Public report of community initiative "Restoring Donbas"

Public report on
Operating of community initiative "Restoring Donbas"
during 2015
RESTORING
DONBAS
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

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Elena Petryayeva,
the head of community initiative «Restoring Donbas»
Annual path of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" - is not only a path of operating from a virtual to a practical field. It is an
instance of how can qualitative Internet platform together with an active and versatile team operate organically (in synergy).
Lawyers, economists, experts in tax area, experts in communications, IT-experts and simply people with an active lifestyle - are the
team of "Restoring Donbas", which has transformed our organization into one of the most useful and recognized in matters of
problem-solving of IDPs and residents of the area ATO, in defining the strategy of conflict resolution in the East.
Oleksandr Klymenko,
the founder of community initiative «Restoring Donbas»
All of this started with a single document last fall. Together with the group of experts we prepared a project "Restoring Donbas and
Ukraine." We were confident that the situation in Donbas can not be resolved by use of force of weapon. We still believe in it. Such
challenge should be replied by force of intellect.
Ukraine has been living peacefully during all the years. Armed conflict became a severe test for it. Plethora people were not ready. A
lot of people succumbed to the temptation of easy solutions. We have set a goal from the very beginning, namely, to bring back
peace in Donbas. To bring back peace in Ukraine. To make foundation for the prosperity of our native region and the whole country
in future. Community initiative "Restoring Donbas", which was created by us, adopted the document as a program of its activity. We
decided implement the ideas that lead to peace.
Today, a year later, more than a hundred thousand people have become our soulmates. Experts and volunteers of the organization
have successfully implemented a set of analytical, advisory, humanitarian and socio-economic projects. Thousands of gratitudes from
Donbas residents and those, who were forced to leave their region became a reward for our work.
We see and understand the challenges that society and the state are facing with today. Moreover, we are aware of future difficulties.
We are ready to take responsibility for overcoming it. We believe in peaceful and united Ukraine because we believe in happy and
successful Ukrainians!

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Mission, vision, purpose and principles of "Restoring Donbas" 3
Chronology of the implementation of "Restoring Donbas" projects
A year of work of "Restoring Donbas" in numbers
Expert projects
A survey on the future of Donbas among experts
Monitoring on power efficiency
Case Study "Index of IDP's comfort"
Expert offers of "Restoring Donbas"
Information and counseling, humanitarian projects
Hotline and online chat system
Center of the advisory help to IDPs
Legal consulting
Tax explanations and consulting
Assistance in searching for housing and employment
Inquiries and explanations
Virtual offices of mutual assistance
Charitable and humanitarian assistance
Cultural and socio-economic projects
Contest of children's drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children»
Photographic Competition“Donbas: peace in objective lens”
«Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas»
Young scientist’s competition“Restore Donbas together”
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences with "Restoring Donbas"
International cooperation
Interactive platform of "Restoring Donbas" - website and social networks
Media and appeal to journalists
Plans for 2016
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4Mission, vision, purpose and principles of "Restoring Donbas"
Our mission
To bring together thoughtful and
concerned people in a joint searching for ways to
restore the life of Donbas region and to overcome
the problems of its inhabitants – both those, who
remained in the area of military action and those,
who were forced to move outside the region.
Our goal
Peaceful and prosperous Donbas with modern
economics, tolerant society and civilized culture.
Our vision
Community Initiative, whose participants work
together to find ways out of the crisis caused by the
military conflict, and paths for subsequent devel-
opment of the region. Together we will offer
solutions to existing problems and will work in
order to implement it by reaching out to the
Ukrainian authorities and international community.
In history there were plethora instances, when
Ukrainian people risked to be dissolved in other
states. However, it never happened. We believe that
we restore Ukraine by restoring Donbas!
Principles of our work:
We do not provide help or accept help from people
with weapons.
We are out of politics; we do not judge or accuse
neither side of the conflict.
We provide help exclusively to peaceful civilians
who remain in the area of military action or were
forced to move outside the region.
We are willing to join forces with all public
non-government organizations and volunteers
who care about the fate and future of Donbas.
Our work is governed exclusively by legislation of
the Ukraine and international legal standards.
The highest value to us is human life. Respect
towards human rights and freedoms is the first
priority in our work.
We do not discriminate against any nationality,
race, religion, social class or political views. We
strive to help people, above all – those who are
most in need.
In its voluntary activity of providing help the
Community Initiative is not governed in any way
by any drive for gain

5 Chronology of the implementation of "Restoring Donbas" projects
A survey on the future of Donbas
among experts from Donetsk and
Luhansk regions
From the first day of operating of the initiative "Restoring Donbas", it is
working on the development of its interactive platform (website and social
media pages), provides explanations and prepares useful background
information for the IDPs and residents of Donbas, provides expert commen-
tary, recommendations to authorities.
Carrying out of the forum: “Restoring
Donbas and Ukraine”
January 2015
Launching of online project "Legal
consulting online"
March 2015
Launching of contest of children’s
drawings:“Peace and war through
the eyes of Donbas children»
May 2015
Launching of online project “Tax
explanations and consulting”
CarryingoutofcaseStudy"IndexofIDP's
comfort"
September 2015
Creating the following sectors on the
organization's website for IDPs:
Vacancies, CV, Rent housing
February 2015
Launching of online project «Virtual
offices of mutual assistance»
April 2015
Creation of hotline
«Restoring Donbas»
Opening of the Center of the advisory
help to IDPs
Launching of monthly expert project
“Monitoring on power efficiency”
Launching of Photographic Competition
“Donbas: peace in objective lens”
Carrying out of «Adoption Forum:
Children of Donbas»
July 2015
Providing of charitable and humani-
tarian assistance
Start of regional exhibitions of children's
drawings contest "Peace and war
through the eyes of Donbas
Launching ofYoung scientist’s competi-
tion “Restore Donbas together”
October 2015
December 2015
Summing up the results of Photographic
Competition “Donbas: peace in
objective lens”, holding of exhibition

