You Are Important

At the cost of the superhuman efforts of the Ukrainian military men and women, our nation has survived the aggression of the Russian invaders and continues to strongly resist the enemy. The Ukrainian soldiers make up the foundation on which independent Ukraine rests.

The duty of Ukrainian society is to comprehensively support the soldiers and veterans, especially in the matter of recovery and return to a dignified civilian life. And, of course, to promote their reintegration and involvement in all social processes. Using its many years of experience and accumulated knowledge, the Ukrainian School of Political Studies sees this as contributing to helping our defenders.

We are convinced that the women who joined the defence of Ukraine have remarkable leadership qualities that should be supported and augmented. To this end, the USPS is implementing a pilot educational project, You Are Important, which targets Ukrainian servicewomen and veterans and is designed to help women find their leadership roles during service and upon return to civilian life.

This is a world-view educational programme for soldiers who want to take an active part in social and political processes, want to fulfil themselves in the field of public administration and public service or see themselves in other areas.
Who is this programme for: servicewomen, female volunteers, female veterans.

What the programme will consist of: 3 days of training in an offline format in Kyiv. Mentoring by other leaders from the USPS community is also provided for those participants who wish to do so. We involved female veterans and specialists in veteran affairs in the development of the programme.

Subjects of training blocks: leadership, foundations of democracy and the rule of law, successful governance, key reforms in Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic integration, reforming the security and defence sector, reintegration into civilian life.

Benefits for female participants: a value-based community of servicewomen, new knowledge and skills, mentoring support.

Participation is free on a competitive basis.

One can fill out the questionnaire through January 6, 2024.

1. To strengthen leadership at all levels.
2. To be able to implement changes and have the necessary knowledge.
3. To unite people with shared values around the necessary changes.

Advocacy for systemic changes in various areas, in particular in veteran policy, is important and timely. Such processes require motivated and responsible leadership. They require knowledge the acquisition of which is the aim of our educational programme.

Strengthening the leadership of servicewomen and their reintegration into public life through education and networking is our priority.

• have Ukrainian citizenship;
• have military service experience;
• strive to actively participate in social processes;
• want to fulfil themselves in the field of public administration/civil service;
• are ready to use the acquired knowledge for the benefit of society and the institutions they represent.

The educational programme is implemented by the Ukrainian School of Political Studies and enabled by the support of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within the framework of the project Women, Peace, and Security: Response to the Challenges of War, which is being implemented by the Ukrainian Women’s Fund.