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@ Nataliia Dyba

Natalija Dyba heads the Department for International Projects at the Scientific National Library of Odessa. She has worked in the library sector since 1975 and has been with ONNB since 2004. Since 2010, she has led the Department for Foreign Language Literature and International Projects. She coordinates the library’s international activities, including the Window on America Information and Resource Center (supported by the U.S. Embassy), the German Reading Room (in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut), the French Literature Reading Room, and collaborations with consulates and international organizations. Dyba actively represents ONNB at international conferences and online forums such as Occupy Library Innovators Hub and One World, One Library Network. She organizes reading clubs (e.g., Literature Discussion Club, Film Club, Rhetoric Club), advises users on study opportunities in the U.S., and conducts bibliographic research in international databases. She also translates and writes scholarly materials for the library.

Anna Prokaeva is an environmentalist, head of the NGO “Zero Waste Kharkiv,” and board member of the national association “Ukrainian Alliance Zero Waste.” She works in sustainable development, waste management, and environmental education. She is the founder and coordinator of the “Zero Waste Ekohab” network, the professional training course “Zero Waste Academy,” and the educational project for teachers and children “Zero Waste Camp Kids.” Together with her team, she introduced composting in Ukrainian communities and co-authored and edited handbooks on circular approaches to waste management. She also implemented a pilot project for the circular demolition and reconstruction of a destroyed building in the village of Ruska Lozova (Kharkiv region). For several years, she coordinated the “Let’s Do It, Ukraine!” campaign in Kharkiv. For eleven years, she was the author and host of the TV show “Fabrika idej” (Idea Factory), which showcased innovative Ukrainian solutions, especially in ecology and energy efficiency. She won the “Land of Women 2019” competition by the Yves Rocher Foundation with her concept of an eco-hub as a zero-waste space.