Team

Bart has been training facilitation and moderation skills since 2011. He is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, writing about the importance of dialogue, empathic leadership, and deliberative democracy. He studied Philosophy for Children and Young people at the International School for Philosophy in the Netherlands. Before moving to Estonia, Bart worked for 15 years in the Netherlands and abroad as a citizens’ participation specialist, facilitator and moderator. In 2019 he published the booklet ‘On the Art of Moderating’.

Olena holds a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree in Pedagogy and works as a professor at Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University (Kyiv). She has earned multiple degrees in psychology, pedagogy, and foreign language teaching, and has worked both as a practical psychologist and a lecturer. Her main research areas include higher education, student success, the formation of national identity, and problems of Ukrainian refugee integration.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Olena relocated to Estonia, where she began working with Ukrainian refugee families. She has contributed to numerous projects aimed at supporting Ukrainian children and youth, including those organized by Tallinn University. Her professional path has long been connected with supporting young people in vulnerable situations. As a refugee herself who has faced and overcome many challenges, she strongly believes in the importance of helping children and youth adapt after relocation.