6A year of work of "Restoring Donbas" in numbers
Experts projects
2sociological survey on the future of Donbas
and IDP's problems.
6monthly monitoring on power efficiency in
matters of decision problems of Donbas.
Cultural and socio-economic projects
1contest of children's drawings.
6regional exhibitions of children's drawings
(Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Kharkov, Krama-
torsk).
1photo competition.
2Ukrainian-English album (children drawings
and photographs of Donbas).
1Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas.
1Young scientist’s competition (architects and
designers)..
Expert meetings, round tables and press
conferences with "Restoring Donbas".
1forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine».
8round tables and press conferences.
More than 120 experts, who took part in
organized sessions and meeting.
10representatives of international organiza-
tions.
15representatives of public authorities.
Functioning of online platform
More than 922 thousand visitors of the
website.
More than 2.5 mln. page views.
More than 110 thousandsubscribers in
social networks.
Charitable and humani-
tarian assistance
Control over 20 families
with 120 adopted children
from Donbas.
More than 300cases of
providing charitable assistance
during November-December
2015.
Informational assistance and consulting to IDPs and
Donbas residents
1357 visitors of the Center of advisory help to IDPs in Kiev.
498 legal online consultations.
4553 calls on hotline and appeals via online-consultations.
26tax explanations and 1printed Tax consultancy.
More than 2600 оjob advertisements and housing announcements
for IDPs.
More than 630 тыс.thousand views of reference materials and
explanations on «Restoring Donbas» website.
120Centers of assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents on a special
online map.

Expert projects A survey on the future of Donbas among experts
7In January 2015, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" summed up the results of the
survey among 400 representatives of expert community from Donetsk and Luhansk regions,
dedicated to searching the ways out of crisis and Donbas restoring.
Research involved volunteers, public figures, journalists, entrepreneurs, specialists in
industrial field and heads of enterprises.
Geography of research is controlled and uncontrolled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk
regions, other regions of Ukraine, Kiev, Crimea and abroad.
Results of the study were presented to Ukrainian authorities with an appeal to take into
account the opinion of the expert community in decision-making concerning Donbas. In
addition, it was used in planning of community initiative "Restoring Donbas".
MAIN CONCLUSIONS OF RESEARCH
52,3% 34,9% 12,8%
Actions of Ukrainian party, which are necessary
in order to resolve the conflict in Donbas:
Themainsubjectsofdecision-making,whichcanchangethesituationinDonbas*:
After the end of hostilities in Donbas it is necessary:
Key sectors of the economy, which are necessary for Donbas restoring:
E-version of the presentation with the results of survey is available
on the website restoring-donbass.com
in the sector «Our projects»
Negotiations Continuation of hostilities Providing ATO area with
"right to self-determination"
metallurgy
coal mining industry
small and medium enterprises in industrial sector
agricultural sector
innovative technologies and communication services
engineering
small and medium enterprises in trade field
53,1% – President of Ukraine
46,3% – Leaders of EU and USA
46,3% – Armed Forces of Ukraine
41,9% – Ukrainian government
41,6% – President of Russian Federation
27,7% – ordinary residents of ATO
22,9% – international organizations
18,9% – deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
15,6% – regional elites
7,7% – DNR and LNR leaders
27% – to create an innovative industrial zone
26% – to pay attention to renovation of banking sector
25% – to introduce tax holidays for small and medium-sized business
15% – to create export processing zone
6% – to create an "offshore zone"
1% – to introduce full economic blockade of the region
*73% respondents identified two and more key subjects of deci-
sion-making that can resolve the conflict or improve the situation.

Expert projects Monitoring on power efficiency
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During July 2015, experts of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» carried out the
project called «Power efficiency in resolving problems of Donbas residents and IDPs».
This survey represents the first comprehensive study of the work of authorities and
government agencies in matters of the problems of IDPs and Donbas residents. It has covered
the period from January 1 to August 1, 2015.
According to the result of study, recommendations were made to the Cabinet of Ministers,
deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, Ministry of Justice, Security Service of Ukraine, deputies of
Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Ministry of Information and state media.
After the first monitoring and interest of public, the project has been implemented as a
monthly one until the end of 2015. It is facilitating public control over efficiency of state
actions.
Ithasbeenstudiedwithin:
Normative legal acts of the authorities
Activities of Donetsk and Luhansk deputies, which are reflected on the official
website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Materials of Ukrainian state-owned media (the newspaper "Golos Ukrainy" and
"Uriadovy Courier", "Pershiy natsіonalny" channel), which illuminate the issues of
IDPs
Results of all monitorings are available on the website
restoring-donbass.com

Expert projects Case Study "Index of IDP's comfort"
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September 16,2015 community initiative «Restoring Donbas» together with TNS Ukraine
company presented "Index of IDP's comfort" – first comprehensive survey in Ukraine, which is
about the problems of IDPs and ordinary residents.
The survey was carried out from 29th July to 11th August 2015 in the main regions of
residence of IDPs in Ukraine, both among IDPs and people around them.
An important part of the study is assessment of government services, which IDPs face
with. In particular, it comes about management of labor and social protection, migration
services, health agencies, employment offices, pension funds, education authorities, children's
affairs services, social security bodies.
Both summarized results of the survey and its regional sections have been presented to
central and regional authorities. The study caused considerable interest from both the public,
media and public authorities (in particular, the Pension Fund, State Emergency Service of
Ukraine).
GEOGRAPHY:
In addition, results of the survey are available on the website
Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv region.
Cities with more than 50,000 people population
TARGET AUDIENCE:
IDPs from Donetsk and Luhansk regions (18+), residents of Kiev, Dnipropetro-
vsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Luhansk and Mykolaiv regions (major regions of
accommodation of IDPs in Ukraine).
SELECTION:
1000 interviews with IDPs (free search);
1000 interviews with local residents (quota selection by gender, age, region
and size of settlement).

