Age: 16

City / Region: Kyiv 

Current Location: Kyiv 

Start at Svitlo: May 2024

Responsibilities at Svitlo:

• Head of Communication & Cooperation (C&C) Department: Lead a team focused on collaborating with various youth organizations to promote and popularize Svitlo School.
• Reading Buddy: Support younger students in developing their literacy skills and fostering a love for reading.
• Head of Svitlo Career Digest: Lead the editorial process for the student career journal, working alongside Lisa Tkachenko to provide valuable opportunities for the student body.
• Founder of FinVision Global: Initiated and manage a financial literacy project for the Global Social Leaders (GSL) competition, collaborating with members of the Student Council.

‍Future Plans: 

I'm interested in diving deeper into economics & finance analytics for my future career as well as continuing to lead charitable initiatives to support youth in their non-formal educational path, sharing financial literacy topics with leadership experiences.

Self-description in one sentence: 

Driven by interest of exploring the intersections of our world

Impact of Svitlo:

Svitlo School is an international place to get out of your comfort zone and learn how to see the world from different perspectives. Meeting new cultures definitely helped me to start diving deeper into my future professional area & being more confident in myself, as now I feel that there are a lot of opportunities around just for me!

Scholarships / Opportunities: 

• Mander Portman Woodward Summer School '25
•  Pearson Online Academy Part-time courses

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