Project «Development of self-organization of the population for renovation of the Housing and communal services»

The project started on 1 July 2011, with financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (Washington

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DC, USA) and Stefan Batoriy Foundation(Warsaw, Poland). The deadline – 01 July 2012.

In order to achieve democratic consolidation in Ukraine which we began to do in 2004 we create conditions for sustainable development of institutional capacity of local civil society groups (LCG), as an effective defender of the rights and interests of citizens in local communities of Crimea, Nikolayev and Kherson regions especially in the consumer utility and other administrative services (social protection, health, licensing procedures, etc.). The problem is the inability to protect the interests of the LCG and rights of citizens in decision-making and policy implementation of this sphere on the local level:

— first of all, it is shortage of leaders and activists of the LCG, especially in small towns, knowledge and skills in law, financial management and organizational development of its institutions, representative of the rights and interests of consumers of housing and other administrative services.

— secondly, it is lack of resource support to sustainable institutional development and the actions mentioned in the LCG field.

Therefore, throughout the year, work of the «Center for self-organization of the Southern Ukraine» (the Center) will be continued on the base of the FDN and our partners in Simferopol and Kherson. Its purpose will be further development of the LCG. The content of the Centre will be methodical, informational and communicative, legal, and grant support for LCG leaders in dealing with contentious issues in relations with authorities, suppliers of administrative services, etc. Including:

— Preparing and holding the contest in support of organizational development of LCG, in particular associations of condominiums and self-organization of the population.

— To conduct 3 press clubs in Nikolayev, Kherson and Simferopol (for announcement of the competition for micro-grants set in the «School of Civil Action» and the final working meeting of the project participants).

— To conduct in training the “School of civic action” on the topic: «Organizational development and operation of the LCG.»

— Determing the initial index of organizational development.

— Organization of the accompanying course of realizing projects by all the LCG.

— To conduct legal consultations as to the LCG in regional reception centers as well as on its interactive platform http://frgn.mk.ua/?page_id=6 , and also in Skype.

— Free distribution of the updated universal configuration accounting program for the LCG based on «1-C Accountancy. Version 7.7 «.

— Monitoring visit of the Centre to the LCG for final grading of index of the organizational development and level of influence of the outcome of the project on the processes in the community.

— Other measures.

Measures and publications

Мероприятия и публикации:

29.06.11 Статья Новый конкурс Фонда развития города Николаева

05.07.11. Конкурс «Развитие самоорганизации местных гражданских групп Юга Украины — 2011»

12.07.11. Статья «Органы самоорганизации населения — корневища демократии»

07.09.11. Статья «Николаев – Херсон – Крым: Школа гражданского действия Фонда развития города Николаева»

18.10.11. Статья «В Николаеве определены победители конкурса социальных проектов»

31.10.11. Статья «Тренинг для победителей»

07.02.12. Статья «Школа эффективного собственника»

20.02.12. Статья «Школа эффективного собственника: продолжение следует»

Все мероприятия и публикации Центра самоорганизации Юга Украины.