The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF), in partnership with the East Europe Foundation (EEF) and with support from Norway (Norad) and Sweden (Sida), is implementing the project “Empowering Civil Society for Ukraine’s Resilience and Recovery” (The Impulse Project). As part of this project, a competition titled “Institutional Impulse for Young Civil Society Organizations from the Most Affected Regions” was announced.
The goal of this competition is to support the institutional development of motivated young CSOs that already have at least one to one and a half years of experience working in communities, through participation in a training program, the implementation of small institutional grants, and the development of partnerships. CSOs from the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions were invited to submit proposals.
The Expert Council of the “Democracy and Good Governance” Program, which organized the competition, approved 27 proposals. The winners of the competition were:
- Nonprofit Organization “You Horizon,” Dnipro
- Nonprofit Organization “Dynamic Association of People,” Chernihiv
- Nonprofit Organization “SvoiVilni,” Kharkiv
- Nonprofit Organization “Simargl History Club,” Chernihiv
- Non-governmental organization “Active Generation,” Mykolaiv
- Non-governmental organization “Creative Association Kropiva,” Kropyvnytskyi
- Non-governmental organization “Alex Angels,” Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Non-governmental organization “Civic Society Protection Foundation ‘Civis Fortis’,” Kyiv
- Non-governmental organization “Special Women of Ukraine,” Kyiv
- Non-governmental organization “Our Cause of Dignity,” Berezan, Kyiv Oblast
- Non-governmental organization “United Movement,” Kyiv
- Charitable Organization “Charitable Foundation ‘Safe People’,” Kyiv
- Public Organization “Charitable Foundation ‘Mutual Aid’,” Pivdenne, Odesa Oblast
- Public Organization “Pidkhid,” Kyiv
- Non-governmental Organization “Youth Organization ‘Diyemolod’,” Konotop, Sumy Oblast
- Non-governmental Organization “Masters of the Future,” Bashtanka, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Charitable Organization “Voznesensk Charitable Foundation ‘Without Limits’,” Voznesensk
- Public Organization “Ukrainian Wings,” Odesa
- Public Organization “Support for Our Entire State,” Kherson
- Public Organization “Youth Space ‘MoloDizhka,’” Kherson
- Public Organization “SvitTy,” Kobelyaky, Poltava Oblast
- Public Organization “Kryvoozerska Development Platform,” Kryve Ozero, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Public Organization “Expansion of Good,” Bakhmach, Chernihiv Oblast
- Public Organization “Prime,” Kryvyi Rih
- Public Organization “Women of the Family,” Kyiv
- Charitable Organization “Charitable Foundation ‘Free Ukraine Fund,’” Kharkiv
- Public Organization “Agency for the Development of Youth Initiatives,” Makhovyk, Kharkiv Oblast
In the near future, representatives of the IRF will contact the winning organizations to discuss the next steps.
