FLEX Alumni Ukraine and the 50 Agents of Volunteering
Hanna Bondarenko ‘12 (Odessa, Ukraine/ Jamestown, CA) made a splash in 2019 with the ‘Agents of Volunteering’ Program. The project taught and empowered 50...
Say “No” to Corruption
Sergiy Stupak ’15
Project Location: Zaporizhzhya, Mykolayiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, Rivne, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytsky, Ukraine
$420 in Eastern...
Ivan Verstyuk ’00: A Journalist for Ukraine
It is late afternoon in Kyiv, Ukraine, and journalist Ivan Verstyuk ’00 (Kyiv, Ukraine / Leavenworth, KS), usually the one conducting interviews, is answering...
Diana Kimak ’20: Part of a New Generation of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
Diana Kimak ’20 (Chernivtsi, Ukraine/Neenah, WI) is only 18 years old, but she is already a communication manager at Donmo, Ukraine’s first platform for...
Oleksandra Mukha ’20 Leads “Let’s Do It Ukraine SOS” Effort
By Diana Shalashna ’18 (Poltava, Ukraine / Englewood, OH)
Oleksandra Mukha ’20 (Zhytomyr, Ukraine / Brooklyn Park, MN) is an active volunteer with “Let’s Do...
The Poltava Talks
On June 16, FLEX City Representative Nina Kurochka ’17 (Quincy, CA/Poltava, Ukraine) held the first ever TED-like event in Poltava city: the Poltava Talks....
Halloween Celebrations in Southern Ukraine
This October, seven FLEX alumni in Southern Ukraine organized five events to share the Halloween experiences that they had during their FLEX exchange...
The Merchant of Venice in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
December 9 marks the worldwide celebration of Shakespeare. In recognition of the celebration, FLEX alumni Andriy Lunin ‘16, Yuliya Ishutkina ‘15, Yelyzaveta Mateshuk ‘16, and...
Oleksandr Huzenko ’10 from Activist to Professional Media-Maker
FLEX Alumni staff interviewed Oleksandr Huzenko ‘10 about his work at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre and his aspirations for the future.
Oleksandr Huzenko ‘10
Kremenchuk, Ukraine...
Eleven Years of Service: FLEX Alumni Participation in Global Youth Service Day
The 2015 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) celebrations marked the eleventh anniversary of FLEX alumni organizing service projects in their communities alongside youth worldwide...