The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF), together with the East Europe Foundation (EEF), with the support of Norway (Norad) and Sweden (Sida), is implementing the Impulse Project. As part of the project, a Small Grants Competition was launched for organizations from the regions of Ukraine most affected by the war.
The goal of the Small Grants Competition is to engage civil society organizations from the most war-affected regions in Ukraine’s recovery planning and in advocating for the principles of sustainable development, human rights, non-discrimination, gender equality, and transparent governance within recovery strategies and local community development plans. The competition also provides opportunities for organizational development through the implementation of small grant projects, participation in the project’s learning program, and the development of partnerships.
The Expert Council of the Democracy and Good Governance Program, which conducted the competition, selected 27 project proposals for support. The winners are:
- Cherkasy Human Rights Center NGO, Cherkasy
- Support Fund for Bucha School Charitable Foundation, Kyiv
- Ecosens NGO, Zaporizhzhia
- Active Society of Ukraine NGO, Chernihiv
- U Horizon NGO, Dnipro
- Our Orzhytsia NGO, Orzhytsia, Poltava Oblast
- Dorechni NGO, Dnipro
- Enough Poisoning Kryvyi Rih Civic Union, Kryvyi Rih
- From Village to City NGO, Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv Oblast
- Persona Center for Innovative Development NGO, Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- European Club Kremenchuk Information and Education Center NGO, Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast
- Ukrainian Association of Combat Veterans and ATO Volunteers in Kharkiv Oblast NGO, Kharkiv
- Association of Private Employers NGO, Kharkiv
- Poltava Regional Branch of the All-Ukrainian Organization Union of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine NGO, Poltava
- Save Ukraine Charitable Foundation, Kyiv
- Community Place of Strength NGO, Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast
- Volunteers Without Borders Foundation Charitable Organization, Zhytomyr
- Women’s Format NGO, Chernihiv
- Odesa Regional Agricultural Advisory Service “Center for Rural Development and Legal Support” NGO, Odesa
- Odesa Institute of Social Technologies NGO, Odesa
- Friends Nearby NGO, Kropyvnytskyi
- Horizon of Change NGO, Cherkasy
- Youth Online NGO, Zaporizhzhia
- Power of Love NGO, Dmytrenky, Poltava Oblast
- National Media Association NGO, Kyiv
- Zero Waste Kharkiv NGO, Liubotyn, Kharkiv Oblast
- Women’s Hub 2.0 NGO, Poltava
Representatives of the Foundation will contact the winning organizations shortly to discuss the next steps.
