Each year, the Foundation selects the Program of activities:
2026 – “Strategic Resources and Technological Sovereignty”
In 2026, the Ukrainian Fund for International Youth Cooperation “Leader” focuses on building an intellectual and economic foundation for Ukraine’s reconstruction. The main vector is the synergy among fundamental science, attracting investment in critical industries, and developing the country’s human resources.
1. Scientific and investment hub: Rare earth metals and innovations
Based on the Educational and Scientific Institute of Social Sciences at KUAIT, the Fund initiates the creation of an analytical center to research the investment attractiveness of the rare-earth resources sector.
Strategic role: Rare earth metals are the “fuel” for high technologies. We consider this area not just as a mining area, but as a basis for creating domestic closed production cycles in the fields of aviation, energy, and microelectronics.
Investment mechanisms: Development of transparent models for public-private partnerships and international investment protocols to enable the integration of Ukrainian resources into global technological chains.
Technological independence: Substantiation of the role of rare earth metals in strengthening the defense capability and aircraft industry of Ukraine.
2. Educational platform “NextGen Industry”
Continuing the tradition of supporting youth, in 2026, the Fund focuses on training specialists for the industries of the future.
Resource economics programs: Creation of specialized courses for young economists and managers on the specifics of the critical raw materials market.
Grant support: Provision of scholarships and organization of internships for students working on scientific projects in the field of geology, metallurgy and investment management.
Financial literacy: Deepening the knowledge of young people about investment tools in innovative sectors of the economy and strategic construction.
3. International cooperation and reconstruction
The Foundation continues to act as a bridge between the Ukrainian scientific community and international financial institutions.
Cooperation with European funds: Joint work with EU partners (in particular, the experience of cooperation with German funds) on the introduction of “green” technologies in the extractive industry.
Transparency and anti-corruption: Together with international partners (Transparency International), the Foundation will monitor investment processes in the natural resources sector to ensure transparency.
4. Social responsibility and humanitarian mission
Despite the shift in focus to strategic development, the Foundation remains a reliable resource for citizens and the army.
Veterans’ reintegration: Creation of professional adaptation programs for military personnel to work in the high-tech sector and strategic enterprises.
Humanitarian direction: Continuation of targeted assistance to vulnerable categories of the population and support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine with equipment and medical supplies.
Goal for 2026: Create conditions where Ukraine’s natural resources will become the basis for the intellectual growth of our youth and the economic leadership of the state in the international arena.
2025 –During the russian war against Ukraine, the foundation plays a critically important role in ensuring the population’s livelihoods, supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and assisting affected communities.
The foundation provides food, drinking water, hygiene products, and other necessities to internally displaced persons and affected regions. It also supports vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
The UFIYC “Leader” purchases military equipment, provides logistical support through transport and other equipment for the army’s needs, supplies medicines, dressing materials, and tourniquets, and provides psychological assistance to the military.
The foundation plays a vital role in its activities by promoting the implementation of scientific and educational programs, the development of scientific and research activities, multilateral educational services, health and cultural programs and projects. It also assists talented creative youth and assists in developing publishing and information infrastructure.
As part of its strategic directions in 2025, the Fund pays special attention to educational programs for young people who have found themselves in different parts of the world due to war. These programs aim to provide knowledge and skills in financial literacy, investment in construction, and new technologies, which are important for Ukraine’s reconstruction and development.
These educational initiatives will help raise young people’s awareness of personal financial management and investment, which is critical for the country’s economic recovery. The programs include practical courses on financial literacy, developed considering current trends and adapted to Ukrainian realities.
2024 – Conducting active volunteer activities aimed at helping the military, improving living conditions, and supporting various social and public initiatives. Active collaboration with other volunteers, volunteer organizations, local communities, and other partners to maximize their impact and achieve common goals of improving lives and helping those in need.
2023 – Implementation of the discretionary aid scheme.
Assistance is aimed at citizens of Ukraine over the age of 30 with severe disabilities and low incomes who are not able to benefit from other health insurance programs operating in Ukraine and also have a low level of social security and personal savings to meet their long-term care needs.
Ukraine citizens who meet specific requirements can receive assistance as long as they are eligible and meet the conditions necessary to receive benefits.
2022 – From the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, the main task and purpose of the activity of the UFIYC “Leader” are to provide charitable assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, territorial defence units, other military formations and citizens who have found themselves in a difficult situation due to military actions, in the form of food, medicine, military ammunition and provision of appropriate supplies of charitable aid to Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine affected by hostilities.
2021 – Organization of document flow for asset management companies. Training activities on the peculiarities of accounting in Ukraine and the EU. Training of specialists.
2020 – Organization of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau’s activities and pedagogy in the activities of the operational investigative staff.
2019 – Implementation of the provisions of the Law of Ukraine dated June 22, 2017, “On the energy efficiency of buildings”.
2018 – “Development of Blockchain Technologies, Consulting on ISO and alternative types of payments”.
2017 – “Work and internship abroad: the benefits of returning to Ukraine and the CIS” and “Education for children abroad. Certification rules.”
2016 – “Attraction of investments in startups. Grant for a socially significant project”.
2015 – “Education abroad: Polish and US educational institutions”.
The Foundation engages the representatives of the territorial communities in the context of discussing the need for improvement of financial mechanisms for the realization of investment activity in housing construction, in particular, on the basis of decentralization processes of powers of state authorities.
The Foundation provides advisory and educational support to better coordinate the reform process and effectively communicate its goals and benefits in housing construction.
In the field of construction, the UFIYC “Leader” also actively cooperates with the Building Support Foundation, a subsidiary of the Eberhard Schoeck Foundation (Germany) and resident in Kyiv. Construction, as the main component of the state’s economy, plays a special role in modern Ukraine.
Investment activity in housing construction and its formation and development found resonance in the works of Ye. Romanenko, V. Hurkovskyi and A. Bogdanenko: Risks of investment activity in the sphere of housing construction in Ukraine.
The works of A. Bogdanenko are devoted to effective state regulation. They highlight the problems of theory and practice of investment-innovation processes in Ukraine, such as Research on investment and innovation activity in Ukraine: trends and problems, Development of investment activity in housing construction and its components, and others.
Currently, the Foundation, together with Transparency International (TI), is researching the level and nature of corruption in Ukraine. The Foundation participates in a legislative initiative under the Law of Ukraine on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, as amended by other Laws of Ukraine.
The Foundation is one of the initiators of support for the organization of NABU activities. It prepares analytical, pedagogical, and research materials for publication.
TOGETHER WE CAN DO A LOT!
Sincerely,
Anatoliy Bogdanenko
Chairman
