Vidnova Alumni
We are proud to have supported over 230 alumni across all program lines. These dedicated professionals from Ukraine continue to shape civil society through their work in activism, human rights, education, culture, mental health and more.
Our alumni form a growing network — a space for connection, collaboration, and peer learning. We support them through community meetings, networking events, and access to the Bosch Alumni Network.
Our Alumni
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Maryna Maikovska
Maryna Maikovska was born in Trostyanets, Sumy region, and now lives in Kyiv. Maryna is a director. As part of the Vidnova Ukraine Fellowship, she worked on the creation of a series of films about the evacuation of animals from Bucha. She plans to promote the film project to international animal protection and human rights organizations.
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Olesia Moroz
Olesia has a master’s degree in agriculture and an MBA in Regional Management. She is particularly interested in ecology and nature conservation and creating community development strategies. During the war, her focus shifted to the inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in Berlin.
In the frame of Vidnova, Olesia and Daryna Pyrogova aim to contribute to the debate on nature conservation in times of war. They are researching the possibilities of preserving and protecting natural areas damaged, contaminated, and mined as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion. This research aims to gain insight into the conservation practices of regions contaminated by war in other countries and the existing approaches to land conservation in Ukraine.
nature preservation
conservation
protection
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Kateryna Uvarova
Kateryna is an eco-activist, the owner of the 3.14BAN brand, and the team created the “Senses” project. They recycle used casings into interior items and decorations. The proceeds from the sale of products go to the reconstruction of the Grigory Skovoroda museum in the village of Skovorodinivka in the Kharkiv region, which was destroyed by a Russian rocket.
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Tetiana comes from Kyiv and lives in Warsaw. In the frame of Vidnova Europe, she did a project called Special Journey, which is dedicated to children and youth with disabilities (autism spectrum disorders and mental disabilities) to support their families through social activation. The project was implemented with Tetiana’s host organization – Fundacja Synapsis from Warsaw.
mental disabilities
children and youth
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Anzhelik Ustymenko
Anzhelik Ustymenko moved from Kyiv to London. They are queer activists and filmmakers who document the experience of queer people in the context of war. They have already created such films as Ukrainian Queer Fighters for Freedom and Queer Fighters of Ukraine. As part of the fellowship, Angelique will continue to document the experiences of queer people, including those who have joined the army.
film production
support for vulnerable groups
queer activism
returnees
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Diana is an ecoactivist and project manager from Lviv. She’s a part of Plato NGO and works on local, national, and international climate policy. She is also involved in a community gardening project in Lviv named Rozsadnyk and a co-host of the environmental podcast “Poyasnyzaeco”.
In the frame of Vidnova Lab, Diana and Inna Datsiuk have combined their passion for climate activism and mental health and found an interconnection between the two topics in building resilience through green spaces. They do both, help with climate change mitigation and adaptation, which is the field of Diana’s research, and provide therapeutic assistance to restore and maintain mental health, so Inna’s research topic.
mental health
therapeutic horticulture
healing through nature
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Khrystyna Semeryn
Khrystyna Semeryn from Ostroh moved to Germany, where she worked at a university. She plans to create essays with intellectual reflection on war and society (“Memory Landscapes, War & Resistance Ecologies of Ukraine”, “Language of Love and Freedom”) and a series of reports on war and memory.
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Volodymyr Yakovenko
Volodymyr Yakovenko moved from Kyiv to Bucharest, Romania. He is a Roma activist. As part of the fellowship, he will work on a series of podcasts about the Roma community in Ukraine and how Roma defend the interests of Ukrainian society and democratic values before the European Union.
social activism
Roma activism
support for vulnerable groups
returnees
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Stanislava Artemova is a feminist activist and the head of the NGO Art of Aid founded by women and girls displaced from Eastern Ukraine. After her own displacement following the occupation of Luhansk, she and like-minded women established the organization in the frontline areas of the region. In February 2022, the team was forced to evacuate again, relocating to Dnipro. Since 2018, Stanislava has worked to protect the rights of internally displaced persons and vulnerable women, providing legal aid, psychosocial support, and integration services. In Dnipro, her team coordinates a center supporting women affected by the war. Stanislava is dedicated to amplifying the voices of displaced women and challenging bias through public storytelling and solidarity.
work with vulnerable groups
support IDPs
IDPs protection
IDP women protection
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Tetyana Ganzha
Tetyana was born in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region, and now lives in Kyiv. Tetyana is a philologist interested in urbanism and a documentary filmmaker. In frames of the Vidnova Ukraine, she continues to develop the script for the movie “Occupied” about rape as a tool of war and works on an information campaign for women who are victims of violence.
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Tatiana Korzhova
Tatiana moved from Ochakiv to Poland. At first, she was in Łódź, then moved to Warsaw. She is an artist who plans to open an art studio to teach children and adults painting from nature and hold an exhibition dedicated to the nature of the Kinburn spit. This territory is still under Russian occupation.
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Yana Gergel
Yana Gergel is originally from Vysokopillia, Kherson region, and moved to Poland from there. She is a cultural manager and Roma activist. Yana’s work focuses on the importance of involving the Roma community in the civic life of Ukraine. She plans to create a festival and a public space for Roma.
social activism
Roma activism
support for vulnerable groups
returnees
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Natalia comes from Rivne and moved to Olomouc. She counsels Ukrainian citizens on issues of Ukrainian law. She is a consultative support in matters of Ukrainian education during their integration into the territory of the Czech Republic. She supports community members in restoring documents, establishing contact with family members, and searching for relatives who remained in Ukraine. In particular, this applies to Czech citizens whose relatives left for Ukraine at the end of the last century.
Ukrainian law
Czech Republic
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Sofiia Skyba was born into a family of media professionals. Though trained in music and pedagogy, she followed in her family’s footsteps, using media to advocate for Kryvyi Rih’s development. She has lived in the city for 33 years and once took pride in never wanting to leave. And only the wish to change the city keeps her there.
media
Kryvyi Rih
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Hanna Lodygina
Hanna moved from Kyiv to Warsaw, Poland. Hanna is a journalist who will work on recording 8 episodes of the podcast “Back to Yourself” about the decolonization of Ukrainian culture and science. Each episode will be dedicated to one prominent Ukrainian figure whom Russia appropriated.
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Kseniia comes from Kyiv and moved to Berlin. She initiated a research to describe different ways of post-war reconstruction of architectural heritage in historical Eastern European cities. The report includes a recap of an analysis of the cultural heritage preservation in Bosnia and Herzegovina during and after war, the challenges faced by the society and the paths of preservation, restoration, and conservation. A panel discussion was organized in Berlin on preserving the architectural heritage of Ukraine, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
architectural heritage
Bosnia and Herzegovina
