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Public report onOperating of community initiative "Restoring Donbas"
during 2015
RESTORING DONBAS
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
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Elena Petryayeva,the head of community initiative «Restoring Donbas»
Annual path of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" - is not only a path of operating from a virtual to a practical �eld. It is an instance of how can qualitative Internet platform together with an active and versatile team operate organically (in synergy).
Lawyers, economists, experts in tax area, experts in communications, IT-experts and simply people with an active lifestyle - are the team of "Restoring Donbas", which has transformed our organization into one of the most useful and recognized in matters of problem-solving of IDPs and residents of the area ATO, in de�ning the strategy of con�ict resolution in the East.
Oleksandr Klymenko,
the founder of community initiative «Restoring Donbas»All of this started with a single document last fall. Together with the group of experts we prepared a project "Restoring Donbas and Ukraine." We were con�dent that the situation in Donbas can not be resolved by use of force of weapon. We still believe in it. Such challenge should be replied by force of intellect.
Ukraine has been living peacefully during all the years. Armed con�ict became a severe test for it. Plethora people were not ready. A lot of people succumbed to the temptation of easy solutions. We have set a goal from the very beginning, namely, to bring back peace in Donbas. To bring back peace in Ukraine. To make foundation for the prosperity of our native region and the whole country in future. Community initiative "Restoring Donbas", which was created by us, adopted the document as a program of its activity. We decided implement the ideas that lead to peace.
Today, a year later, more than a hundred thousand people have become our soulmates. Experts and volunteers of the organization have successfully implemented a set of analytical, advisory, humanitarian and socio-economic projects. Thousands of gratitudes from Donbas residents and those, who were forced to leave their region became a reward for our work.
We see and understand the challenges that society and the state are facing with today. Moreover, we are aware of future di�culties. We are ready to take responsibility for overcoming it. We believe in peaceful and united Ukraine because we believe in happy and successful Ukrainians!
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Mission, vision, purpose and principles of "Restoring Donbas" 3
Chronology of the implementation of "Restoring Donbas" projects
A year of work of "Restoring Donbas" in numbers
Expert projects A survey on the future of Donbas among expertsMonitoring on power e�ciencyCase Study "Index of IDP's comfort"Expert o�ers of "Restoring Donbas"
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Hotline and online chat system Center of the advisory help to IDPs Legal consulting Tax explanations and consulting Assistance in searching for housing and employment Inquiries and explanations Virtual o�ces of mutual assistance Charitable and humanitarian assistance
Cultural and socio-economic projectsContest of children's drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children» Photographic Competition “Donbas: peace in objective lens”«Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas»Young scientist’s competition “Restore Donbas together”
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences with "Restoring Donbas"International cooperationInteractive platform of "Restoring Donbas" - website and social networksMedia and appeal to journalistsPlans for 2016For taking notes
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4Mission, vision, purpose and principles of "Restoring Donbas"
Our mission To bring together thoughtful and concerned people in a joint searching for ways to restore the life of Donbas region and to overcome the problems of its inhabitants – both those, who remained in the area of military action and those, who were forced to move outside the region.
Our goalPeaceful and prosperous Donbas with modern
economics, tolerant society and civilized culture.
Our visionCommunity Initiative, whose participants work
together to �nd ways out of the crisis caused by the military con�ict, and paths for subsequent devel-opment of the region. Together we will o�er solutions to existing problems and will work in order to implement it by reaching out to the Ukrainian authorities and international community.
In history there were plethora instances, when Ukrainian people risked to be dissolved in other states. However, it never happened. We believe that we restore Ukraine by restoring Donbas!
Principles of our work:We do not provide help or accept help from people with weapons.
We are out of politics; we do not judge or accuse neither side of the con�ict.
We provide help exclusively to peaceful civilians who remain in the area of military action or were forced to move outside the region.
We are willing to join forces with all public non-government organizations and volunteers who care about the fate and future of Donbas.
Our work is governed exclusively by legislation of the Ukraine and international legal standards.
The highest value to us is human life. Respect towards human rights and freedoms is the �rst priority in our work.
We do not discriminate against any nationality, race, religion, social class or political views. We strive to help people, above all – those who are most in need.
In its voluntary activity of providing help the Community Initiative is not governed in any way by any drive for gain
5 Chronology of the implementation of "Restoring Donbas" projects
A survey on the future of Donbas among experts from Donetsk and
Luhansk regions
From the �rst day of operating of the initiative "Restoring Donbas", it is working on the development of its interactive platform (website and social
media pages), provides explanations and prepares useful background information for the IDPs and residents of Donbas, provides expert commen-
tary, recommendations to authorities.
Carrying out of the forum: “Restoring Donbas and Ukraine”
January 2015
Launching of online project "Legal consulting online"
March 2015
Launching of contest of children’s drawings: “Peace and war through
the eyes of Donbas children»
May 2015
Launching of online project “Tax explanations and consulting”
Carrying out of case Study "Index of IDP's comfort"
September 2015
Creating the following sectors on the organization's website for IDPs: Vacancies, CV, Rent housing
February 2015
Launching of online project «Virtual o�ces of mutual assistance»
April 2015
Creation of hotline «Restoring Donbas»
Opening of the Center of the advisory help to IDPs
Launching of monthly expert project “Monitoring on power e�ciency”
Launching of Photographic Competition “Donbas: peace in objective lens”
Carrying out of «Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas»
July 2015
Providing of charitable and humani-tarian assistance
Start of regional exhibitions of children's drawings contest "Peace and war
through the eyes of Donbas
Launching of Young scientist’s competi-tion “Restore Donbas together”
October 2015
December 2015
Summing up the results of Photographic Competition “Donbas: peace in
objective lens”, holding of exhibition
6A year of work of "Restoring Donbas" in numbers
Experts projects 2 sociological survey on the future of Donbas
and IDP's problems.
