International Renaissance Foundation • 2007 Annual Report

Participation of Ukrainians in projects abroad supported by the East East:  
Partnership Beyond Borders Program:
In  2007,  close  to  400  Ukrainian  experts  and  young  activists  participated  in  the  implementation  of  
60 international projects. The projects that were implemented abroad can be divided into two categories: 
presentation  of  the  domestic  experience  by  Ukrainian  experts  and  study  visits  for  Ukrainian  target 
audiences.   
First and foremost, it’s worth noting the interest of the international public in the Ukrainian experience and 
analysis in such fields as civil society development, law, election monitoring, monitoring of the Ukraine-
EU Action Plan, energy security, monitoring the conditions of gas pipelines and environmental protection, 
protection of rights and social assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS and intravenous drug users.   
Ukrainian  experts  were  interested  in  the  experience  of  introducing  reforms  in  European  countries, 
in  particular  on  increasing  standards  in  general  education  schools  (Foundation  in  Support  of  Local 
Democracy,  Poland),  improving  standards  of  social  policy  and  quality  of  life  (EDUCON  Association, 
Czech Republic), fiscal decentralization (a project was started with the Center for Economic and Social 
Analysis, Slovakia), introducing gender sensitive practices in the activity of local self-government bodies 
(Center for Promoting Equality, Lithuania), etc.
Also beneficial were seminars that introduced Ukrainian participants to best practices in introducing 
an electronic voting system (Estonia), involving the public in the European integration process (Czech 
Republic), developing local business (Poland) and developing regional press (Latvia and Lithuania). 
The seminars also provided the push for implementing new ideas in Ukraine. The participants of the 
seminar “Best Partnership Practices in the Context of Developing Consumer Protection Policy” gained 
knowledge  on  consumer  protection,  an  area  in  which  Ukraine  significantly  lags  behind  European 
countries. Europeans have been developing a policy of smart consumers for a long time already, starting 
with school programs.   
Difficulties in Attaining the Program’s Priorities
Unfortunately, the East East Program repeatedly faced the problem of indifference and reluctance of 
officials to listen to public proposals, which hinders the adaptation of best foreign experience to Ukrainian 
conditions and introduction of proposals by international projects. In response to this challenge, the 
program actively involves them in projects and creates conditions for direct communication between 
Ukrainian officials and their foreign colleagues, the public, and journalists during seminars in Ukraine 
and study visits abroad.
Partnership and Cooperation
This  year,  other  donors  provided  27%  of  co-financing  for  projects.  Funds  for  the  joint  initiatives 
were  provided  by:  the  RE:FINE  program,  the  National  Endowment  for  Democracy,  the  International 
Organization for Migration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the USAID Democracy 
Support  Program,  the  OSCE  in  Azerbaijan,  the  Kofoed  School  in  Copenhagen  (Denmark)  and  the 
Luhansk City State Administration.     

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Expenditures by Region of Ukraine:
Region
Projects 
Supported
All-Ukrainian 
Projects
Total 
Amount
Total for All-Ukrainian 
Projects
AR Crimea
6
-
$ 24,526
$ -
Vinnytsia Oblast
2
-
$ 8,725
$ -
Donetsk Oblast
8
1
$ 52,345
$ 5,476
Zakarpattia Oblast
1
-
$ 3,533
$ -
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
5
-
$ 17,257
$ -
Kyiv
60
28
$ 227,262
$ 174,977
Kyiv Oblast
3
2
$ 19,702
$ 9,702
Luhansk Oblast
5
-
$ 23,580
$ -
Lviv Oblast
12
3
$ 54,906
$ 19,610
Odesa Oblast
6
-
$ 9,167
$ -
Poltava Oblast
1
1
$ 4,357
$ 4,357
Sumy Oblast
2
-
$ 1,214
$ -
Ternopil Oblast
1
-
$ 3,079
$ -
Kharkiv Oblast
4
-
$ 9,777
$ -
Chernivtsi Oblast
2
-
$ 300
$ -
Chernihiv Oblast
1
-
$ 210
$ -
Total:
119
35
$ 459,940
$ 214,122