Expert projects Expert offers of "Restoring Donbas"
10Specialists of "Restoring Donbas" regularly analyze legislation concerning IDPs and
ATO residents. They work on proposals, which should improve the rules in the field of
assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents.
One of the first offer was organization of the Order of providing humanitarian aid to
Donbas residents.
Proposals to Procedure for crossing the demarcation line (to Gritsak V.S., acting as
Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine from 06/26/2015).
Proposals to Procedure for crossing the demarcation line (to Lutkovska V.V,
Commissioner for Human Rights from 06/26/2015).
Offers for improving the health care system in the East of Ukraine (to Kvitashvili
A.M., Minister of Healthcare from 6/30/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with the
rights to participate in local elections (to Boyko Y.A., the head of the parliamentary faction
of the "Opposition block" party in parliament on 07/06/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with the
rights to participate in local elections (to Groisman V.B., the Chairman of the Verkhovna
Rada on 07/06/2015).
On Amending the law No 2831-3 on local elections in order to provide IDPs with
the rights to participate in local elections (to Lyashko O.V., the head of the parliamenta-
ry faction of the Radical Party of Oleg Lyashko in the Verkhovna Rada on 07/06/2015).
On the development of a number of state programs and other legal acts to imple-
ment adopted laws concerning the rights of IDPs (to Kabanchenko G.V., Chairman of the
Public Council under the Ministry of Social Policy from 07/08/2015).
On amendments to the legislation on the rights for obligatory state social insurance
of persons, who had labor relations with enterprises in ATO area, which did not register on
Ukrainian territory (to Rozenko P.V., the Minister of Social Policy from 08/17/2015).
On amendments to the legislation on the rights for obligatory state social insurance of
persons, who had labor relations with enterprises in ATO area, which did not register on
Ukrainian territory (to Shevchuk O.B., the Chairman of the Board of the Social Insurance
Fund of Ukraine, 08/17/2015).
Proposals to the draft law No 3171 "On Amendments to the Civil Procedural Code of
Ukraine on the establishment of the fact of birth or death on the temporarily occupied
territory of Ukraine" (to Kniazevych R.P., the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee
on Legal Policy and Justice from 11/11/2015).
Appeal with the request not to include a draft law No 3593 of 12/08/2015 "On the
temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine" into the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada, due to
contradictions with the Constitution of Ukraine and provisions of international humanitari-
an law (to all the people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 12/18/2015).
DURING 2015, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION “RESTORING
DONBAS” SENT A WIDE RANGE OF OFFERS:
Anumberofproposals,whichhavebeensenttoPetroPoroshenko,thePresident:
On resolution of problematic issues in humanitarian crisis field in the East of Ukraine
On the plan of events on the problems in health sector in Donetsk and Luhansk
regions.
On the revision of the Procedure for crossing the demarcation ;
On hearing during a meeting of the NSDC concerning health issues in the East of
Ukraine in the context of armed conflict

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Hotlineandonlinechatsystem
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Project «Hotline» was presented and launched by community initiative «Restoring
Donbas» on July 3, 2015.
During its operation till the end of 2015, 1539 called the hotline. They were provided
with practical assistance – consulting and explanation on different social and legal issues,
concrete information on questions, which they are interested in, useful contacts.
Another 3014 consultations were provided by community initiative via online-chat
system on the website restoring-donbass.com. It was created in order to atomize provid-
ing consultations and to remove the load from the hotline operators. Thus, during 2015,
volunteers of community initiative have provided 4553 consultations.
58% of all requests were concerning one or another aspect of crossing the demarcation
line: registration of pass, operation of road corridors, moving of underage citizens.
At the same time, a share of such questions at the initial stage was 76%, due to the
implementation of the new procedure for crossing the demarcation line and «electronic
passes» in the absence of any explanation from the state bodies.
The issues of social and humanitarian assistance from charitable organiza-
tions and registration of targeted assistance, IDP's certificate, medical support of IDPs took the
second place. Problems of employment and opportunities for the development of entrepre-
neurship, registration and payment of pensions and subsidies, continuation of education of
IDPs on the controlled territories are extremely accurate topics. The proportion of such
requests for consultation was 23%.
Legal issues took the, third place In particular, it comes about renovation of
documents, bank and tax liabilities; labor relations, formalization of inheritance, operation of
notaries in ATO zone and registration of the facts of the birth of children on uncontrolled
territory. The share of these questions was 10%.
5% of the requests were offers of cooperation and assistance to IDPs and Donbas
residents, another 4% — were about housing and communal services (primarily - compen-
sation for destroyed housing in ATO area and providing temporary housing for IDPs).
Geographical representation of requests during the time of consultations by Restoring
Donbas was stable – between 45 до 50% were residents of uncontrolled territories of
Ukraine, from 50 до 55 % — were internally displaced persons from different regions of
Ukraine and abroad.
Contactsofhotline«RestoringDonbas»
095-132-00-22, 063-132-00-22 and 098-132-00-22
operating Mn-Fr, from 9AM to 6 PM.
The online-chat system is available in the website of the initiative in 24/7
format.
Subjects of requests to the volunteers of «Restoring Donbas»:
Another important direction of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» became
consulting and providing assistance to IDPs and ATO residents. Later, it has been
implemented regular programs of providing assistance to IDPs and Donbas
residents.
Crossing the
demarcation line
58%
Issues of official field legal issues
Offers of cooperation and providing
assistance to IDPs and Donbas residents
Housing and
communal services
23% 10%
5% 4%

