EPALE Ireland's Support and Development Officer, Mark, went to visit the offices of the Ukrainian Crisis Centre in Ireland (UCCI) and deliver their Digital Giveaway prize pack. Meeting with Michael Baskin, CEO of UCCI, we took the opportunity to talk about the work being done, the challenges and the great achievements.

Last year, the UCCI had more than 2000 attendants across there diverse events, which included workshops, courses and 2 major events. Their Easter Festival had close to 400 people in attendance and their Pulse of Freedom event had over 700 people. As well as community wide events, UCCI also held 25 business events, including training both in-person and online, 70 participants received professional training and more than 50 received language training. The benefit of these events offered by Michael and the team in UCCI can be seen in the 20 Ukrainian-led businesses started in Ireland, all supported by UCCI directly.

As well as these practical supports and opportunities, we were very excited to hear about the UCCI choir and look forward to catching one of their performances in the near future.

To really understand the work of UCCI, check out Michael's recent blog post here on EPALE: Starting Over in Ireland: How UCCI Helps Ukrainians Rebuild Their Li...