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GRAINS SCHOOL MISSION
Turning crisis into life upgrade through education
& ensured employment
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WE SERVE
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Grains is the Non-Profit Hospitality School that integrates displaced people into new communities and secures employment
WE SERVE
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Grains creates a unique solution that directly connects education with employment. In this way we are helping governments to achieve:
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unemployment reduction
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social support expenditure reduction
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increased social welfare
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social integration of the vulnerable groups of population
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Grains aims to serve as a tool to create a new life. Displaced People who got selected to attend the school are guaranteed to receive:
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free education for a hospitality profession
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employment at Grains Partners institutions in Ukraine after graduation
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personal wellbeing support
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childcare during study hours
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The hospitality industry worldwide is grappling with an understaffing crisis.
In Ukraine, the situation is particularly unique: despite the ongoing war, the hospitality sector has grown by an estimated 15% in 2024. However, the country faces a severe talent gap, with 47% of establishments reporting challenges in finding skilled professionals to maintain high service standards.
In 2024 there were on average 2 thousand job offers in Kyiv hospitality sectors for positions of a waiter, cook, pastry chef, bartender, housekeeper, hall administrator, receptionist.
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Grains School
Two school buildings are located in the Kyiv countryside, on the territory of SHELEST hotel, surrounded by pristine woods, a lake, and a river.
Grains School can accommodate 120 students which equals 4-5 student groups max.
Facilities:
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Two study rooms
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Event hall
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Dormitory
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Childcare unit
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Free shuttle service from and to Kyiv city
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Peaceful natural surroundings
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Bomb shelter
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Inclusivity compliant
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Students can apply for free accommodation at Grains dormitory for the course enrolment period. The dormitory capacity is however limited.
Students can leave their children under the attention of nannies at Grains childcare unit. The children will have their own activities program while their caregivers are studying.
Grains courses prepare students for the most demanded roles in the Hospitality Industry:
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Chefs
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Waitstaff
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Front office
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Housekeepers
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Bartenders and Baristas
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Depending on the course subject, the duration is from 3 weeks to 4 months.
As Grains School is aimed to bring institutional knowledge from the leaders of the hospitality industry from the EU to the Ukrainian context, the lecturers are from Ukraine and the EU.
Grains welcomes students from 18 to 50+ years old.
The admission process will be held through the Grains App (open soon).
Grains App
To support our students' lifelong learning and make Grains courses available for everyone, we are developing the Grains App, which is meant to become the students' learn-work-life companion.
The key to long-term contentment in career and life is in understanding yourself and becoming your own best friend.
To empower our students to succeed, we develop an innovative personal wellbeing course. The aim: to provide our students with practices that will help them to• general understanding of the hospitality industry
• training on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• gamified subject courses
• soft skills development
• online mentorship
Biased or outdated information is a common problem in education.
To solve this issue, we are developing our own Artificial Intelligence algorithm that analyses a vast amount of data on a specific topic and merges it with unique industry insights and best practices that we manually collect from Hospitality Industry leaders in the EU and Ukraine.
This helps us to create unique, relevant, and up-to-date learning material that matches the needs of students.
Developed in cooperation with MI4People.Like in real life, there are no lectures, textbooks, or homework; instead, the app uses videos to simulate tasks by chefs, service staff, event managers, etc. Learn by imagining and be ready for bite-sized, real-world challenges as theory comes to life.
Current track record in Ukraine
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Built 2 school buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Developed a system that is aimed to reduce the unemployment period amongst Internally Displaced People from 22 to 6 monthsCollaborating with:
Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
State Employment Service of Ukraine
Temporary Special Commission of the Parliament of Ukraine on the Protection of Property and Non-Property Rights of IDPs
Global impact
Around 2b people are projected to be displaced by 2050 due to climate change and armed conflicts.
Grains shall become a solution that helps governments integrate displaced people into the new societies and secure their employment.
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Grains is the first non-profit hospitality school that integrates Displaced People into new communities and secures their employment.
Launched in Ukraine with the aim to empower Displaced People globally in the future.Empowering IDPs
Millions of Ukrainians had to relocate from the dangerous areas, but stayed within the country. Finding a well-paid job is one of the first priorities of starting a new life from scratch in a new place of living.
The Ukrainian Hospitality Industry grows on average
15% yearly amidst the war
The concentration of people in the most protected cities created a lot of demand for hospitality businesses. People keep creating new businesses to support the economy, but finding skilled labor remains the main issue. There is a severe staff shortage due to the recent pandemics, martial state, and the outflow of skilled labor.
The hospitality industry is an essential contributor to the Ukrainian economy. Grains was created to support people in need, the hospitality industry, and the Ukrainian economy as a whole.
Grains is a collective project that unites the expertise of tech and hospitality professionals from the European Union and Ukraine. It was founded in 2023 by SHELEST Hotel and Madina Katter as part of their social mission to empower the people affected by the war and create a solution that solves the migration crisis.
Grains app is meant to become a tool that helps Displaced People globally to integrate into a new place of living and find a well-paid job.
We will do that by creating a solution that connects government institutions, displaced people and hospitality players and tackles their issues.Apart from grants and individual donations, the school is largely funded by:
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Ukrainian Investment Fund Concorde Capital
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Berlin Startup Incubator
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European Social Fund
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Berlin University of Economics and Law
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