Since 1989, the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Partnership (CKSCP) has built lasting connections between Cincinnati and Kharkiv through educational, cultural, professional, and humanitarian exchanges. More than 2,500 people have participated in programs designed to foster understanding, collaboration, and friendship between our communities.
Today, CKSCP is recognized as one of the strongest sister city partnerships in the world. With the support of generous donors, volunteers, corporations, foundations, and grants, we continue to strengthen international relationships while providing critical humanitarian assistance and meaningful exchange opportunities that make a lasting impact.
OUR STORY
Award for Innovation in Humanitarian Assistance
This Award recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding Sister City programs that promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation. In accepting the award presented to CKSCP at the SCI Annual Meeting in Forth Worth, Texas, Bob Herring, President of CKSCP, said, "This Award belongs to the people of Cincinnati who generously shared their resources to help the citizens of Kharkiv survive under almost daily bombardment from the Russian army. Their generosity speaks volumes about the value and the importance of this Sister City connection.”
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