Help Social AgroBusiness of Rural Youth in Ukraine

In 2025, the Liebenthal Farm has become a true island of hope for children and teenagers affected by war. After completing major renovations, the farm opened modern classrooms, a conference space, and safe living areas and turn the territory into a vibrant educational and rehabilitation hub for youth.

Here, children don’t just learn. They grow, create, and rebuild their confidence.

Over 150 young people have already taken part in hands-on programs that mix farming, ecology, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. They plant seedlings, grow flowers, learn beekeeping, and even earn their first symbolic income. From soil preparation to honey harvesting, from budgeting to teamwork - they experience how real work creates real results.

Every step builds responsibility, independence and a vision for the future.

The farm also strengthens local leadership. Teenagers participate in the full agricultural cycle: planting, caring for crops, harvesting, processing vegetables, and preparing products for sale. They prune vineyards, pick berries, make honeycombs, and maintain the territory. Through this, they understand how a business works from the ground up.

Meanwhile, the eco farm continues to expand its agricultural base:
7 000 seedlings, new fruit trees, thousands of flowers, a growing apiary, fresh greens, and over a ton of harvested produce. New infrastructure from water systems to sports areas was improved to create a safe and motivating space for children.

But the Liebenthal is more than fields and classrooms.

It is also a place of emotional recovery.
Over 80 children have joined weekend camps where psychologists use art therapy, games, nature activities, breathing practices, and digital tools to help children overcome stress and regain emotional balance. Kids swim, play outdoors, take care of plants, draw, sculpt, and simply remember what childhood feels like.

A Development Centre supports preschoolers from surrounding villages, offering stability and learning where schools and play spaces remain closed. Helpers and social workers join anti-burnout retreats - 50 professionals have already recovered their emotional resources at the farm.

And this year, a new location opened on the Khadzhibey estuary, making rehabilitation camps even more accessible to children from vulnerable communities.