Кожен виїзд робочої групи по фінансуванню ремонтних робіт пошкодженого російськими обстрілами житла в Дергачівській громаді- це не тільки анкетування, акти обстеження та інтерв’ю з потенційними бенефіціарами.

Друзі, маємо гарну новину!

From July 16 to 19, representatives of 7 communities from three regions of Ukraine learned the basics of strategic planning, MEAL, data collection and analysis, and fundraising.

As part of the project “Promoting Participatory Democracy in Territorial Communities”, a training course on the restoration and development of human capital in the communities of Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv regions will soon begin.One of the topics to be covered in the first module is “Fundraising in Communities.”

У 2024 ми: реалізували пілотний проєкт багатоцільової грошової допомоги на 13+ млн грн (у партнерстві з DEC та CCD) допомагали через постійні програми: «Адресна допомога» «Чужих людей не буває» «Станція милосердя» «З вірою у Перемогу» Разом надали допомоги на 22 422 493,30 грн, з них: 21+ млн — цивільному населенню (включно з евакуйованими, маломобільними, СЖО, літніми людьми) 1+ млн — для захисників: ноші, сітки, сухпаї, підсумки, продукти Результати: 832 особи — грошова допомога 380 дітей — підтримка на гаджети для навчання 4879 гігієнічних наборів 22546 побутових наборів 902 продуктові набори 705 мʼяких нош, 1021 сухпай, 31 маскувальна сітка та костюм Дякуємо всім, хто нас підтримує. Разом ми сила!

In December, the first stage of the project“Promoting Participatory Democracy in Territorial Communities” was completed.

On April 18, Kharkiv hosted the final reporting conference “Successful experience in disseminating modern participatory democracy technologies in eastern Ukraine” based on the results of the two-year project “Promoting Participatory Governance in Eastern Ukraine” implemented by the NGO “Volunteer Initiative ‘Kharkiv Station’ with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).The conference participants shared their achievements, which were made possible by the financial support of their projects.In total, over the past 2 years, our organization has provided financial support for the implementation of mini-grants to 17 civil society organizations. The main activities include the following:Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of public participation tools available to communities in Poltava, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions.Conducting trainings and roundtables involving the public, where the organizers shared the results of their research and raised awareness of citizens about the opportunities to participate in decision-making in their communities.Strengthening youth activism towards participation in the public life of their regions through informal training, online testing, and involvement of young people in the development of proposals for the restoration and development of their communities.Developing and implementing socially useful online services for local community residents that increased the level of communication between local authorities and the public.During the conference, participants presented their work and shared successful experiences and ways to overcome difficulties encountered during project implementation and sincerely rejoiced in the success of their colleagues.During the implementation of the two-year project, we managed to create a communication platform for cooperation and friendly communication between more than 40 civil society organizations.

On April 18, Kharkiv hosted the final reporting conference “Successful experience in disseminating modern participatory democracy technologies in eastern Ukraine” based on the results of the two-year project “Promoting Participatory Governance in Eastern Ukraine” implemented by the NGO “Volunteer Initiative “Kharkiv Station” with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Active citizenship should be developed from childhood. A culture of respect for human rights, critical thinking, civic activism, and concern for the fate of one’s community and country should be the basic values of a modern Ukrainian.Our sub-grantees have developed a pilot curriculum for the development of participatory democracy in the Shcherbaniv Lyceum in Poltava Oblast. Right now, specialists are successfully implementing it in their school.

Our grantees are making changes in society!