simulations and digital tools. Its great goal is to transform medical education into a field of opportunity and success.

    • Vadym Kyrylenko
      Co-author of the Ukrainian literary podcast "Gogol's Mustache"
    • Vadym Kyrylenko
      Co-author of the Ukrainian literary podcast "Gogol's Mustache"

      Vadym is the founder of “Gogol Media”, co-author of the Ukrainian literary podcast “Gogol’s Mustache”, where he and his partner discuss books in a humorous way. During the 4 years of the project’s existence, the guys recorded 6 seasons, where they discussed 100 books and received more than 1 million views.

    • Danylo Leshchynskyi
      Musician, author of the musical project "Tsyferblat", which focuses on the popularization of "historically Ukrainian" music and the revival of Ukrainian cultural identity
    • Danylo Leshchynskyi
      Musician, author of the musical project "Tsyferblat", which focuses on the popularization of "historically Ukrainian" music and the revival of Ukrainian cultural identity

      Danylo is a musician and the author of the musical project “Tsyferblat”, which he started with his brother 8 years ago. Together, they create music albums recorded on the basis of research into historical periods in Ukraine over the past 100 years. For a more ethnic sound, the academic system of compositions and orchestras are used in the recording of melodies.

    • Mykyta Yelanskyi
      Specialist in artificial intelligence
    • Mykyta Yelanskyi
      Specialist in artificial intelligence

      Mykyta is an international specialist in artificial intelligence and biotechnology. Nikita is developing an automatic system for recharging and equipping the cloud of “Vulyk” drones, which will be able to continuously operate a large number of UAVs in the air.

    • Yehor Yakovliev
      A zoologist engaged in conservation activities and rescuing wild animals from cruel conditions
    • Yehor Yakovliev
      A zoologist engaged in conservation activities and rescuing wild animals from cruel conditions

      Yehor is a zoologist who rescues wild animals from cruel conditions. Together with the team, Yehor built the White Rock Bear Shelter, where rescued bears and wolves are kept in good conditions. The winner believes that there should be no place for cruelty to animals in Ukraine, and plans to develop respect for wildlife in children and adults

    • Mykola Kucheriavyi
      Creative director of a music label
    • Mykola Kucheriavyi
      Creative director of a music label

      Mykola is a Ukrainian poet, musician, music manager and producer. Mykola is the director of the SKOFKA and KOZAK SIROMAHA artists, he was the director of the KALUSH ORCHESTRA band, with which they won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The guy has been creative for more than 15 years. His poems were published in almanacs of Ukrainian poetry, anthologies of his native land, and in an anthology of Maidan poems. The winner seeks to create a demand for Ukrainian creativity, promote modern Ukrainian poets, and foster creative thinking among young people.

    • Vladyslav Trofymov
      Dancer, trainer, ambassador of street cultures
    • Vladyslav Trofymov
      Dancer, trainer, ambassador of street cultures

      Vladyslav is a breakdancer, trainer, judge, street culture ambassador, volunteer and founder of the “Body Action” project. Vladyslav devoted the last 14 years to breakdancing — together with his team, he became the winner of many festivals in Ukraine, Europe and Asia. And his students are included in the Olympic breakdance team of Ukraine! Vladyslav plans to create an online platform where he wants to unite children from all over Ukraine and involve them in educational video lessons on street sports.

    • Mark Melnychenko
      Blogger, eco-activist
    • Mark Melnychenko
      Blogger, eco-activist

      Mark is a blogger, novice farmer, eco-activist and volunteer. Mark is concerned with the problems of felling the ancient beech forests of the Carpathians, pollution of air, fields and rivers not only with household waste, but also with chemical and construction waste. The winner organizes a garbage cleanup, practices zero waste living and works to plant new trees. In the future, Mark plans to create in Ukraine one of the most diverse orchards in Europe, where both traditional and exotic crops will be planted.

    • Nikita Titov
      Native poster artist
    • Nikita Titov
      Native poster artist

      Nikita is a talented artist, illustrator and poster artist. For 10 years, he has been creating iconic posters that reflect the emotions of many Ukrainians and the artist himself: Nikita’s work covers a wide range of topics, from war and politics to inclusiveness. Now, with the help of his creative projects, Nikita is raising funds to support the army. Last year alone, he created more than 400 posters on the topic of full-scale war in Ukraine, which became popular around the world.

    • Nana Voitenko
      Ukrainian neurobiologist, electrophysiologist, pain researcher
    • Nana Voitenko
      Ukrainian neurobiologist, electrophysiologist, pain researcher

      Nana is a Ukrainian neuroscientist, electrophysiologist and pain researcher. For 20 years at the Bogomolets National Medical University Nana studied the molecular mechanisms of chronic pain of various origins, including the influence of the immune system on it. For the first time, the scientist found out which nerve cells are involved in the process of encoding a pain signal and which molecular mechanisms are involved in the generation of long-term pain. The winner dreams of creating a Western-style medical university in Ukraine and introducing personalized genetic therapy into medical practice. This, among other things, will allow us to overcome spontaneous pain in diabetes.

