The goal of the project "School 'Lutsk Public Active'" was to find and train young people who are interested in the public life of their city but lack knowledge about public activity and practical skills and abilities to realize themselves in this field, and who would like to obtain them directly from public figures.
High school students and first-year university students of the city of Lutsk were invited to participate in the project. A total of 46 people took direct part in the information seminars-training sessions within the framework of the project, which were held at the premises of Gymnasium No. 4 during November-December. These classes were conducted by representatives of public organizations — experienced specialists in specific fields. Classes were organized on such topics essential for public activity as: "Public Organizations and Their Role for Society", "Management in Public Organizations", "The Youth Movement in Volyn", "Volunteering", "The Political System of Ukraine", "Local Self-Government", "European Integration", "Leadership", "Public Speaking: Learning to Speak Correctly", "Communication Skills — an Essential Element of Leadership", "Cooperation with the Media. What to Do So That They Write About You", "PR and NLP Technologies: Possibilities of Application in Public Activity". During these classes, project participants learned about opportunities for self-realization in the public sector and what one needs to know and be able to do for successful activity in public organizations.
Within the framework of the project, a meeting of young people with Lutsk City Mayor Bohdan Shyba also took place. He emphasized the importance for the country's development of nurturing leaders of the new generation and called on project participants to realize themselves in the public sphere, since he himself began his professional activity in public organizations. Bohdan Shyba also spoke about the activities of the city authorities and answered questions from the youth.
On December 16, the final class of the "School 'Lutsk Public Active'" took place, during which the results of the project implementation were summarized. According to the statements of the graduates themselves, the project was very interesting, it helped young people orient themselves in their future choice of profession, expanded knowledge about the public youth movement, and introduced them to new interesting, active, intelligent people.
After exchanging impressions about participation in the project and expressing wishes for the future, the most active project participants were recognized with Certificates of completion of the School. According to the head of AMoRe, Mykhailo Shelep: "The project was intended first of all to interest young people in the activities of public organizations and to give them the knowledge needed to be a leader. And the set goal was achieved, since the majority of School graduates expressed a desire to join the activities of public organizations in our region."
PS. The Volyn Oblast Youth Public Organization "Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)" expresses sincere gratitude to all who contributed to the implementation of the project: the Department for Family and Youth Affairs and the Education Department of the Lutsk City Council, the administration of Gymnasium No. 4, experts and representatives of public organizations of the city, namely: Oleksandr Novosad, head of the Association of Young Political Scientists and Politicians; Adamchuk Serhii, director of the Center for Municipal Reforms "Lutsk 1432"; Oleksandr Martyniuk, deputy of the Lutsk City Council; Olha Korytnieva, head of the Lutsk Youth Council; Ania Kovalchuk, consultant of the European Information Center of the city of Lutsk; Oleksandr Ostapiovskyi and Vitalii Shpak, representatives of PLAST; Yuliia Belovytska, head of the Association for the Protection of Youth Rights of Volyn; Oksana Yarosh, head of the NGO "Gender Center"; Oksana Prokopchuk, head of the Volyn Public Organization "Nasha Ukraina".
