Building a free and prosperous Ukraine
Building a free and prosperous Ukraine
Learn more about us
Who we are
Who we are
Bendukidze Free Market Center is a Ukrainian educational and research center founded by Kakhа Bendukidze’s friends and supporters.
Founders
Our Mission
Our Mission
Unleashing Ukraine’s economic potential through policy recommendations, research, public discussions, and educational and grant programs that ensure Ukrainians’ prosperity, government’s accountability, and clear and equal rules for everyone.
Team
Nataliya Melnyk
Director
Nataliia Shostak
Head of Educational Projects and Partnerships
Anna-Mariia Senchyshyn
Project Manager
Iryna Pylypchuk
SMM Manager
Yuliya Hryhoruk
Communications Manager
Mariia Nazarenko
Analyst
Timeline
Our Timeline
Our Timeline. Highlights
2015
Establishment of BFMC
2015-2018
Developing policy recommendations and reform plans (Macroeconomic Stabilization, Plan for Ukraine, the Week of Structural Reforms), assisting with the launch of Reform Support Teams within ministries. Translating and publishing of Economic Freedom in the World annual reports, hosting the Economic Freedom Forum. Publishing the Ukrainian translation of Johan Norberg’s Progress
2016-2018
Launching our first educational initiative (the Tax Calculator)
2019-2020
Publishing the Economics for 8(9) Grade textbook (based on LFMI materials), obtaining approval from the Ministry of Education, and piloting it in 12 schools. Launching the online course Everyday Economics on the Prometheus platform. Conducting a joint study with CASE Ukraine: Audit of Economic Freedom in Ukraine. Launching the “Change Drivers” and “Freedom Library” projects
2021-2023
Promoting economics education at school. Designing and delivering teacher training programs. Launching the first regional Economic Education Accelerator in the Poltava region. Joining the International Economics Olympiad
на Прометеусі. Спільне дослідження з CASE Україна «Аудит економічної свободи
в Україні». Започаткування проектів «Творці змін» і «Бібліотека свободи».
2024
Expanding regional education accelerators (Poltava, Dnipro, Vinnytsia). Expanding the Economics Olympiad in Ukraine. Piloting the training and mentorship program Economic Pedagogy in Action. Establishing the Economic Education Fund. Implementing the Monitoring Ukraine’s Accession into the EUproject (in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting)
Learn more about our projects
Activities
Activities
We invest our efforts and resources into fostering a free and prosperous Ukraine—and help others do the same.
Main Projects
Economic Education Accelerator
A comprehensive educational initiative aimed at increasing access to economic education for Ukrainian 8th–9th graders, transforming the teaching of Economics-related subjects, building a community of educational leaders, and supporting teachers’ initiatives across Ukraine.
Economics Olympiad in Ukraine
A competition in economic thinking for 9–11 graders, designed to spark their interest in Economics, develop their economic mindset, and measure the level of economic literacy of the Ukrainian youth.
Change Drivers
A project aimed at identifying and supporting grassroots initiatives and project ideas that offer effective solutions to community or broader societal challenges.
Monitoring Ukraine’s Accession into the EU
A joint research project with IER to assess Ukraine’s progress or regress on its path to EU membership by analyzing both existing and planned legislation, as well as its implementation in key areas.
Our Impact
10000
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students participated in the International Economics Olympiad
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projects received our funding
10000
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copies of Economics for 8(9) Grade distributed
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teachers completed our training programs
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Investors and Partners
Educational Investors
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