5 Social Projects to Help Ukraine require YOUR support
for a total amount of 374,900 USD.
As of 15 April 2017: 158 CAD have been donated!
THANK YOU!
for a total amount of 374,900 USD.
As of 15 April 2017: 158 CAD have been donated!
THANK YOU!
Tentatively on 31 January 2019 a raffle will be held, or sooner if the targeted amount is reached.
In each donation category, three prizes will be awarded:
(1) a money award;
(1) a money award;
(2) a Ukrainian doll by Lesia Pavlivna from a region of Ukraine of the winner's choice; and
(3) a unique "UGears" wooden 3-D self-propelled mechanical puzzle made in Ukraine.
(3) a unique "UGears" wooden 3-D self-propelled mechanical puzzle made in Ukraine.
Donation categories:
60 USD Donation Category: for one 60 USD donation, the donor has one chance to win 600 USD;
30 USD Donation Category: for one 30 USD donation, the donor has one chance to win 300 USD.
The update on the donations will be posted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Donate-and-Win-10-Times-Your-Donation-1924781681088426/
The PayPal transaction ID number will be used as the ticket number for the raffle. For those who have no access to PayPal, a separate ID number will be assigned.
Donors will be grouped by projects into ten groups and activity reports will be submitted to each group to allow group members to follow-up their project.
PLEASE DONATE $1 a day for 30, 60 or 90 days!
The 10 Social Projects to help Ukraine needing YOUR support are:
- Katranka Summer Rehabilitation Camp for War Veteran;
- Zashkiv Help Center/Halfway Home for Adult Orphans;
- Bandura and National Musical Instruments Center;
- Irpin Halfway Home for Adult Orphans;
- Downtown Kyiv area investment project to support home for adult orphans.
1. Katranka Summer Rehabilitation Camp for War Veterans
https://ukrainekatrankasummercamp.blogspot.com
#1 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
https://ukrainekatrankasummercamp.blogspot.com
#1 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
The summer rehabilitation camp for war veterans located in Katranka, 165 km from Odesa, in proximity to the Black Sea, needs to be brought to condition to properly service the war veterans and their families.
In the summers of 2015 and 2016, more than 400 war veterans and their families took advantage of these facilities but the living conditions were very difficult.
In the summers of 2015 and 2016, more than 400 war veterans and their families took advantage of these facilities but the living conditions were very difficult.
The buildings are old and need repairs. Doors, windows, walls and floors need refurbishing. Ramps for access by wheelchair need to be installed for each of the eight wooden buildings. Bio washrooms and shower cabins need to be installed, as well as kitchen facilities. Some basic furniture must be bought – bunk beds, tables, chairs and benches.
Financial assistance needed: 65,000 USD for the repairs and purchases, 7,000 USD for administrative costs; and 3,000 USD to cover the debt for the rental of the land from the local authorities to whom the land belongs.
Please visit page on: https://ukrainekatrankasummercamp.blogspot.com
N.B. 4,000 USD have been raised in August 2016. This reduces the total amount needed to 71,000 USD from 75,000 USD.
Total cost of the “Katranka Summer Rehabilitation Camp for War Veterans” project:
75,000 USD
2. Zashkiv Help Center/Halfway Home for Adult Orphans
https://orphanadultsinukraine.blogspot.com
#6 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
In the quiet historical Zashkiv village, 20 km west from the city of Lviv there is the possibility of setting up a help center/halfway home for adult orphans who are left on their own as soon as they reach legal age.
Since the state does not provide accommodation facilities for orphans after they finish high school, this halfway home is being set up to provide a home for orphaned children who have nowhere to go after their secondary level studies. This halfway home is to prevent that the orphans end up in the world of drugs, crime and despair.
Two bare land plots of 0.15 and 0.15 hectare (30 ares or 3,000m2) have already been reserved for the halfway home located on a slope nearby a forest at the end of a quiet street. A preliminary sketch of the building has been done for a fee. These two land plots will provide space for a garden and an orchard. Ideally a third land plot totally nearby should be acquired for permaculture and gardening activities. No need to dig a well, but a metal fence has to be installed, and electricity connected.
Two bare land plots of 0.15 and 0.15 hectare (30 ares or 3,000m2) have already been reserved for the halfway home located on a slope nearby a forest at the end of a quiet street. A preliminary sketch of the building has been done for a fee. These two land plots will provide space for a garden and an orchard. Ideally a third land plot totally nearby should be acquired for permaculture and gardening activities. No need to dig a well, but a metal fence has to be installed, and electricity connected.
Basic furniture will be bought for the house (bunk beds, tables, chairs and benches; kitchen appliances, bathroom equipment, washing machines). Nothing superfluous.
Financial assistance needed immediately: 5,000 USD for the building documentation; 34,000 USD to purchase the 0.30 ha (two land plots); 15,500 USD to purchase the third land plot (0.15ha); 40,000 USD to lay down the foundations; 3,500 USD to cover administrative costs. For a total interim amount of 98,000 USD of the 504,000 USD needed.
Please visit pages on: https://orphanadultsinukraine.blogspot.com / https://www.facebook.com/skif11
Please visit pages on: https://orphanadultsinukraine.blogspot.com / https://www.facebook.com/skif11
Two of the land plots need to bought without delay. 34,000 USD are needed immediately.