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International Projects Implemented  
in Ukraine 
Number of Projects: 
41  
Total: 
$ 330,500 
Share of the Total Grant Amount:  4.95 %
Expenditures by Region of Ukraine:
Region
Projects 
Supported
All-Ukrainian 
Projects
Total 
Amount
Total for All-Ukrainian 
Projects
AR Crimea
3
-
$ 19,753
$ -
Donetsk Oblast
4
-
$ 34,468
$ -
Zakarpattia Oblast
1
-
$ 3,533
$ -
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
1
-
$ 11,208
$ -
Kyiv
19
16
$ 163,963
$ 143,013
Kyiv Oblast
2
1
$ 18,850
$ 8,850
Luhansk Oblast
2
-
$ 14,985
$ -
Lviv Oblast
6
2
$ 50,001
$ 19,210
Odesa Oblast
1
-
$ 7,160
$ -
Ternopil Oblast
1
-
$ 3,079
$ -
Kharkiv Oblast
1
-
$ 3,500
$ -
Total:
41
19
$ 330,500
$ 171,073
Projects Supported by the Program:
Grantee: 
“Strategic and Security Studies Group” NGO 
(03150, Kyiv, Antonovycha St., 156/17,  
tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Serhiy Herasymchuk 
Project Summary:
 February 17-18, 2007 concluding 
conference in Kyiv of the quadrilateral project 
“Cooperation of Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian 
and Hungarian NGOs for the Removal of Differences 
and Estrangement in the Fields of National Minority 
Development, Human Rights and Security.” Determining 
ways of increasing trust between the people of the 
Ukraine-Moldova-Romania-Hungary region. Developing 
intercultural dialogue and solving problems of interethnic 
relations and security in the region. Studying problems 
of legislative protection of rights of national minorities 
as one of the most important aspects of national and 
regional security. Presenting recommendations on 
protecting the rights of national minorities, interethnic 
tolerance, development of multiculturalism in the 
region and removing grounds for discrimination against 
national minorities. 
Total:
 $ 9,940 
EAST EAST: PARTNERSHIP BEYOND BORDERS PROGRAM

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Grantee: 
“Center of Economic Education” NGO (79019, 
Lviv, Chornovola Ave., 4, PO Box 1596,  
tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Ihor Shymkiv 
Project Summary:
 March 20-23, 2007 (Mostyska 
and Zhovkva, Lviv oblast) practical seminar in the 
framework of the Ukrainian-Moldovan-Romanian project 
“Positive Experience of Community Development for 
Active Village Communities.” Spreading the positive 
experience of development of village communities, 
methods for the public to define their needs and ways of 
achieving their own view of their village’s development. 
Increasing public participation in the village community 
by exchanging successful organizational practices, 
in particular work practices of local development 
institutions and providing social services in the village, 
and public organizations that work with the village 
community. 
Total:
 $ 7,424  
Grantee: 
Regional Transborder Cooperation Agency 
“Euroregion ‘Lower Danube’” (68800, Odesa Oblast, 
Reni, Dunayska St., 88, tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Ihor Babayan 
Project Summary:
 February 20-24, 2007 (Reni, Odesa 
oblast) training seminar in the framework of the 
trilateral initiative “Involving Public Organizations in 
the Democratization Process.” Spreading the most 
creative and effective mechanisms for stimulating 
cooperation between the public and local government 
bodies. Providing representative of the public in the 
Odesa oblast with practical skills for increasing public 
involvement, developing and introducing strategies of 
public involvement and not simply initiating individual 
projects. Increasing the skills of representatives of 
NGOs in conducting local advocacy campaigns and 
organizing and managing civic coalitions. 
Total:
 $ 7,160 
Grantee: 
Youth Civic Center “Etalon” (76000, Ivano-
Frankivsk, Pavlyka St., 10, Office 17-19,  
tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Lesya Aronets 
Project Summary:
 Two practical seminars were held on 
March 5-10, 2007 (Kosiv, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast and 
Kitsman, Chernivtsi oblast) on development of youth 
business in the regions with the participation of Polish 
trainers. A concluding roundtable was held in Ivano-
Frankivsk in July 2007 with the participation of Polish 
and Moldovan participants of the project. The Polish 
experience of Career Clubs for village youth was 
adapted in Ukraine and Moldova in order to spread 
knowledge and skills on how to orient oneself in the 
oblast/raion job market, start your own business, create 
additional jobs, encourage local residents to implement 
interregional socioeconomic projects, etc. 
Total:
 $ 11,208 
Grantee: 
“Association of Medical Workers” NGO (01133, 
Kyiv, L. Pervomaiskoho St., 9a, Office 5,  
tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Olena Yakymenko 
Project Summary:
 February 22-23, 2007 concluding 
conference and practical seminar for workers in the 
field of palliative care in the framework of the trilateral 
project " Exchange of Information on Social Innovations 
in Introducing Palliative Care in Moldova, Romania 
and Ukraine.” Supporting the development of national 
hospice networks, the development of the Regulation 
on the Hospice Service and Standards for Providing 
Palliative Care for countries participating in the project 
from the point of view of introducing EU criteria 
for protection of human rights. Spreading the best 
European practices in medical and social assistance for 
people with incurable diseases. 
Total:
 $ 9,840 

