Announcement of the Winners of the Children's Drawing Competition "Ocean of Understanding and Kindness"

Children's creativity has a special power — it helps communicate important ideas in a simple, sincere, and understandable way. Through their drawings, children often express their vision of kindness, peace, mutual understanding, and the world they want to live in.

During this special event, the winners of the international children's drawing competition "Ocean of Understanding and Kindness" will be announced, and artworks submitted by participants from different regions of Ukraine and around the world will be presented. The competition has brought children together around the values of dialogue, respect, cooperation, and peaceful conflict resolution, while the submitted artworks demonstrate a variety of perspectives and creative approaches to these themes.

A special part of the event will be the presentation of a song about mediation, which will complement the creative atmosphere and offer a fresh perspective on the importance of dialogue and understanding.

Event Information

Date: June 12, 2026

Time: 18:00–18:40 EEST (Kyiv, GMT+3)

Members of the Competition Jury

Volodymyr Kravchuk - Justice of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, author of the nationwide legal education initiative "Spravedlyvtsi".

Anastasiia Dudko - PhD, Police Captain, Chief Inspector of the Educational Security Service Department of the National Police of Ukraine, lecturer at the National Academy of Internal Affairs.

Natalia Munika - Head of the Audit Department of the Southern Interregional Directorate of the State Tax Service for Large Taxpayers.

Kateryna Vershynina - CEO and Founder of the research agency Green Duck, expert at the intersection of Learning Design, Customer Education, and Customer Experience.

Serhii Bozhko - contemporary Ukrainian artist, head of the drawing and painting studio "Shtrykh", curator of art projects and lecturer.

Olena Fomina - Art Director of the creative agency 4Press, graphic designer, lecturer, researcher, and managing partner of 4Press and Green Duck.

Kseniia Fursova - Co-Founder and CMO of 1DEA.me/CARTONIC, entrepreneur and co-founder of the CARTONIC 3D puzzle brand.

Who Will Benefit from the Event?

The event will be interesting for children, parents, educators, mediators, Forum partners, and everyone who believes in the power of creativity, dialogue, and mutual understanding.

The event is organized by the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation in partnership with the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and with the financial support of the European Union within the framework of the EU Project "CONSENT".