Total cost of the “Zashkiv Help Center/Halfway Home for Adult Orphans” project:
504,000 USD
3. Bandura and National Musical Instruments Center
#8 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
#8 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
In the historical village of Buzova, 30 km west from Kyiv, to help adult orphans and youth pursuing their studies of the bandura, a Ukrainian national instrument, a bandura revival center is to be set up to help the popularization of the bandura and its manufacturing. This revival center will also act as a much needed gathering center for those interested in the revival of Ukrainian culture for the Buzova village area whose cultural life is almost nonexistant.
The bandura revival center will provide living and working facilities to a group of students from all over Ukraine. Their activities will be part of their curriculum at the Chaikovskyi National Music Academy (known as the Kyiv Conservatory). The main focus will be on reviving the Kharkivska bandura, and the custom building and repairing of existing banduras and other Ukrainian national instruments. Such a repair service for musical instruments is very much in demand and cannot be responded to due to the scarcity of such specialists. The building will be an adapted two-storey construction of the Khata Shevchenka. There will be rooms for designing the bandura and other instruments, carving, cutting, sanding, painting, drying and displaying the finished works of art for sales purposes. There will be also a storage room for materials and equipment needed for the construction of the instruments.
To get this project off the ground, three bare land plots of 0.15 hectare each are to be purchased. In addition, another 0.15 ha, 0.7 ha land plots must be acquired to allow permaculture and gardening. Towards this end, 67,000 USD are needed. Another 7,000 USD to cover construction documentation costs for the building; 40,000 USD to lay down the foundations; and 20,500 USD to dig the well, install a metal fence, and connect the electricity. Total interim amount of 134,500 USD out of a total of 388,500 USD.
The bandura revival center will provide living and working facilities to a group of students from all over Ukraine. Their activities will be part of their curriculum at the Chaikovskyi National Music Academy (known as the Kyiv Conservatory). The main focus will be on reviving the Kharkivska bandura, and the custom building and repairing of existing banduras and other Ukrainian national instruments. Such a repair service for musical instruments is very much in demand and cannot be responded to due to the scarcity of such specialists. The building will be an adapted two-storey construction of the Khata Shevchenka. There will be rooms for designing the bandura and other instruments, carving, cutting, sanding, painting, drying and displaying the finished works of art for sales purposes. There will be also a storage room for materials and equipment needed for the construction of the instruments.
To get this project off the ground, three bare land plots of 0.15 hectare each are to be purchased. In addition, another 0.15 ha, 0.7 ha land plots must be acquired to allow permaculture and gardening. Towards this end, 67,000 USD are needed. Another 7,000 USD to cover construction documentation costs for the building; 40,000 USD to lay down the foundations; and 20,500 USD to dig the well, install a metal fence, and connect the electricity. Total interim amount of 134,500 USD out of a total of 388,500 USD.
Total cost of the “Bandura and National Musical Instruments Centre” project: 388,500 USD
4. Irpin Halfway Home for Adult Orphans
https://ukraineorphansadultirpin.blogspot.com
#15 on the list in https://ukrainesocialprojects.blogspot.com
In the city of Irpin, 15 km from the city of Kyiv there is a building suitable as a halfway home for adult orphans who are left on their own as they reach legal age. To prevent that the orphans end up in the world of drugs, crime and despair, they need a family environment where they can obtain moral and physical support while they are learning the ropes of adult life to which the school system has not prepared them.
One land plot of 0.4 hectare (4 ares or 400m2) with an old house in need of repairs inside and outside including the roof. It is located on a quiet lane 500 off the main road. On this land plot there is a small orchard and space for a garden. There is a water, electricity and gas. A metal fence has to be installed and the territory needs to be cleaned up from all old run down shacks and side building. Very convenient transportation to Kyiv directly to the metro.
Basic furniture will be bought for the house (bunk beds, tables, chairs and benches; kitchen appliances, bathroom equipment, washing machines). Nothing superfluous.
Financial assistance needed: 3,000 USD for the building documentation; 15,000 USD to purchase the land plot of 0.4 ha with the house; 5,500 USD to fence the property, connect the electricity and gas to the building; 45,000 USD to rebuild the home, 15,000 USD for the animal shelter, 10,500 USD for administrative costs; and 20,000 USD for a used multi van.
Please visit page on: https://ukraineorphansadultirpin.blogspot.com
114,000 USD are needed now to secure the purchase, fencing and rebuilding of the property to make it habitable and self-sustainable.
Total cost of the “Irpin Halfway Home for Adult Orphans” project: 114,000 USD
5. Downtown Kyiv area - investment project
to help home for orphan adults
#2 on the list in https://ukrainebusinessprojects.blogspot.com
to help home for orphan adults
#2 on the list in https://ukrainebusinessprojects.blogspot.com
In downtown of the city of Kyiv, a small business is being sold by the owner. Premises of 30m2 are to be totally refurbished. Revenues will be used to support home for adult orphans. Income will be generated immediately upon termination of refurbishing works.
Financial assistance needed: a 7.5-year loan of 60,000 USD. Interest rate to be agreed upon.
Total cost of the “Downtown Kyiv area” project: loan of 60,000 USD
