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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| Founded | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Ukraine |
| Website | theimpactforce.org |
Impact Force is a Ukrainian non-governmental women-founded and led NGO, focused on social behaviour change. It was founded in 2021 by Nina Levchuk and Olga Diakova to ensure an inclusive and sustainable rebuilding of Ukraine.[1] It is a partner of UN Women and World Economic Forum.[2]
The organization's vision is to see a prosperous Ukraine, progressing in the modern world, driven by its people and dedication to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its mission is to promote positive social behaviour change and create economic opportunities that support Ukraine's sustainable and inclusive recovery.
Impact Force was founded in 2021 by Nina Levchuk and Olga Diakova.[3]
In 2023, Impact Force participated in organizing the Kyiv Investment Forum: Brussels Platform, took part in the events of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, conducted research on the role of the social impact economy in Ukraine's path toward integration into the European Union (EU), and also studied the role of the digital economy in supporting the livelihoods of displaced Ukrainian women.[1]
Among Impact Force’s programs during 2023–2024 were the Impact Business accelerator, the online academy for women "Dream and Achieve", the "Innovators of Energy Efficiency in Ukraine" program, and the educational and wellness program "ReSTART Mindset" aimed at addressing the mental health crisis in Ukraine.[4][2] During 2023–2024, Impact Force launched several communities, such as the Impact Business community, a community for Ukrainian women entrepreneurs and displaced persons, and a community of energy innovators in Ukraine, providing hundreds of entrepreneurs with platforms for collaboration and mutual support.[5][6]
In 2024, the organization held Impact Force Forum 2024. Impact Force participated in events at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, at the Women Leaders Summit 2024 in Warsaw, and at the “Vilna” forum organized by Forbes Ukraine.[7]
In January 2023, Impact Force initiated an accelerator program for Ukrainian entrepreneurs seeking to contribute to the recovery of the sectors most affected by the war through social impact initiatives.[8] Participants in Impact Business gained access to live lectures, workshops, research, mentors, and investors to help launch their projects. The first edition of Impact Business lasted nine months, involving 23 Ukrainian companies, two of which received €20,000 each for business development.[9][10]
The program was implemented by Impact Force in partnership with SILab Ukraine and supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Office of Entrepreneurship and Export Development, and the national Diia.Business project.
In 2023, Impact Force, together with UN Women and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, launched an educational program (online academy) for displaced Ukrainian women in Ukraine and Poland – "Dream and Achieve".[11][12][13] The project is focused on providing Ukrainian women with the necessary entrepreneurial and digital skills to improve their standard of living, economic self-sufficiency, and financial stability. The first cohort of "Dream and Achieve" took place in December 2023. Eighty displaced Ukrainian women gained the knowledge needed to start or relaunch an online business, as well as vouchers worth $1,000 for developing their own enterprise.[14]
In December 2023, Impact Force, supported by the project "Promotion of Energy Efficiency and Implementation of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive in Ukraine"—carried out by GIZ on behalf of the Government of Germany and co-financed by the Government of Switzerland—in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Office of Entrepreneurship and Export Development, the national Diia.Business project, and the State Agency for Energy Efficiency, launched a comprehensive accelerator program called "Innovators of Energy Efficiency in Ukraine".[15]
On 15 February 2024, the educational and wellness program "ReStart Mindset" was launched, aimed at developing and restoring the mental health of female veterans and their family members.[16][17] The program consists of two main modules: the first focuses on mental health—including medical examinations, non-pharmacological techniques to improve sleep and emotional well-being, and mentoring support—while the second module is oriented toward career development, offering HR expert support, training in new professional skills, and the creation of a community for support and networking.[18] The program was implemented by Impact Force in partnership with UN Women.[2]
On 21 May 2024, the Impact Force Forum 2024 took place in Kyiv, where Ukrainian and international experts discussed issues related to the war as well as opportunities for Ukraine's recovery and sustainable development.[19][20]
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Impact Force is a Ukrainian non-governmental women-founded and led NGO, focused on social behaviour change. It was founded in 2021 by Nina Levchuk and Olga Diakova to ensure an inclusive and sustainable rebuilding of Ukraine. It is a partner of UN Women and World Economic Forum. The organization's vision is to see a prosperous Ukraine, progressing in the modern world, driven by its people and dedication to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its mission is to promote positive social behaviour change and create economic opportunities that support Ukraine's sustainable and inclusive recovery.
A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire. In firearms terminology, a striker is a particular type of firing pin where a compressed spring acts directly on the firing pin to provide the impact force rather than it being struck by a hammer. The terms may also be used for a component of equipment or a device which has a similar function. Such equipment or devices include: artillery, munitions and pyrotechnics.
In the German school of swordsmanship, Mordhau, alternatively Mordstreich or Mordschlag (in German literally "murder-stroke" or "murder-strike" or "murder-blow"), is a half-sword technique of holding the sword inverted, with both hands gripping the blade, and hitting the opponent with the pommel or crossguard. This technique allows the swordsman to essentially use the sword as a mace or hammer. The Mordhau is mainly used in armoured combat, although it can be used to surprise an opponent in close quarters. The sword is usually held (by right-handed people) with the left hand towards the tip of the sword and the right hand towards the crossguard. The opposite hand position was rare. Cuts or blows with a sword blade were ineffective against plate armor from the 14th to 16th centuries. Cutting through the steel plates was infeasible, and a sword blade itself was too light to achieve a sufficient effect through its impact force alone, as is the case with weapons such as the much larger poleaxe as a specialized armored combat weapon.
Spotting is a climbing technique that is used mostly in bouldering, where other climbers stand beneath an active climber on a route in order to break the impact of any fall, and to reduce the chance of an uncontrolled fall that could result in a serious head or back injury. Except with very light climbers, or very short likely falls, spotter(s) are not trying to catch the falling climber, but instead to deflect their trajectory; in general, the spotter(s) focus on the active climber's hips, which will correlate to their centre of gravity, and will thus mark the line of any possible fall. Spotters will also move any bouldering mats along the ground to make sure that they are always beneath the climber's latest position and covering the most likely landing zone for any fall. Spotters will try to maintain a flexible body position (e.g. bent knees) with the fingers together and thumbs turned in — known as "spoons" — to safely absorb the impact of any fall and avoid injury to themselves. Spotters have been severely injured, and even hospitalized, as a result of spotting. Various types of catches are used in advanced spotting including the falling giant (double-palming the climber's bottom), the pixie catch (grabbing the climber's waist), the tackle (pushing the climber away from an obstacle) and the cave catch (for spotting on overhangs). A power-spot is where the spotter takes some weight off the climber by pressing against their hips or back to enable the climber to practice the hardest crux moves. The most serious form of spotting is for highball bouldering, where the climber might be falling from a height above 7 metres (23 feet), which can generate a force equal to the weight of a vehicle. The impact force of a climber falling from higher up on a highball boulder, therefore, makes normal spotting very dangerous. A highball-spotting technique known as "pad-fu" has been used where the spotter holds a thick bouldering mat that they use to deflect a falling climber onto a bigger stack of mats and to absorb some of the energy of the fall.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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