“Alternatives to illegal migration”
The collection includes the following:
- excerpts from the Ukrainian legislation, related with the problem of migration;
- rights and obligations of the citizens of Ukraine abroad;
- excerpts from legislations of the countries, which are the most attractive from the point of view of Ukrainian migrants in terms of illegal migration;
- reference information on diplomatic institutions of Ukraine abroad;
- reference information on international public and charity organizations, whose activity is focused on prevention and overcoming of problems of illegal migration;
- information on international foundations and programs, whose activity is focused on education and enhancement of professional preparation of students, scientists and other categories of population;
- practical advice on actions in various situations that occur in the life of migrants, etc.
Alternatives to illegal migration
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Chernivtsi City Public Union “Bukovynska Partner Agency”
Project Manager: Serhiy Hakman
2, Nikitina St., 3 rd floor, city of Chernivtsi, 58000
tel./fax: 0372 573034, tel.: 03722 23745
bpa@poshta.org.ua
“Security of society in the region Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova – a tripartite approach”
The publication with the result of a research within the scope of a project “Cooperation of Analytical Centers for the Purpose of Security of Society”. The research is based on a methodology of analysis of “security of society” or “societal security”, which are focused on such factors as society’s unity and identity, which define its ability to respond to various modern challenges. Among the researched factors, which impact the state of societal security (security of society), there are the following: migration, demographic problems, language and cultural factors, social structure etc. This publication is a continuation of work of a tripartite analytical group, which during the last four years has been conducting social and political research in a ‘triangle’ Romania — Ukraine — Republic of Moldova.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (IEAC)
Project Manager: Oleh Haryaha
office@ieac.org.ua
www.ieac.org.ua
www.euroatlantica.kiev.ua
42, Volodymyrska St., office 21, 01034
tel./fax: (044) 238 6843
“Security of society in the region Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova – a tripartite approach”
“Ukraine’s application of Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland European integration experience, acquired in EUREKA Program”
The collection includes materials of a seminar that took place within the scope of a project “Adaption of Polish, Hungarian and Czech experience in EUREKA Program in terms of Ukraine’s European integration”, directed on comprehensive analysis of mechanisms of implementation of EUREKA Program in the contex of achieving the tasks of Lisbon Strategy in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary as in countries, which recently became EU members, and focused on adaptation of modern and prospective principles of implementation of EUREKA Program in Ukraine for the purpose of acceleration of European integration processes in the country.
Mechanisms of practical implementation of Ukraine’s intentions to integrate into Europe with the help of EUREKA Program are covered in the collection. It is intended for government employees, responsible for issues of European integration, managers, involved in fulfillment of projects within the scope of the Program, and experts who deal with range of problems of relations with the EU.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Charity Foundation “Mission of Intellectual Initiatives”
Project Manager: Oleksiy Kolomiyets
address: 8, Lepse Blvd., 03124, Kyiv
tel.: (044) 454 1156
europekolomiyets@ukr.net
“Visa Regime between Ukraine and Poland”
The collection of journalistic materials is the final publication of regular meetings of journalists from regional press in Ukraine, Poland and Belarus, from an informal journalist club “Media Without Borders”; the meetings were devoted to discussion of consequences of Poland’s introduction of visa regime with Ukraine and Belarus.
Journalistic seminars took place in Lviv (under the assistance of the East East Program of the International Renaissance Foundation) and Przemysl (under the assistance of the International Program of Stefan Batory Foundation, Republic of Poland), from 20 to 26 October, 2003.
The purpose of the regular gathering of the journalist club is to find out and study the essence of the visa regime, its functioning and impact on different levels of life of the people on both sides of the border.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Center of Information Studies and Resource Services “Meridian”, city of Lviv
Project Manager: Oleksandr Lavrynovych
Address: 42, Sakharova St., office 420, Lviv, 79014
tel.: 0322 42 2190 (095) 036 1539
od@postup.lviv.uamerydianinfo@gmail.com
Visa Regime between Ukraine and Poland
“Impact of citizens and their organizations on health care system”
The brochure covers international experience of public structures’ activity in the health care sector — experience of alliances, organizations of patients, professional medical associations and public councils for health protection. The brochure discusses the history of their creation, goals, tasks, roles, and levels of impact on functioning of the health care system in countries of the EU and North America.