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects CenteroftheadvisoryhelptoIDPs
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According to the requests of IDPs from
Donbas in Kiev, July 30, 2015, community
initiative“Restoring Donbas”created its first
center of the advisory help to IDPs. It was
opened close to the central railway station
in Kiev, namely, Kiev, Vozdukhoflotsky
Avenue, 21/2.
Another important directions of work are medical and psychological counseling. Consul-
tations of therapists and pediatricians became really important for out at heels. 25 people
have obtained the help of experts during the first few days.
The Center is actively working on the establishing the communications on cooperation
with state authorities and institutions of civil society. During a few months of work, it has been
established a dialogue with social services in Kiev, a number of public and voluntary organiza-
tions, which deal with the problems of IDPs from Donbas and Crimea.
According to the results of the request, 79% have been resolved or explained.
Subjects of requests:
Regional partition:
TheCenterisoperatingonthebasisof«singlewindow»principle.Ithasdefinedprimary
directionsofitswork:
Providing consultations to IDPs on a wide range of issues
Organization in resolving social and humanitarian problems of IDPs
Providing legal consultations to IDPs
Holding of psychological trainings and consultations by psychologist and psychia-
trist
Holding of medical consultations by therapist and pediatrician
62% - Donetsk region
36% - Luhansk region
1% - Crimea
1% - Other administrative territorial units
legal assistance – 915
charitable and humanitarian assistance – 622
social issues –262
crossing the demarcation line in ATO area – 152
contacts of state agencies and institutions – 111
housing and communal services – 59
offers of cooperation – 13
From the very beginning, the Center involved the team of volunteers-IDPs from Donbas, who
have experience in social field. Every day they carry out personal reception, provide practical
assistance in registration of electronic passes in ATO area, provide guidance and explanations on
various issues, which are interesting to citizens.
The most accurate topics are issues concerning migration service and the passport system,
social security and pensions, housing and work, providing medical and humanitarian assistance.
The total number of applications, which were received, – 1357.

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Legal online consultations
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Focusing on the needs of IDPs and residents of ATO area, in March 2015 community
initiative "Restoring Donbas" opened a section Legal online consultation in our website,
where volunteer lawyers answer the questions of IDPs and Donbas residents.
It has been received 498 questions during the reporting period.
According to statistics, the most problematic issues for IDPs and Donbas residents were
issuance of passports and pasting the photo in it, obtaining assistance and extension of IDP's
certificate, formalization of permits for the transportation of children across the demarcation
line.
Volunteers gave answers to 100% of the requests. Legal online consultations became one
of the most popular sections of the website (by December 31, 2015 there were 136 thousand
views of this material).
Each IDP and Donbas resident can ask
his/her question on the website
restoring-donbass.com/konsultatsii
Formalization and
issuance of documents
IDP's status Issues relating
to children
Financial issues Entrepreneurship and
Employment
Pass-entry
system in ATO area
Property disputes
(obtaining and extension of
certificates, registration in the
Social Security agencies,
migration service, payments
to IDPs)
(obtaining and extension of
certificates, registration in the
Social Security agencies,
migration service, payments to
IDPs)
(formalization of
documents, benefits,
maternity benefits, child
support)
(payment of salaries,
pensions, compensation,
subsidies, issues of
deposits and loans, debt
for housing)
(business registration,
reporting, tax issues,
seniority, layoff and
hiring)
(formalization and
obtaining of passes
for moving to ATO
area)
(inheritance
registration in ATO
area, purchase and
sale of movable and
immovable property)
Other
24,1% 21,2% 17,7% 16,5%
6,4% 6,2% 4,7% 3,2%

15Информационно-консультационныеигуманитарныепроекты Налоговые разъяснения и консультацииInformationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Humanitarian projects
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On September 3, 2015 community initiative "Restoring Donbas" started to provide
tax explanations and consulting aimed at IDPs and Donbas residents on its website
It was also decided that under the conditions of the absence of systematic work of
the State Fiscal Service and other government agencies in this field, explanations and
consultations will be provided to all Ukrainian citizens on the general range of tax issues.
"Restoring Donbas" (together with the assistance of volunteer specialist) makes its
explanations and consultations structured, departing from the complex legal and tax
language without losing the essence and important details. Online service is represent-
ed by 4 blocks:
The first tax consultation "Restoring Donbas" was
called“How should IDP start own business”and
described the nuances of registration and tax support
of IDPs in business.
It includes simplified and systematized the most
difficult and problematic for the perception moments
of registration of their own business, choice of the
taxation system via infographics and tables.
In addition, the consultation includes all the
necessary contacts of state authorities.
Actions, which should be taken by IDP, are
described via such steps:
Electronic version of consultation is available on the website
Electronic version of consultation is available on the website.
State registration as a private entrepreneur.
How to start your own business -
an explanation for start-ups
Tax consultations by Restoring Donbas
Tax clarifications for IDPs and Donbas Tax explanations for entrepreneurs
and business in Ukraine
Determination of activity.
Registration at the State Fiscal Service.
Choice of the taxation system.

