Democratizing Ukraine Small Projects Scheme

Donor: the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID)
Timeframe: August 2003 – August 2005
Location: Lviv oblast and Donetsk oblast

Objective: to enhance democratic voice strengthening in the communities of regions selected in order to increase people's influence on power decision-making process, particularly in the field of social services; in the field of partner community links building and relationship with other stakeholders including local authorities and mass media. The Program is conducted via civil society organizations of Lviv and Donetsk oblasts. It is aimed at assistance to deprived and socially vulnerable strata of the Ukrainian society who do not receive necessary services or who are limited in access to possibilities of social and economic needs satisfaction.

The Program was directed to help deprived and socially vulnerable strata of the Ukrainian society who do not receive necessary services and do not have opportunities for their social and economic needs satisfaction, or those who are limited to access to them.

The means to provide this assistance laid in small projects of initiative and efficient communities aimed at the most critical social and economic problems of the region or city.

The Program consisted of two components:

  • projects performance by communities;
  • consultative, expert and methodological assistance to local projects performers by means of trainings, consultations, and necessary literature publishing in order to help communities in small projects realization.

Democratising Ukraine Small Project Scheme. Projects Supported

Projects implemented in Donetsk oblast communities

Organization – the main declarant City Organizations-coperformers Project Title Contact Information
Environmental and Cultural Centre "Bakhmat" Artemivsk
  • Humanitarian Initiatives Centre
  • Local branch of the All-Ukrainian Non-governmental Organization "Soyuz Chornobyl" ("Chornobyl Union")
  • All-Ukrainian Women Popular Democratic Organization "Diya" ("Action")
  • Environmental Creative Youth Association "The 21st Century"
Let's learn to leave together galina@inca.donetsk.ua
City Non-governmental Organization "Impulse" Vuhledar
  • City Non-governmental Organization of Disabled People "Kovcheg" ("The Ark")
  • City Women Organization
  • City Youth Organization "Delta"
From the Dream to the Action 8 (06273) 6-30-36
Non-governmental Organization of Employers Yenakiieve
  • Yenakiieve Business Women League
  • Sports and Ball dance Club "Galant"
  • Creative Union of Working and Studying Youth "Torium"
Youth for the Democratic Changes 8 (06252) 5-25-64
Telmanove District Youth Non-governmental Organization "Antaeus-Unit" Telmanove
  • Telmanove non-governmental organization "Alliance"
  • Telmanove branch of the Ukrainian Youth Union in Ukraine  
  • Non-governmental organization "The Ukrainian Women Union" of the Telmanove district
  • Sports Club "Lotus"
  • "Business and Professional Women League of Telmanove district"
To the Better – Better Together antey-unit@freemail.ru
Torez City Non-governmental Organization "Natkhnennya" ("The Inspiration") Torez
  • Youth non-governmental organization "Vedi Run" Club
  • Torez city association "Yednist" ("The Unity")
  • Torez City Organization of Women
Forming the New Social Policy in Community through thr Partnership natkhnennya@mail.ru

Projects implemented in Lviv oblast communities

Organization – the main declarant City Organizations-coperformers Project Title Contact Information
Charity Foundation "Caritas" of Sokal Sokal
  • Non-governmental organization Civic Initiatives Foundation "Mist" ("The Bridge")  
  • Sokal Development Fund "Sokil" ("The Falcon")
  • Social District Association of Disabled People
  • Non-governmental organization "Perspective"
  • Charity Spiritual and Art Foundation of Аnatoliy Pokotyuk
The Wealth of Everyone is a Pledge of Democracy caritas@sokal.net.ua
Non-governmental Organization "Prykarpattia Development Agency" Sambir
  • Stanitsa Sambir Plast-National Scout Organization of Ukraine
  • Charity Foundation "Civic Initiative"
  • Ukrainian Women Alliance
  • Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Association "Promin" ("The Ray")
Community – for the Youth arp02@mail.ru
Chervonohrad Association of City Development Chervonohrad
  • Chervonohrad Children Organization "City Pupils Parliament"
  • Non-governmental Organization of Teachers "Pleyada" ("The Constellation")
  • Charity Foundation "Eco-Mercy"
  • Chervonohrad Association for Child Protection "Strumochok" ("The Brooklet")
  • City Association of Disabled People
Local Community Development in Chervonohrad Town trc@bis.net.ua
Drohobych Youth Club Drohobych
  • Drohobych Non-governmental Organization Drohobychchyna Youth Club (DYC)
  • Drohobych Non-governmental Organization "Socius" Club
  • Drohobych Non-governmental Organization "Prykarpattya Innovative Youth Centre" (PIYC)
  • Drohobych Non-governmental Organization "The Center of Municipal and Regional Development"
  • Drohobych Branch of the Journalists Association of Ukraine of the Drohobych newspaper "Galitska Zorya" editorial ("The Galicia Star")
  • The House Committee
Legal Service of Social Assistance kvu_dr@isp-lviv.net
Rehabilitation and Pedagogical Center "Strumok" ("The Brook") Brody
  • Brody Regional Voluntary Community for Disabled Children "Nadiya" ("The Hope")
  • Brody Department of Pomoryansk Professional Lyceum
  • Educational and Practical Enterprise "Dytyacha Nadiya" ("Children's Hope")
  • Credit Union "Samopomich" ("Self-Reliance")
  • Brody Regional Child Organization "Maybutnye Dityam" ("Future for Children")
  • Charity Fund of Ivan Trush Brody Gymnasium Revival and Development
  • Youth Social Service Centre
  • Brody Regional Non-governmental Organization "The Ukrainian Women Alliance"
  • Brody Regional Organization of Employers
  • Brody Regional Diabetic Association "Insula"
We Are the Single Community nadia@brody.lv.ukrtel.net