About INKuLtur
The international programme INKuLtur aims to provide people with disabilities in countries of Eastern Europe and Germany equal access to society by creating an inclusive culture and removing barriers. We conduct advanced training, develop online video courses, organize public talks, and connect experts on inclusion and accessibility. We also help various institutions to improve their accessibility by providing needs assessments, tailored project consultations, and mini-grants.
Our focus is always on the dialogue between fellow experts, as well as on breaking down various barriers and strengthening social acceptance of inclusion and diversity.
Our Team
Irina Bukharkina
Born in St.Petersburg, Irina grew up between St.Petersburg and Lviv. Since 2007 she has been living in Berlin. Irina studied German philology in St.Petersburg and then Cultural Studies and Sociology (M.A.) at the Free University Berlin. She has worked for many years in the sphere of civic and political youth education. The “INKuLtur” programme, which Irina initiated together with her colleagues back in 2018, combines her passion for culture, engagement for inclusion and her long-term experience of managing international projects.
Nataliia Zviagintseva
Born 1988 in Ukraine. Master of Journalism and Public Relations at Donetsk National University in Ukraine, later on B.A. in Education and Gender Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Nataliia has worked for several years as project coordinator and manager in the field of environmental education and sustainable development at ChildFund Germany e.V. Since 2020 project coordinator in the “INKuLtur”-programme and responsible for its PR. Nataliia´s expertise is in the conception and implementation of projects on inclusion, diversity, and anti-discrimination.
Diana Van Imschoot
Studied philology at the University of Foreign Languages in Horlivka, Ukraine, and earned an M.A. in Sustainable Development from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. With a background in non-profit work and extensive professional experience in the commercial sector across Ukraine, China, and Brazil, she joined Austausch e.V. in 2016. Dana assumed the role of financial manager in the “INKuLtur” programme since January 2024. She is also a board member of the migrant women’s self-organization “MIM e.V.” in Berlin which realises educational, counselling and cultural offers for women and girls with and without a migration biography.
Kirsten Heyerhoff
(on maternity leave)
Kirsten Heyerhoff, since 2018 in the “INKuLtur” programme, which she has initiated together with Irina Bukharkina. Responsible for project coordination and finances. Kirsten studied International Culture and Business Studies (BA) and Cultural Management (MA) with focus on Eastern Europe in Passau and Weimar. A voluntary social year in 2010 at the Curative Education Center in Pskov (Russia) brought her both to her love to Eastern Europe and her commitment to people with disabilities.
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