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Assistance in searching for housing and employment
15In February 2015, community initiative“Restoring Donbas”opened a new sector of ads on
searching housing and employment for IDPs on its website.
By December 31, 2015 the total number of submitted vacancies, CVs and ads on tenancy
has exceeded 2,4 thousand.
During a short period of time, this section became one of the most visited. It has gathered
more than 260 thousand views during 2015. At the same time, ads of restoring-don-
bass.com website are consistently in the top 3 in Google andYandex at the request of
"housing for IDPs" and «job for IDPs».
Searching of ads on the website has convenient and clear structure. There are options on
the search field by following criteria: city, relevance, phrase. In addition, each of the sections
includes specific search markers.
You can get acquainted with available ads on the «Restoring Donbas» website
restoring-donbass.com in a sector «Useful information»
of other pages in correspondent informational blocks on right
In addition, at least 10% of the offered housing options are available to IDPs
on preferential terms (child care home, care for senior owners, etc.).
By December 31, 2015 it has been published 535 ads in
"Looking for a housing" and 493 in“Housing rent" categories
Kiev and Kiev region
Kharkov region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Odesa region
Poltava region
Cherkasy region
"Looking for a housing" - "Housing rent"
ads in
"Looking for a housing"
ads in " Housing rent"
59,1%
25,2%
5,9%
8,6%
4,5%
15.1%
5%
4,3%
6,3%
7%
By December 31, 2015 it has been published
768 CVs and 852 vacancies
Kiev and Kiev region
Kharkov region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Odesa region
Donetsk region
Lviv region
CV -Vacancies
CVs
Vacancies
38,7%
62%
11,3%
7,9%
11,1%
7,7%
8,7%
7,2%
6,1%
2,1%

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Inquiriesandexplanations
16One of the key directions of development of the "Restoring Donbas» website restor-
ing-donbass.com are inquiries and explanations to IDPs and ATO residents on the most
problematic issues - obtaining of permits to crossing the demarcation line (including a staged
work with the SSU website on sending the necessary documents), registration of IDP's
certificate.
In addition, prepared background information on the work of public authorities, charities
and voluntary organizations, law standards for IDPs and ATO residents became extremely
important among users of "Restoring Donbas" website.
Crossing the demarcation line. Pass or permit to ATO area
restoring-donbass.com/peresechenie-granitsyi-s-zonoy-ato
How to apply for a pass via SSU website: Step–by-Step Guide restor-
ing-donbass.com/novosti/14240-kak-po-
dat-zayavku-na-ropusk-cherez-sayt-sbu-poshagovoe-rukovodstvo
How to get the status of IDP. IDP's certificate restoring-don-
bass.com/kak-zaregistrirovatsya-pereselent-
sem-spravka-pereselentsa
Hotlines of state authorities restoring-donbass.com/goryachie-linii-or-
ganov-gosudarstvennoy-vlasti
State agencies, which have left ATO area
restoring-donbass.com/gosorganu-pokinuvshie-zony-ato
Humanitarian aid in Donetsk and Luhansk, assistance to IDPs restor-
ing-donbass.com/gumanitarnaya-pomocsh-v-donetske-i-lu-
ganske-pomocsh-pereselentsam
Legislation for IDPs and ATO residents restoring-donbass.com/zakonoda-
telstvo-ato
During the reporting period, the reference sections of the website became the most
visited. The total number of views has exceeded 630 thousand.

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Virtual offices of mutual assistance
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Under the condition of complicated social and economic situation in Donbas and Ukraine in
April 2015, community initiative «Restoring Donbas» launched a project «Virtual offices of
mutual assistance». Its aim is to provide effective interaction between IDPs and Donbas
residents, on the one hand, and those, who are ready to help them, on the other.
«Need help»
On the "Restoring Donbas" website there is gathering of applications of people, who
need help. It comes about both IDPs and ATO residents. Anyone can leave a request for
help by filling out the form. All applications for assistance, which are received by the
organization's website, are verified of volunteers of the initiative before the publication.
Later it is spread through the "Restoring Donbas" pages in social networks. There is a work
with relevant charities and voluntary organizations.
«Stations of aid»
Ordinary users and volunteers create a single list of places, where is possible to obtain
assistance (for IDPs) and to leave such assistance (for ATO residents). The result of joint
work on creation of mutual card is available to everyone. It is also available convenient
categorization of the stations on location and fields of activity.
During the reporting period, it has been published over 120 stations of assistance on
Ukrainian territory (including - on uncontrolled territories).
«Volunteers»
In order to receive applications, users can register on "Restoring Donbas" website
as a volunteer.
In order to do this, you must fill out a form in "Volunteers" sector. At the same
time, assistance on left applications is carried out bypassing the registration on the
website. It is confirmed by posts of users in social networks.
According to the data, which is collected in «Stations of aid» sector, volunteers of
organization are working on creating of a single online maps concerning assistance to IDPs
and Donbas residents.

