Ukrainian volunteers start free English courses for elderly people in central Cherkasy

Ukrainian Honcharenko Center educational space volunteers launched a free English course for elderly people in Ukraine's central Cherkasy.

It will be a new program that will allow students to learn a foreign language from scratch.

What is the problem?

Many elder people try to keep up with the progress and innovations in Ukraine.

Elderly people strive for development, try to keep up with youth. I see this great desire to learn something new, to get acquainted with something unknown until now. They prove from their own experience that it is never too late to cast off fears and live life to the fullest, says Anna Drach, head of the center.

What is the solution?

Anna says elder people themselves expressed their wish to learn English from scratch, so the center decided to give a good push for them.

The new program made by volunteering teachers is perfect for complete novices, she assures.

How does it work?

The course will be easy to follow and at a more relaxed pace.

The elderly have come to us to learn English, but the previous program was too difficult for them to keep up with other students and teachers.

After all, at the age of 60-70+, a person needs a little more time and a slightly more "light" program. That's how we decided to launch a separate course, Drach said.

In this way, the volunteers of the educational space want to break the stereotype that a new language can only be learned at a young age. The free course will start in October and will last for three months.

The Honcharenko Center is the largest non-governmental all-Ukrainian network of free educational, cultural, and volunteer spaces founded in 2021. The project's main goal is to inspire and provide the necessary knowledge to people of all ages to improve their future.

An important component of the project is the Honcharenko Center Online platform, which offers free English lessons for everyone.

Since the start of the all-out war, these centers established nationwide have become powerful volunteer hubs providing assistance to the military and refugees.

Since then, the project team has sent over 200 tons of aid, over 70 vehicles, anti-drone guns, and the GvozdykaC self-propelled artillery system for the Ukrainian forces.

Previously, the center launched the all-Ukrainian project to support women from military families, "Plus-Plus"