Students and young professionals in Ukraine need to get integrated into social networks and communities so that they can learn and share knowledge and successfully socialize in their local environment.

Kyiv Hub organizes a series of public meetups with students and young professionals. These participatory events are conducted in the fishbowl discussion format, allowing the entire group to participate in a conversation.

The Kyiv Hub shortlisted a number of compelling, often-neglected, but rapidly emerging topics and interesting issues, which are important to discuss for young people.   

Shapers who were organizing events brainstormed on potential speakers, who are experts in a specific topic. They contacted and invited them to participate the discussions.

Shapers conducted a brief presentation of Kyiv hub and its activities, moderated the discussion.

The Kyiv Hub organized a series of public participatory events in the format which allows sharing thoughts, discussing opinions, active engagement and networking of the participants

Short-term goals:

Young people got more aware about emerging issues and themes

More young people got a chance to share knowledge and circulate their ideas

More people got to know each other, more social connections were created

More people got to know about the hub and its activities

Long-term change:

Young people strengthened existing and develop new relationships, expanded their networks

Young people got more educated on often-neglected, but rapidly emerging topics

The visibility of the Kyiv Hub got higher

More young people got integrated in the local community, got empowered and motivated to be proactive

Available metrics:

250+ young people attended the meetups

500+ young people were registered for the events 

5 fishbowl meetups were organized

5 topics were discussed

10 shapers participated as main speakers, participants, or organizers

5 presentations of the activities of the Kyiv Hub were conducted

15+ social media posts were used for promotion and visibility