Informationandcounseling,humanitarianprojects Charitable and humanitarian assistance
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In general, within the framework of
humanitarian and charitable projects in
November and December 2015, activists of
"Restoring Donbas" have distributed more
than 2,5 thousand units of goods, both
among IDPs and Donbas residents.
It comes about hygiene products, home
textiles (including warm blankets), household
and stationery items.
Volunteer of the Center are working with
IDPs. They make a map of requests on neces-
sary things for each new stage of providing
charitable assistance.
In October 2015, charity fund of community initiative "Restoring Donbas "was
included to the Unified Register of recipients of humanitarian assistance entities by the
order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine» No 1030.
It has provided new opportunities to initiative's team. It will allow to receive humani-
tarian aid from foreign donors and redistribute it to the victims of the conflict in eastern
Ukraine.
"Restoring Donbas" implements its humanitarian mission both through the Centre of
the advisory help to IDPs, which was opened in Kiev, and remotely - via the postal service
and partner organizations.
Since November 2015, a regular issue of the charitable aid to IDPs from Donetsk and
Luhansk regions has been carried out (as part of the work of the Centre). First of all, it
comes about hygiene products, home textiles, stationery.
First packages of aid intended for IDPs in the region, were sent in October and
November 2015. It has been received by large families with foster children in Donetsk,
Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kiev and Khmelnitsky regions. It included kitchen equipment,
home textiles, personal care items and stationery.
In addition, in November 2015 it has been started a work on providing assistance to Donbas
residents, who are living among the demarcation line (Kurakhovo, Avdeevka, etc.), through
the local parishes.
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES TAKE PRIORITY IN OBTAINING
ASSISTANCE:
disabled (I, II groups)
single mothers / fathers with children up to 18 years
families with children (all children under the age of 18 years)
families with disabled children
seniors over 65 years
pregnant women at all stages of pregnancy (registered)
orphans up to 23 years
Moredetailsonprovidinghumanitarianandcharitableaid,contactus(hotlineof
«RestoringDonbas»):
(095) 132-00-22, (063) 132-00-22, (098) 132-00-22,
or cell of the Centre of the advisory help in Kiev:
(099) 607-62-32.

Culturalandsocio-economicprojects Contest of children's drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children»
19
Works of participants are available on the website
restoring-donbass.com in sector «Photo»
In May 2015 Donbas children got an opportunity to express their vision of peace and war
via their drawings. Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" has initiated a children's drawing
contest "Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children" in order to present Ukrainian
and international community their works and their thoughts.
Participants of the contest are children aged 5 to 16 years. According to the results of the
contest, community initiative has received more than 300 works from Donbas and other
regions of Ukraine.
On August 28, a jury of the contest determined 6 winners of the contest – per 2 in each
three age nominations (5-8 y.o., 9-12 y.o., 13-16 y.o.). The seventh winner was determined by
a voting in social media networks. All of them have received prizes - laptops and tablets.
On September 15, in Children andYouth Creativity House in Solomenskiy district, Kiev,
Award ceremony of the contest“Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children”,
exhibition and festive concert "Children of Kiev - Donbas children" were held.
.
Donetsk organization "Maximal" (partners of «Restoring Donbas») presented the awards
to winners from uncontrolled territories.
During the concert there was presented a collection of drawings called "Bring me peace
back" with the letters of Donbas children, comments of social network users, the explana-
tion of the psychologist. This album was prepared in Ukrainian and English. It was sent to
state agencies, partner countries and international organizations Ukraine.
After the end of the completion, "Restoring Donbas" has organized series of regional
exhibitions. Each exhibition demonstrated not only children's drawings, but also short films
produced by the initiative. Donbas children talk about their experiences and appeal to kids
from other regions. Children, who visited the exhibitions, in its turn, were able to record
video with response.
During the reporting period, such exhibitions were held in Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy,
Kharkov and Kramatorsk.
A single cultural field and common life goals are important conditions for uniting of
Ukrainian people around the problems of Donbas, the reintegration of its
uncontrolled territories. Therefore, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" paid
special attention to projects aimed at interaction between Donbas and other
regions of Ukraine. First of all, it comes about art and creativity.

Culturalandsocio-economicprojects Cultural and socio-economic projects
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The album was presented during the opening of the exhibition of photos of partici-
pants, which was carried out on December 1, 2015 in Taras Shevchenko National
Museum. Exhibition has been lasted till December 21..
You can find the works of participants of the contest
«Donbas: peace in objective lens»
Another competition, focused on adult audience, has become a contest of photos
of Donbas, which were made before the war.
Events in the East of Ukraine led to the fact that people started to forget the
essence of real Donbas before ATO. Unfortunately, plethora people did not know it.
They associated Donetsk and Luhansk regions exclusively with plants and mines.
Community initiative“Restoring Donbas”announces the beginning of the photo
contest“Donbas: peace in objective lens”in order to dispel these myths and tell
Ukrainians about the unknown (for the majority) region.
Works on the competition could be submitted during 2 months from September
1 to October 31, 2015. The initiative has received more than 500 photos from 56
participants during the contest.
Photographs from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kiev and Kharkov were the most active
participants. In general, «Restoring Donbas» has obtained works from more than
20 Donbas cities, other regions and neighboring countries.
On November 16, 2015 it was defined the winners of the contest. The jury
included experts in the photography field. In particular, it comes about Vasil Batyren-
ko, Ihor Lyvshyts – photographer, member of the International Federation of Journal-
ists, Leonid Dovhiy – photographer, founder and head of the Donetsk School of
Photography“Fishka”and Valery Mylosyerdov– photographer, Project Manager of the
Fund“ISOLATION”. Head of the jury – Victor Marushchenko – is famous Ukrainian
photographer, member of more than 60 solo and group photo exhibitions in Switzer-
land, Germany, France, USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, partici-
pant of the Biennale in Venice (2001) and Sao Paulo (2004).
The jury determined four authors, who shared three first places. In addition, 20 more
photos were noted in "People's Choice Award" category (according to the results of evalua-
tion by "Restoring Donbas" audience in social networks. All of them received cash prizes and
first variant of album with photos of the contest.
This album includes 100 photos, which are the most
impressive and interesting. It has been selected by the
jury together with the activists of community initiative
«Restoring Donbas».
These photos and facts, which are presented in the
album, describe Donbas from the most interesting, even
unexpected sides.

