About Vidnova Forum
Its primary focus is on discussing approaches to organizational resilience in agile environments and sharing key challenges and solutions for organizational sustaining in times of crisis. This networking event will bring together professionals from Ukrainian migrants’ organisations and other organisations of the German civil society that already work or intend to increase cooperation with Ukraine.
Vidnova Forum is a part of the program Vidnova Education, designed to support Ukrainians working in diaspora organizations or initiatives connected to Ukraine in Germany. This program provides a learning format which can help enhance organizational development, internal process facilitation, and operational efficiency.
Program
Annegret Wulff, Commit
Kateryna Pavlova, CRISP
Nataliya Pryhornytska, Open Platform / Alliance of Ukrainian Organisations
Julia Chenusha, Blue-Yellow Cross e.V.
Sophie Steybe, Café Kyiv, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Andriy Garbuza, Platform Reconstruction Ukraine
Henrike Schlottmann, Project Together
Kateryna Pavlova, COO at CRISP
Partners
Vidnova Forum on Organizational Sustain_Ability in Times of Crisis is created by Commit by MitOst gGmbH in partnership with the Open Platform e.V. / Alliance of Ukrainian Organisations and Crisp e.V. and with kind financial support from the German Federal Foreign Office.
Commit by MitOst is a Berlin-based international NGO. We work with practice-oriented models of active citizenship that aim to strengthen the skills and capacities of local communities. We design and implement tailor-made educational programs, facilitate and host learning gatherings of civil society, and develop facilitation tools and methodologies contributing to social cohesion.
CRISP is a Berlin-based NGO committed to strengthening civil society and advancing non-violent conflict transformation globally. Through simulation games, workshops, and long-term projects, CRISP fosters democratic values, intercultural understanding, and constructive dialogue among diverse groups. Working closely with Open Platform e.V., CRISP enhances networking and professionalization within the Ukrainian community in the EU, supporting their efforts in combating disinformation and contributing to Ukraine’s recovery. By promoting robust civic engagement and innovative formats, CRISP also fosters German-Ukrainian dialogue on daily places reaching out to new target groups.
Open Platform is a Berlin-based NGO dedicated to fostering cooperation between Ukraine and the EU, particularly Germany. Working with civil society and governmental actors, Open Platform advances Ukraine’s European and transatlantic integration, counters disinformation, fosters the networking and professionalisation of the Ukrainian diaspora, and promotes political participation while contributing to the recovery of Ukraine. Through publications, events, and cross-sectoral projects, Open Platform enhances mutual understanding between Germany and Ukraine. The organization is fully committed to the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as to supporting an open, diverse, and democratic society.
Open Platform is a member of Alliance of Ukrainian Organisations.
The Alliance of Ukrainian Organisations (AUO) is an association of Ukrainian civil society organizations in Germany, with members primarily located in various federal states, especially Berlin. Founded in response to Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, the AUO aims to enhance the visibility of Ukraine within Germany. The organization seeks to make Ukraine more tangible, relatable, and understandable to the German society in which it coexists. The AUO advocates for Ukraine to be recognized as a significant actor and a free European country in German politics and media.
