Social entrepreneurs are becoming new actors of change in Ukraine and contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. The Institute of Leadership and Management of Ukrainian Catholic University in cooperation with "Sustainable Development Lab" by the Berlin based NGO "Dekabristen e.V." invites changemakers to participate in the educational and exchange program and develop an own business model to tackle social, environmental and civic issues in Ukraine. The educational program will take place in July, August and September (on certain days in the afternoon). The participants will present their project ideas, develop minimal viable products, test their approaches in webinars and online workshops and pitch their social business concepts at the final event in Lviv. The best projects will be invited to the international program "SDG Accelerator" and develop a new project with an partner organization from Eastern Europe or Germany. The language of the educational program - Ukrainian. The participation in the online program is free of charge. The participants will only have to cover travel expenses to the final event in Lviv and back. Training, accommodation, catering are covered by the organizers and financially supported by German Federal Foreign Office. Deadline for application is 27th June.

Social entrepreneurs, innovators and other civil society actors who will fulfill the following attributes:

• concrete project idea of social business
• first experience in project management
• сommitment and willingness to regularly attend the online modules and participate in the final event in Lviv

You can complete the application form and submit it by June 27, 2020.
In case any questions or problems occur, please contact Oksana Kushniretska (project coordinator from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU):
oksana.kushniretska@ucu.edu.ua;
+380982535028.

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The online program is free of charge. Participants only have to cover their travel expenses to Lviv and back.

The educational program is provided by the Institute of Leadership and Management of Ukrainian Catholic University and is part of the project "Sustainable Development Lab" by the Berlin based NGO Dekabristen e.V. and being financed by the Federal Foreign Office within the Eastern Partnership Program.

The Institute of Leadership and Management is a structural unit of the Ukrainian Catholic University. For ten years now, The Institute of Leadership and Management has been strengthening civil society through the training and development of public sector leaders and their teams. The Institute is the only one in Ukraine conducting a master's program in non-profit management. The Institute of Leadership and Management recognized as the best education provider in Ukraine at the Civil Society Development Forum. The Institute's experts develop and conduct individual training programs to strengthen the capacity of communities and organizations.

Applicants are also warmly invited to participate in the Idea's Festival, organized by our partner Impact Hub Odessa in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Kyiv. The Idea's Festival is the largest event for young leaders from different fields in Ukraine to exchange ideas and find ways to turn the best of them into practical action. The festival will take place online, from the 25th-27th June - register now and don't miss the talk on "Social Entrepreneurship after Corona Times. Challenges and chances" with German expert Katrin Elsemann (Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany SEND e.V.) on 25th June, 4 pm (Kyiv time).