K.FUND and Code Club join forces to develop education in Ukraine
16 September, 2021
Kyiv, September 16, 2021. — The Vasyl Khmelnytsky foundation K.FUND and the all-Ukrainian network of free coding clubs for children and adolescents aged 8-17 Code Club Ukraine, supported by the TA Ventures venture fund (founder and managing partner — Victoriya Tigipko), are joining forces to develop educational projects in Ukraine. The organizations have signed a memorandum of cooperation and together plan to create new educational opportunities for Ukrainians.
“At K.Fund, we are convinced that the young generation will change Ukraine for the better. Our educational initiatives reach both more experienced audiences and those who are just choosing their path. In particular, the K.FUND School project gives students in different cities of Ukraine the opportunity to gain modern knowledge in IT and entrepreneurship. We believe that only an ecosystem approach, which consists in the cooperation of various powerful organizations, will allow our country to develop faster, and Ukrainian talents to earn intelligence and create in their home country. That is why collaboration with Code Club Ukraine is very important and natural for us,”commented Lidia Pashchuk, President of the K.Fund.
“For eight years in a row, Code Club Ukraine has been developing a new culture of mentoring in Ukraine and expanding children's access to quality and relevant education. Like K.FUND, we believe that everyone has the right to quality education and a chance to realize themselves while developing the country. And the culture of mentoring will enter the DNA of Ukrainians, becoming the driving force of progress. Therefore, cooperation with such organizations as K.FUND is for us a marker of the correctness of the chosen path, as well as a powerful help in our educational and educational activities,”said Alina Shcherbyna, Project Leader of Code Club Ukraine.
The organizations agreed to coordinate actions to achieve a common goal, exchange resources and experiences, and provide bilateral consultative, informational, and media support.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
K.Fund was founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky in 2015 to support projects in the field of education and economics. K.Fund’s mission is to provide keys for development and implementation, provide opportunities for new knowledge and skills, facilitate discovery and help reach a new level.
Code Club Ukraine is an all-Ukrainian network of free coding clubs for children and teenagers aged 8-17, represented in Kyiv and 18 regions of Ukraine. The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and domestic IT companies. The project is part of the Code Club World International Volunteer Initiative, which is originally from the United Kingdom. The first branch in 2013 was Code Club Ukraine at the initiative of Victoriya Tigipko.