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Grantee: 
International Renaissance Foundation
Project Manager:
 Dmytro Shulha 
Project Summary:
 March 19-20, 2007 working meeting 
in Kyiv of representative of national foundations of 
the Open Society Institute network, public experts 
in the field of European integration from Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine and with the 
participation of analysts from Poland and Belgium with 
the aim of starting a public dialogue for exchanging 
experience between the EU’s eastern neighbors 
on introducing the European Neighborhood Policy 
(ENP). Initiating dialogue and cooperation between 
community representatives from the EU’s eastern 
neighbor countries for effective application of the 
EU Neighborhood Policy and implementation of 
Action Plans. Exchange of opinions between OSI 
representatives and public experts on EU foreign 
policy and defining common interests with regard 
to introducing the European Neighborhood Policy. 
Outlining the role of OSI foundations in fostering 
interaction between the European Commission, 
government and the public on ENP in the national 
and regional context. Defining the role of the public 
in monitoring and implementing the new initiative – 
European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument. 
Total:
 $ 16,112 
Grantee: 
“Kyiv School of Equal Opportunities” NGO (02002, 
Kyiv, PO Box 268, tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Iryna Konchenkova 
Project Summary:
 April 16-18, 2007 international training 
seminar in Lviv on how to organize youth forums-
theaters as a form of social work with the youth, 
especially street children. Spreading among youth 
NGOs in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Poland the latest 
techniques for creating and running youth forums-
theaters in order to overcome society’s indifference 
and contemptuous attitude to problematic segments 
of the population, teaching the youth to model and 
build successful relations between various members 
of society. Approbating a new method of social work 
with youth (specifically the problematic category) 
for correcting behavior through forum-theaters and 
interactive campaigns. 
Total:
 $ 8,506 
Grantee: 
All-Ukrainian Network of People Living with HIV/
AIDS (04071, Kyiv, Mezhyhirska St., 24b,  
tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Nataliya Leonchuk 
Project Summary:
 June 2007 training visit to Ukraine (Kyiv 
and Odesa) by a group of Kazakh representatives of 
the medical and NGO sector. Spreading the Ukrainian 
experience of forming favorable attitudes toward ART 
therapy (antiretroviral therapy for AIDS-infected people) 
among society and in government and methods for 
cooperation between government institutions and public 
organizations to protect the rights of people living with 
HIV/AIDS. 
Total:
 $ 6,629 
Grantee: 
International Charitable Organization “Center 
of Testing Technologies and Educational Quality 
Monitoring” (01042, Kyiv, Filatova St., 1/22, Office 106, 
tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Anna Toropova 
Project Summary:
 March 23-24, 2007 international seminar 
“Interpretation of the Results of External Assessment for 
Public Discussions and Shaping Education Policy” in 
Kyiv with the participation of experts from 16 countries 
of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 
Summarizing the experience of effective use of the 
results of external assessment for shaping education 
policy. Analyzing the state of assessment systems in 
participating countries. Initiating public discussions on 
external assessment policy in post-socialist countries. 
Total:
 $ 14,450 
Grantee: 
Kharkiv City Public Organization “Assa” (61002, 
Kharkiv, Myronosytska St.,10, tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Hanna Ulanovska 
Project Summary:
 April 24-28, 2007 practical seminar 
in Kyiv for teachers and representatives of public 
organizations from villages and raion centers in the 
Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in the framework of 
the project “Public Achievements: the Polish Experience 
for Ukraine.” Spreading in Ukraine the practices of the 
international program “Public Achievements,” the point 
of which is to encourage school children in constructive 
public engagement; to raise interest in surrounding 
events and desire to have as much of an influence as 
possible on positive changes in their community; to get 
the youth to learn skills for analyzing and solving social 
problems; to change stereotypes, etc. 
Total:
 $ 3,500 