6 monthly monitoring on power e�ciency in matters of decision problems of Donbas.
Cultural and socio-economic projects1 contest of children's drawings.
6 regional exhibitions of children's drawings (Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Kharkov, Krama-torsk).
1 photo competition.
2 Ukrainian-English album (children drawings and photographs of Donbas).
1 Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas.
1 Young scientist’s competition (architects and designers)..
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences with "Restoring Donbas".
1 forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine».
8 round tables and press conferences.
More than 120 experts, who took part in organized sessions and meeting.
10 representatives of international organiza-tions.
15 representatives of public authorities.
Functioning of online platform More than 922 thousand visitors of the
website.
More than 2.5 mln. page views.
More than 110 thousand subscribers in social networks.
Charitable and humani-tarian assistance
Control over 20 families with 120 adopted children from Donbas.
More than 300 cases of providing charitable assistance during November-December 2015.
Informational assistance and consulting to IDPs and Donbas residents
1357 visitors of the Center of advisory help to IDPs in Kiev.
498 legal online consultations.
4553 calls on hotline and appeals via online-consultations.
26 tax explanations and 1 printed Tax consultancy.
More than 2600 оjob advertisements and housing announcements for IDPs.
More than 630 тыс. thousand views of reference materials and explanations on «Restoring Donbas» website.
120 Centers of assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents on a special online map.
Expert projects A survey on the future of Donbas among experts7In January 2015, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" summed up the results of the
survey among 400 representatives of expert community from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, dedicated to searching the ways out of crisis and Donbas restoring.
Research involved volunteers, public �gures, journalists, entrepreneurs, specialists in industrial �eld and heads of enterprises.
Geography of research is controlled and uncontrolled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, other regions of Ukraine, Kiev, Crimea and abroad.
Results of the study were presented to Ukrainian authorities with an appeal to take into account the opinion of the expert community in decision-making concerning Donbas. In addition, it was used in planning of community initiative "Restoring Donbas".
MAIN CONCLUSIONS OF RESEARCH
52,3% 34,9% 12,8%
Actions of Ukrainian party, which are necessary
in order to resolve the con�ict in Donbas:
The main subjects of decision-making, which can change the situation in Donbas*:
After the end of hostilities in Donbas it is necessary:
Key sectors of the economy, which are necessary for Donbas restoring:
E-version of the presentation with the results of survey is available on the website restoring-donbass.com
in the sector «Our projects»
Negotiations Continuation of hostilities Providing ATO area with "right to self-determination"
metallurgycoal mining industrysmall and medium enterprises in industrial sectoragricultural sectorinnovative technologies and communication servicesengineeringsmall and medium enterprises in trade �eld
53,1% – President of Ukraine
46,3% – Leaders of EU and USA
46,3% – Armed Forces of Ukraine
41,9% – Ukrainian government
41,6% – President of Russian Federation
27,7% – ordinary residents of ATO
22,9% – international organizations
18,9% – deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
15,6% – regional elites
7,7% – DNR and LNR leaders
27% – to create an innovative industrial zone
26% – to pay attention to renovation of banking sector
25% – to introduce tax holidays for small and medium-sized business
15% – to create export processing zone
6% – to create an "o�shore zone"
1% – to introduce full economic blockade of the region
*73% respondents identi�ed two and more key subjects of deci-sion-making that can resolve the con�ict or improve the situation.
Expert projects Monitoring on power e�ciency 8During July 2015, experts of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» carried out the
project called «Power e�ciency in resolving problems of Donbas residents and IDPs».
This survey represents the �rst comprehensive study of the work of authorities and government agencies in matters of the problems of IDPs and Donbas residents. It has covered the period from January 1 to August 1, 2015.
According to the result of study, recommendations were made to the Cabinet of Ministers, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, Ministry of Justice, Security Service of Ukraine, deputies of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Ministry of Information and state media.
After the �rst monitoring and interest of public, the project has been implemented as a monthly one until the end of 2015. It is facilitating public control over e�ciency of state actions.
It has been studied within:
Normative legal acts of the authorities
Activities of Donetsk and Luhansk deputies, which are re�ected on the o�cial website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Materials of Ukrainian state-owned media (the newspaper "Golos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier", "Pershiy natsіonalny" channel), which illuminate the issues of IDPs
Results of all monitorings are available on the websiterestoring-donbass.comin the sector «Our projects»
Expert projects Case Study "Index of IDP's comfort"9September 16,2015 community initiative «Restoring Donbas» together with TNS Ukraine
company presented "Index of IDP's comfort" – �rst comprehensive survey in Ukraine, which is about the problems of IDPs and ordinary residents.