    • Nati Hresko
      The founder of an educational YouTube channel about psychology and relationships
    • Nati Hresko
      The founder of an educational YouTube channel about psychology and relationships

      Nati is the co-founder and host of the educational YouTube channel “about” about psychology and relationships. This is a Ukrainian-language show in which girls talk about frank topics: sex, body acceptance, the choice between childfree and motherhood, feminism, mental health, etc. For this, the team invites experts who answer important questions of the audience, and show participants share their experiences. The winner dreams that as many people as possible in Ukraine are not ashamed to talk about “taboo” topics.

    • Serhii Kravets
      Producer and co-author of the documentary project "Chronicles of Rage"
    • Serhii Kravets
      Producer and co-author of the documentary project "Chronicles of Rage"

      Serhii is an independent producer and co-author of the “Chronicles of Rage” documentary project. Together with the team, Serhii shot 2 films – “How Moscow was drowned” and “Battle for the Snake Island”. The team plans to release 2 more documentaries – “The Secret of Chornobayivka” and “Chernobyl under siege”- in production. Serhii strives to pass on knowledge about important events in Ukraine to the next generations, preserve national identity and form a winning model of thinking in Ukrainian society.

    • Nataliia Atamas
      Zoologist, author of the Druid-drone research project
    • Nataliia Atamas
      Zoologist, author of the Druid-drone research project

      Nataliia is a zoologist at the Institute of Zoology named after Schmalhausen of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, writer, popularizer of science and co-founder of the innovative project “Druid Drone”. The team has developed special drones investigating mistletoe, a parasitic plant affecting more than 200 tree species. Ordinary drones were equipped with a video camera, a sample collector, a sprayer and secateurs for their disposal. This is a humane alternative to fighting the parasite instead of cutting down trees because this plant is a nesting place for many birds. The winner dreams of fundamentally changing society’s opinion on nature conservation and showing the world how Ukraine applies new technologies in zoology and botany.

    • Serhii Simchenko
      An engineer
    • Serhii Simchenko
      An engineer

      Serhii Simchenko – Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, an engineer, head of the development project “System of autonomous detection of explosive objects under water”. Serhii and his team developed an underwater robot capable of detecting explosive objects at the bottom of reservoirs. In the future, this technology will replace divers from the State Emergency Service and save their lives, the winner is sure. The purpose of his project is to help in demining and cleaning recreation from the consequences of hostilities in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine.

    • Pavlo Mazur
      An embryologist
    • Pavlo Mazur
      An embryologist

      Pavlo Mazur is an embryologist who introduces new methods in reproductive medicine, in particular, nuclear transfers. Together with the team, Pavlo is developing a platform based on artificial intelligence for the selection of female reproductive cells (oocytes) with a normal number of chromosomes. The winner’s professional goal is to create technologies that overcome the age and gender limitations that still exist in human reproduction.

    • Yehor Zelenin
      A technological engineer
    • Yehor Zelenin
      A technological engineer

      Yehor Zelenin is a technological engineer, head of the “Ampli Print” project. Together with a group of scientists, he created a technology for the production of refractory polymer-ceramic materials from basalt fibers, which will be used for 3D printing of various parts of drones. Yehor dreams of developing Ukrainian technology production and popularizing it around the world, influencing Ukraine’s export potential. His technology will help, in particular, in the construction of Ukrainian-made military equipment.

    • Yaroslav Zaplatnikov
      Molecular geneticist, biologist
    • Yaroslav Zaplatnikov
      Molecular geneticist, biologist

      Yaroslav Zaplatnikov – molecular geneticist, biologist. Together with the team, he creates nanosatellites for conducting biological experiments in space. This will reduce the cost of research by 7 times, Yaroslav is sure. The results of the project can lead to revolutionary changes – in particular, improvement of medicines. The winner plans to create a space biological laboratory.

    • Vlad Konov
      The founder of Nanit robotics
    • Vlad Konov
      The founder of Nanit robotics

      Vlad is the founder of Nanit robotics and Robohouse LLC. In 2018, he became the inventor of the year according to the IT Awards. Vlad has developed 40 robots for outsourcing in the market of the USA, Canada and Japan. He is the head of the project for teaching robotics and programming using the Nanit Smart Home designer. The winner plans to automate the production of his own educational robots and open a sales channel in the USA through Kickstarter. His developments are aimed at training highly qualified personnel for the reconstruction of Ukraine and the creation of “smart” houses.

    • Ivan Verbytskyi
      Researcher and analyst in the social sphere
    • Ivan Verbytskyi
      Researcher and analyst in the social sphere

      Ivan is a researcher and analyst in the social sphere, director of an analytical center. Ivan helps public organizations and authorities to have quality data, on the basis of which they can plan changes in housing, educational and social policies, as well as interact with residents. Ivan’s dream is to develop a national support network in Ukraine so that as many people as possible receive help in difficult living conditions and realize their potential despite the challenges of war.