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September 25, «The forum of adoption: Donbas children» was carried out in Ukrainian
House by community initiative“Restoring Donbas”. The forum was devoted to the Adopter
Recognition Day, which is traditionally celebrated on September 30, a day of honoring of
Faith, Hope and Charity and their mother Sophia by the Orthodox world.
For the participants of the Forum there was organized a concert. Dmytro and Nazar
Yaremchuk (Honored Artists of Ukraine), Peter Chherniy (Honored Artist of Ukraine), Dmitry
Ivashchenko (a finalist of the «Golos krainy»), Elena Diamandi (a participant of the project
“Golos krainy”), Kyril Pahar (accordionist).
20 families, who attended the forum, were taken on patronage by community initiative
«Restoring Donbas».
Each of them received a gift from "Restoring Donbas" foundation, namely, kitchen
equipment for parents and mobile phones for children.
Assistance is provided to these families beyond the scope of the forum - in current
activity of charity initiative.
Culturalandsocio-economicprojects «Adoption Forum: Children of Donbas»
There were told both the stories of some families and the history of child care staff, who
were risking their lives in order to ensure the evacuation of orphans to peaceful territory.
Activists of «Restoring Donbas» made short videos about the most famous families (Stavtsevy,
Bantsevy, Zaretsky, etc.). It comes about the stories of adoption of their children and moving
from ATO area. Participants of the forum made an appeal and addressed it to the President of
Ukraine Petro Poroshenko..
The aim of «Restoring Donbas» was to attract attention to Donbas families, who were
taking orphans (children deprived of parental care) during the hostilities. They were formaliz-
ing them as their own children, and moving to peaceful territory..
20 families took part in the meeting (adoptive, family type homes, foster families) and
120 children.

22Culturalandsocio-economicprojects Young scientist’s competition“Restore Donbas together”
Besides the integrating projects in art and creativity fields, community initiative
"Restoring Donbas" conducts competitions of young scientists focusing on talents
and fresh perspective of Ukrainian students and graduate students in resolving
problems of Donbas.
Taking into account the scale of destructions in two eastern regions, first
competition called «Restore Donbas together» was announced on October 12, 2015
among the young architectures and designers.
There are 5 categories of works:
In each category there will be determined winning projects, whose authors will receive a
prize of UAH 10 thousand as well as two special prizes.
The most interesting works will be offered to the authorities and investors on Ukrainian
territories of Donbas in order to implement these projects. A database of such projects will
be the foundation for large-scale construction in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
On November 2, On October 27, community initiative“Restoring Donbas”presented this
contest during the opening ceremony of the KievArh 2015 Forum and the exhibition of the
graduation projects of graduates from Ukrainian universities (major“Architecture”and
“Design”).
Exhibition of the graduation projects of graduates from Ukrainian universities (major
“Architecture”and“Design”), which took place in the capital.
The exhibition of“Restoring Donbas”was presented in the hall of the university among
the works of young architects. It included the information about the competition, as well as
photo-proofs of destructions in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Young architectures, who visited the exhibition, could obtain pencils and rubbers as a
souvenir. During the first day of the competition, 5 students-architectures have applied to
the participation.
In response to numerous requests from students and professors of Ukrainian universi-
ties, who decided to participate in the contest. Students of Kyiv National University of
Construction and Architecture, the Dnieper State Academy of Construction and Architec-
ture, as well as the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture were
interested in contest.
- housing for IDPs
- objects of culture
- objects of healthcare
- objects of education
- home for a large family / family-type orphanage
Conditions of contest are available on the website
in sector «Our projects»

