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On June-July 2019 Odessa territorial communities continue conducting community forums and setting up local initiative groups (Subprojects Implementation Partners (SIPs).

Ternopil territorial communities have nominated members of the local initiative groups or Subprojects Implementation Partners (SIPs) at community forums held in June, 2019.

A solemn opening of the apartment building for internally displaced persons was held on June 26, in Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region). Due to effective implementation by the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund of USIF V Project, funded by the German Government through KfW Development Bank, 42 internally displaced persons were provided with housing in 19 fully-equipped apartments (14 one-room, 4 two-room and 1 three-room).

This year strategic (monitoring) session was held on 12-14.06.2019 in of the town of Svyatogirsk, located in the Donetsk region, which had been included in the list of regions of implementation of at least two large-scale USIF projects.

You are kindly invited to participate in public discussion of the document ‘Ecological  and Social Management Framework’ to be used at implementation of "Promotion of Social Infrastructure Development. USIF VI" Project.

The press conference devoted to provision of housing for internally displaced persons in Kharkiv region was held on June 20, 2019. It was mentioned there, in particular, that the new housing in six renovated buildings in Zolochiv, Dergachi, Izyum, Krasnograd, Lozova and Bogodukhiv will receive 272 internally displaced persons, 54 of which have already moved to their new homes. Major repairs to improve the living conditions of displaced persons were made in 16 apartments and 99 rooms under USIF V Project, implemented by the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund with use of grant  funds of the German Government, provided through the KfW Development Bank.

The first community forum within the framework of the “Community-Based Social Service Delivery” Project was held in Ternopil region. Thіs positive practice was set by Saranchuki amalgamated territorial community. The main goal of the forum was to discuss matters related to participation in the Project and the most acute local problems as well as possible ways of their solution by means of implementation of community-based social protection services subprojects with support of USIF, the World Bank and Japan Social Development Fund.

In the framework of visits of the Deputy Executive Director of the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund (USIF) Oleg Ovchinnikov to Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions and the Director of USIF Eastern Regional Office Serhii Kadygrob to Dnipropetrovsk region  (29-30.05.2019) memorandums on cooperation with local authorities and community representatives regarding basic subprojects under USIF VI Project were concluded in all regions of implementation.

In the framework of the visit of the deputy Executive Director of the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund Oleg Ovchinnikov to Lugansk and Kharkiv regions (21-22.05.2019) memorandums on cooperation with local authorities and community representatives on subprojects implementation under USIF VI Project in these two regions were signed.

The working meeting regarding «Community-based Social Service Delivery» Project implementation was held on 23 May 2019 in Odesa Regional State Administration on the initiative of the Project Implementing Agency - the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund.

The working meeting with Ternopil Regional State Administration team, headed by the Deputy Chairman of RSA Svitlana Bezpoptseva, was held on May 23, 2019 in Ternopil in the framework of «Community-based Social Service Delivery» Project implementation.

Starting from May this year, the scope of areas in which Germany cooperates with and provides assistance to Ukraine will be expanded to include support in advancement of decentralization reform by investing in rural healthcare facilities renovation.