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Grantee: 
Transcarpathian Professional Association 
of Women Educationalists “Perspektyva” (88000, 
Uzhhorod, Haharina St., 49, tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Kateryna Popadyuk 
Project Summary:
 April 14-16, 2007 practical seminar in 
Uzhhorod for teachers and representatives of public 
organizations from villages and raion centers in the 
Zakarpattia oblast in the framework of the project 
“Public Achievements: the Polish Experience for 
Ukraine.” Spreading in Ukraine the practices of the 
international program “Public Achievements,” the point 
of which is to encourage school children to constructive 
public engagement; to raise interest in surrounding 
events and desire to have as much of an influence as 
possible on positive changes in their community; to get 
the youth to learn skills for analyzing and solving social 
problems; to change stereotypes, etc. 
Total:
 $ 3,533 
Grantee: 
Ternopil City Public Organization “Center for 
Educational Initiatives” (46023, Ternopil, 11, Fedkovycha 
St., tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Neonila Nakonechna 
Project Summary:
 May 10-12, 2007 practical seminar 
in Ternopil for teachers and representatives of public 
organizations from villages and raion centers in the 
Ternopil oblast in the framework of the project “Public 
Achievements: the Polish Experience for Ukraine.” 
Spreading in Ukraine the practices of the international 
program “Public Achievements,” the point of which is 
to encourage school children to constructive public 
engagement; to raise interest in surrounding events and 
desire to have as much of an influence as possible on 
positive changes in their community; to get the youth to 
learn skills for analyzing and solving social problems; to 
change stereotypes, etc. 
Total:
 $ 3,079 
Grantee: 
“Teachers’ Council” NGO (98400, AR Crimea, 
Bakhchysaray, Ostrovskoho St., 43,  
tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Dilyara Seytveliyeva 
Project Summary:
 May 2-5, 2007 practical seminar in 
Bakhchysaray for teachers and representatives of 
public organizations from villages and raion centers in 
the AR Crimea in the framework of the project “Public 
Achievements: the Polish Experience for Ukraine.” 
Spreading in Ukraine the practices of the international 
program “Public Achievements,” the point of which is 
to encourage school children to constructive public 
engagement; to raise interest in surrounding events and 
desire to have as much of an influence as possible on 
positive changes in their community; to get the youth to 
learn skills for analyzing and solving social problems; to 
change stereotypes, etc. 
Total:
 $ 4,888 
Grantee: 
Lviv City Public Organization “Information 
Consulting Center” (79058, Lviv, Chornovola Ave., 
57/703, tel. [phone]) 
Project Manager:
 Volodymyr Bryhilevych 
Project Summary:
 May 14-18, 2007 training seminar in Lviv 
with the participation of Polish experts for consultants 
from Mykolayiv, Poltava and Chernihiv that will introduce 
pilot distance training courses in the given oblasts. 
Developing and introducing the distance training course 
“European Studies for Self-Government Bodies” on the 
basis of the Polish experience in advanced study of the 
functioning of self-government bodies in EU member 
countries, EU administrative bodies, EU history, social 
and economic achievements of countries after their EU 
entry, methods for evening out the chances of weaker 
regions, principles for utilizing European funds, etc. 
Total:
 $ 7,210 

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Grantee: 
Center of Political and Information Technologies 
“Democracy and Development” (01601, Kyiv, Pyrohova 
St., 9, National Pedagogical Drahomanov University, 
Office 242, tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Volodymyr Lavrynenko 
Project Summary:
 May 25, 2007 roundtable “Cooperation 
between Government and Non-Governmental 
Organization in the Preparation of a New Agreement 
between Ukraine and the EU” in Kyiv. Spreading 
information among Ukrainian, Polish and German 
public organizations about the draft new framework 
agreement between Ukraine and the EU, discussing 
recommendations for the agreement, and preparing 
proposals to be included in the draft Agreement from 
the point of view of Effective Implementation of the EU’s 
Eastern Policy. 
Total:
 $ 5,955 
Grantee: 
Donetsk Youth Debate Center (83003, Donetsk, 
Illicha Ave., 79/31, tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Valentyna Dyomkina
Project Summary:
 May 15-17, 2007 practical seminar 
and talk show in Simeyiz, AR Crimea on introducing 
European standards in local public policy with the 
participation of experts from Poland and Lithuania. 
Increasing the awareness of civil servants in the 
AR Crimea of European integration (EU legislation, 
institutions, policy and procedures) and public 
policy. Increasing the motivation of civil servants and 
representatives of local government bodies to use 
principles and procedures accepted in EU countries 
in their work. Enhancing the capacity of representative 
of Crimean NGOs and media to influence local and 
regional government bodies based on European 
standards and experience. 
Total:
 $ 10,000 
Grantee: 
“Regional Press Development Institute” NGO 
(04112, Kyiv, Pechersky Uzviz, 3, Office 404,  
tel. [phone])
Project Manager:
 Kateryna Laba 
Project Summary:
 April 22-29, 2007 training for 
representatives of Azerbaijani print media in the 
Ukrainian regional newspapers “Kremenchuk 
Telegraph” (Kremenchuk), “Kafa” (Feodosiya) and 
“Melitopolsky Vedomosti” (Melitopol) and a concluding 
meeting in Kyiv. Transferring the best experiences of 
Ukrainian regional newspapers to Azerbaijani partners, 
especially in management, financial stability, advertising, 
marketing, journalism ethics, relations between 
journalists and editors, etc.