21 February 2025

Community Recovery Academy: completion of the third module and preparation for the final

One of the key stages of training at the Community Recovery Academy was the third module, “Preserving the community, returning people and overcoming social conflicts.” The training participants had the opportunity to learn about approaches to strengthening social cohesion, strategies for returning residents to their hometowns, and methods of dealing with the consequences of traumatic experiences.

Interim project results: 

🔹 We have completed 75% of the program, and the last, most important stage is ahead, where we will collect all the knowledge we have gained.

🔹 33 experts have already shared their experience, each bringing a unique perspective and tools for reconstruction.

🔹 35 informative lectures enriched our understanding of community recovery processes.

🔹 6 offline meetings strengthened ties between participants and created a network of contacts for future cooperation.

🔹 Strong expertise: 15 international and 18 Ukrainian speakers help build effective solutions.

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The final, fourth module, “Projects, Resourcing, and Investment Attraction,” will focus on effective tools for attracting international investment and efficient reforms on the path to recovery.

Community Recovery Academy, founded by the Association of Ukrainian Cities and the NGO Mariupol.Reborn, trains municipal managers to effectively restore communities. The project is supported by the UK Government under the UK International Development program and the International Republican Institute (IRI Ukraine) in partnership with Metinvest and SCM. The educational partners are Metinvest Polytechnic and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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