Dnipro. 37 participants. 5 groups. DIY4Change tools adapted to the format of "Studios of the East".

The second consultation session of "Studios of the East" was held.

Representatives of local governments, businesses, and NGOs from eastern Ukraine gathered, united in small groups, and began discussions — about recovery, about their regions, about the future. And one of the key signals of the session: people want more such meetings. Opportunities to hear each and every one. Not because the format is new, but because live communication with fellow countrymen has become a rarity. People are ready to think about the future — if there is space and with whom.

The organizers are collecting these and all other observations from people from Donetsk and Luhansk regions throughout Ukraine — and will turn them into an analytical report and recommendations for state recovery policy.

There are four more locations ahead.

The event takes place within the framework of the project "Strengthening the Capacity of Activists in the Ukrainian East to Influence the Processes of Regeneration in the Region (III)", which is implemented by the NGO "Renaissance and Development Association" .

In cooperation with Samoorg - Association for the Promotion of Self-Organization of the Population , Center for Political and Legal Reforms , NGO "Public Initiative of Luhansk Region" with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation and expert and methodological support of the Civil Society Development Forum .