The emphasis is made on the necessity of implementation of principles, developed by the international community, regarding involvement of citizens into the activity of health care system, for the purpose of full consideration of their opinion and expectations in this sector.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Doctors’ Association of Mykolaiv Region
Project Manager: Viktor Hlukhovsky
Address: 1-A, Admirala Makarova St., Mykolaiv, 54030
tel.: 0512 369 107
Lamradmin@ukrpost.ua
Impact of citizens and their organizations on health care system
“All people have potential”
Marginalization and social exclusion have become the main topics of socio-political discussions in recent years. Poverty, homelessness, and physical disability push millions of people to the marginal side of life. Developing the system of social care, modern society of prosperity has to, first and foremost, take heed to find a place for every person, ensure a person’s right for self-identity, allow a person to feel herself/himself a full-fledged and active member of the society, where she/he lives.
The method of pedagogical work with socially excluded members of society is called “help for self-help” and is direcred on enhancement, development and successful functioning of a personality. This is not a passive form of assistance that humiliates a person and makes her/him even weaker, but it is rather a purpose-oriented pedagogical process that develops a person’s self-respect and recovers her/his lost dignity.
For wide readership.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Lviv City Public Organization “Community of Mutual Assistance “Oselya”
Project Manager: Olesya Sanotska
oselya@yahoo.com
8(097) 287 7924
“Gender interactive theater”
The study guide will help to create an interactive theater in a secondary school, a higher education institution, and a public organizaiton. It will also be of interest for those who, from the standpoint of gender positions, discovers the latest approches in educational work in modern youth environment, who actively builds a new fair civil society, a society of equal opportunities. The guide is designated for coaches, pedagogues, schoolchildren and students, activists of public movements, for everyone who develops tender teaching and educational programs and disseminates gender knowledge.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
School of Equal Opportunities, city of Kyiv
Project Manager: Iryna Konchenkova
tel.: (044) 240 4326
gender@ukr.net
“Youth centers as innovative form of working with youth”
This brochure is an original book of advice for youth and persons who deal with youth problems. One of the most important tasks of contemporary times is civil, national-patriotic upbringing of children and youth, their involvement into socio-political and economic transformations, and Ukraine’s process of integration into the world community. In many cases, only youth themselves can handle these problems and establishment and development of youth public organizations is the very mechanism, through which young people get a chance to find their place in society, engage in their labor of love and self-actualize.
International youth exchanges provide young people with an opportunity to become familiar with other life realities and discuss issues that interest them. Such way, for the youth this is a chance to learn from each other, find differences and common features in cultures of different countries, familiarize themselves with variety of cultures and traditions.
The brochure is published thanks to the support, provided on the basis of an agreement on cooperation between the International Renaissance Foundation and the Association of Economic Development of Kolomyishchyna.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Association of Economic Development of Kolomyishchyna
Project Manager: Vasyl Fedyuk
tel.: 03433 2 4654, 2 2798, 2 3585
bc@yes.ko.if.ua, AERK@torba.com
Youth centers as innovative form of working with youth
“Palliative help: a medical or social problem?”
Article in “Pharmacist-practician” Magazine
“Palliative help: a medical or social problem?”
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Medical Information and Analytical Center “Vector”, city of Kyiv
Project Manager: Oleksandr Wolf
(044) 235 6587
info@tb.org.ua
Studying of Polish experience in reforming housing and communal services
“Studying of experience in cooperation between the public and authorities of Krakow in forming communal services tariffs and dissemination of the experience in Ukraine”
“Development of training-educational course for directors of associations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings and local communal housing enterprises on the basis of Polish experience in reforming of housing and communal services sector”
Both brochures are published within the scope of projects on studying Polish experience in reforming housing and communal services. One publication includes the best practices of operation of associations of residential housing owners and their cooperation with the manager of the building and service providers. The other brochure makes a comparative analysis of legislative acts of Ukraine and Poland, regarding forming of tariffs in housing and communal services sector, and provides an analysis of experience of public monitoring and its participation in the process of forming tariffs for housing and communal services.
The publications are designated for broad public, directors of associations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings, housing construction co-operatives, housing operational offices.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Lviv Public Association “Center of Research of Local Self-government”
Project Manager: Volodymyr Bryhilevych
tel.: 032 297 1932, 8050 315 4011
centerdms@gmail.com, sytnykj@gmail.com, lmgo.icc@gmail.com
“Positive approaches to shaping the modern labor market”
The publication is done within the scope of an international project “Centers of Entrepreneurship – Against Unemployment”.
