Open Call: Partner for Organizing a Creative Entrepreneurship Workshop

We announce a call for proposals to select a partner for the implementation of a three-day workshop “Improving Creative Entrepreneurship and Market Access in the Digital Sphere”, which will take place in Lviv by the end of 2025.

📍 Location: Lviv Culture Hub (6 Kniazia Romana St., Lviv).

About the project

Ukraine’s cultural and creative industries have suffered severe losses due to the war. Nevertheless, Ukrainian artists continue to innovate, especially in the digital sphere. To support them, UNESCO, within the project “Culture for Peace and Resilience: Establishing the Culture Hub in Lviv, Ukraine”, is organizing a series of activities.

The workshop aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial capacity of 30 Ukrainian visual creatives. The program will include:

• strategic online branding;
• pathways for monetizing digital creativity (social media, NFT, platforms);
• copyright and intellectual property protection;
• financial literacy;
• ethical use of AI;
• communication strategies and storytelling;
• basics of graphic design.

Who can apply?

Organizations with at least 2 years of experience in cultural and creative industries and proven expertise in delivering educational and cultural projects are invited to submit their proposals.

What is expected from the contractor?

• Development of a detailed training program and involvement of an international expert.
• Open call and selection of 30 participants.
• Logistical and administrative support.
• Delivery of an interactive workshop.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and final reporting.
• Communication package (publications, photos, video).

How to apply?

Proposals should include:

• Technical part (cover letter, organizational profile, methodology, team, work plan, examples of previous projects);
• Financial part (budget in USD).

📌 Please note: only proposals submitted in English will be considered.

Deadline

🗓 Friday, 26 September 2025, 17:00 (Kyiv time).

Contact

Viktoriia Aleksieieva
✉️ v.aleksieieva@unesco.org

🔗 Full Terms of Reference are available via the link.

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Photo: UNESCO/Bohdan Yemets

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