    • Mykhailo Hrabar
      Promoter in the field of the Ukrainian game industry
    • Mykhailo Hrabar
      Promoter in the field of the Ukrainian game industry

      Mykhailo is a popularizer of the Ukrainian game industry and Ukrainian localization, the author of the YouTube channel “OLDboi”. Mykhailo refutes stereotypes about video games and fights against Russian propaganda in them. Its goal is to introduce the audience to Ukrainian computer games, to shoot documentaries about the history of cult game studios, in particular from Ukraine. Mykhailo is currently planning to launch a podcast about video games.

    • Bohdan Rublov
      PhD, coach of children's teams at mathematics olympiads
    • Bohdan Rublov
      PhD, coach of children's teams at mathematics olympiads

      Bohdan is a doctor of science, professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Ukraine, leader of the Ukrainian team at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Bohdan organizes mathematical Olympiads in Ukraine. During the year, about 400,000 schoolchildren of various ages participate in such Olympiads! At the end of the academic year, the best six young mathematicians form the student team of Ukraine to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad, where students from more than 110 countries of the world compete!

    • Anatolii Skums
      Oncologist surgeon
    • Anatolii Skums
      Oncologist surgeon

      Anatolii is an experienced surgeon-oncologist of the National Institute of Surgery and Transplantation named after O.O. Shalimova. In addition to oncological operations, with the beginning of a Russian full-scale invasion, he and his colleagues participate in the treatment of wounded soldiers. The winner wants Ukrainians to receive the most modern oncology care in the Motherland, without the need to go to foreign clinics. To do this, he plans to master new surgical techniques and features of a personalized approach to the treatment of liver and pancreatic tumors in an advanced clinic in Europe.

    • Maria Yakush
      Manufacturer of blown glass
    • Maria Yakush
      Manufacturer of blown glass

      Maria is a designer, an entrepreneur, and a manufacturer of glassware and decor from blown glass. Maria creates tableware and decor from handmade ecological materials, and uses recycled glass for colored products. The winner aims to preserve the industry of glassblowing in Ukraine as an important historical craft, and to introduce the whole world to Ukrainian tableware and decor.

    • Yanina Khizhinska
      Teacher, methodologist of educational programs
    • Yanina Khizhinska
      Teacher, methodologist of educational programs

      Yanina is a teacher, methodologist of educational programs, co-founder of a methodical center and academic director of a children’s school. Yanina has created more than 30 courses for adults on the educational online platform. During the war, the girl hosted over 20 free webinars for teachers on how to teach online and support children, and also authored an artificial intelligence course for 5th graders! Yanina plans to help children and adults acquire knowledge and develop meta-skills that will be relevant even in 10-20 years.

    • Oleksandra Kutas
      Wheelchair model, social activist with idea for an app that evaluates spaces for inclusivity
    • Oleksandra Kutas
      Wheelchair model, social activist with idea for an app that evaluates spaces for inclusivity

      Oleksandra is the world’s first model in a wheelchair, manages a support program for Ukrainian public organizations. The girl plans to create an application that will use a camera to evaluate the infrastructure for people with disabilities in real time and provide suggestions for improvement. To test the application and win trust, the girl cooperates with technical partners and organizations for the protection of the rights of people with disabilities.

    • Oksana Strynadiuk
      Tik-toker, popularizer of Ukrainian poetry
    • Oksana Strynadiuk
      Tik-toker, popularizer of Ukrainian poetry

      Oksana is an actress, director, TikToker, popularizer of Ukrainian poetry and prose. Oksana started a blog in which increases love for the Ukrainian language and poetry. The girl travels and shoots creative duet videos with modern Ukrainian authors against the background of historical monuments of Ukraine.

    • Anna Shcherba
      The author of non-formal education projects
    • Anna Shcherba
      The author of non-formal education projects

      Anna is one of the developers of non-formal education projects in Ukraine. The girl created a game for schoolchildren that allows you to counteract violence (school psychologists are already using it in their work). Anna started a psychosocial support camp for teenagers, where psychologists conduct trainings on fears, emotions and communications.

    • Semen Yesylevskyi
      Specialist in biophysics and molecular modeling
    • Semen Yesylevskyi
      Specialist in biophysics and molecular modeling

      Semen is a specialist in biophysics and molecular modeling, a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, a leading researcher at the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The winner is a co-founder of the first company in the history of Ukraine, which is engaged in drug design using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

    • Viacheslav Balbek
      Architect
    • Viacheslav Balbek
      Architect

      Viacheslav is an architect, founder and CEO of a workshop that works on the construction of temporary housing for IDPs and has developed a solution to protect monuments from destruction in wartime. The winner, together with the team, created an online designer for the reconstruction of rural housing in Kyiv region and plans to expand the project to Chernihiv region, Sumy region and Kharkiv region.

    • Vladyslav Dutchak
      Military, teacher, YouTuber
    • Vladyslav Dutchak
      Military, teacher, YouTuber

      Vladyslav is a military man, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, founder of the popular educational YouTube channel “Docent Knows”. Vladyslav, a sergeant of the “Azov” regiment, was among the defenders of “Azovstal” and was captured by the enemy together with his comrades. After spending many months in Olenivka, Vladyslav returned to the Motherland and launched his YouTube channel “Docent Knows”, where he introduces viewers to people who write the modern history of Ukraine in an interview format.