On December 10, 2015 it was carried out a Forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» in Kiev.Two discussions panels
«International and Ukrainian experience in restoring of post-conflict regions» and «Economic rehabilitation of Donbas
and attracting investment to Ukraine» were hold there.
Forum organizers are Community initiative «Restoring Donbas», Institute for Strategic Studies“New Ukraine”,
Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management.
Organizators of the Forum set a goal of creating a public platform in the context of searching ways to restore
Donbas and socio-economic development of Ukraine in modern conditions. More than 150 speakers and partici-
pants took part in Forum – representatives of power, community, expert and scientific field, business, including,
UNICEF, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst &Young.
During the Forum, Elena Petryayeva – the head of community initiative «Restoring Donbas» – presented program
document“12 steps to peace, restoring and development of Donbas and Ukraine”. Participants of the Forum fixed their
intention via Memorandum on further cooperation and joining efforts.
Expertmeetings,roundtablesandpressconferenceswith"RestoringDonbas"
Dialog and open communication – are key principles, which
are basis for "Restoring Donbas" in collaboration with partners,
friendly organizations and state agencies.
During the reporting period, community initiative has
organized 8 round tables and press conferences related to
urgent problems in IDP’s life and Donbas residents, including
large-scale forum "Restoring Donbas and Ukraine."
Its implementation allowed to update the discussion of
accumulated problems, to offer new ways of resolving it, to
identify areas of directions of work.
«RestoringDonbas»invited:
More than 120 experts
15 representatives of state authorities
10 representatives of international organizations
During organized events
it was discussed:
The main problems of IDPs and ways of its resolving
Healthcare issues on controlled and uncontrolled territories of
Donbas
Healthcare issues on controlled and uncontrolled territories of
Donbas
Comfort of IDP's housing in Ukrainian cities
Tax problems and opportunities of IDPs concerning opening
their own business
Power efficiency in resolving problems of Donbas
The problems of orphans and children deprived of parental
care from Donetsk and Luhansk regions
"Restoring Donbas" is grateful to all the partners, profiled
organizations and government authorities, which were able
to delegate their representatives to our meetings. We hope
that open discussion of problems and working out of its
resolving will become the main mechanism in settlement of
the situation in Donbas in 2016.
All video materials are available
on the official YouTube-channel
«Restoring Donbas»
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24Internationalcooperation
During the reporting period, the head of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" has
carried out 4 meetings with the heads of international agencies - UNICEF, United Nations
Development Programme, Médecins sans Frontières, International HIV / AIDS Alliance.
Events, which were organized by "Restoring Donbas", were attended by:
-Yuri Savko, Head of the International UNDP project "Restoring of social services and
establishment peace in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,"
- Anna Sukhodolskaya, Head of Communication and development programs, acting as a
Head of the Health and Children’s Development Programme, UNICEF;
- Nana Tsanava, Medical coordinator of the non-governmental international organization
“Médecins sans Frontières”;
- Pavlo Zamostyan, head of the UN Population Fund in Ukraine;
- Dragoslav Popovich, International Consultant UNICEF.
In October 2015, British organization "Peaceful direction» (Peace Direct) included community
initiative "Restoring Donbas" to the directory of the project "Inside the conflict" as an organization,
which is operating in Ukraine. Work of "Peace direction" is focused on information support of
peacemakers in local conflicts, which have a clear vision of resolving the situation.
Expert meetings, round tables and press conferences organized by community
initiative "Restoring Donbas", were regularly attended by OSCE representatives as
listeners.
As a part of planned cooperation with relevant international
organizations, community initiative "Restoring Donbas" sub-
mitted 1 program offer to participate in the grant by the Gov-
ernment of Japan, 2 offers for program cooperation with the
UN Children's Fund UNICEF.
Workof“RestoringDonbas”onprojects
forinternationalcooperation

25 Interactiveplatformof"RestoringDonbas"-websiteandsocialnetworks
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" was originated as a virtual association of
soulmates. The website and pages of the initiative in social networks have become
one of the most powerful channels of communication between the activists and
IDPs, Donbas residents.
visitors
More than
920 thousand
More than
110 thousand
16%
of website's audience
are regular visitors
More than
2,5 mln.
90%
Among the southern regions, the website is the most popular in Odesa
region. Among the western regions, it is popular in Lviv, Khmelnytsky and
Transcarpathian regions.
of audience are
users from Ukraine
42%
of all visitors are
users from Donetsk
16%
Kiev city and Kiev region
Per 4,7%
users from Kharkov and
Dnepropetrovsk regions
ТОP-10
News
Pass on crossing the demarcation line in ATO area
Blogs
Housing rent
Legal online consultations
Vacancies
Photo
Our projects
Video
Reference on organizations, which provide asistance in ATO
popular sections of the website
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3
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Activists of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" always keep in touch with
journalists – they present their projects, comment the course of its implementation,
provide expert opinions on important issues of life of IDPs and problems of
restoring and development of eastern regions of Ukraine.
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" is grateful to
representatives of media for illuminating of work and
assistance in communication between organization's
activists with IDPs and Donbas residents, partners, state
authorities, international organizations.
«Restoring Donbas» in media
98 information events on the results of initiative operating
832 publications in Internet media
84 ТV stories
22 references and interviews on the radio
26
18 publications in media
Mediaandappealtojournalists
You can find main references of «Restoring Donbas» in media
in sector «Media about us»

The main directions of the work of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" in 2016
1. Development of social, medical and psychological support to population among IDPs through the Center of advisory help to IDPs,
adaptation and extension of operation of informational services for IDPs.
2. Organization and work of a single expert platform on the development of Donbas with package deals to public authorities, followed by
further monitoring of results.
3. Provision of humanitarian assistance to IDPs from Donetsk and Luhansk region.
4. Implementation of social and cultural events that combine both internally displaced persons and residents of Ukrainian regions with
the aim of transforming the culture of violence into cultural self-identity.
5. Organization of sports events for IDP's children, including collection of charitable funds.
6. Development of spiritual and moral education among children and youth through the implementation of special supporting
programs.
7. Development of cooperation with international organizations in matters of providing counseling, information exchange, including
donor projects and opportunities for its implementation after political decision on the status of temporarily uncontrolled territory.
27 Plansfor2016
Priority areas of work of community initiative "Restoring Donbas" for 2016
Community initiative keeps a vector of the organization in accordance with the basic principles of work in humanitarian, social, cultural
and socio-economic fields.
At the same time, activists of the initiative are planning to strengthen the group of own expert projects, to expand the spectrum of proj-
ects aimed at restoring Donbas and reintegration of its uncontrolled territories.
Key categories of the population (basis of community initiative "Restoring Donbas") are still IDPs socially vulnerable categories of children
in 2016.
Community initiative "Restoring Donbas" refers to ordinary citizens, as well as to partner organizations calling on
joining the development of working out the strategy on the next year. Contact us: info@restoring-donbass.com or
call us the phones from our website

Thank you
for attention!
January 2016
RESTORING
DONBAS
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

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