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24Hours
15countries
20+discussions
10sections
7formats
65+speakers

For 24 hours, on the real stage in Kyiv and on the virtual stage around the world, we talk about the impact of war on women, about their role in the approach of victory and the future process of reconstruction, about the consequences of war for the whole society.

Ukrainian and international experts will gather together to share experience, work on the development of effective solutions and provide additional publicity to the problem of the impact of war on women of Ukraine.

Programme (offline)

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Opening
10:00 - 10:15
10.00 - 10.15
GREETING
Welcome to the W2U Marathon
Introduction video and speech
War in ukraine and women. helicopter view
10:15 - 11:40
10.15 - 11.00
PANEL
Key effects of war on gender and social justice
Kateryna Levchenko
Ukraine Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy at the UN Women Executive Board
Olha Stefanishina
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine TBC
Moderator:
Mariia Tischenko
CSO "Poruch", Honorary Doctor at Malmo University (Sweden)
11.00 - 11.40
SPOTLIGHT
War face. Ukrainian women on the frontline
Oleksandra Matviychuk
head of the “Center for Civil Liberties” (CCL),1st Nobel prize winner from Ukraine
Yuliia Sachuk
director of the "Fight for right", Obama Foundation Leader; laureate of the 2020 National Human Rights Award
Moderator:
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
Directed by women, how arts helps to tell women stories
11.40 - 12.10
11.40 - 12.00
MOVIE
"Oh Sister" documentary film on the role of Ukrainian women in approaching victory
12.00 - 12.10
AT A GLANCE
How cultural products help to tell the "war" stories of Ukrainian women
Hanna Kopylova
"Oh Sisters" Director
11.40 - 12.10
COFFEE BREAK OFFLINE
Women security code
12.10 - 14.45
12.10 - 12.25
AT A GLANCE
1325: What women security code is about?
Irene Fellin
NATO Special Representative on Women, Peace and Security
12.25 - 12.40
SPOTLIGH
Challenges in combatting gender based violence during the war period
Marta Chumalo
vice-director and psychologist at NGO "Centre "Women's perspectives", Swedish Olof Palme Prize 2023 winner
Moderator:
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
12.40 – 13.25
PANEL
Women's role in recovery. Results of "Supporting Women, Peace and Security Project"
Anton Yashchenko
"Center of Economic Recovery"
Kateryna Cherepakha
CSO “La Strada-Ukraine”
Mariia Tischenko
CSO "Poruch"
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
Moderator:
Ivanna Didur
"Center of Economic Recovery"
13.25 - 14.25
1325 GMT
PANEL
on air
Importance of 1325 localisation for Ukraine
Olha Stefanishyna
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
Kateryna Levchenko
Ukraine's Government Commissioner for Gender Policy
Oksana Zholnovych
Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine TBC
Katerina Pavlichenko
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine TBC
Moderator:
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
14.25 - 15.00
PANEL
Women empowerment and solidarity in face of (war) challenges
Rachel Kean
Gender and Inclusion Adviser for Ukraine, Moldova and Ukrainian Refugees in Region (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Jim Elstrom
ILCD
Svitlana Babenko
Docent, Head of MA Program Gender Studies with double degree at Lund University, Sweden and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Moderator:
Lena Andersson
lecturer, trainer and project developer at Malmö universitet (Sweden), anti-corruption expert
Documentary and the war
15.00 - 15.30
15.00 - 15.15
MOVIE
"We will not fade" documentary film on Ukrainian young people living in the East of Ukraine after russian invasion in 2014, Berlinale short list
15.15- 15.30
TALK IN PERSON
How to tell about war with the help of a documantary
Alisa Kovalenko
Ukrainian documentary film director and member of the European Film Academy
LUNCH OFFLINE
Lessons learned and to be used in women empowerment and protection
15.30 - 18.00
15.30 - 16.00
SPOTLIGHT
Importance of education in creating an environment, where gender equality is mainstreamed and opportunities for all really do exist
Chris Henshaw
political adviser, leadership consultant, human rights and gender equality advocate
Moderator:
Lena Andersson
lecturer, trainer and project developer at Malmö universitet (Sweden), anti-corruption expert
16.00 - 16.45
PANEL
"Balkan wars and war in Ukraine, Similarities, differences, lessons learnt"
Vineta Kleine
NATO Mission Director in Ukraine
Maja Bosnic
economist, gender specialist, TED speaker, Finance and Gender Budgeting Expert, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moderator:
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
16.45 - 17.25
PANEL
Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict: Ukraine and Beyond
Khrystyna Kit
Head of NGO Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”, lawyer, Ph.D. in law, women’s rights advocacate
Kateryna Ilikchiieva
PhD at Law, associate professor, attorney-at-law, Head of NGO "Evolution of success"
Aleksandra Nędzi Marek
academic and activist, working with families of enforcedly disappeared and survivors of wartime sexual violence in the Balkans. Ex-Yugoslavia and transitional justice expert
Anna Adamska, PhD
head of Judiciary Component of EU Pravo Justice Ukraine; attorney, expert in criminal law, international humanitarian law, human rights and rule of law; former judge
Moderator:
Mariia Tischenko
CSO "Poruch", Honorary Doctor at Malmo University (Sweden)
17.25 – 17.40
1325 GMT
on air
Georgia on air. Sisterhood in action
Maya Nasrashvili
NPO Civitas Georgica
17.40 – 18.10
TALK IN PERSON
Money goes first. How much does women exclusion costs
Lena Andersson
lecturer, trainer and project developer at Malmö universitet (Sweden), anti-corruption expert
Moderator:
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "Constructive.Institute"
18.10 - 19.00
PANEL
The role of women in supporting energetic security in Ukraine
Yulia Galustian
USAID Energy Security Project
Marina Denisiuk
Senior project manager on Recovery, Reforms Delivery Office
Lesia Vasylenko
MP, HOLOS Party TBC
Moderator:
Mariia Tischenko
CSO "Poruch", Honorary Doctor at Malmo University (Sweden)

