Project 1

Sisters can make it 

Proof of Concept

Short project phase description

Project phase 1 – “Sisters can make it” (Proof of Concept) is the first part of the 3D-Sisterhood Project, which aims to set up and run a 3D printing lab in the Ukrainian village of Baranivka, in Poltava Oblast (approx. 300 inhabitants).After intensive training by InMOE and familiarization with the technology, the community house members will conduct several training sessions with children, young people and other villagers in Baranivka. War-disabled people with prostheses should also take part in the training sessions. 

Project phase description

• Project duration: January 2025 – January 2026 (1 Year)• Training of 2 – 3 Ukrainian people in the basics of 3D printing and 3D modelling, who will later be trainers in Baranivka (Poltava Oblast). The training will take place online and offline. The offline training is around 2 days and will be held in Berlin.• Providing the Community House Baranivka with two 3D printers and a laptop, some 3D printing materials and basics equipment.• The Ukrainian trainers focus on testing the technology and conducting several workshops in the village with children, youth and adults to become well-trained instructors.• The Ukrainian trainers will also focus on finding participants with a missing arm or hand and ideally who already have prostheses. The trainers will also conduct surveys to find out what kind of 3D printed gadgets/tools would be useful for the participants. Together with the help of the trainers the participants will create first tools.• The trainers together with InMOE will create/find products (accessories, tools, ...), that InMOE and Baranivka can produce using the 3D printing technology as giveaways for donors, or to sell commercially with the aim to finance Baranivka and (partly) InMOE in the long run.• Transfer of gained knowledge back to Germany (InMOE) on how to run trainings focusing on participants with prothesis.

Project timeline

Starting sometime in Jan/Feb 2025• Trainings in Berlin and online• Printers are setup in BaranivkaFrom Mar 2025• Trainers practice in Baranivka• Trainers find first participants preparing local workshopsFrom Apr 2025• Running local workshops with children, teenagers and adults• Finding participants with prothesis, doing surveys and running workshops with them• Documenting project progress with photos, videos and reportsFrom June 2025• Developing and producing sellable products in Baranivka• Selling first products• Project results are shared and analyzed with project partners and documented on the InMOE Website

Project phase aims

● InMOE is already teaching various young people in Berlin in 3D modelling and 3D printing. Project phase 1 shall prove that InMOE’s teaching concept is transferable to a village/community center in Ukraine.• Additionally, it shall prove that war-disabled are interested in learning 3D printing to create useful tools to improve their daily lives.• It shall also prove that NGOs / village community centers can use the 3D printing technology to produce and sell products to generate some income to make them less dependent on donations and more financially sustainable in the long run.• Knowledge transfer between Berlin and Baranivka.

Measurable project phase results

● First workshops for children, teenagers and adults are conducted by the local trainers• Useful products are 3D printed in Baranivka • A survey with 10-20 participants with prothesis is being conducted● Participants with prothesis learn the basics of 3D modelling and 3D printing and useful tools are designed and 3D printed for them.

Project 2 – “Sisters can run it”

Project 3 – “Sisters can spread it”