NGO News | Women plus

Discussion forum on overcoming gender stereotypes

07.12.22

WOMEN plus held a forum-discussion on overcoming gender stereotypes in partnership with the “Gorenie” Charitable Foundation. Due to the martial law, the forum gathered a limited number of participants, but everyone found this event useful. During the theoretical panel, we discussed the training of qualified personnel for the light industry as one of the priorities for vocational education, the role of women in the development of social dialogue in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and the support of Ukrainian brands in international projects. The practical panel, held on the topic “Exchange of experience: achievements and challenges of women on the way to su...

V regional educational and cultural conference “Let’s preserve the heritage together”

22.11.22

We participated in the 5th regional educational and cultural conference “Let’s preserve the heritage together”, which was organized jointly with the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council and the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Association of Local Government Bodies. The event brought together more than 110 participants from the communities of Dnipro, Pavlograd, Petrykyvka, Tomakivka, Pershotravensk, Kamianske, Vilnohirsk and others. The participants were representatives of local government, pupils, students and teachers of educational institutions of various levels, performers and researchers of songs, museum workers. The head of the NGO, Liliia Hyrenko, told the p...

Introducing WOMEN plus to the German public

10.11.22

The head of the public organization WOMEN plus Liliia Hyrenko presented our organization to female politicians in Germany. As part of the joint project with EAF Berlin “Together to Democracy – Stand with Ukrainian Women”, meetings were held with the Federal Secretary of the German Women’s Union, Claudia Hassenbach, the Eastern Regional Officer of the KAS Municipal Academy, Elke Erleke, the Chief Commissioner for Women and Equal Opportunities at Charite Berlin, one from the largest university hospitals in Europe, Dr. Christine Courmayer and member of the municipal parliament of the North-West Mecklenburg district Miro Zara. The WOMEN plus project...

The “Legends of Dnipropetrovsk region” contest has ended

29.10.22

At all times, and especially in difficult times, it is important to believe in your country and its people. To study its history, to reveal its secrets. It was this goal that we set before ourselves by holding the “Legends of Dnipropetrovsk region” contest. Thanks to everyone who responded. Seventy-three stories from different parts of the region were sent to us by librarians, museum workers, educators, local historians who are in love with their region. A competent jury consisting of librarians, museum workers, scientists, art critics and educators determined ten finalists of the competition and its winners. The winners of the competition were: 1st place –...

III International Ethnomusicological Symposium

29.09.22

Today, the participants of the third International Ethnomusicological Symposium, which is organized by scientists of the Hlinka Academy of Music, the Laboratory of Folklore and Ethnography and the Science Center of the Academy of Music and Theater of Lithuania, were welcomed. A lot has changed since the days of the last event, and life itself has changed. Today we saw participants both in person and online. After all, the topic of ethnomusicology remains relevant, especially today, when there is a real threat to our heritage. Today, words of gratitude were expressed to the organizers of the event – Yuriy Novikov, rector of the Glinka Academy of Music, its researc...