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The second in this year meeting of the Supervisory Board (SB) of the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund (USIF) was held on April 22, 2019 in Kyiv. SB considered and endorsed the preliminary list of objects for implementation in the framework of USIF VI Project. Taking into account available financial resources, 15 basic subprojects intended for internally displaced persons (IDPs) housing with the highest ranking were selected on the results of assessment of subproject proposals, which had been submitted by interested communities in January-March this year.

To mark the official launch of the Community-Based Social Service Delivery Project an information seminar was held in Ternopil on April 18, 2019. The event was conducted with participation of Stepan Barna, Head of the Ternopil Regional State Administration; Mykola Shambir, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine; representatives of the World Bank, Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, Ukrainian Social Investment Fund and 17 amalgamated territorial communities of the region.

Within "Construction Works" component of phase II of USIF V Project, being implemented in cities of Kyiv and Lviv, in the 1th quarter of the year 2019, renovation and construction works were completed in Lviv dormitory, where 25 IDPs out of 80 planned are already settled, and in 3 Kyiv kindergartens, namely:

USIF promotes integration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into hosting communities, not only through creation of housing for them, but also by introducing new approaches to social work.

A three-day theoretical and practical training on the topic: "Inclusive education: preschool institutions practice” started in Kyiv today. The event is organized for specialists of four Kyiv kindergartens, participating in the "Promotion of social infrastructure development. USIF.V" Project and dealing with the educational process for children with special needs.

Within the framework of phase 2 of "Promotion of Social Infrastructure V" Project implemented by the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund in Kyiv with the use of German Government funds provided through KfW, all kindergartens - Project participants are being equipped with thermohydrometers.

In Kharkiv region, in the village of Doslidne, located near the town of Krasnograd, the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund (USIF), with the use of the funds of German Government, provided through KfW Development Bank, renovated a two-story facility for housing of internally displaced persons.

In the context of realization of relevant provisions of the Operational Manual and the Working Plan for 2019, USIF launches practical implementation of measures to ensure integrity.

On January 29, 2019, the first in the current year meeting of the Supervisory Board (SB) of the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund (USIF) was held in Kyiv. SB members examined and endorsed the report on implementation of the budget and the annual plan of activities of USIF in the 4th quarter and in the year 2018 as a whole.

ДО УВАГИ ГРОМАД! УФСІ розпочинає новий Проект! Запрошуємо взяти участь у конкурсі субпроектів громади Харківської, Дніпропетровської, Запорізької, Донецької і Луганської областей. У рамках проекту планується профінансувати створення житла для внутрішньо переміщених осіб та ремонт об’єктів соціальної сфери, таких як, школи та дитячі садки.

Дорогі друзі та партнери! Керівництво та колектив Українського фонду соціальних інвестицій щиро вітає Вас з Новим роком і Різдвом Христовим! Нехай ці яскраві зимові свята наповнять Вашу оселю миром, теплом, добробутом, радістю та любов’ю! Нових Вам життєвих звершень, міцного здоров’я та успіхів у 2019-му році!

On December 3, 2018 in Kyiv representatives of Henkel Bautechnik Ukraine Anatoliy Velichko and Oleksandr Ustymenko presented modern construction technologies and materials, which could be used in USIF’s projects.