    • Marta Borovets
      Business strategist, strategic communications consultant, journalist
    • Marta Borovets
      Business strategist, strategic communications consultant, journalist

      Marta is a business strategist, strategic communications consultant, journalist, co-founder of the “Gently” startup, whose main mission is psychological help during loss and grief.

    • Oleksandr Sukhomlyn
      Co-founder of an AI startup
    • Oleksandr Sukhomlyn
      Co-founder of an AI startup

      Oleksandr is a co-founder of an AI startup. Oleksandr and his team developed a tool based on artificial intelligence, LitGen AI, which optimizes the work of scientists and researchers.

    • Vitalii Kuzhdin
      Developer, member of the team for the creation of a self-propelled autonomous minesweeper "Patsyuk"
    • Vitalii Kuzhdin
      Developer, member of the team for the creation of a self-propelled autonomous minesweeper "Patsyuk"

      Vitalii is a developer, a member of the team for the creation of a self-propelled autonomous minesweeper “Patsyuk”! It is a universal platform for controlling sapper robots capable of identifying metal and explosive devices. Such minesweepers will save the lives of sappers.

    • Vsevolod Franko
      Co-founder of subscription service Ochi
    • Vsevolod Franko
      Co-founder of subscription service Ochi

      Vsevolod is the co-founder of the subscription service Ochi, which makes eye care for contact lens users simple and convenient. And Vsevolod is inspired by video production: he shot commercials, music videos and even short films.

    • Kateryna Terletska
      Scientist, mathematician
    • Kateryna Terletska
      Scientist, mathematician

      Kateryna is a mathematician, a science enthusiast who specializes in the study of wave processes, who brings academic research closer to school, improves educational programs, and together with a team of like-minded people creates a video series about communication between children and scientists.

    • Nadiia Kasianchuk
      Scientist, biotechnologist, popularizer of STEM education
    • Nadiia Kasianchuk
      Scientist, biotechnologist, popularizer of STEM education

      Nadiia is a biotechnologist, a researcher in the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry and informatics, as well as a popularizer of STEM education, who strives to spread knowledge about modern scientific research among schoolchildren and young people, in particular, through events and popular social platforms.

    • Maria Kalinichenko
      Specialist in robotics, engineering and design
    • Maria Kalinichenko
      Specialist in robotics, engineering and design

      Maria is a scientist, a robotics developer, the author of technological startups, an engineering and design specialist who strives to increase the participation of women in science and technological education, and currently helps Ukrainian refugees to adapt in volunteer centers in Germany.

    • Serhii Martyniuk
      Cultural figure, founder of the festival of the Ukrainian spirit "Banderstadt"
    • Serhii Martyniuk
      Cultural figure, founder of the festival of the Ukrainian spirit "Banderstadt"

      Serhii is a musician, writer, festival organizer, who in his work strives to promote the right values that will shape Ukrainian society and support the moral spirit of the Ukrainian people.

    • Artur Proydakov
      Teacher
    • Artur Proydakov
      Teacher

      Artur is a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature, the winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine, who changes the idea of education for his students and speaks to them in an understandable and modern language.

    • Anastasia Evdokimova
      Literary scholar
    • Anastasia Evdokimova
      Literary scholar

      Anastasia is a literary critic, curator and organizer of cultural festivals, who strives to rediscover the Ukrainian word and art for our citizens and the whole world

    • Olena Pareniuk
      Radiobiologist
    • Olena Pareniuk
      Radiobiologist

      Olena is a radiobiologist, a specialist in radiation safety research, who sees great prospects in using the conditions of the Chernobyl NPP for space research, in particular, the unique conditions of neutron irradiation.

      Radio biologist Olena Pareniuk, on the main threat of blow-up of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

    • Olena Livinska
      Microbiologist, scientist, popularizer of science and founder of the popular scientific information platform "Microbe and me"
    • Olena Livinska
      Microbiologist, scientist, popularizer of science and founder of the popular scientific information platform "Microbe and me"

      Olena is a Ukrainian microbiologist, scientist, popularizer of science and the founder of an information and popular science platform, where she dispels myths and stereotypes about microorganisms around (and inside) us.

    • Kyrylo Marikutsa
      Developer of concepts for cultural events and curator of film programs
    • Kyrylo Marikutsa
      Developer of concepts for cultural events and curator of film programs

      Kyrylo is an enthusiast of Ukrainian cinema, curator, developer of concepts for cultural events, co-founder of the Kyiv International Festival of Short Films, who now seeks to tell the world about the fate of Ukrainian directors repressed by the Soviet authorities

    • Volodymyr Konashevych
      Editor of the Ukrainian visual culture magazine Bird in Flight
    • Volodymyr Konashevych
      Editor of the Ukrainian visual culture magazine Bird in Flight

      Volodymyr is a popularizer of visual culture, a researcher of Ukrainian cultural heritage, editor-in-chief of Bird in Flight, a visual culture publication

    • Alina Holovatyuk
      Architect, designer, startuper, author of a game that allows you to overcome panic attacks and stress thanks to the power of music
    • Alina Holovatyuk
      Architect, designer, startuper, author of a game that allows you to overcome panic attacks and stress thanks to the power of music

      Alina is an architect, designer, startup, author of a game that allows you to overcome panic attacks and stress thanks to the power of music, which is especially important for Ukrainians in this difficult time.

