Юлія

Yuliia Kashpruk
Expert of International & Multicultural Cooperation, Project Supervision
ME “Institute for Urban Development” / Vinnytsia City Territorial Community
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Work Experience

Public Activities

Expert of International & Multicultural Cooperation, Project Support at “Institute for Urban Development” (Vinnytsia City Territorial Community), Local coordinator of Intercultural Cities Program in Vinnytsia, a local consultant on Roma in Vinnytsia City Territorial Community under the project "Protection of
National Minorities, Including Roma, and Minority Languages in Ukraine" in 2023-2024, a leader of Local Initiative Group on Issues of National Minorities under the project "Protection of National Minorities, Including Roma, and Minority Languages in Ukraine".
Tasks and responsibilities:
• Close cooperation with local national communities and community engagement groups in Vinnytsia;
• Coordination of multicultural project activities for Vinnytsia, implementing the Intercultural Strategy of Vinnytsia City Territorial Community;
• Encourage the review of the policies of a city the development of comprehensive multicultural strategies that will help the city to positively manage diversity.
• Promote interaction between specific city administrations for the implementation of the multicultural policy model;
• Communicate to the political leadership about the city's needs and progress in terms of its multicultural commitments (directly when possible or with the support of authorities);
• Mobilize civil servants, business, civil society and other actors to contribute to the multicultural goal of the city; - Collect and share good practices, policy approaches and future plans within the city;
• Participate in policy exchanges organized on the issues of national minorities with regional or national authorities;
• Contribute to the general development of knowledge about the rights of national minorities by participating in thematic exchanges and surveys.

Multicultural integration in Vinnytsia, development of national cultural communities in Vinnytsia, as well as work with IDPs from the eastern part of Ukraine, and advocating Roma rights in Vinnytsia City Territorial Community.
Education
National Academy of Government Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts (Kyiv), a post-graduate student.
Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University named after Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi

Professional Skills
• Preparation and support of local strategic documents and programs, as well as projects for national minorities.
• Coordination of international projects and programs with sister-and partner cities;
• Ability to work independently as well as a team member;
• Ability to work in stressful situations and projects with tough deadlines. ✓ Search for new forms and methods of working and collaborating with other organizations on a global arena; ✓ Declamatory and organizational skills; ✓ Striving for continuous improvement.
Areas of interest
Intercultural competence, ethnic and national identity, ethnic mentality,

interethnic relations, regulation of ethnic conflicts and principles of their resolution; protection of the rights of ethnic communities and indigenous peoples; mediation as a way to resolve inter-ethnic conflicts; as well as forms and methods of interethnic communication.
Participation in project activities
Project manager of “Plan of Intercultural Integration of Vinnytsia for 20182030” and Vinnytsia Intercultural Strategy (2020-2030), International Project
“Implementation and Attraction of Cultural Diversity at the International Level” supported by the Program of the Council of Europe “Intercultural Cities” (ICC)
(2020); Manager of the project “Rumors and National Minorities” (2020), commissioned by Vinnytsia City Council (2020); Project manager of the
"Comprehensive Program of Intercultural Interaction of Vinnytsia for 20212023"; assistant in Social Entrepreneurship Program (Protecting National
Minorities, including Roma, and Minority Languages in Ukraine) (2023), Welcome Policy development for Vinnytsia (2021-2022). Alumna of
International Visitor Leadership Program (U.S.) nominated by the Center of
International Resources of the U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, Project Manager at Information Center “Window on America”. 2024-2025 led trainings and other activities for national minorities as well as for Roma community in Vinnytsia City Territorial Community.
Foreign Languages
English (C1), German (B1), Polish (A2)
Publications Vinnytsia Intercultural Strategy 2020-2030, Vinnytsia Welcome Policy