Richard Gere supported Teenergizer at the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen

On September 6, Teenergizer became one of the participants of the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv, initiated by Olena Zelenska. The Summit, which has been held in Ukraine for the third year in a row, was about sincerity, honesty, trust, and love. This is what makes us human. It prevents conflicts and global disasters. It is prevention, not reaping the consequences. The key theme of the Summit is mental health. We are very grateful to the…

Providing mental health counseling to teens in Ukraine

Power outages and other wartime hardships haven’t stopped Teenergizer from offering thousands of peer counseling sessions to young people and providing vital support to youth living with HIV or AIDS. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, GFC partner Teenergizer has seen a significant increase in the demand for its peer counseling service. The youth-led organization, which was founded in Ukraine in 2013, has also noticed a change in the problems for which young people are reaching out…