The survey was carried out from 29th July to 11th August 2015 in the main regions of residence of IDPs in Ukraine, both among IDPs and people around them.
An important part of the study is assessment of government services, which IDPs face with. In particular, it comes about management of labor and social protection, migration services, health agencies, employment o�ces, pension funds, education authorities, children's a�airs services, social security bodies.
Both summarized results of the survey and its regional sections have been presented to central and regional authorities. The study caused considerable interest from both the public, media and public authorities (in particular, the Pension Fund, State Emergency Service of Ukraine).
GEOGRAPHY:
In addition, results of the survey are available on the website restoring-donbass.comin the sector «Our projects»
Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv region.Cities with more than 50,000 people population
TARGET AUDIENCE:
IDPs from Donetsk and Luhansk regions (18+), residents of Kiev, Dnipropetro-vsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Luhansk and Mykolaiv regions (major regions of accommodation of IDPs in Ukraine).
SELECTION:
1000 interviews with IDPs (free search); 1000 interviews with local residents (quota selection by gender, age, region
and size of settlement).
Expert projects Expert o�ers of "Restoring Donbas" 10Specialists of "Restoring Donbas" regularly analyze legislation concerning IDPs and
ATO residents. They work on proposals, which should improve the rules in the �eld of assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents.
One of the �rst o�er was organization of the Order of providing humanitarian aid to Donbas residents.
Proposals to Procedure for crossing the demarcation line (to Gritsak V.S., acting as Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine from 06/26/2015).
Proposals to Procedure for crossing the demarcation line (to Lutkovska V.V, Commissioner for Human Rights from 06/26/2015).
O�ers for improving the health care system in the East of Ukraine (to Kvitashvili A.M., Minister of Healthcare from 6/30/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with the rights to participate in local elections (to Boyko Y.A., the head of the parliamentary faction of the "Opposition block" party in parliament on 07/06/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with the rights to participate in local elections (to Groisman V.B., the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada on 07/06/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with the rights to participate in local elections (to Lyashko O.V., the head of the parliamenta-ry faction of the Radical Party of Oleg Lyashko in the Verkhovna Rada on 07/06/2015).
On the development of a number of state programs and other legal acts to imple-ment adopted laws concerning the rights of IDPs (to Kabanchenko G.V., Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Social Policy from 07/08/2015).
On amendments to the legislation on the rights for obligatory state social insurance of persons, who had labor relations with enterprises in ATO area, which did not register on Ukrainian territory (to Rozenko P.V., the Minister of Social Policy from 08/17/2015).
On amendments to the legislation on the rights for obligatory state social insurance of persons, who had labor relations with enterprises in ATO area, which did not register on Ukrainian territory (to Shevchuk O.B., the Chairman of the Board of the Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine, 08/17/2015).
Proposals to the draft law No 3171 "On Amendments to the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine on the establishment of the fact of birth or death on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine" (to Kniazevych R.P., the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy and Justice from 11/11/2015).
Appeal with the request not to include a draft law No 3593 of 12/08/2015 "On the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine" into the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada, due to contradictions with the Constitution of Ukraine and provisions of international humanitari-an law (to all the people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 12/18/2015).
DURING 2015, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION “RESTORING DONBAS” SENT A WIDE RANGE OF OFFERS:
A number of proposals, which have been sent to Petro Poroshenko, the President:On resolution of problematic issues in humanitarian crisis �eld in the East of UkraineOn the plan of events on the problems in health sector in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.On the revision of the Procedure for crossing the demarcation ;On hearing during a meeting of the NSDC concerning health issues in the East of Ukraine in the context of armed con�ict
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Hotline and online chat system11
Project «Hotline» was presented and launched by community initiative «Restoring Donbas» on July 3, 2015.
During its operation till the end of 2015, 1539 called the hotline. They were provided with practical assistance – consulting and explanation on di�erent social and legal issues, concrete information on questions, which they are interested in, useful contacts.
Another 3014 consultations were provided by community initiative via online-chat system on the website restoring-donbass.com. It was created in order to atomize provid-ing consultations and to remove the load from the hotline operators. Thus, during 2015, volunteers of community initiative have provided 4553 consultations.
58% of all requests were concerning one or another aspect of crossing the demarcation line: registration of pass, operation of road corridors, moving of underage citizens.
At the same time, a share of such questions at the initial stage was 76%, due to the implementation of the new procedure for crossing the demarcation line and «electronic passes» in the absence of any explanation from the state bodies.
The issues of social and humanitarian assistance from charitable organiza-tions and registration of targeted assistance, IDP's certi�cate, medical support of IDPs took the second place. Problems of employment and opportunities for the development of entrepre-neurship, registration and payment of pensions and subsidies, continuation of education of IDPs on the controlled territories are extremely accurate topics. The proportion of such requests for consultation was 23%.
Legal issues took the, third place In particular, it comes about renovation of documents, bank and tax liabilities; labor relations, formalization of inheritance, operation of notaries in ATO zone and registration of the facts of the birth of children on uncontrolled territory. The share of these questions was 10%.
5% of the requests were o�ers of cooperation and assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents, another 4% — were about housing and communal services (primarily - compen-sation for destroyed housing in ATO area and providing temporary housing for IDPs).
