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Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
October 15
TimeLOCATIONSpeakertopic
12:00 PM Kyiv– Valeriia Skvortsova, Executive Director, Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR);
– Maksym Latsyba, Head of UCIPR’s Civil Society Development Program;
– Vadym Miskyi, Program Director at Detector Media NGO and member of the Supervisory Board of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine;
– Kostiantyn Kvurt, Chair of the Board at Internews Ukraine;
– Oleksandra Hlyzinska, Executive Director of the Institute Respublika, Co-founder of the Active Community All-Ukrainian Initiative NGO, and Strategic Development Expert;
– Evelina Kurilets, Executive Director of the Razom for Ukraine Charitable Foundation.
12:00 PM – Expert discussion “Civil Society in Ukraine: From Crisis to Stability”

Key topics:
– How the resilience of civil society organizations (CSOs) has evolved over the past ten years;
– Whether advocacy efforts and dialogue between CSOs and government institutions have strengthened;
– How CSOs’ visibility in media and public life has shifted since the start of the full-scale invasion;
– The war’s impact on the sector’s funding;
– The current challenges facing regional CSOs.

Why is it important?
Ukraine’s civil society sector has navigated a decade of crises, including the upheavals of 2014-2024, the pandemic, the full-scale russian aggression, economic hardships, and waves of forced displacement. Despite these challenges, it continues to grow, adapt, and remain a cornerstone of the country’s democratic resilience.

The number of registered civil society organizations has risen from 75,828 in 2015 to 105,908 by January 1, 2025. This increase of more than 30,000 organizations reflects growing confidence in their work. But the question remains whether the sector has become truly sustainable, or does it remain in survival mode.