Five years ago, on 1 July 2020, at the initiative of Maryna Honda, Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration (KSCA), our office was established as a structural unit within the KSCA Department of Social Policy.

Throughout these years, we have been working diligently to promote equal opportunity policies in Kyiv, foster leadership among women, enhance their economic independence, and combat discrimination. We are also dedicated to implementing UN Resolution 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” with a focus on gender aspects, and to reducing inequality in access to services.

We received congratulations from our friends, colleagues and partners:
- Tetiana Novytska, PhD in Public Administration, Senior Lecturer at the Andriy Meleshevych Kyiv-Mohyla School of Governance, Program Director of the Kyiv Academy of Women's Leadership and the NGO «New Social Vector»;
- Tamara Martsenyuk, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, PhD in Sociology, Writer and Researcher specialising in gender relations and the social issues of gender inequality in Ukraine;
- Oksana Nykyforuk, Head of the Press Service at the Kyiv Metro Municipal Enterprise;
- Tetiana Melnychuk, PhD in Psychology, Psychologist, Trainer at the Kyiv Resilience Centre and Expert in psychosocial support during wartime;
- Nataliia Kolosova, Head of Internal Communications at the Communications Department of Kyivteploenergo, and Deputy Chair of the enterprise's Gender Committee;
- Alina Khaletska, Professor of the Department “Andriy Meleshevich Kyiv-Mohyla School of Governance” of the Faculty of Law, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, co-founder of the NGO «New Social Vector»;
- Yulia Maligonova, Police Captain, Chief Inspector of the Division for Monitoring Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination within the Human Rights Compliance Directorate of the General Inspectorate and Human Rights Compliance Department of the National Police of Ukraine;
- Yaroslava Kolobova, Director of the Kyiv City Centre of Social Services;
-  Nastassja Noflik, Coordinator of the «1325 Kyiv» Coalition;
- Oksana Viitovych, Head of the Citizens' Appeals Division at the Darnytskyi District State Administration;
- Olena Hontarenko, Head of the Family Policy Unit at the Kyiv City State Administration's Children and Family Affairs Service;
- Myroslava Kolodiy, National Expert on Gender Governance;
- Liliia Shevchenko, Head of the «Women's Territory» All-Ukrainian civil society organisation;
- Vira Famuliak-Zelinska, Deputy Director of the «Voice of Kyiv» radio station.

We are grateful to each and every one of you for the consistent collaboration and the important projects realised alongside our colleagues, national experts, civil society organisations, members of the Kyiv City Council and international partners.