Geographical representation of requests during the time of consultations by Restoring Donbas was stable – between 45 до 50% were residents of uncontrolled territories of Ukraine, from 50 до 55 % — were internally displaced persons from di�erent regions of Ukraine and abroad.
Contacts of hotline «Restoring Donbas»
095-132-00-22, 063-132-00-22 and 098-132-00-22operating Mn-Fr, from 9AM to 6 PM.
The online-chat system is available in the website of the initiative in 24/7 format.
Subjects of requests to the volunteers of «Restoring Donbas»:
Another important direction of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» became consulting and providing assistance to IDPs and ATO residents. Later, it has been implemented regular programs of providing assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents.
Crossing the
demarcation line
58%
Issues of o�cial �eld legal issues
O�ers of cooperation and providing
assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents
Housing and
communal services
23% 10%
5% 4%
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Center of the advisory help to IDPs 12According to the requests of IDPs from
Donbas in Kiev, July 30, 2015, community initiative “Restoring Donbas” created its �rst center of the advisory help to IDPs. It was opened close to the central railway station in Kiev, namely, Kiev, Vozdukho�otsky Avenue, 21/2.
Another important directions of work are medical and psychological counseling. Consul-tations of therapists and pediatricians became really important for out at heels. 25 people have obtained the help of experts during the �rst few days.
The Center is actively working on the establishing the communications on cooperation with state authorities and institutions of civil society. During a few months of work, it has been established a dialogue with social services in Kiev, a number of public and voluntary organiza-tions, which deal with the problems of IDPs from Donbas and Crimea.
According to the results of the request, 79% have been resolved or explained.
Subjects of requests:
Regional partition:
The Center is operating on the basis of «single window» principle. It has de�ned primary directions of its work:
Providing consultations to IDPs on a wide range of issues
Organization in resolving social and humanitarian problems of IDPs
Providing legal consultations to IDPs
Holding of psychological trainings and consultations by psychologist and psychia-trist
Holding of medical consultations by therapist and pediatrician
62% - Donetsk region
36% - Luhansk region
1% - Crimea
1% - Other administrative territorial units
legal assistance – 915 charitable and humanitarian assistance – 622 social issues –262 crossing the demarcation line in ATO area – 152 contacts of state agencies and institutions – 111 housing and communal services – 59 o�ers of cooperation – 13
From the very beginning, the Center involved the team of volunteers-IDPs from Donbas, who
have experience in social �eld. Every day they carry out personal reception, provide practical assistance in registration of electronic passes in ATO area, provide guidance and explanations on various issues, which are interesting to citizens.
The most accurate topics are issues concerning migration service and the passport system, social security and pensions, housing and work, providing medical and humanitarian assistance. The total number of applications, which were received, – 1357.
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Legal online consultations13Focusing on the needs of IDPs and residents of ATO area, in March 2015 community
initiative "Restoring Donbas" opened a section Legal online consultation in our website, where volunteer lawyers answer the questions of IDPs and Donbas residents.
It has been received 498 questions during the reporting period. According to statistics, the most problematic issues for IDPs and Donbas residents were
issuance of passports and pasting the photo in it, obtaining assistance and extension of IDP's certi�cate, formalization of permits for the transportation of children across the demarcation line.
Volunteers gave answers to 100% of the requests. Legal online consultations became one of the most popular sections of the website (by December 31, 2015 there were 136 thousand views of this material).
Each IDP and Donbas resident can ask his/her question on the websiterestoring-donbass.com/konsultatsii
Formalization and issuance of documents
IDP's status Issues relating to children
Financial issues Entrepreneurship and Employment
Pass-entry system in ATO area
Property disputes
(obtaining and extension of certi�cates, registration in the
Social Security agencies, migration service, payments
to IDPs)
(obtaining and extension of certi�cates, registration in the
Social Security agencies, migration service, payments to
IDPs)
(formalization of documents, bene�ts,
maternity bene�ts, child support)
(payment of salaries, pensions, compensation,
subsidies, issues of deposits and loans, debt
for housing)
(business registration, reporting, tax issues, seniority, layo� and
hiring)
(formalization and obtaining of passes for moving to ATO
area)
(inheritance registration in ATO area, purchase and
sale of movable and immovable property)
Other
24,1% 21,2% 17,7% 16,5%
6,4% 6,2% 4,7% 3,2%
15Информационно-консультационные и гуманитарные проекты Налоговые разъяснения и консультацииInformation and counseling, humanitarian projects Humanitarian projects 14On September 3, 2015 community initiative "Restoring Donbas" started to provide
tax explanations and consulting aimed at IDPs and Donbas residents on its website restoring-donbass.com
It was also decided that under the conditions of the absence of systematic work of the State Fiscal Service and other government agencies in this �eld, explanations and consultations will be provided to all Ukrainian citizens on the general range of tax issues.
"Restoring Donbas" (together with the assistance of volunteer specialist) makes its explanations and consultations structured, departing from the complex legal and tax language without losing the essence and important details. Online service is represent-ed by 4 blocks:
The �rst tax consultation "Restoring Donbas" was called “How should IDP start own business” and described the nuances of registration and tax support of IDPs in business.
It includes simpli�ed and systematized the most di�cult and problematic for the perception moments of registration of their own business, choice of the taxation system via infographics and tables.
