In February 2022, the Russian army occupied the northern part of the Kharkiv region. Until this region was reclaimed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in September of the same year, the newly established occupation administration organized the educational process in schools according to Russian curricula. Teachers who refused to cooperate faced threats and persecution by Russian special services. The project "Raised Hand. Teachers Want to Be Heard" was held as part of EENCE-Eduthon-2024, organised by the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education with the support of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) at the expense of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The organiser of Eduthon in Poland is Fundacja Międzynarodowy Ruch Latających Plecaczków / Flying Bag.