    • Yevhen Spizhoviy
      Graphic designer, teacher working on the creation of a Ukrainian font school
    • Yevhen Spizhoviy
      Graphic designer, teacher working on the creation of a Ukrainian font school

      Yevhen is a graphic designer, calligrapher, teacher. Researches the history of European book printing, dreams of creating a Ukrainian font school and developing a modern visual image of Ukrainian identity.

    • Vitaliy Bespalenko
      Developer of humanitarian demining tools
    • Vitaliy Bespalenko
      Developer of humanitarian demining tools

      Vitaliy is the developer of a unique wheeled armored ground drone for demining. Such a high-passability drone will speed up the process of clearing Ukrainian territories, reduce risks for sappers, and bring life back to our lands faster.

    • Khrystyna Kulakovska
      Journalist, photographer, producer
    • Khrystyna Kulakovska
      Journalist, photographer, producer

      Khrystyna is a journalist, photographer, producer, author of the idea of the project “Hear the Voice of Mariupol” about Mariupol residents who left the blockade. Organizer of the SaveMariupol campaign.

    • Volodymyr Leonenko
      Arborist
    • Volodymyr Leonenko
      Arborist

      Volodymyr is a civil engineer, arborist, specialist in the care of green spaces. Volodymyr strives to make Ukrainian cities greener, to create comfortable conditions and spaces both for citizens and for the development of plants.

    • Lesya Patoka
      Costume artist
    • Lesya Patoka
      Costume artist

      Lesya is a Ukrainian costume designer, author of unique costumes that combine modern trends and Ukrainian ethnic motifs. It was her “Warrior of Light” costume that became a sensation at this year’s Miss Universe contest.

    • Anna Denisenko
      Curator of the real-time air quality analysis system
    • Anna Denisenko
      Curator of the real-time air quality analysis system

      Anna is the curator of the real-time air quality analysis system, who, together with a team of like-minded people, strives not only to inform about air quality, but also to improve the ecological situation in the country and improve the state of ecomonitoring.

    • Oleksandr Borovenskiy
      The founder of English-language theater projects in Ukraine
    • Oleksandr Borovenskiy
      The founder of English-language theater projects in Ukraine

      Oleksandr is a theater director, founder and artistic director of English-language theater projects, thanks to which he popularizes art here, and also tells about the realities of our present to foreign audiences.

    • Yuriy Prystayetsky
      Creative producer, director, founder of Hands Production.
    • Yuriy Prystayetsky
      Creative producer, director, founder of Hands Production.

      Yuriy is a director, creative producer, who is currently engaged in the development of new relevant artistic forms to popularize the Ukrainian cultural code, both within the country and abroad.

    • Serhii Sharapov
      Scientist, physicist, researcher
    • Serhii Sharapov
      Scientist, physicist, researcher

      Serhii is a Ukrainian physicist, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology.

      Researched the theoretical foundations of the physics of the new graphene material. Together with Valerii Husynin, theoretically predicted the unusual quantum Hall effect in graphene. The experimental observation of this effect became the main proof of the Dirac nature of quasiparticle excitations in graphene.

      As of July 2014, he was included in the list of the 100 best scientists of Ukraine according to the “Bibliometrics of Ukrainian Science” project.

      As of September 2019, it has a Hirsch index of 28 according to Google Academy and 25 according to Web of Science.

      In the near future, Serhii and his colleagues want to complete an article on the behavior of graphene nanoribbons in crossed magnetic and electric fields.

    • Oleksandr Prokopiv
      The founder of the historical project on Instagram
    • Oleksandr Prokopiv
      The founder of the historical project on Instagram

      Oleksandr is a talented student who was fascinated by history from the early grades of school and realized that this was his vocation. At the age of 15, the boy created a thematic blog, ran it for several years, and sometimes wanted to close it, but after the events of February 2022, he decided not to stop. The student created a team of 18 people who popularize unknown pages of Ukrainian history and debunk Russian narratives and myths to a large audience. Now Oleksandr and his team are working on increasing the number of articles and improving their quality. The project will be released both on new platforms (own website, TikTok page) and offline with lectures.

    • Yurii Khalavka
      Associate Professor of the Institute of Biology, Chemistry and Bioresources of Yuri Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University
    • Yurii Khalavka
      Associate Professor of the Institute of Biology, Chemistry and Bioresources of Yuri Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University

      Yurii is focused on developing chemical education in Ukraine. In addition, he plans to revive the chemical community so that scientists can help each other survive the war.