In addition, the consultation includes all the necessary contacts of state authorities.
Actions, which should be taken by IDP, are described via such steps:
Electronic version of consultation is available on the website restoring-donbass.com Electronic version of consultation is available on the website.
State registration as a private entrepreneur.
How to start your own business - an explanation for start-ups
Tax consultations by Restoring Donbas
Tax clari�cations for IDPs and Donbas Tax explanations for entrepreneurs and business in Ukraine
Determination of activity.
Registration at the State Fiscal Service.
Choice of the taxation system.
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Assistance in searching for housing and employment15In February 2015, community initiative “Restoring Donbas” opened a new sector of ads on
searching housing and employment for IDPs on its website.By December 31, 2015 the total number of submitted vacancies, CVs and ads on tenancy
has exceeded 2,4 thousand.During a short period of time, this section became one of the most visited. It has gathered
more than 260 thousand views during 2015. At the same time, ads of restoring-don-bass.com website are consistently in the top 3 in Google and Yandex at the request of "housing for IDPs" and «job for IDPs».
Searching of ads on the website has convenient and clear structure. There are options on the search �eld by following criteria: city, relevance, phrase. In addition, each of the sections includes speci�c search markers.
You can get acquainted with available ads on the «Restoring Donbas» website restoring-donbass.com in a sector «Useful information» of other pages in correspondent informational blocks on right
In addition, at least 10% of the o�ered housing options are available to IDPs on preferential terms (child care home, care for senior owners, etc.).
By December 31, 2015 it has been published 535 ads in "Looking for a housing" and 493 in “Housing rent" categories
Kiev and Kiev region
Kharkov region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Odesa region
Poltava region
Cherkasy region
"Looking for a housing" - "Housing rent"
ads in
"Looking for a housing"
ads in " Housing rent"
59,1%25,2%5,9%8,6%4,5%15.1%5%
4,3%
6,3%
7%
By December 31, 2015 it has been published 768 CVs and 852 vacancies
Kiev and Kiev region
Kharkov region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Odesa region
Donetsk region
Lviv region
CV - Vacancies
CVs
Vacancies
38,7%62%11,3%7,9%11,1%7,7%8,7%
7,2%
6,1%
2,1%
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Inquiries and explanations 16One of the key directions of development of the "Restoring Donbas» website restor-
ing-donbass.com are inquiries and explanations to IDPs and ATO residents on the most problematic issues - obtaining of permits to crossing the demarcation line (including a staged work with the SSU website on sending the necessary documents), registration of IDP's certi�cate.
In addition, prepared background information on the work of public authorities, charities and voluntary organizations, law standards for IDPs and ATO residents became extremely important among users of "Restoring Donbas" website.
Crossing the demarcation line. Pass or permit to ATO area restoring-donbass.com/peresechenie-granitsyi-s-zonoy-ato
How to apply for a pass via SSU website: Step–by-Step Guide restor-ing-donbass.com/novosti/14240-kak-po-dat-zayavku-na-ropusk-cherez-sayt-sbu-poshagovoe-rukovodstvo
How to get the status of IDP. IDP's certi�cate restoring-don-bass.com/kak-zaregistrirovatsya-pereselent-sem-spravka-pereselentsa
Hotlines of state authorities restoring-donbass.com/goryachie-linii-or-ganov-gosudarstvennoy-vlasti
State agencies, which have left ATO area restoring-donbass.com/gosorganu-pokinuvshie-zony-ato
Humanitarian aid in Donetsk and Luhansk, assistance to IDPs restor-ing-donbass.com/gumanitarnaya-pomocsh-v-donetske-i-lu-ganske-pomocsh-pereselentsam
Legislation for IDPs and ATO residents restoring-donbass.com/zakonoda-telstvo-ato
During the reporting period, the reference sections of the website became the most visited. The total number of views has exceeded 630 thousand.
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Virtual o�ces of mutual assistance17Under the condition of complicated social and economic situation in Donbas and Ukraine in April 2015, community initiative «Restoring Donbas» launched a project «Virtual o�ces of mutual assistance». Its aim is to provide e�ective interaction between IDPs and Donbas residents, on the one hand, and those, who are ready to help them, on the other.
«Need help»
On the "Restoring Donbas" website there is gathering of applications of people, who need help. It comes about both IDPs and ATO residents. Anyone can leave a request for help by �lling out the form. All applications for assistance, which are received by the organization's website, are veri�ed of volunteers of the initiative before the publication. Later it is spread through the "Restoring Donbas" pages in social networks. There is a work with relevant charities and voluntary organizations.
«Stations of aid»
Ordinary users and volunteers create a single list of places, where is possible to obtain assistance (for IDPs) and to leave such assistance (for ATO residents). The result of joint work on creation of mutual card is available to everyone. It is also available convenient categorization of the stations on location and �elds of activity.
During the reporting period, it has been published over 120 stations of assistance on Ukrainian territory (including - on uncontrolled territories).
«Volunteers»
In order to receive applications, users can register on "Restoring Donbas" website as a volunteer.
In order to do this, you must �ll out a form in "Volunteers" sector. At the same time, assistance on left applications is carried out bypassing the registration on the website. It is con�rmed by posts of users in social networks.
