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On November 29, 2019, ‘Promotion of Social Infrastructure Development - Improvement of Rural Basic Health. USIF VII’ Project awareness raising conference was held in the premises of the Luhansk Regional State Administration for primary healthcare institutions representatives and communities/local/self-government authorities management.

On 28-30.11.2019 in Lviv USIF together with the Ukrainian Catholic University conducted a training aimed at enhancing self-government representatives capacity in implementing the system of social services provision in the amalgamated territorial communities of Odesa and Ternopil regions within the framework of ‘Community-based Social Service Delivery’ Project.

A ceremony of solemn opening of the residential facility was held in Kamianske (Dnipropetrovsk region) on the 1st of October. 15 IDP families got keys from their new apartments. At least the same or even larger number of families will be settled there soon.

In August - September 2019, representatives of 30 amalgamated territorial communities (ATC) of Odessa and Ternopil regions participated in trainings on social protection units’ staff capacity building and preparation of three-year plans for social services development.

The certification body -  DQS GmbH has taken a positive decision on the confirmation of the certificate of compliance of the quality management system of Ukrainian Social Investment Fund with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2015. This decision is registered at the DQS database under number 496642 QM15. USIF quality management system covers the sphere of social projects implementation.

KfW Country Manager Eastern Europe Claudia Meseck, accompanied by the director of KfW Bureau in Kyiv Kurt Strasser, on 17.09.2019 paid a visit to USIF Head Office and had a meeting with its management.

Within the Community-Based Social Service Delivery Project, detailed evaluations of social services needs are being conducted in 30 territorial communities of Odesa and Ternopil regions. For the first time these evaluations are being conducted by the communities with use of the new methodology and with support of national and international experts.

Within the framework of «Community-based Social Service Delivery» Project, the detailed evaluation of social services needs will be provided for 30 amalgamated territorial communities of Odessa and Ternopil regions. To perform these tasks, USIF has signed agreements with the consulting companies, providing services of international and national experts in the sphere of organization and provision of social services.

The last formal document needed for practical implementation of USIF VII Project – Separate Agreement to the relevant Project and Financing Agreement was signed on 12th of August this year.

On August 8, 2019, the third in this year meeting of USIF Supervisory Board was held in Kyiv. The Supervisory Board considered and approved the results of implementation of  USIF plan of activities and budget for two quarters of the year 2019.

Український фонд соціальних інвестицій вітає усіх своїх колег, друзів і партнерів з Днем будівельника! Щиро зичимо успіхів у професійній діяльності, щастя, здоров’я і добробуту Вам і Вашим родинам! У цей день особливо приємно згадати, що за сприяння УФСІ відремонтовано 1274 об’єкти соціальної інфраструктури по всій Україні. Тож продовжуймо розбудовувати успішну і сучасну Україну разом!