March at HIGH HUB: a month of development, dialogue, and new meanings
According to information provided by the Municipal Institution “Youth Center “HIGH HUB”, March was насыщений, lively, and very diverse in emotions. From celebrations and creativity to deep conversations about rights, identity, and the future. The HIGH HUB Youth Center continues to be a space where everyone can find their place.
01.03
Celebration of the birthday of the Youth Center “HIGH HUB” — one year of work, hundreds of stories, and a shared belief in the development of the community’s youth.
03.03
Board games evening for teenagers: team game “Intuition” and the game “Who am I?”.
Acquaintance, laughter, and the first steps toward teamwork.
05.03
Living Library: chess grandmaster Volodymyr Zhukov.
Chess blitz.
Live communication with a master, where each game is a lesson in thinking ahead.
08.03
International Women’s Rights Day:
“Equal rights for all” and “Breaking stereotypes” — an open conversation about equality, respect, and opportunities.
10.03
Board games evening for teenagers: “Borshch” and “Alias”
Emotions, humor, and development of communication.
12.03
Living Library with civic activist Kateryna Deviatko:
“Kharkiv Democritus”, an art space in Liubotyn —
a conversation about creativity, memory, and the power of local stories.
14.03
Viktoriia Shevchenko attended a gathering for the team and facilitators of girls’ clubs in Sumy and Kharkiv regions
Poltava
Exchange of experience, new approaches, and ideas for the development of youth initiatives.
15.03
Human rights event “Your story matters”.
Psychological workshop “How to argue correctly”.
About the ability to listen, speak, and stand up for oneself without conflicts.
Board games club for teenagers: “Cortex Challenge: Harry Potter” and “Spies” — games that train memory, logic, and reaction speed.
19.03
Workshop “Quest Constructor on Media Literacy”.
Training “Fundamentals of Critical Thinking”.
Skills that help navigate the information space.
21.03
Training within the POWER4Girls project for girls aged 14–24: “Self-presentation and personal brand”. Confidence, voice, and personal style in the modern world.
22.03
Chess tournament of the Vysochanska community “CHECK and MATE”
Intellectual struggle, strategy, and strong decisions.
26–27.03
Training “Your start in the ‘Youth Window’ program”
within the project “Unlock the potential of youth: systemic strengthening of youth services for the implementation in Ukraine of the EU Initiative ‘Youth Guarantee’”
New opportunities for development and implementation of ideas.
26.03
Meeting with artist Varia Chorna in the “Living Library” format
Presentation of the poetry collection “Heavy Metaphysics”
Deep texts, open conversations, and live poetry.
28.03
Excursion to the Youth HUB “LITERA”
Kharkiv
Exchange of experience, new acquaintances, and inspiration for space development.
31.03
Workshops:
“Second life of things: bottle decoupage” and “Soft toy made of felt”
Creativity, environmental thinking, and joy from handmade items.
Throughout the month, young people also learned to work in teams, take responsibility, express their thoughts, and listen to others. It is important that the activities cover various areas — from intellectual development to emotional support and creativity.
The Youth Center “HIGH HUB” expresses gratitude for the support to:
- Charitable Organization “Serhiy Zhadan Charitable Foundation”;
- Zhadan Center;
- Kharkiv Charitable Foundation “Blago”;
- Psychological Support Center “Safe Circle” HEKS/EPER in Kharkiv;
- Norwegian Church Aid;
- NGO “Center for Euroinitiatives” in cooperation with CO “Light of Hope” with the support of UNICEF;
- Kharkiv Community Foundation “Toloka” within the project “Community Pulse” funded by The Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF);
- NGO “Ukrainian Professional Development”;
- CO “CF “Frunze Kitchen – Let Good Be!”.
March showed the main thing: a generation of young people is forming in the community that knows how to think, feel, act, and take responsibility.
HIGH HUB continues to be a place where ideas appear, meanings are born, and the future is built.
With support: High Hub Youth Center
