Association of international and national public organizations “Social protection”
Formation | 15 September 1999 |
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Type | Charitable Organization |
Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Fields | Humanitarianism |
President | Eugenia Tymoshenko[1] |
Website |
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Association of international and national public organizations "Social protection" is a coalition of public and charitable organizations based in Ukraine working for the protection of children's rights, development of creative youth as well as providing support to volunteer battalions and families of refugees.[2] The group is led by Eugenia Tymoshenko.[3]
History
The Association "Social protection" started with a group which began working in 1999 helping street children by providing medical treatment, meals and organized entertainment activities.[4]
On September 13, 2004, International charitable organization "Insight" was officially registered. The organization’s mission is to help socially disadvantaged children to build a decent life and future. On June 20, 2008 International NGO "Follow your Dream" was registered. The mission of the organization is to support talented children and youth, to create social environment favorable for education of a personality with a high level of creativity.[5] On April 24, 2014 International charitable foundation "Resistance Movement" was established. The organization’s mission is to provide assistance to those who fight for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.[6]
On September 21, 2014, on the International Day of Peace, the volunteer movement "The Voice of Peace" was started with the aim to draw attention of the society to the cause of supporting Ukraine’s citizens who suffered in the combat area in the East of Ukraine.[7]
The groups "Follow Your Dream", "Insight", "The Voice of Peace", "Resistance Movement" together with "The Territory of Childhood" and "Ukrainian center of social adaptation for youth" have since joined together to form Association of international and national public organizations "Social protection".[8]
Activities
- International Charity Festival of Children's Creativity "Follow Your Dream", that was founded in 2007, is held for children from orphanages and boarding schools every summer under the patronage of the President of Association "Social protection" Eugenia Tymoshenko.[9]
- International Charitable Foundation "Resistance Movement" was established on April 24, 2014 to help defenders of Ukraine who fight for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The Foundation was established by Yulia Tymoshenko, the head of political party "Batkivshchyna" (Motherland). Since the beginning of the military conflict until today 35 mln. UAH have been transferred for the different needs of Ukrainian defenders. The Foundation "Resistance Movement" has spent the donations on uniforms and protective equipment for battalions "Motherland", "Resistance Movement", "Azov", "Aydar": thermal imaging cameras, diesel generators, radio sets, relay stations, tactical sunglasses, tactical vests, body armour, NATO first aid kits, waterproof capes, two combat vehicles, a Grand Cherokee Jeep, a Mercedes Sprinter minivan, warm jackets, heaters, battery charger sets, clothes, personal hygiene products, helmets, binoculars, Celox and other medicines.[10]
- On September 21, 2014, on the International Day of Peace, the Volunteer movement "The Voice of Peace" was started to help volunteer battalions, victims in the combat zone as well as children displaced from the East and the Crimea. The charitable concert for the soldiers of 34th ("Motherland") and 42th ("Resistance Movement") volunteer battalions and Self-defense battalion was held that day. Participants of the charitable marathon visited checkpoints, provided soldiers with equipment, machinery, humanitarian aid and gave them children's drawings, self-made amulets and letters of support.[11][12]
- October 23, 2014: the Art Hundred and organizers of "The Voice of Peace" marathon visited Slavyansk with the charitable mission, where the 95th airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is situated; provided humanitarian aid, organized a concert for the soldiers.[13][14]
- November 11, 2014: a charitable concert was held in Lviv Military Hospital for 600 soldiers wounded in the area of ATO. The organizers of "The Voice of Peace" marathon brought humanitarian aid, medical equipment and medicines.[15][16][17]
