Success stories

Russia’s blockade of sea and river ports during the full-scale invasion jeopardized the transport of food from Ukraine to world markets.  The Ukrainian agricultural company Nibulon was also impacted by this blockade. The company had built 14 river ports from which they delivered grain to different parts of the world, nine of which are still […]

Yevhen Penchuk is a fourth-year agronomy student of the Tavria State Agrotechnological University. He is also a participant in the AgrokebetyPRO program. The implementation of the project is supported by USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA).  Yevhen received eight awards from tutors of the Agrokebety training program. Read the story below to learn about overcoming challenges, self-improvement, […]

Getting a first job is a victory for a young person. After all, employers usually ask about professional experience, which often is a challenge for a student to have . ”Nonetheless, it’s worth looking for a job and putting yourself out there”, says student Oleksandr Sribranets. With this goal, he turned to the AgrokebetyPRO project […]

The Tkachuk family – Oleksandr and Yana – founded the Vyshyvanochka brand in 2022. Their dream that every Ukrainian should have an embroidered shirt in his or her wardrobe is coming to fruition, thanks to the assistance of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). Oleksandr Tkachuk, a former counterintelligence agent and cyber security specialist, is […]

During the war and pandemic, the KTС company remains a reliable smart retailer. It has also created a space for work, rest and interaction. Since May 2023, KTС has been cooperating with the USAID Economic Resilience Activity on developing several IT clusters. Read more about the story of KTС, which supports the IT community and […]

Mykhailo Tsybulka from Kharkiv continues developing his family’s apiary despite the war. With assistance from the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), the beekeeper received consultations on implementing the food safety standard Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) in his creamed-honey production shop. Read the beekeeper’s story below. Tsybulka has had a passion for bees […]