The collection includes Ukrainian, Polish, Russian and Moldovian specialists’ views on problems of socio-economic, legal, psychological, creative, and national-cultural adaptation of youth in the contemporary world, and also on ways of shaping of social entrepreneurship and development of personality in terms of her/his civil position.
Designated for public activists and social workers who facilitate self-actualization of youth on the modern labor market.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Youth Public Center “Etalon”, city of Ivano-Frankivsk
Project Manager: Mar’yana Ozorovych
tel.: (0342) 50 2525
mgcetalon@mail.ru
Positive approaches to shaping the modern labor market
“EU standards in the area of social, youth and public policy”
The guides are published within the scope of the project “European Union standards in the area of social, youth and public policy and the role of bodies of state authority in the process of their achieving”.
The goal of the project is to familiarize Ukraine’s state employees with the EU standards of public, social and youth policy and to form practical skills for their implementation. The main attention is given to approaches and principles, being used in implementation of policy, since they are, in experts’ and authors’ view, are crucial and yet today, representatives of state authorities can apply them in Ukraine.
Each of the guides comprises four blocks, which inludes interactive exercises, tested in the process of implementation of the project and designated for conducting a three-day training.
The first section is introductory and its purpose is to familiarize participants with general information on the European Union, history of its establishment, its main institutions, and the procedure for acceptance of new members.
The second section familiarizes readers with main legislative acts of the European Union, directions and principles of implementation of public, social and youth policy and structure of institutions, engaged into its implementation.
The purpose of the third section is to shape practical skills for implementation of public, social and youth policy.
The fourth section includes main documents that regulate policies and are the standards of the European Union in these areas.
The guides are designated for state employees, representatives of bodies of local self-government, leaders of public organizations and citizens’ initiative groups that are interested in issues of public, social or youth policy of the EU.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Donetsk Youth Debate Center
debate@cent.dn.ua
www.cent.dn.ua
062 385 9839
Project Manager — Valentyna Dyomkina
Public Policy of the European Union
Social Policy of the European Union
Youth Policy of the European Union
“How to find a job — basics of finding employment”
In this guide, you will find practical recommendations for job search, as well as general basics of running small and medium-sized business. The pages of this book contain a great number of useful advice and answers to concrete questions that can arise in the process of a job search for the first time.
For wide readership.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Youth Public Center “Etalon”, city of Ivano-Frankivsk
Project Manager: Lesya Aronets, 050 373 2207, mgcetalon@mail.ru
How to find a job — basics of finding employment
“Participation of student self-government bodies and their associations in shaping and implementation of educational and youth policy”
The publication is done within the scope of the project “International experience of participation of student self-government and its structures in shaping and forming of youth policy on the level of administrative-territorial units and the state”. The publication presents an analysis of Polish and German experience and legal provisions of Poland and Germany in terms of participation of student self-governments and their structures in shaping and implementation of youth policy in regions and on the state level.
The guide comprises five sections and supplements with Laws of Ukraine on education and excerpts from conferences that concern education in Ukraine.
The publication is intended for activists of student self-government.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Youth Public Organization “Support Committee for Student Self-government“
Project Manager: Tetyana Yatskiv, tel.: 8(032) 293 2397, yatskiv_t@ukr.net
“Interethnic Relations, Minority Rights and Security Concerns: a Four-Country Perspective. Ukraine-Moldova-Romania-Hungary”
The book is a comparative research on condition of ethnic minorities in the region of Ukraine-Moldova-Romania-Hungary.
For more details, see here.
“Public councils in health care system — creation and operation”
The methodological guide gives an overview and analysis of public councils’ activity in the area of health care on the international and national level and provides concrete legal and organizational mechanisms of their creation and further operation; it offers practical recommendations for application of international experience under the conditions of Ukraine’s health care system and provides examples of normative, organizational and working documents of public councils on health protection.
The methodological guide is intended for bodies of authority, managining bodies of health care system, directors of health care institutions, and public organizations and the public of Ukraine.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Doctors’ Association of Mykolaiv Region
Project Manager: Viktor Hlukhovsky
Address: 1-A, Admirala Makarova St., Mykolaiv, 54030
tel.: 0512 369 107
Lamradmin@ukrpost.ua
Public councils in health care system — creation and operation
“Conservation areas in public consciousness: ethical and cultic aspects”
The brochure is published within the scope of the project “Conservation areas in public consciousness: ethical and cultic aspects”.
