Advocacy projects of the Program are started in the regions
Projects supported by CF “Intellectual Perspective” within the Project “Advocacy: mobilization of political will” have rolled-out their activities in the regions since the last week of March.
Grant winners in chosen oblasts enforced by the “Health Centers” activities and those of CF “intellectual Perspective” are responsible for the issues relevant for every region, which were defined during the constitutive ‘round tables’ in the end of 2011.
Project “Advocacy: mobilization of political will” is based on taking into consideration the regional peculiarities and needs in planning of the advocacy events. All events were planned with participation of doctors, executives and NGOs of the oblast.
A new wave of call for proposals is planned in the nearest time (for Odeska, Khersonska and Kharkivska oblasts, AR Crimea and
CF “Intellectual Perspective” is encouraging all interested parties to cooperate. For more details about the projects, please do not hesitate to contact the head office of the project ([email protected]) as well as the ACSM-coordinators of the Program “Let’s Stop Tuberculosis in
List of the supported projects:
Mykolayiv city, Mykolayivska oblast
Organization Name |
CF “Vita-Light” |
Project Name |
“Useful about TB” |
Project Essence |
Development and introduction into the teaching/learning process of Mykolayiv public schools of extra-curriculum informational TB prevention classes.
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Project Manager |
Kseniya Bieliayeva |
Organization Name |
CF “Independent Social Advocacy and Legal Protection” |
Project Name |
Monitoring of cooperation between the state institutions in the process of support of released prisoners who have TB. |
Project Essence |
Elaboration of recommendations to local governmental bodies regarding the effective cooperation in TB case management upon the patients’ release from facilities of enforcement of sentences. Recommendations are prepared on the basis of an independent analysis of constituency with the relevant Orde of a number of Ministries[1] and are submitted for approval of the Revision Committee at Mykolayiv Oblast State Administration. |
Project Manager |
Tetiana Dobrydnik |
Organization Name |
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Project Name |
Informational events for primary care physicians of district level |
Project Essence |
Series of informational and educational events for the primary care physicians of district level and management of CDH (central district hospitals). Events are prepared and planned in cooperation with the oblast TB dispensary aiming to activate work of the primary care physicians in identifying new TB cases and enhance cooperation with the oblast TB service. |
Project Manager |
Oleksiy Poliakov |
Dnipropertovs’k city, Dnipropetrovska oblast
Organization Name |
Non-governmental organization Club “Impulse” (Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovska oblast) |
Project Name |
“Advocacy of TB Patients’ Rights and Interests” |
Project Essence |
Informing the Pavlohrad community about TB related issues through by the means of a campaign in local mass-media and public transportation. Development of advocacy partnership on the regional level with involvement of state officials, deputies, clergy, NGO representatives, mass-media, medical personnel. Mobilization of political will regarding program realization, directed at overcoming TB epidemic on the local level – preparation of draft decisions for the coordination council, including those based on publicly discussed concerns. |
Project Manager |
Olha Zihmundivna Lupova |
Organization Name |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Community of the Icon of Godmother “Joy of all in Grief” |
Project Name |
“Advocacy of TB Patients’ Rights and Interests” |
Project Essence |
Training of the clergy, church attendants, social workers and students of |
Project Manager |
Father Heorhiy (Yuriy Valentynovych Zakharchenko) |
Lviv city, Lvivska oblast
Organization Name |
Ukrainian-Polish Journalistic club |
Project Name |
“Anti-tuberculosis Editorship” (АТBE) |
Project Essence |
Preparation and publication of a series of competent and truthful publications related to TB issues. On the one hand, the project is aimed at delivering to public of TB relevance and the role of governmental bodies in overcoming the epidemic on the city and oblast levels, with involvement of TB experts. At the same time, a series of live programs planned within the project is called to draw the attention of the officials and assist in having the government to publicly report on the steps to overcome the TB epidemic planned by the local governmental bodies. |
Project Manager |
Volodymyr Pavliv |
Organization Name |
Charitable Foundation SALUS |
Project Name |
“I’m breathing and it means I am alive” (advocacy component) |
Project Essence |
The project is aimed at advocacy and informational activities to form understanding of importance to consider needs of people who represent the social risk groups (homeless, released from prisons, addicts, PLH) in the process of planning and implementing activities directed at preventing TB epidemic in Lvivska oblast. Target audience of the Project is represented by the deputies and non-specialized officials of Lviv and 7 district centers o the oblast (Brody, Zhovkva, Stryi, Zolochiv, Chervonohrad, Mykolayiv, Drohobych, Vynnyky), Lviv primary care physicians, journalists and general population. |
Project Manager |
Olena Anatoliivna Trush |
Organization Name |
Association “Novi Horyzonty” (New Horizons), Drohobytskyi district of Lvivska oblast |
Project Name |
“In the land of Franko we say to TB: NO!” |
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