International Renaissance Foundation presents its Programs` Achievements in the Annual Report- 2009

IRF’s Annual Report-2009 covers Ukrainian civil society achievements supported by IRF in 2009. It also includes detailed information about supported projects, organizations and statistics.

In 2009, the IRF provided $6,5 million in support to socially important public initiatives. During the year more than 550 projects implemented by Ukrainian non-governmental organizations and institutions in different regions of Ukraine were supported. These are organizations in Kyiv, cities, towns and raion centres of Ukraine that work to defend human rights, enhance the impact of civil society and public control over government, promote Ukraine`s European integration and the development of independent media, implement initiatives in the education and health sectors, and carry out projects to protect vulnerable groups and integrate national minorities into Ukrainian Society.

During the elections, IRF supported national exit poll as a means of control over integrity of the vote count. With IRF support, a public platform for reform was created, without which Ukraine can not become a developed European country. 2009 marked the release of the 500th book translated into Ukrainian and published with IRF support. Understanding the effect of the financial crisis on Ukraine, in 2009 the IRF together with OSI Emergency Fund launched the new Anti-Crisis Humanitarian Program, with the aim of helping people, cultural and community groups hardest hit by the financial and economic crisis.