The publication includes views of the ecological public from six countries, on ethical and religious issues of the sphere of conservation areas and also on issues of research and protection of sacral (sacred) natural objects.
Intended for activists of ecological public movement.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Kyiv Ecological-Cultural Center
Project Manager: Аnatoliy Podobailo, tel.:(044) 252 3992, podob@biocc.univ.kiev.ua
Conservation areas in public consciousness: ethical and cultic aspects
“Practice of public monitoring — how to implement a project of public monitoring of local budgets”
The book represents itself generalized experience of public organizations in preparation and implementation of projects on public control over usage of money by local budgets.
Unique and innovative strategies, everyday theory and practice of activity of the most successful public organizations of Europe and Central Asia, explanations of methods for preparation and implementation of projects of public monitoring of local budgets for the purpose of enhancing effictiveness of public organizations’ activity. With the help of laid-out steps, one’s own project can be implemented.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
International Committee on Protection of Taxpayers’ Rights in the Countries of Central and Eeastern Europe and Central Asia
Project Manager: Larysa Apasova, tel: 8044 962 2228, appu@carrier.kiev.ua
Practice of public monitoring — how to implement a project of public monitoring of local budgets
“System of guided learning”
The guide is created on the basis of Polish experience within the scope of the project “Creation of equal access to redintegration of one’s health, to social and educational services for handicapped children in Ukraine, by improving a system of Guided learning”.
The publication contains informational and methodological information that will assist parents, pedagogues and rehabilitation specialists to discover potential capabilities of children with special needs and integrate them into society.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Bila Tserkva Society of Handicapped Children and their Parents “Ayurveda”
Project Manager: Volodymyr Kryzhanivsky, tel.: 8(263) 96389, (067) 388 1220, shans@bel.com.uaaurveda@org.ua
“Social partnership — effectiveness and modernity of social services”
The publication is done within the scope of the project “Development of partnership between public and state organizations of Romania, Moldova and Ukraine in implementation of European standards of quality of protection of children’s rights”.
The publication provides an analysis of condition of cooperation between NGOs and state structures that operate in the area of protection of children’s rights in three countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Romania); it defines common problems, which can be resolved on the basis of common international experience, and gives practices of effective cooperation between NGOs and state institutions, regarding protection of children’s rights, especially of children who have been left without parental care or experience a high risk to be abandoned.
The publication is intended for social workers and public activists who care for issues of protection of children’s rights.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Women’s Consortium of Ukraine”
Project Manager: Oksana Moskalenko, tel.: (044) 592 6854, consortium@bigmir.net, Violeta_T@bigmir.net
Social partnership — effectiveness and modernity of social services
“Watchdogs or lonely wolves?”
This guide is developed to provide assistance in journalistic investigations. It contains advice of leading Western, Russian and Ukrainian specialists, both journalists and lawyers.
The publication also contains texts of journalistic investigations, conducted by young journalists within the scope of Czech-Ukrainian project “Democratization of mass media in Eastern Ukraine: methodology of journalistic investigation, Internet journalism” (May-November 2007), and their analysis by Czech and Ukrainian experts of the project.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Donetsk Press Club DOGO
Project Manager: Iryna Chernenko
Address: 4, Ovnatanyana St., office 908-Б, Donetsk, tel.: (062) 345 1795, chigray2007@mail.ru
“Standards and mechanisms for ensuring patients’ rights in health care system”
The brochure contains an overview and analysis of origination of modern concept of patients’ rights, covers the experience of the European Union countries, USA and Canada in the area of ensuring patients’ rights in their own health care systems, and provides some up-to-date data on problems of their implementation.
The brochure is intended for specialists of health care system, lawyers, scientific and public figures and citizens that study and are interested in issues of development and implementation of patients’ rights in contemporary world.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Doctors’ Association of Mykolaiv Region
Project Manager: Viktor Hlukhovsky
Address: 1-A, Admirala Makarova St., Mykolaiv, 54030, tel.: 0512 369 107, Lamradmin@ukrpost.ua
Standards and mechanisms for ensuring patients’ rights in health care system
“Tripartite approach to European integration”
The analytical report is developed by a group of international experts within the scope of the project “Tripartite cooperation of analytical centers for the purpose of European and Euro-Atlantic integration in the region Ukraine-Moldova-Romania”.
The publication contains a comprehensive view on regional political prerequisites of European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Moldova and Ukraine, and Romania’s role in these processes as as a EU member of new wave. Analysts provide recommendations for shaping of basics of cooperation between the three countries within the scope of preparation and implementation of reforms, including with regard to a necessity to resolve the Trans-Dniester conflict.
