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On October 20, in Ivano-Frankivsk, the Forum on the Development and Restoration of Teple Misto took place with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.

We believe that changing state and local policies in Ukrainian communities to be more people-centered is essential for preserving and developing human capital, as well as for encouraging Ukrainians to return home.

The mission of our foundation is to redefine health as the most attainable level of life with full integration into society.

“The civil society of Ukraine must create a trend towards complex solutions,” stated Oleksandra Matviichuk in her speech.

We share key points from the discussion “Human Capital. Education. Talents”:

• Features of Reforming Education and Medicine in Uncertain Conditions: Given the uncertainty related to the war, the need for reforms in the education and medical systems is crucial for enhancing human capital. The success of these reforms depends on their long-term strategic components.

Understanding the Population of Ukraine in 2040: We need to understand what the population will look like in Ukraine in 2040, its structure and needs. The community must count people, not just based on window counts as was done in Bucha after de-occupation, but create a decision-making system based on data, emphasized Tetiana Havrysh.

Preventing Demographic Crisis and Aging Population: To prevent a demographic crisis and aging population, we must “bring children back to Ukraine: improve the quality of education and make it competitive compared to EU countries,” noted Halyna Tytysh, head of the NGO "Smart Education."

• Integrating Returning Military Personnel: It's important to remember that nearly a million military personnel are defending the country and will return, needing integration into civilian life. Addressing the needs of these men and women, as well as their families, must be at the core of strategic decision-making at both the state and local levels.

A Place for Hope: Despite the discussion touching on extremely complex issues and challenges facing our society—many of which do not yet have solutions—each speaker ultimately shared where they see hope.

“We do not have the right to ‘nurture our trauma’; we must move forward and see the opportunities that war can create,” said Oleksandra Matviichuk.

“War is a window of opportunities for human capital: an absolutely unique chance for us to create a new state, to design it as a nation that is currently being formed, and to overcome the totalitarian colonial legacy forever,” concluded Tetiana Havrysh.

We want to express our gratitude to the forum organizers and to Rozana Tuzhanska, the head of Teple Misto, and to the moderator of the discussion, Yevhen Hlibovytskyi.