Panel Session
Leadership in international humanitarian and charitable projects
Humanitarian and charity projects are the foundation for building trust-based, long-term relationships between individuals, communities, and nations.
The non-commercial nature of such aid, the openness of these relationships, and the genuine support of those involved in humanitarian and charity projects lay a strong foundation for joint action for many years to come.
The initiation and implementation of humanitarian and charity projects are shaping a new type of leader — individuals with a high level of agency, professionalism, and compassion
- Modern society develops unevenly. There is still much pain and inequality in the world. Some countries and peoples are entering the post-industrial era, while others are just approaching industrialization. This significantly affects their level of social development and creates the need for rapid "direct action" projects — to provide support, create opportunities, and deliver aid.
- Around the world, we continue to face social upheavals, environmental disasters, and other emergencies that require immediate consolidation of efforts and assistance from other countries and peoples.
The non-commercial nature of such aid, the openness of these relationships, and the genuine support of those involved in humanitarian and charity projects lay a strong foundation for joint action for many years to come.
The initiation and implementation of humanitarian and charity projects are shaping a new type of leader — individuals with a high level of agency, professionalism, and compassion
Key
Discussion Topics
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Economic, social, and personal prerequisites for initiating and implementing humanitarian and charity projects
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International humanitarian initiatives as a foundation for building trust between nations
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The profile of a leader in international humanitarian projects. The issue of project leadership continuity
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Models for the sustainability of humanitarian and charitable projects
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Creating an environment of mutual respect and trust as a foundation for long-term cooperation in business, social, and cultural fields
Questions
for Discussion
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How do humanitarian and social projects emerge, get implemented, and eventually conclude? What are the main life cycles of such projects?
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How can we ensure the sustainability of humanitarian and charity initiatives?
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What is the role of government and business in supporting civil humanitarian efforts?
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How can we assess project impact? Is it possible to verify the "Humanitarian Footprint"?
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Presentation of outstanding international humanitarian and charity projects
Moderator
Yanina Dubeykovskaya
Founder of the charity project "Her Voice"
Program and Speakers
Program and Speakers
10:05 – 10:20
Opening of the Forum
"Initiating Charitable Projects: Coincidence or Destiny? Sending Dreams into Space"
"Initiating Charitable Projects: Coincidence or Destiny? Sending Dreams into Space"
Alena Kuzmenko, President of the UNITY Foundation (Russia)
10:20 – 11:10
Panel Discussion
"Leadership as the Creation of Opportunities: Agency, Professionalism, and Compassion"
"Leadership as the Creation of Opportunities: Agency, Professionalism, and Compassion"
Moderator: Eric Biegon, Journalist of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Mary Mamikonyan, Chair of the Board, 4090 Educational Foundation (Armenia)
- Alfred Mushi, Founder and Chair, Kili Voices Foundation, Journalist at Daily Mail Tanzania (Tanzania)
- Anna Savchuk, Director of the International Center for Children’s Diplomacy and Executive Producer of the Russian Children’s Film Academy "Kinoostrov" (Russia)
- His Excellency Ali Mubarak Ali Binhaneefa Albloushi, Member of the High Advisory Council of the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE)
11:10 – 11:40
Projects "For the Ages": How to Build Sustainable Humanitarian and Charity Initiatives?
Moderator: Anna Palagina, Director of MIMOP Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Speakers:
Speakers:
- Nurul Ashiqin Binti Shamsuri, Founder of the Fearless Foundation (Malaysia)
- Mabvuto Tembo Chipata, CEO of Her Voice Foundation (Zambia)
How to Achieve Sustainability in Charitable and Humanitarian Projects
Dmitry Isayenko, Initiator and Organizer of the humanitarian mission "Peace March", CEO of the Rusexport Consortium
11:40 – 11:55
Film Screening:
A documentary about the launch of the UNITY charity satellite
A documentary about the launch of the UNITY charity satellite
MEMORANDUM
On the Value of Monuments of the World’s Spiritual Heritage
On the Value of Monuments of the World’s Spiritual Heritage
At the end of the 20th century, a devastating blow was dealt to the spiritual heritage of civilizational development.
The world faced a rupture of traditions and historical unity, disintegration and demoralization of society, and a deficit of mutual trust and responsibility.
The ongoing transformations gave rise to critical disruptions in the unified cultural and humanitarian space.
Most countries and peoples fell under the influence of expansionist cultural policies driven by narrowly national and group interests, distorting the spiritual and moral nature of human beings and the principles of communal life, thereby creating a real threat of losing socio-cultural identity and state sovereignty.
Monuments of spiritual heritage are not only buildings, structures, and other artifacts created by people across different historical epochs. They are the embodiment of faith, spiritual quest, cultural memory, and collective identity. Temples, sculptures, and confessional cultural spaces shaped the image of our cities. Tangible and intangible artifacts, including icons, musical and literary monuments, have accompanied the destinies of generations, reflecting the hopes and trials of society.
A new understanding of spiritual heritage, as a moral resource accumulated by humanity, allows us to highlight the holistic diversity of value metrics that have naturally and historically evolved within the framework of solidaristic civilizational development:
• Cultural and Historical Value. Monuments reflect key stages of civilizational development. Architecture, iconography, musical and written artifacts contain unique evidence of humanity’s artistic and technological achievements.
• Social Value. Temples, monasteries, and other historical cultural spaces have been, and remain, places of human gathering, peaceful dialogue, mutual assistance, and support. They reinforce a sense of community, mutual respect, and trust.
• Spiritual Value. For millions of people, these are living sanctuaries, preserving profound meanings, shaping systems of moral values, and providing life guidelines.
