NGO Promotion of Intercultural Cooperation (PIC)

is a non-governmental, non-profit organization aiming to promote international cooperation and intercultural dialogue. NGO PIC is based in Odessa, Ukraine.
The goal of "SMC" is to arouse and maintain the interest of various segments of society (youth, students, commercial structures, journalists, state and local government bodies, public organizations, scientists, teachers, etc.) in the problems of international, intercultural relations, in global and socio-political problems.

Our team

We are proud to introduce our brilliant team

Hanna
Shelest

Head of the board

Olga
Zhurzhenko

Executive Director

Tetiana
Kryvosheia

Deputy Director

Daria
Novak

Member of the board

NGO PIC sets itself the task of promoting cultural-educational, socio-political, international, intercultural dialogue. NGO PIC is a member of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civic Forum and a member of the Association of Regional Analytical Centers.
In addition, the NGO PIC regularly organizes conferences and round tables on topical topics, including "Relations between Ukraine and Romania", "Prospects for the Transnistrian Settlement", "Prospects for Ukraine's Policy in the Black Sea Region", "Interethnic Relations in the South of Odessa Region", "Rumours as an Additional Factor in the Development of Conflicts in Ukraine", "Information Security and Decommunization", etc.

Our partners

Black Sea Trust of the German Marshall Fund of the US

The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF)

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Ukraine

MFA Ukraine

Our projects

Analytical report ‘ID Odesa:Reboot’

The study included a representative survey of Odessa residents, focus groups and expert interviews and was dedicated to the issues of...

Harmonization of interests of subjects of cross-border cooperation as a factor of local development of border regions of Ukraine

The project is implemented by the NGO "Quadrivium" together with the NGO "Promotion of Intercultural Cooperation" (Odessa), the Polissya Foundation for...

Cultural needs of Odessa residents and perceptions of the Odessa myth (2023-2024)

The project consisted of strategic sessions and two sociological surveys. In 2023, the study "Cultural needs of Odessa residents and perceptions...

Analytical report based on the results of focus group discussions on the Odessa Art Museum (in ukrainian)

The Odessa Art Museum audience research was conducted by the public organization "Promotion of Intercultural Cooperation" in April 2026 at the...

Black sea School of Analytics

Five lectures by prominent Ukrainian experts and journalists aimed for young experts and academics. What is the difference between analytical and...

Journalists of regional and hyperlocal media on social education: wikis and professionals dilemmas in the minds of the military state

The most significant challenges in the professional activities of representatives of regional and hyperlocal media in conditions of martial law are...