    • Markian Prohasko
      Writer, traveler
    • Markian Prohasko
      Writer, traveler

      Markian has a history and journalism education at the Ukrainian Catholic University. Interested in cinema, history, literature, geography, astrophysics, marketing. He is the author of the book “Dream of Antarctica”, which made it to the finals of the Yuriy Shevelyov Prize, and also received a special award from “Radio Kultura”. Together with the Megogo media service, he worked on the creation of the audio series “Summer in Antarctica”. Markian has been blogging about Antarctica for more than three years and is developing YouTube, where he plans to publish videos to popularize Antarctic topics, and in the future, other regions of the planet. Currently working and collecting materials for a future book about the Arctic.

    • Yuriy Andrienko
      Co-author of social and communication projects
    • Yuriy Andrienko
      Co-author of social and communication projects

      Yurii works on the development of creative entrepreneurship in Ukraine. Together with the teams, after the start of the full-scale invasion, he launched social and communication projects aimed at the country’s resilience against the aggressor. Among them is a volunteer workshop for sewing clothes for the military and testing plates for body armor. Yurii took part in a project to film the consequences of war in VR technology. Today, the winner is focused on the development of hydroponics and aquaponics technology in Ukraine.

      Yurii Andriienko, participant in the project of visualization of war landscapes using VR-filming

    • Arseniy Matvychuk
      Designer and developer creating socially useful projects
    • Arseniy Matvychuk
      Designer and developer creating socially useful projects

      Arseniy creates socially useful projects and dreams of developing the IT business in Ukraine. At the beginning of the war, he created “Letter after the war” – a project about hope. On the website, a person writes a letter and indicates the e-mail address of the recipient (his or someone important to him). And after the war, the script will automatically send letters to the specified mailboxes. Arseniy also created the project “Is it r*ssian?” — a website with a list of Russian IT products, where you can see the origin of the IT product and connections with Russia.

    • Eleonora Orsini
      Designer
    • Eleonora Orsini
      Designer

      A talented designer who is working to completely update the educational program for designers in Ukraine. Today’s education is based on books from the 70s and 80s, in addition, Ukrainian universities use textbooks by Russian authors. Eleonora is working on the release of a textbook on modeling, which will be published in Ukrainian and English.

    • Maria Lantsuta
      An artist who creates Ukrainian comics
    • Maria Lantsuta
      An artist who creates Ukrainian comics

      Her talent is to create comics, she is the editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian comics publishing house. During her 15-year career, she managed to work on comics for children and teenagers in various genres. She strives to create comics in the Ukrainian language in order to attract young people to reading and develop domestic comics in Ukraine.

    • Eugenia Tyurina
      The founder of the career guidance project and a public figure who designs clothes for military women
    • Eugenia Tyurina
      The founder of the career guidance project and a public figure who designs clothes for military women

      Eugenia is a talented marketer who decided to go to success the way she likes and shows others that it is real. She founded Choice 31, a company that helps Ukrainians find career paths. She is also working to introduce comfortable underwear and women’s uniforms to the Armed Forces.

    • Kozak Siromakha
      Songwriter, researcher and popularizer of Cossack culture
    • Kozak Siromakha
      Songwriter, researcher and popularizer of Cossack culture

      Kozak has been engaged in art all his life and dreamed of being an artist. He creates music of a completely different genre, which is independent of fashion, but closely related to Ukraine and Ukrainian traditions. Kozak plans to film and distribute two of his music videos to society and record more Cossack songs, and then go to the front lines, to military units, hospitals and raise the morale of our soldiers, heal their souls with song and put them on their feet with Cossack hymns

    • Emma Antoniuk
      Journalist, blogger, feminist
    • Emma Antoniuk
      Journalist, blogger, feminist

      Emma is a talented journalist and interviewer. Her two biggest passions are books and interviews, so the girl makes every effort to promote them.

    • Denys Haidamaka
      The developer of the application "E?"
    • Denys Haidamaka
      The developer of the application "E?"

      Programmer, application developer. Denys created the mobile application “E?”, the work of which is based on the idea of good neighborliness – active participation in the life of the community, mutual help and concern for the needs of others. The point is for users to provide information about the presence or absence of light at home. Such a system creates an accurate map of power outages in the city.

    • Yevhen Khmelevskyi
      Developer, programmer
    • Yevhen Khmelevskyi
      Developer, programmer

      A developer who realizes his talent in the field of machine learning. Yevhen works on products that use a non-invasive neural interface and analogue navigation methods.

    • Yevhen Kotukh
      Developer in the field of virtual reality
    • Yevhen Kotukh
      Developer in the field of virtual reality

      IT specialist with 20 years of experience, volunteer. Yevhen is engaged in the development of antibacterial clothing, water-repellent shoes, as well as a new optical information transmission system for virtual reality helmets, which significantly improves the quality of communication between a human operator and a receiving robot.

