Karina Kukhar

Graduated in 2026

Impact: A social and educational project for young people combining art therapy for mental health with trainings and podcasts on critical thinking, media literacy and financial literacy.

Volunteer work:

• Youth council delegate; with her team, raised UAH 80,000 in grant funding for a non-formal education project and carried it out

• Face painting at charity fairs to raise funds for community needs

• Content and promotion for youth and community events

From: Skvyra, Kyiv Oblast, Northern Ukraine (now in Kyiv)

Top Issues:

• Mental health: stress, burnout and loneliness

• Financial instability and lack of opportunity for young people

• Low critical thinking and media manipulation

Interested in:

• Finance

• Business

• Economics

• Entrepreneurship

• IT

• AI

• Government

• Civil Society

• Nonprofits

• Media

• PR