For the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services,” 2025 became a year of knowledge, growth, and achievements that are born where there is a community. At the beginning of the year, the Foundation presented the educational video series “IDP Councils: From Adaptation to Impact” (training course). To help as many people as possible learn about it and gain useful knowledge, the SSS Foundation team actively promoted the course. In particular, they organized a series of book certificate giveaways from Yakaboo among subscribers who completed the educational series and successfully passed the final test.
Throughout the year, two giveaways were held (each consisting of several stages). Every time, two winners were randomly selected. Each winner received a book certificate worth 1,000 hryvnias.
Luck smiled on ten participants. And imagine — the youngest of them, Ivan Zakharchenko, is only 15 years old! This is especially inspiring: when teenagers choose to learn about community development, it means we are moving in the right direction.
“For me, Episode 3 was especially useful — the one about dialogue and how local authorities work,”
— Ivan Zakharchenko, winner of the giveaway on November 17, 2025.
The training course “IDP Councils: From Adaptation to Impact” has become for many not just a learning experience, but a kind of roadmap — from the first steps of adaptation to a confident voice that can influence decision-making at the local level. Each episode teaches that impact begins with understanding, and change is born where there is courage to ask questions and seek answers.
We are glad that books became part of this journey — as a symbol of continuous development, discovery, and inspiration. We hope they will become another step toward new ideas and opportunities for the winners.
Participants’ feedback on the course, shared after completing the training:
“All the information is very useful: about the work of IDP Councils and interaction with communities, advocacy and monitoring, participation of IDPs in decision-making, and much more. Thank you for the course,”
— Nataliia Zghanaiko, winner of the giveaway on December 17, 2025.
“Thank you for the IDP Councils training course, and special thanks to the Charity Foundation Stabilization Support Services for the invitation to participate in the program. I found Section 5 on communications especially interesting. Thank you very much,”
— Maryna Moskalchuk, winner of the giveaway on September 8, 2025.
“An important and interesting course. All episodes are informative. Thank you very much for the additional materials for each episode that can be downloaded and used later,”
— Rymma Zavolodko, winner of the giveaway on August 7, 2025.
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A new year is ahead. May it bring more light than darkness, more warmth than anxiety, and just enough strength to achieve what matters most. We wish you wisdom that comes from experience and joy that grows from small or big victories. May the holiday season fill your homes with calm and your hearts with faith that change is possible.
We are grateful to each and every one of you for learning, sharing, taking action, and inspiring others. Together, we are building a community that does not only adapt — it creates impact.
The educational video series “IDP Councils: From Adaptation to Impact” is available to watch via the link.
The educational video course was created by the Charity Foundation Stabilization Support Services with financial support from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine for the Diia.Education platform.This publication was made with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine. The content of the publication is the sole responsibility of the Charitable Organization “Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services” and does not reflect the views of UNHCR.