    • Oleksandr Koliada
      Ukrainian geneticist, popularizer of science
    • Oleksandr Koliada
      Ukrainian geneticist, popularizer of science

      Oleksandr’s talent lies in the fact that he clearly tells a wide audience about complex topics, for example, the consequences of bad habits and all the nuances of aging. Oleksandr shares his knowledge in projects aimed at improving the health of the nation: “Reduce harm with Oleksandr Koliada”, “Experiments” and author’s radio program “Habits without risk”.

    • Hlib Repych
      Candidate of chemical sciences, teacher, presenter of programs
    • Hlib Repych
      Candidate of chemical sciences, teacher, presenter of programs

      Hlib has a great talent: he talks popularly and with humor about the chemical phenomena around us, debunks myths about food products and pharmaceuticals, and shares useful life hacks. For this, he uses a Tik-Tok page, because he believes that in the role of a blogger it is much easier to convey scientific facts to people.

    • Serhii Dziuba
      Engineer, technologist chemist, teacher
    • Serhii Dziuba
      Engineer, technologist chemist, teacher

      Serhii has the superpower to teach students robotics, 3D modeling, programming, web development, cyber security, artificial intelligence and much more in an interesting and effective way. Serhii implemented many creative and innovative projects for children: educational programs, teams for participation in international competitions, even created a training academy and manages his own STEM center “Socrates”, implements international educational projects with Moldova, Romania, Poland.

      Serhii works to ensure that educational institutions in Ukraine, regardless of the circumstances, provide quality education in the field of information technologies, because this field, says Serhii, is very important and timely knowledge allows students to realize themselves in later life, choose a profession, apply the acquired knowledge to implement own ideas and startups.

    • Anna Pavlus
      Fashion designer-designer of adaptive clothing for people with disabilities
    • Anna Pavlus
      Fashion designer-designer of adaptive clothing for people with disabilities

      Anna is developing a niche that has become relevant for Ukraine because of the war: she designs comfortable clothes for people who find themselves in wheelchairs. Ordinary clothes in such cases are very uncomfortable, which negatively reflects on the psychological state.

      Anna dreams that people with disabilities can freely buy things for themselves and be sure that they look beautiful and feel comfortable in them.

    • Natalia Yakovenko
      Historian, professor of the history department of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"
    • Natalia Yakovenko
      Historian, professor of the history department of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"

      Natalia is the author of more than 300 works, the most famous of which are “Ukrainian Nobility from the end of the 14th to the middle of the 17th century” and “Essay on the History of Ukraine from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century”. Mrs. Natalya is a true symbol of scientific knowledge among humanitarians: during enemy shelling, she goes through archives and writes a new book. We sincerely believe that Mrs. Natalya will continue her scientific and educational activities, and will publish many works that will reveal to the world unknown pages of the history of Ukraine!

    • Nik Lysytskyi
      Writer and digital producer
    • Nik Lysytskyi
      Writer and digital producer

      Nik dreams that Ukrainian mythology will become as popular in the world as Scandinavian, Greek or Egyptian. Since 2020, he has been engaged in a unique project – “Magic World of UA”. As part of the project, a mobile application with augmented reality, a board game, webinars for children and a YouTube show have already been created. Thanks to this, tens of thousands of young and adult Ukrainians became interested in the fascinating world of native mythology.

    • Yevhen Chornyi
      Engineer-designer of radio-electronic equipment
    • Yevhen Chornyi
      Engineer-designer of radio-electronic equipment

      His talent is the development of ground robots and flying machines. From the beginning of the invasion, Yevhen looked for an opportunity to help the state with his skills as a design engineer and stopped at designing robotic machines. After the end of the war, its products can be used for demining, in the agricultural sector, transporting goods and protecting territories

    • Lesia Voroniuk
      Public figure, initiator of the establishment of the Day of Vyshyvanka
    • Lesia Voroniuk
      Public figure, initiator of the establishment of the Day of Vyshyvanka

      Lesia is the initiator of the establishment of Vyshyvanka Day, a holiday celebrated every year in May by Ukrainians and foreigners in solidarity with Ukraine in more than 100 countries around the world. Lesia sees her vocation as telling about Ukrainian culture and its heritage through actions, exhibitions, documentaries and performances.

    • Anton Khusnutdinov
      Artist, programmer, and writer
    • Anton Khusnutdinov
      Artist, programmer, and writer

      In 2018, he created an unusual children’s book about his character Knox. Anton dreams our children will have their Ukrainian hero, like Mickey Mouse or Spider-Man.

      The illustrations were made in 3D, and augmented reality technology was also used: a unique app turns the drawings into animation, and the characters begin to “speak” with the voices of voice actors. In 2021, the story continued in a comic book, and today our winner plans to create a pilot series of Knox cartoons.

      Currently, Anton is focused on developing his hero’s universe; he wants to tell his story simultaneously in different media: books, games, and animation. The ultimate goal of the idea is to create a competitive and exciting product that will use various technologies to achieve unexpected results. Anton Khusnutdinov expects that Knox may become the face of popular Ukrainian culture in the future. We hope that our grant will make Anton’s dreams come true!

