The conference was organized by the leading humanitarian organization (JDC), which operates in more than 70 countries.

“This is a unique opportunity for people to get together, exchange experiences, be inspired by energy and share this with their colleagues,” noted Oksana Galkevich, director of the Joint programs in Ukraine. – After all, many organizations during humanitarian missions are tempted to dehumanize people, because we all think that when a person is in crisis, he needs to be fed, given medicine, hidden from missiles and taken to a shelter, but at the same time we forget that before we are living people. And they also need to communicate, see each other and hug.”

Among the participants were directors of charitable organizations, volunteers and teachers working in Jewish communities. For them, the organizers prepared a varied five-day program, which consisted of professional lectures, as well as trainings on Jewish culture, psychology, master classes, and representatives of Ukraine also had the opportunity to attend individual consultations with psychologists.

“Compared to last year, we diversified the conference program: there were lectures for professional groups, numerous master classes on art and team building, and psychological groups. This is an excellent platform for networking, where people from different cities can communicate, exchange experiences and gain professional knowledge, which they will then develop in their communities,” said conference organizer Nikolay Railean.

Lecturers from Israel also spoke at the conference: Neil Mercer taught participants team building, Ariel Zlatkin and Asi Kaniel spoke about Jewish holidays and culture, Nirit Kreiman conducted master classes on personal growth, and Debbie Halali conducted creative workshops.

Anna Altshuler, one of the participants, has been a volunteer of the all-Ukrainian organization Volunteer Community for three years. In her native Dniepr, the girl takes care of elderly people: she distributes food packages, holds festive and educational events for grandparents online. She says that she gained invaluable experience while participating in the conference: “It was very important for me to exchange experiences with other participants and communicate, as well as receive support and advice from lecturers. There were many interesting lectures, in particular on team building.”

In total, 130 specialists from Jewish organizations from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia took part in the conference.

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Information: The Joint DC (JDC) is one of the largest Jewish humanitarian organizations, operating in more than 70 countries. For more than 30 years, she has been saving Jewish lives and developing Jewish communities.

For more information about JDC, visit: www.JDC.org