According to the data, which is collected in «Stations of aid» sector, volunteers of organization are working on creating of a single online maps concerning assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents.
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects Charitable and humanitarian assistance 18
In general, within the framework of humanitarian and charitable projects in November and December 2015, activists of "Restoring Donbas" have distributed more than 2,5 thousand units of goods, both among IDPs and Donbas residents.
It comes about hygiene products, home textiles (including warm blankets), household and stationery items.
Volunteer of the Center are working with IDPs. They make a map of requests on neces-sary things for each new stage of providing charitable assistance.
In October 2015, charity fund of community initiative "Restoring Donbas "was included to the Uni�ed Register of recipients of humanitarian assistance entities by the order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine» No 1030.
It has provided new opportunities to initiative's team. It will allow to receive humani-tarian aid from foreign donors and redistribute it to the victims of the con�ict in eastern Ukraine.
"Restoring Donbas" implements its humanitarian mission both through the Centre of the advisory help to IDPs, which was opened in Kiev, and remotely - via the postal service and partner organizations.
Since November 2015, a regular issue of the charitable aid to IDPs from Donetsk and Luhansk regions has been carried out (as part of the work of the Centre). First of all, it comes about hygiene products, home textiles, stationery.
First packages of aid intended for IDPs in the region, were sent in October and November 2015. It has been received by large families with foster children in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kiev and Khmelnitsky regions. It included kitchen equipment, home textiles, personal care items and stationery.
In addition, in November 2015 it has been started a work on providing assistance to Donbas residents, who are living among the demarcation line (Kurakhovo, Avdeevka, etc.), through the local parishes.
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES TAKE PRIORITY IN OBTAINING ASSISTANCE:
disabled (I, II groups)
single mothers / fathers with children up to 18 years
families with children (all children under the age of 18 years)
families with disabled children
seniors over 65 years
pregnant women at all stages of pregnancy (registered)
orphans up to 23 years
More details on providing humanitarian and charitable aid, contact us (hotline of «Restoring Donbas»):
(095) 132-00-22, (063) 132-00-22, (098) 132-00-22, or cell of the Centre of the advisory help in Kiev: (099) 607-62-32.
Cultural and socio-economic projects Contest of children's drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children»19
Works of participants are available on the websiterestoring-donbass.com in sector «Photo»
In May 2015 Donbas children got an opportunity to express their vision of peace and war via their drawings. Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" has initiated a children's drawing contest "Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children" in order to present Ukrainian and international community their works and their thoughts.
Participants of the contest are children aged 5 to 16 years. According to the results of the contest, community initiative has received more than 300 works from Donbas and other regions of Ukraine.
On August 28, a jury of the contest determined 6 winners of the contest – per 2 in each three age nominations (5-8 y.o., 9-12 y.o., 13-16 y.o.). The seventh winner was determined by a voting in social media networks. All of them have received prizes - laptops and tablets.
On September 15, in Children and Youth Creativity House in Solomenskiy district, Kiev, Award ceremony of the contest “Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children”, exhibition and festive concert "Children of Kiev - Donbas children" were held.
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Donetsk organization "Maximal" (partners of «Restoring Donbas») presented the awards to winners from uncontrolled territories.
During the concert there was presented a collection of drawings called "Bring me peace back" with the letters of Donbas children, comments of social network users, the explana-tion of the psychologist. This album was prepared in Ukrainian and English. It was sent to state agencies, partner countries and international organizations Ukraine.
After the end of the completion, "Restoring Donbas" has organized series of regional exhibitions. Each exhibition demonstrated not only children's drawings, but also short �lms produced by the initiative. Donbas children talk about their experiences and appeal to kids from other regions. Children, who visited the exhibitions, in its turn, were able to record video with response.
During the reporting period, such exhibitions were held in Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Kharkov and Kramatorsk.
A single cultural �eld and common life goals are important conditions for uniting of Ukrainian people around the problems of Donbas, the reintegration of its uncontrolled territories. Therefore, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" paid special attention to projects aimed at interaction between Donbas and other regions of Ukraine. First of all, it comes about art and creativity.
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The album was presented during the opening of the exhibition of photos of partici-pants, which was carried out on December 1, 2015 in Taras Shevchenko National Museum. Exhibition has been lasted till December 21..
You can �nd the works of participants of the contest «Donbas: peace in objective lens» on the website restoring-donbass.com
Another competition, focused on adult audience, has become a contest of photos of Donbas, which were made before the war.
Events in the East of Ukraine led to the fact that people started to forget the essence of real Donbas before ATO. Unfortunately, plethora people did not know it. They associated Donetsk and Luhansk regions exclusively with plants and mines.
Community initiative “Restoring Donbas” announces the beginning of the photo contest “Donbas: peace in objective lens” in order to dispel these myths and tell Ukrainians about the unknown (for the majority) region.
Works on the competition could be submitted during 2 months from September 1 to October 31, 2015. The initiative has received more than 500 photos from 56 participants during the contest.
Photographs from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kiev and Kharkov were the most active participants. In general, «Restoring Donbas» has obtained works from more than 20 Donbas cities, other regions and neighboring countries.
