The program is launched by Women in Media NGO in cooperation with the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and with the support of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
The participants of the program are:
- Maria Frey, Suspilne — Board Member
- Oksana Ostapko, Starlight Media — Deputy Director of Legal Affairs
- Yelyzaveta Nechyporuk, The Kyiv Independent — Head of Social Media
- Margarita Buhaichuk, Ukrainian Week — Editor-in-Chief
- Aliona Yatsyna, Kordon.Media — CEO
- Ruslana Brianska, Hromadske Radio — Executive Director
- Kateryna Sereda, MykVisti — Editor-in-Chief
- Anastasiia Ravva, Espreso.TV — Executive Producer
- Viktoriia Beha, Hromadske — Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Maryna Syngaiivska, LB.ua — Deputy Editor-in-Chief
The participants were selected from 115 applications submitted by professional media women across Ukraine — each one strong and inspiring.
The program aims to strengthen the role of women in media, promote inclusion and diversity, build partnerships with EU-based media and organizations, offer support through the power of sisterhood and solidarity, and collaboratively develop policies for gender equality and women’s leadership in Ukrainian media.
The media professionals who were not selected this time are no less professional and determined; however, the program was limited in the number of places, which made the selection process challenging. In the future, Women in Media NGO plans to create additional opportunities for cooperation and professional development.