Youth for Youth: Developing a Youth Space in the Khorostkiv Community

“Youth for Youth: Developing a Youth Space in the Khorostkiv Community” is a project focused on opportunities for active youth participation in community development.

Partner: Khorostkiv Territorial Community, Ternopil Oblast

Implementation Period: June 2024 – October 2024

Project Goal: To create conditions for youth self-development and their involvement in local decision-making.

Project Impact

This initiative lays the foundation for young people to have a real impact at the local level by creating a platform for dialogue and shared decision-making. The development of the “Free People” space not only provides youth with a modern area for meaningful leisure but also transforms them from passive observers into active participants. Through integration events and programs like VidNOVA:UA, young people gain the necessary tools for self-realization, fostering the formation of a responsible and energetic generation of local leaders. 

Results

• Renovation works were completed in the premises of the “Free People” youth space in the Khorostkiv territorial community of the Ternopil region.
• In collaboration with local youth activists, a youth exchange was organized and conducted within the framework of the National Youth Involvement Program for Recovery “VidNOVA:UA”.
• Following the opening of the “Free People” youth space, thanks to the active participation of local government representatives and local NGOs, everyone interested had the opportunity to join a series of integration events within the Khorostkiv community.

The project is executed by the Center for Development of Initiatives “InSource” in cooperation with the Khorostkiv territorial community within the framework of the Youth Involvement Program for the Recovery of Ukraine through Youth Exchanges “VidNOVA:UA”. The program is coordinated by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the All-Ukrainian Youth Center, and UNDP in Ukraine, in partnership with the NGO “Volyn Youth Center,” with financial aid from the Governments of Denmark and Japan.