On November 16, 2015 it was de�ned the winners of the contest. The jury included experts in the photography �eld. In particular, it comes about Vasil Batyren-ko, Ihor Lyvshyts – photographer, member of the International Federation of Journal-ists, Leonid Dovhiy – photographer, founder and head of the Donetsk School of Photography “Fishka” and Valery Mylosyerdov– photographer, Project Manager of the Fund “ISOLATION”. Head of the jury – Victor Marushchenko – is famous Ukrainian photographer, member of more than 60 solo and group photo exhibitions in Switzer-land, Germany, France, USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, partici-pant of the Biennale in Venice (2001) and Sao Paulo (2004).
The jury determined four authors, who shared three �rst places. In addition, 20 more photos were noted in "People's Choice Award" category (according to the results of evalua-tion by "Restoring Donbas" audience in social networks. All of them received cash prizes and �rst variant of album with photos of the contest.
This album includes 100 photos, which are the most impressive and interesting. It has been selected by the jury together with the activists of community initiative «Restoring Donbas».
These photos and facts, which are presented in the album, describe Donbas from the most interesting, even unexpected sides.
21September 25, «The forum of adoption: Donbas children» was carried out in Ukrainian
House by community initiative “Restoring Donbas”. The forum was devoted to the Adopter Recognition Day, which is traditionally celebrated on September 30, a day of honoring of Faith, Hope and Charity and their mother Sophia by the Orthodox world.
For the participants of the Forum there was organized a concert. Dmytro and Nazar Yaremchuk (Honored Artists of Ukraine), Peter Chherniy (Honored Artist of Ukraine), Dmitry Ivashchenko (a �nalist of the «Golos krainy»), Elena Diamandi (a participant of the project “Golos krainy”), Kyril Pahar (accordionist).
20 families, who attended the forum, were taken on patronage by community initiative «Restoring Donbas».
Each of them received a gift from "Restoring Donbas" foundation, namely, kitchen equipment for parents and mobile phones for children.
Assistance is provided to these families beyond the scope of the forum - in current activity of charity initiative.
Cultural and socio-economic projects «Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas»
There were told both the stories of some families and the history of child care sta�, who were risking their lives in order to ensure the evacuation of orphans to peaceful territory. Activists of «Restoring Donbas» made short videos about the most famous families (Stavtsevy, Bantsevy, Zaretsky, etc.). It comes about the stories of adoption of their children and moving from ATO area. Participants of the forum made an appeal and addressed it to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko..
The aim of «Restoring Donbas» was to attract attention to Donbas families, who were taking orphans (children deprived of parental care) during the hostilities. They were formaliz-ing them as their own children, and moving to peaceful territory..
20 families took part in the meeting (adoptive, family type homes, foster families) and 120 children.
22Cultural and socio-economic projects Young scientist’s competition “Restore Donbas together”
Besides the integrating projects in art and creativity �elds, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" conducts competitions of young scientists focusing on talents and fresh perspective of Ukrainian students and graduate students in resolving problems of Donbas.
Taking into account the scale of destructions in two eastern regions, �rst competition called «Restore Donbas together» was announced on October 12, 2015 among the young architectures and designers.
There are 5 categories of works:
In each category there will be determined winning projects, whose authors will receive a prize of UAH 10 thousand as well as two special prizes.
The most interesting works will be o�ered to the authorities and investors on Ukrainian territories of Donbas in order to implement these projects. A database of such projects will be the foundation for large-scale construction in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
On November 2, On October 27, community initiative “Restoring Donbas” presented this contest during the opening ceremony of the KievArh 2015 Forum and the exhibition of the graduation projects of graduates from Ukrainian universities (major “Architecture” and “Design”).
Exhibition of the graduation projects of graduates from Ukrainian universities (major “Architecture” and “Design”), which took place in the capital.
The exhibition of “Restoring Donbas” was presented in the hall of the university among the works of young architects. It included the information about the competition, as well as photo-proofs of destructions in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Young architectures, who visited the exhibition, could obtain pencils and rubbers as a souvenir. During the �rst day of the competition, 5 students-architectures have applied to the participation.
In response to numerous requests from students and professors of Ukrainian universi-ties, who decided to participate in the contest. Students of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, the Dnieper State Academy of Construction and Architec-ture, as well as the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture were interested in contest.
- housing for IDPs
- objects of culture
- objects of healthcare
- objects of education
- home for a large family / family-type orphanage
Conditions of contest are available on the website restoring-donbass.com in sector «Our projects»
On December 10, 2015 it was carried out a Forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» in Kiev. Two discussions panels «International and Ukrainian experience in restoring of post-con�ict regions» and «Economic rehabilitation of Donbas and attracting investment to Ukraine» were hold there.
Forum organizers are Community initiative «Restoring Donbas», Institute for Strategic Studies “New Ukraine”, Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management.
Organizators of the Forum set a goal of creating a public platform in the context of searching ways to restore Donbas and socio-economic development of Ukraine in modern conditions. More than 150 speakers and partici-pants took part in Forum – representatives of power, community, expert and scienti�c �eld, business, including, UNICEF, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young.
During the Forum, Elena Petryayeva – the head of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» – presented program document “12 steps to peace, restoring and development of Donbas and Ukraine”. Participants of the Forum �xed their intention via Memorandum on further cooperation and joining e�orts.