For wide public readership, experts, political scientists, and politicians.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (IEAC)
Project Manager: Oleksandr Sushko
office@ieac.org.ua
www.ieac.org.ua
www.euroatlantica.kiev.ua
42, Volodymyrska St., office 21, 01034, tel./fax: (044) 238 6843
Tripartite approach to European integration
“Management of migration in the Black Sea Region”
This report is a result of the tripartite project called “Management of migration in the Black Sea Region: Improvemenf of implementation of national policies in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania through regional cooperation of NGOs”, which was carried out under the financial support of the International Renaissance Foundation and Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation.
The report was prepared by the following experts: Sever Voinescu, Georgina Neaksu and Adrian Moraru from the Institute for Public Policy (Bucharest), Valeriy Mosneaga and Nataliya Vladychescu from the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives “Viitorul” (Chisinau), Nataliya Shapoval and Viktor Chumak from the International Center for Policy Studies.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
International Center for Policy Studies, city of Kyiv
Project Manager: Maksym Boroda
(044) 484 4400
office@icps.kiev.ua
Management of migration in the Black Sea Region
“Ethics committees: the present and the future”
The collection is devoted to experience of establishment and functioning of a network of ethics committees in Central and Eastern Europe, analysis of principles, problems and prospects of development of ethical evaluation in the modern society, in particular, in the process of practical application of modern biomedical technologies. The book provides a review of history, world outlook and theoretical foundations, principles, rules and working procedures of ethics committees as effective means for regulation of social relations in the area of scientific-research and environment protection activity, and in the area of health care.
The aim of the collection is to disseminate international experience in procedures of creation, principles and work of committees. Implementation of this experience and establishment of a system of ethical evaluation are extremely important for the process of humanization of all areas of social life, development and integration of institutes of civil society, process of creation of a democratic state, as well as for Ukraine’s intergation into the international community.
The collection is designated for public organizations, as well as for scientists and scholars — medicians, biologists, philosophers, social workers, lawyers, managers in the area of health care, politicians and other readers.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Ukrainian Association for Bioethics
Project Manager: Svitlana Vekovshynina
tel. : (044) 433 0628, 205 4987
vsv@ln.com.ua
Ethics committees: the present and the future
“How to adapt European experience in resolving homelessness issue in Ukraine”
The publication is devoted to dissemination of innovative experience in working with socially excluded groups (the poor, homeless, unemployed for a long time etc.); the experience is being implemented by Ukrainian non-government organizations, on the basis of adoption of European good practices.
The collection includes materials of Ukrainian-Polish project on exchange of experience in the area of working with socially excluded people and describes the phenomenon of homelessnees in Ukraine and Poland, provides examples of activity of Ukrainian and Polish public organizations in this area, and offers a legislative background of such work.
For use by workers of the social sphere, persons and organizations that are interested in familiarization with principles of shaping a policy regarding homelessness and social exclusion and methodologies of social work with homeless people and other socially excluded groups.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Narodna dopomoha, city of Kyiv
Project Manager: Tamara Pasichna, (044) 455 0005, ndkiev@gmail.com
How to adapt European experience in resolving homelessness issue in Ukraine
“Organization and conducting of ethical evaluation of biomedical research”
The collection containts methodological materials and description of main standard operational procedures for organization and conducting of ethical evaluation of biomedical research; the materials generalize the work of the international seminar “Development of standards of ethical evaluation as a path towards quality and responsible practice of biomedical research and health care: Central and Eastern European experience”, city of Kyiv, March 23-24, 2006.
Development of the system and standards of ethical evaluation of biomedical research in Ukraine is an extremely important element of humanization of public life, civil society, Ukraine’s integration into the international bioethical and scientific community.
The aim of the collection is to improve ethical evaluation of biomedical research through its standartization, implement modern principles of bioethics and ethics of research into scientific-research activity of medicians and biologists, and disseminate international and national experience in working of local ethics committees.
The collection is intended for postgraduate students, scientists-researchers, members of ethics committees who work in the area of biomedical research.
Contact information of the organization-administrator of the project:
Ukrainian Association for Bioethics
Project Manager: Svitlana Vekovshynina, tel. : (044) 433 0628, 205 4987, vsv@ln.com.ua
Organization and conducting of ethical evaluation of biomedical research
