Social Capital

Purpose We build and strengthen communities that are the backbone of an open society, create prerequisites for public dialogue and cohesion based on democratic values

Program Priorities

Strengthening communities in promoting democratic transformations, preventing authoritarian tendencies and building trust and cohesion

"Social capital" builds and will strengthen effective mechanisms of networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between horizontal communities, which have shown their significance in the development of trust and cohesion of Ukrainian society in the conditions of Russian aggression.
This line of activity will be implemented by supporting public initiatives, independent media and media activists in combating disinformation, the influence of pro-Russian and populist narratives and promoting critical understanding of information, strengthening initiatives that oppose illiberal and anti-democratic narratives, supporting the production of quality content that helps prevent manipulation , leading to division and polarization of society.

Countering desinformation and promoting critical thinking

This direction of activity will be implemented by supporting public initiatives, independent media and media activists in countering disinformation, the influence of pro-Russian and populist narratives and promoting critical understanding of information, strengthening initiatives that oppose illiberal and anti-democratic narratives, supporting the production of quality content that helps prevent manipulation , leading to division and polarization of society.

expansion of international solidarity with Ukraine in the intellectual, academic and cultural spheres

Programs to engage in cultural diplomacy, support international solidarity with Ukraine in the intellectual, academic, and cultural spheres. The program envisages the implementation of this direction through: Brain Drain prejudice, expansion of cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign academic and artistic and cultural institutions, deepening of knowledge and understanding of Ukraine among various foreign audiences, institutionalization of interest in Ukraine, strengthening of Ukraine's international subjectivity in academic, scientific and cultural spheres.

Program News

Talking about the future of culture as equals: a special event of the Foundation was held as part of the Congress of Culture

Ukrainian PEN begins the fourth season of the literary project “Merezhyvo”

The public festival “Protasiv Yar” in Kyiv has finished, to be continued in 2024

Annual report of the International Renaissance Foundation for 2022

On the anniversary of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, Foundation helps to launch an immersive exhibition in Paris

The most exciting initiatives of the Foundation: 60 projects in 2021

50 initiatives of the IRF in 2022: what we did for the victory of Ukraine

“Culture. Society”. Winners of the first stage of the call for proposals.

Program command

Go to Lyudmila Hryhorieva
Lyudmila Hryhorieva

Lyudmila Hryhorieva

Coordinator of the ‘Social Capital’ programme

Go to Radoslava Kabachiy
Radoslava Kabachiy

Radoslava Kabachiy

Programme Manager for the 'Social Capital’ Programme

Go to Hryhoriy Baran
Hryhoriy Baran

Hryhoriy Baran

Director of the 'Social Capital' Programme

HOW TO APPLY?

Please complete the application form and submit it via your personal account. Applications are accepted exclusively in electronic form, and the assessment process involves several stages. 
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