• Cognitive Value. Monuments of spiritual heritage are sources of knowledge about history, culture, philosophy, and art. They serve as a platform for fostering respect for the past and responsibility of generations for the future.
• Economic Value. The development of infrastructure and the cultural and economic circulation of spiritual heritage objects contributes to regional development, the creation of jobs, and sustainable economic growth, while opening opportunities for people of different countries and cultures to become acquainted with the richness of traditions and the heritage of nations.
At the same time, today many monuments of spiritual heritage are under threat.
Without sufficient preservation and proper maintenance, even the most durable structures gradually lose their authenticity. In conditions of armed conflicts, monuments become vulnerable and are sometimes deliberately destroyed as symbols of cultural identity.
Prolonged states of disrepair, neglect, and even the loss of architectural and other objects of spiritual heritage due to a lack of resources for their preservation are evidence of an escalating humanitarian threat to civilizational development.
This situation is further aggravated by the escalation of challenges and consequences of technological progress, including in the realms of media and digital space, up to and including the risks of losing socio-cultural identity and freedom of will.
Today, we call upon state authorities, international organizations, and the global public to unite their efforts. The preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage—formed naturally and historically across ethnocultural types, traditions, and forms of social existence—is not the private task of individual communities, but a matter of significance for all humanity.
The preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage is not merely a question of architecture or cultural history. It is a matter of our memory, our identity, morality, and humanity. By losing them, we forfeit not only tangible and intangible assets, but also the links between generations and the fundamental values, orientations, and meanings upon which culture and civilizational development rest.
We affirm: the protection and preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage, and the promotion of their cultural and economic circulation, is both a duty to our ancestors and an obligation to future generations.
Only through joint efforts will we be able to preserve this priceless gift of history and sustain our faith in the future of tomorrow’s world.
Endorsed by the participants of the Panel Session
"Humanitarian Modernization as an Imperative
for the Development of Modern Civilization"
within the First World Public Assembly
"A New World of Conscious Unity"
Moscow, Russian Federation
September 21, 2025
The world faced a rupture of traditions and historical unity, disintegration and demoralization of society, and a deficit of mutual trust and responsibility.
The ongoing transformations gave rise to critical disruptions in the unified cultural and humanitarian space.
Most countries and peoples fell under the influence of expansionist cultural policies driven by narrowly national and group interests, distorting the spiritual and moral nature of human beings and the principles of communal life, thereby creating a real threat of losing socio-cultural identity and state sovereignty.
Monuments of spiritual heritage are not only buildings, structures, and other artifacts created by people across different historical epochs. They are the embodiment of faith, spiritual quest, cultural memory, and collective identity. Temples, sculptures, and confessional cultural spaces shaped the image of our cities. Tangible and intangible artifacts, including icons, musical and literary monuments, have accompanied the destinies of generations, reflecting the hopes and trials of society.
A new understanding of spiritual heritage, as a moral resource accumulated by humanity, allows us to highlight the holistic diversity of value metrics that have naturally and historically evolved within the framework of solidaristic civilizational development:
• Cultural and Historical Value. Monuments reflect key stages of civilizational development. Architecture, iconography, musical and written artifacts contain unique evidence of humanity’s artistic and technological achievements.
• Social Value. Temples, monasteries, and other historical cultural spaces have been, and remain, places of human gathering, peaceful dialogue, mutual assistance, and support. They reinforce a sense of community, mutual respect, and trust.
• Spiritual Value. For millions of people, these are living sanctuaries, preserving profound meanings, shaping systems of moral values, and providing life guidelines.
• Cognitive Value. Monuments of spiritual heritage are sources of knowledge about history, culture, philosophy, and art. They serve as a platform for fostering respect for the past and responsibility of generations for the future.
• Economic Value. The development of infrastructure and the cultural and economic circulation of spiritual heritage objects contributes to regional development, the creation of jobs, and sustainable economic growth, while opening opportunities for people of different countries and cultures to become acquainted with the richness of traditions and the heritage of nations.
At the same time, today many monuments of spiritual heritage are under threat.
Without sufficient preservation and proper maintenance, even the most durable structures gradually lose their authenticity. In conditions of armed conflicts, monuments become vulnerable and are sometimes deliberately destroyed as symbols of cultural identity.
Prolonged states of disrepair, neglect, and even the loss of architectural and other objects of spiritual heritage due to a lack of resources for their preservation are evidence of an escalating humanitarian threat to civilizational development.
This situation is further aggravated by the escalation of challenges and consequences of technological progress, including in the realms of media and digital space, up to and including the risks of losing socio-cultural identity and freedom of will.
Today, we call upon state authorities, international organizations, and the global public to unite their efforts. The preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage—formed naturally and historically across ethnocultural types, traditions, and forms of social existence—is not the private task of individual communities, but a matter of significance for all humanity.
The preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage is not merely a question of architecture or cultural history. It is a matter of our memory, our identity, morality, and humanity. By losing them, we forfeit not only tangible and intangible assets, but also the links between generations and the fundamental values, orientations, and meanings upon which culture and civilizational development rest.
We affirm: the protection and preservation of monuments of spiritual heritage, and the promotion of their cultural and economic circulation, is both a duty to our ancestors and an obligation to future generations.
Only through joint efforts will we be able to preserve this priceless gift of history and sustain our faith in the future of tomorrow’s world.
Endorsed by the participants of the Panel Session
"Humanitarian Modernization as an Imperative
for the Development of Modern Civilization"
within the First World Public Assembly
"A New World of Conscious Unity"
Moscow, Russian Federation
September 21, 2025
