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"Mom, I want to stay longer, because there are good people here..." Two months of work at the Place of Power - in numbers and facts.

26 February 2024

In March 2023, the Kindness Club conducted a large sociological survey among Ukrainian teenagers "Teenagers and their life during the war: attitudes, values, future".

42% answered that they lack a modern informal space where you can communicate, learn new things, create something with your own hands, learn new skills and generally have a great time.

In December of the same year, the space from the Club of Dobrodiyiv - Place of Strength - a free space to support teenagers in difficult times, began its work.

Let's talk about what was achieved in 2 months of active work?

  • 262 events – workshops, practicals, inspirational meetings, discussion clubs, workshops, film clubs and games – teenagers chose activities to suit their mood and every taste.
  • 2000 visiting teenagers, and with them a lot of new acquaintances, smiles and hugs.
  • 531 an hour of joint work of the team, volunteers, masters, psychologists and guest speakers.
  • 4,7 - average rating of visitors.
  • 9 - long therapeutic courses. In February, the art therapy courses "Recovery through creativity" and the teenage club "Adults are not allowed" - group psychotherapy - started in the space.

And what do teenagers say?

I liked the atmosphere, friendliness, kindness the most. I started waiting for the meeting to tell/share how the week went.

People. Everyone is so positive here.

The best thing here is people's openness, honesty and understanding, here I can be myself.

A meeting with a famous person who is very inspiring!

Among the top speakers in February:

KYLIMMEN, Yevhen Klopotenko, Masha Kondratenko, Nati Avdeeva and Kateryna Motrych, Edgar from the band Dobryva, Vadym Kyrylenko, Hryhoriy Vepryk, Anna Goltzberg.

And the most popular events were:

  • workshop "Portrait shooting with Hryhoriy Vepryk";
  • movie club and playing "Mafia";
  • soap making;
  • creation of cards for Valentine's Day;
  • T-shirt painting.

Mom, I want to stay longer, because the people here are very good. I need to spend more time with them, 12-year-old Maksym told his mother on the phone.

I am grateful to you, because now we do homework several times faster) Because I am taking her to the Place of Strength on the condition that she does all the lessons. And she was so sick before, she hardly went anywhere, she started to be afraid of society, and now she runs here every day ☺️, 13-year-old Katya's mother shares.

Tell me, what are you doing with them here in that room, where adults are not allowed to enter, that a child runs to you almost every day?! Thank you! We will come again! - the grandmother of 13-year-old Veronika told us after the class.

Anyone can become an ambassador of the Place of Power and give a cool experience to teenagers by signing up for a monthly donation!
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