Programme (online)

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Women to ukraine. How sistership works
19.00 - 20.00
PITCH DECK
Women to Women. How civil activists help to approcah the victory
7 initiatives helping, protecting and empowering women and girls
Oksana Pavlenko
journalist, "Divoche media" founder and editor-in-chief
20.00 - 21.00
PANEL
Children of war. How to help young ukranians
Oksana Lavrientiva
Gen Camp, TBC
Moderator:
Iryna Maksymove
educator, teacher, feminist
21.00 - 22.00
PANEL
Covering women's stories. The role of journalists in gender equality protection
TBC
Moderator:
TBC
22.00 - 22.45
PANEL
Key problems of internally displaced women. Based on the research
Olena Gulenok
sociologist
Kseniya Bukshina
NGO "TAK Shtab" helping interbalyy displaced women
Moderator:
TBC

Speakers

Martha Chumalo
Vice-director and psychologist at NGO "Centre "Women's perspectives", Swedish Olof Palme Prize 2023 winner
Melinda Simmons
Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
Hanna Kopylova
Film director, “Oh Sister” documentary about ukrainian women, author
Khristina Kit
Head of NGO Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”, lawyer, Ph.D. in law, women’s rights advocacate
Kateryna Levchenko
Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy
Oleksandra Matviychuk
“Center for Civil Liberties” (CCL),1st Nobel prize winner from Ukraine
Maja Bosnic
Economist, gender specialist, TED speaker, Finance and Gender Budgeting Expert, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rachel Kean
Gender and Inclusion Adviser for Ukraine, Moldova and Ukrainian Refugees in Region (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), United Kingdom
Jim Enström
Programme Officer, ILCD, Sweden
Aleksandra Nędzi - Marek
Academic, working in NGO sector with families of enforcedly disappeared and survivors of wartime sexual violence in the Balkans, Poland
Vineta Kleine
Director of the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine, Latvia
Anna Adamska - Gallant
PhD, head of Judiciary Component of EU Pravo Justice Ukraine; attorney, expert in criminal law, international humanitarian law, human rights and rule of law; former judge
Irene Fellin
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security
Lena Andersson
Lecturer, trainer and project developer at Malmö University, anti-corruption expert, Sweden
Sandra Nossik
Lecturer in Language Sciences at Franche-Comté University, France
Svitlana Babenko
Head of MA Program Gender Studies with double degree at Lund University, Sweden and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Kateryna Ilikchiieva
PhD at Law, associate professor, attorney-at-law, Adviser of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, Head of NGO "Evolution of success"
Kateryna Cherepakha
President of “La Strada-Ukraine” NGO, expert on rape and violence as a weapon of war by #Russia in #Ukraine
Mariia Tyshchenko
Honorary doctor at Malmö University and executive director at the NGO "Poruch", Ukraine
Anton Yaschenko
Head of "Supporting women, peace and security in Ukraine" project, “Centre for ”Economic Recovery”, Ukraine
Kseniya Bukshina
Journalist, civil activist, head of the “Constructive journalism and new media institute”

The event is hold under the financial support of the British Embassy in Ukraine

in a consortium of organizations:

  • Center for Economic Recovery
  • Constructive Journalism and New Media Institute
  • La Strada
  • Poruch