- December 12, 2014: the charitable marathon visited Starobilsk (Luhansk region). The Art Hundred and the organizers visited Starobilsk cemetery and commemorated 37 fallen fighters from the 80th airmobile brigade and soldiers of "Aydar" battalion. They gave a charity concert and brought humanitarian aid, blankets, boilers, insoles, building materials for shower cabins, medicines, foods, sweets, children's drawings and letters of support.[18][19]
- December 10, 2014 The President of the Association "Social protection" Eugenia Tymoshenko awarded the winners of the Wikipedia online contest "Writing about NATO". Eugenia Tymoshenko presented the winners tablets. She thanked all the participants for their volunteer work – they filled Wikipedia with new interesting articles about NATO, helping Ukrainians to learn more about the aims and objectives of the Alliance.[20]
- December 29–30, 2014: the organizers of "The Voice of Peace" marathon delivered Christmas gifts to soldiers of ATO in Starobilsk, Polovinkyne, Shchastia and the Luhansk TPP (thermal power station).[21]
- January 28, 2015: volunteers of "The Voice of Peace" marathon bought and delivered an ambulance car to the area of ATO; provided charitable assistance to boarding school and two kindergartens in Schastya (Luhansk region) and schools in Artemivsk and Svitlodarsk (Luhansk region).[22][23]
- September 13, 2004: International Charitable Organization "Insight" was established. Organizers provided all possible assistance to low-income families in Kyiv and Kyiv region, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr region (mother-and-child home in Pochuiky village), Zaporizhzhya, Mykolayiv and Nikopol. Provided assistance to families displaced from the combat area in Eastern Ukraine. On an ongoing basis organization holds "Tvory Dobro" ("Do Good") charitable events to collect food and household products in the network of supermarkets "Velyka Kyshenya".[24]
References
- ↑ "Leaders". iasp.org.ua. September 2014.
- ↑ "Association of international and national public organizations "Social protection". iasp.org.ua. September 2014.
- ↑ "Eugenia Tymoshenko to hold June 1 gala concert to help soldiers, needy children". kyivpost.com. May 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Easter charity auction". iasp.org.ua/en. May 2015.
- ↑ "About the festival". mriy.org/en. June 2015.
- ↑ "About Charitable fund Resistance movement". ruhoporu.org/en. April 2014.
- ↑ "Let's support Ukraine's talented children!". tymoshenko.ua/en/. 2015-05-28.
- ↑ "project". iasp.org.ua/en. 2015.
- ↑ "Eugenia Tymoshenko has awarded nominees of Grand Prix of IX "Follow your dream" festival". iasp.org.ua/en. 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "International Charitable Foundation "Rukh Oporu(Resistance Movement")". iasp.org.ua/en. April 24? 2014. Check date values in:
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- ↑ "Kramatorske in a concert for the soldiers volunteer battalions". obs.in.ua. 01-10-2014. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ (Ukrainian) The Voice of Peace with the charitable mission of Sloviansk, youtube.com
- ↑ (Ukrainian) The Voice of Peace sounded in Sloviansk, mriy.org (24 October 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) In Lviv The Voice of Peace gave a concert for wounded soldiers. VIDEO, uainfo.org (11 November 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) The Voice of Peace visited Lviv (photos, video) Archived 2 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine., dyvys.info (12 November 2014)
- ↑ "«Voice of Peace": Lviv artists will give a concert for wounded soldiers "". Zik.ua. 2014-11-11.
- ↑ (Ukrainian) The Voice of Peace with charitable mission visited the city of Lugansk, mriy.org (13 December 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) The city Starobilsk held a charity marathon the Voice of Peace, gazetavv.com (13 December 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Awarding ceremony of winners of the contest "Writing about NATO", ua.wikimedia.org (December 10, 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) The soldiers battalion "Aydar" welcomed with New Year (photos) Archived 16 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine., dyvys.info (31 December 2014)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Charity Under «A hail», mriy.org (6 February 2015)
- ↑ ""hail": the day before the assault volunteers brought happiness reamobil". vnews.agency. 05-02-2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Helping socially deprived children to build dignified life and future". vzglyad.org.ua/en. September 13, 2014.
External links
- Association of international and national public organizations "Social protection"
- International NGO "Follow your dream" [www.mriy.org ]
- International Charitable Organization "Insight" http://www.vzglyad.org.ua/ua/
- International Charitable Foundation "Resistance Movement"