The “Watch Me Go!” campaign, developed within the framework of the project KRYTSIA: Support for the Recovery of Kryvyi Rih Raion, has received a Gold Award at THE VERY BEST OF — one of Ukraine’s highest distinctions in the fields of creativity, advertising, and design.

From leadership development to change management: 44 community representatives from the Kryvyi Rih district honed their skills at the fourth session of the Project Management School in Kropyvnytskyi. The training is designed to build strong teams capable of effectively securing resources and implementing recovery projects under the KRYTSIA initiative.

As part of the UActive program, five teams of teenagers from the Kryvyi Rih region received over $25,000 in funding to bring their social initiatives to life. With this financial support, the youth successfully completed projects to build modern educational hubs, youth spaces, and sports facilities to benefit their local communities.

To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Inhulets district hosted a major event dedicated to foster families and family-style children’s homes. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of local agencies and charities, parents and children enjoyed a day of emotional relaxation, practical workshops, and heartfelt celebrations.

On 4 May, a modernised training and production workshop for the speciality “Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanic” was opened at Kryvyi Rih Professional College of Construction.

A delegation from the Kryvyi Rih Raion visited Lublin, Poland, to study successful European strategies for attracting investment and executing inter-municipal projects. The practical insights gained will lay the groundwork for developing the Kryvyi Rih agglomeration and implementing large-scale infrastructure solutions to drive the entire region’s recovery.

Over 40 community representatives from the Kryvyi Rih region have completed the third module of the Project Management School in Cherkasy, learning how to craft successful grant proposals for regional recovery. Participants put their newly acquired skills into practice during a field workshop in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, exploring real-world infrastructure and energy efficiency projects.

The first ‘VSE.SVIT’ Child-Friendly Spaces have opened in Kryvyi Rih—providing safe environments for the emotional recovery, development, and psychosocial support of children and their families. The project is already operating in a mobile format and will soon expand to 15 locations across the city and surrounding communities.

A new technology space, AchievableLab, has opened at the Inhulets Palace of Culture in Kryvyi Rih, providing children and adolescents with opportunities to develop digital skills, explore creativity and engage with modern technologies.

How can inter-community conflicts be transformed into catalysts for mutual development? Local government leaders from the Kryvyi Rih Raion recently completed an intensive two-day partnership workshop. During the session, participants developed a Regional Resource Map and began drafting an “Agglomeration Manifesto”—a strategic framework designed to facilitate large-scale inter-municipal projects in the future.

Kryvyi Rih hosted the forum “Mine Safety in Education: From Lessons to Sustainable Practices,” focusing on developing systemic solutions to integrate safety awareness into the educational curriculum.

Kryvyi Rih hosted the city forum “Mine Safety Culture: A Veteran’s Perspective,” aimed at uniting the efforts of local authorities, State Emergency Service (SES) specialists, educators, and the veteran community to foster a safe environment amidst the threat of mines.