Culture is a vital force in society, an important resource for its development.It teaches us to be tolerant and understand each other through art; public cultural events unite community members, promote social integration, and empower communities, cultural heritage helps future generations not to lose ties with their roots.
Kharkiv region has a huge cultural potential, and we contribute to its development.

Our projects

The festival was founded in 2018. It has become an agent of positive changes in city life, contributing to strengthening the image of Kharkiv as one of the musical capitals of Europe. The festival received the EFFE Label 2019-2020 award (European Festival Association EFA). The musicians from the USA, France, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, Romania, Czech Republic, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Ukraine took part in KharkivMusicFest concerts and projects. The number of projects and events of the KharkivMusicFest brand is constantly growing, its annual audience exceeds 300,000 people.
The implementation of such an ambitious project is impossible without strong financial support. In this regard, KharkivMusicFest is an example of a festival that from the initial stage operated without state support or funding from political authorities. It unites philanthropists, and representatives of local businesses, who are members of the Board of Trustees of the festival, to strengthen the brand of Kharkiv as a powerful cultural European centre.

KharkivMusicFest Children's Symphony Orchestra was established in 2019. The ensemble unites talented children and teenagers aged 10-18 and allows them to play music together, improve their performing skills, and perform at the best concert venues in the city, and later other cities and countries. Currently, the orchestra consists of more than 50 talented young musicians from different music schools in Kharkiv, chosen on a competitive basis. The repertoire of the orchestra includes the best and most famous examples of symphonic classics performed by outstanding orchestras of the world.
Young musicians have practised with conductors both from different cities of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kyiv) and from abroad (USA, Germany) during several years of the orchestra's existence, also they had the opportunity to play together with senior experienced colleagues from the leading orchestras of the country - Nova Sinfonietta, "Kyiv Soloists", the orchestra of the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic.Participation in the orchestra is free for children thanks to the financial support of the Charitable Foundation "Toloka".

Young Composers Competition named after Boris Lyatoshinsky was founded in 2019. The goals of the competition are to develop the creativity of young composers in Ukraine, increase the importance of these works, and professional orientation of young artists in a professional environment. It creates artistic space for the self-expression of young composers.
The international jury guarantees objectivity and transparency in the selection of winners. The identity of the contestants has hidden from the jury under fictitious pseudonyms that the participants choose themselves. The competition has no entry fee, all participants are guaranteed equal rights and opportunities. One of the features of the competition is that the works of the winners are presented to the audience and performed by professional musicians at the Call for Genius concert, a bright finale of the competition.

DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY

Our projects

Toloka Talks is a communication platform for philanthropists. It was founded in 2016 to establish communication between representatives of public initiatives of Kharkiv city and potential investors who can support projects aimed at the development of the city. It is held in different formats (auctions, presentations of cultural projects, theatrical performances, etc.) to attract more interested participants. 
Toloka Talks promotes the development of charity, expanding the circle of potential donors from among local businesses.

Charity should become a part of corporate culture, as well as corporate social responsibility. Business representatives realize that they cannot exist outside of society, so they are interested in solving the problems of society, in promoting its development. But how to do it, what advantages business will have if it is engaged in charity - we are always informing entrepreneurs about these issues. 
In cooperation with experts in the field of taxation and accounting, we have published a practical guide on taxation and accounting of charity "Blahodiinist". Together with the European Business Association, we held events during which we talked about the benefits that philanthropists have. Several publications on the topic of taxation of charitable activities of business were published in the all-Ukrainian newspaper "Taxes and Accounting" on our initiative. 
Talking to entrepreneurs concerning their position, and highlighting the benefits of charitable activities in different ways, we motivate them to become philanthropists regularly.

Aid to medical institutions

Kharkiv medical institutions are in the great focus of the Foundation's attention since the beginning of the war. 
Within the framework of the projects "Supporting Kharkiv Community in Crisis" and "Med Aid," the Foundation assisted: Kharkiv Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region (military hospital), Regional Clinical Perinatal Center, Institute of General and Emergency Surgery named after V.T. Zaitsev of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, as well as Regional Clinical Trauma Hospital and City Clinical Hospital of Emergency and Ambulance Care. The medical institutions received modern diagnostic and surgical equipment, medical products and medicines, and functional equipment for patient care. 
We have seen that all this not only helps medics in their work but also provides them with moral support. Because they feel that they are not alone on their "front". And this inspires us to continue doing our job.

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CHARITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF KHARKIV “TOLOKA”