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences with "Restoring Donbas"
Dialog and open communication – are key principles, which are basis for "Restoring Donbas" in collaboration with partners, friendly organizations and state agencies.
During the reporting period, community initiative has organized 8 round tables and press conferences related to urgent problems in IDP’s life and Donbas residents, including large-scale forum "Restoring Donbas and Ukraine."
Its implementation allowed to update the discussion of accumulated problems, to o�er new ways of resolving it, to identify areas of directions of work.
«Restoring Donbas» invited:
More than 120 experts15 representatives of state authorities10 representatives of international organizations
During organized events it was discussed:
The main problems of IDPs and ways of its resolving
Healthcare issues on controlled and uncontrolled territories of Donbas
Healthcare issues on controlled and uncontrolled territories of Donbas
Comfort of IDP's housing in Ukrainian cities
Tax problems and opportunities of IDPs concerning opening their own business
Power e�ciency in resolving problems of Donbas
The problems of orphans and children deprived of parental care from Donetsk and Luhansk regions
"Restoring Donbas" is grateful to all the partners, pro�led organizations and government authorities, which were able to delegate their representatives to our meetings. We hope that open discussion of problems and working out of its resolving will become the main mechanism in settlement of the situation in Donbas in 2016.
All video materials are available on the o�cial YouTube-channel «Restoring Donbas»
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24International cooperation
During the reporting period, the head of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" has carried out 4 meetings with the heads of international agencies - UNICEF, United Nations Development Programme, Médecins sans Frontières, International HIV / AIDS Alliance.
Events, which were organized by "Restoring Donbas", were attended by:
- Yuri Savko, Head of the International UNDP project "Restoring of social services and establishment peace in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,"
- Anna Sukhodolskaya, Head of Communication and development programs, acting as a Head of the Health and Children’s Development Programme, UNICEF;
- Nana Tsanava, Medical coordinator of the non-governmental international organization “Médecins sans Frontières”;
- Pavlo Zamostyan, head of the UN Population Fund in Ukraine;
- Dragoslav Popovich, International Consultant UNICEF.
In October 2015, British organization "Peaceful direction» (Peace Direct) included community initiative "Restoring Donbas" to the directory of the project "Inside the con�ict" as an organization,
which is operating in Ukraine. Work of "Peace direction" is focused on information support of peacemakers in local con�icts, which have a clear vision of resolving the situation.
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences organized by community initiative "Restoring Donbas", were regularly attended by OSCE representatives as listeners.
As a part of planned cooperation with relevant international organizations, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" sub-mitted 1 program o�er to participate in the grant by the Gov-ernment of Japan, 2 o�ers for program cooperation with the UN Children's Fund UNICEF.
Work of “Restoring Donbas” on projects
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25 Interactive platform of "Restoring Donbas" - website and social networks
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" was originated as a virtual association of soulmates. The website and pages of the initiative in social networks have become one of the most powerful channels of communication between the activists and IDPs, Donbas residents.
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Activists of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" always keep in touch with journalists – they present their projects, comment the course of its implementation, provide expert opinions on important issues of life of IDPs and problems of restoring and development of eastern regions of Ukraine.
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" is grateful to representatives of media for illuminating of work and assistance in communication between organization's
activists with IDPs and Donbas residents, partners, state authorities, international organizations.
«Restoring Donbas» in media
98 information events on the results of initiative operating
832 publications in Internet media
84 ТV stories
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Media and appeal to journalists
You can �nd main references of «Restoring Donbas» in mediaon the website restoring-donbass.comin sector «Media about us»
The main directions of the work of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" in 2016
1. Development of social, medical and psychological support to population among IDPs through the Center of advisory help to IDPs, adaptation and extension of operation of informational services for IDPs.
2. Organization and work of a single expert platform on the development of Donbas with package deals to public authorities, followed by further monitoring of results.
3. Provision of humanitarian assistance to IDPs from Donetsk and Luhansk region.
4. Implementation of social and cultural events that combine both internally displaced persons and residents of Ukrainian regions with the aim of transforming the culture of violence into cultural self-identity.
5. Organization of sports events for IDP's children, including collection of charitable funds.
6. Development of spiritual and moral education among children and youth through the implementation of special supporting programs.
7. Development of cooperation with international organizations in matters of providing counseling, information exchange, including donor projects and opportunities for its implementation after political decision on the status of temporarily uncontrolled territory.
27 Plans for 2016
Priority areas of work of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" for 2016Community initiative keeps a vector of the organization in accordance with the basic principles of work in humanitarian, social, cultural
and socio-economic �elds.
At the same time, activists of the initiative are planning to strengthen the group of own expert projects, to expand the spectrum of proj-ects aimed at restoring Donbas and reintegration of its uncontrolled territories.
Key categories of the population (basis of community initiative "Restoring Donbas") are still IDPs socially vulnerable categories of children in 2016.
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" refers to ordinary citizens, as well as to partner organizations calling on joining the development of working out the strategy on the next year. Contact us: [email protected] or call us the phones from our website
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"Restoring Donbas" is grateful to all the partners, pro�led organizations and government authorities, which were able to delegate their representatives to our meetings. We hope that open discussion of problems and working out of its resolving will become the main mechanism in settlement of the situation in Donbas in 2016.
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