Activate. Enable. Connect.

Ukreate Hub – is a Vilnius based initiative, dedicated to Ukrainians diaspora in Lithuania, equipping them with knowledge, skills, network, and other tools to unleash their potential for the future of Ukraine.

Initiatives

  • Hub membership

    As a member of the hub you will have access to hub premises and facilities (meeting rooms, event venue). You will also get first hand information on everything Hub will have to offer to its members.

    Become Hub Member

  • Networking events

    Ukreate Hub facilitates professionally relevant networking events, inviting Ukrainians and Lithuanians to get to know each other and create new connections.

    First networking events will be hosted in autumn season for cultural professionals, psycho-social support professionals and academics. 

  • Intellectual discussions

    Ukreate Hub hosted a series of public discussions with Ukrainian, Lithuanian and European thinkers inviting the audience to start re-thinking the future of sovereign and democratic Ukraine.

    Check out our discussion about Sustainable peace manifesto here. 

  • Ideation workshops

    At Ukreate Hub we want to stimulate emergence of creative and innovative social impact ideas for the future of Ukraine. We will invite hub members to participate in ideation workshops and brainstorm solutions to variety of societal problems.

    The first ideation workshop will be hosted end of March.

  • Incubation programme

    The incubation programme will offer a selected group of Ukrainian initiatives to be developed towards a viable project through a structured training over period of 5-6 months. At the end of the incubation programme we expect up to 5 projects to be developed and ready to receive international donor funding.

    We expect to launch the programme in the second half of 2023

  • Residency programme

    This programme offers human rights defenders from Ukraine a possibility for rest and respite by letting them escape temporarily from war environment. The objective is to create safe environement to rest, build up capacity, extend network and raise awareness about situation in Ukraine.

    We expect to launch residency in the second half of 2023

  • Internship programme

    This programme is aimed at young professionals and students who could bring their analytical and research skills to produce a variety of materials (policy briefs, problem analysis, mapping, analytical articles, etc) that would be inline with the overall mission of the hub and could complement hub activities. The internship is paid.

    The application for internships is opening on 5th of February.

  • Resource centre

    At the hub‘s knowledge resource centre you can get a professional consultation on your project idea from the leading experts in their fields – legal, communication, fundraising, project management and similar.

    Check here for the type of consultation you could receive and apply.

News and Events

Democratic Teacher Education

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TULA gatherings

Regular evening meetings of Lithuanian and Ukrainian families and young people (2-3 hours each)....
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UA+ LT= TULA

Ukrainian – Lithuanian family programs and gathering meetings for mutual integration and cultural ...
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Support us

  • Volunteer

    You can dedicate your time by supporting Ukreate Hub’s daily activities. If you wish to volunteer with us, please contact as at ukreatehub@olf.lt

  • Donate

    To contribute by recurring or one-time transfer, identify your transfer as “Support Ukreate Hub.” Our account name is VšĮ Atviros Lietuvos Fondas.
    Account No. LT257044060008142507

  • Partnerships

    We are continuously working with private sector and individuals to find ways for mutually beneficial partnerships. Please see here [pdf] and contact us at eugenija.kovaliova@olf.lt for more information and suggestions.

Partners and supporters

Our goals

Activate. To energise Ukrainian diaspora to become agents of change

  • Lectures & workshops based on community needs
  • Intellectual discussions rethinking the future of Ukraine
  • Ideation workshops
  • Project ideas incubation program

Enable. To create enabling ecosystem for civic engagement driven by a shared vision and global cooperation

  • Access to workspace
  • Access to professional consultations
  • Access to donors’ network
  • Access to financial support
  • Residency program for human rights defenders

Connect. To facilitate creation of sustainable connections that would work for the future of Ukraine

  • Networking events with Lithuanian counterparts
  • Professional clusters’ gatherings
  • Access to similar hubs around Europe
  • Bridging diaspora connections to their homeland

About UkreateHub

  • Eugenija Kovaliova

    Eugenija Kovaliova

    Lithuanian CEO of Ukreate Hub

  • Mariia Susla

    Mariia Susla

    Event & Hub manager

  • Kseniia Nezhyva

    Kseniia Nezhyva

    Project manager