    • Rufat Raimov
      Creator of the Yapomogabox environmental project
    • Rufat Raimov
      Creator of the Yapomogabox environmental project

      Rufat installs recycling kiosks in the regions of Ukraine – containers that accept plastic bottles and convert them into charity. The collected plastic is recycled and made into trash cans, furniture, drone parts, etc. In return, those who hand in their bottles receive food for stray animals.

      Shortly, Rufat plans to produce Yapomogaboxes from caps brought by visitors. Another priority today is the production of sorting bins from recyclable materials. In addition, his project team is researching waste-free production and recycling!

    • Andrii Yakovyna
      Developer
    • Andrii Yakovyna
      Developer

      Andrii is creating a software solution that can convert hours of audio recordings of various quality into a text document with high accuracy and provide an analysis of its content. This program will be helpful in many areas of business, education, etc.

    • Viktor Hubchak
      Developer
    • Viktor Hubchak
      Developer

      Since childhood, he has been fond of computer engineering, radio engineering, and robotics and has won competitions. Viktor is implementing a project to create an antimine robot that can work in dangerous conditions, thereby saving lives.

    • Tetiana Herasimova
      Scientist and teacher
    • Tetiana Herasimova
      Scientist and teacher

      Her passion is math. Tetiana is not just a teacher – she is the CEO of educational projects based on analytics, learning effectiveness, and modern IT tools.

    • Dmytro Chaplynskyi
      Developer, programmer
    • Dmytro Chaplynskyi
      Developer, programmer

      Dmytro develops models for computerized natural language processing. While there is a large pool of proven technologies for other languages, all these technologies must be adapted for Ukrainian. Dmytro is working to ensure that machine translation, voice assistants and interfaces, automatic text dubbing, and the creation of intelligent chatbots are performed in Ukrainian.

    • Yurii Filiuk
      Head of the Teple Misto platform, CEO of Promprylad.Renovation
    • Yurii Filiuk
      Head of the Teple Misto platform, CEO of Promprylad.Renovation

      In 2017, together with his partners, he began transforming an old factory in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk into a modern business cluster. During the war, he has been actively helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine and relocated businesses.

    • Vakhtang Kipiani
      Ukrainian journalist, historian, publicist, editor-in-chief of the website Istorychna Pravda, and researcher of the Ukrainian liberation movement
    • Vakhtang Kipiani
      Ukrainian journalist, historian, publicist, editor-in-chief of the website Istorychna Pravda, and researcher of the Ukrainian liberation movement

      Vakhtang is a lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the author of ‘The Case of Vasyl Stus,’ ‘We Were Born in a Great Hour…’ and other books.

    • Riia Smulska
      Dog handler-instructor
    • Riia Smulska
      Dog handler-instructor

      In December 2021, with her co-founders, she launched the first Ukrainian-language online school for dogs and people. Riia and her colleagues strive to disseminate modern and scientifically based knowledge about canines and promote humane methods of working with animals.

    • Ihor Lutsenko
      Editor and journalist, public activist.
    • Ihor Lutsenko
      Editor and journalist, public activist.

      Ihor successfully utilizes his skills in the Ukrainian army and has received the Order for Courage. Mr. Lutsenko dreams of establishing an air bridge from South America to the Vernadsky station in Antarctica.

    • Ihor Serdiuk
      Historian, master of sports in orienteering (rogaining), climber, and instructor.
    • Ihor Serdiuk
      Historian, master of sports in orienteering (rogaining), climber, and instructor.

      Currently, Ihor works with the military and teaches practical topography, the basics of orienteering, and piloting civilian drones. He also has extensive experience using hiking equipment and clothing and knows their pros and cons. He plans to spend the grant funds on technical support for the training and the creation of expert training and advisory content.

    • Viktoriia Zadorska
      Storyteller, writer, director, and screenwriter.
    • Viktoriia Zadorska
      Storyteller, writer, director, and screenwriter.

      Viktoriia has an idea for a great project to reveal a forgotten but exciting part of Ukrainian culture – the Lviv hippie movement in the 70s. The TV show she has in mind will help to create a positive image of Ukrainians as a nation that strives for democracy and freedom of speech.

    • Marta Kondryn
      Entrepreneur and co-founder of a workshop for producing handmade goods.
    • Marta Kondryn
      Entrepreneur and co-founder of a workshop for producing handmade goods.

      Together with the team, she works on the Mycelia Tech startup. They are exploring the possibility of creating leather from mushroom mycelium. This material does not contain animal products and is biodegradable, and its production does not harm the environment. Hyundai uses this practice. Marta will use the grant funds to equip the laboratory and create samples.

      Marta Kondryn, developer of eco-leather from mushroom mycelium

    • Volodymyr Zhdanov
      Public activist, owner of a family farm in the Kherson region
    • Volodymyr Zhdanov
      Public activist, owner of a family farm in the Kherson region

      Volodymyr grows loofah, a liana from which he produces natural and environmentally friendly bath sponges and dishwashing sponges, which even got him into the Ukrainian Guinness Book of Records.

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