RESTORING DONBAS HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
OF OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO
PUBLIC
REPORT OF
THE «RESTORING DONBAS»
2014-2016
UNITED BY DREAM
Photo byVitaly Zhemerika «Sacrament of Donetsk evening»
Photo contest «Donbas: peace in objective lens»

THE «RESTORING DONBAS» 2014-2016 UNITED BY DREAM
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The last three years – is a serious test for Donbas and
Ukraine as a whole. Thousands of innocent people were killed
during the hostilities in the East. Millions were forced to leave
their homeland.
Over the years, people no longer believe in beautiful
words, high-flown statements, and loud declarations. While the
power stays idle, the work of ordinary people, who unite their
efforts in order to solve common problems, brings results.
Selflessness of the volunteers – is the only thing that
keeps Ukraine from collapse and chaos. Activists of the «Restor-
ing Donbas» community initiative choose their path in autumn
2014. We were united by common goal, namely, to bring peace
to Donbas. We are ready to do anything in order to stop the war,
to make Donbas prospering along with other regions of Ukraine.
We were ready for the fact that the government would not
be our ally along this way. We were ready for the fact that we
would be forced to work against the main vector of the state
policy. However, we are still moving forward and uniting more
and more people around us. We believe in what we do. We are
honest with ourselves and with others. We will not stop until we
achieve our goals! Join us, if you want the same thing.
Oleksandr Klymenko,
The founder of the «Restoring Donbas» community initiative,
The honorary leader of the «Uspishna Kraina» party

3CONTENT
4 About the «Restoring Donbas» community initiative
5 The main results during 2014-2016 yy.
6 Key events of the «Restoring Donbas» during 2014-2016 yy.
7 «Restoring Donbas» - Helping Hand. Humanitarian projects
7 Humanitarian and charity projects
8 Consulting and mutual assistance
10 Centres of advisory help to IDPs
12 «Restoring Donbas» - Taking care of the future. Projects for children and youth
12 Forums of adopters from Donbas
14 Mine safety for Donbas children
16 Support for creativity and development of sports
17 Contest and exhibitions of children’s drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of
Donbas children»
19 Young Scientists Competition «Let’s restore Donbas together»
20 «Restoring Donbas» - Expert platform and control over the power
20 Strategy of resolving the conflict in Donbas
22 Expert surveys and public opinion research
23 Monitoring on power efficiency
24 «Restoring Donbas» - A look into the future

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«Restoring Don-
bas» community ini-
tiative turned 2 years
old. We have come a long way.
The first year was a year of
formation, when we came out
of the virtual Internet platform
to practical work.
During the second year we
have passed through the way of
development.
Experts and volunteers
of the organization carried out
plethora analytical, consulting,
humanitarian and socio-eco-
nomic projects.
We have expanded the
geography of our work. Nowadays, our offices are located not only in
Kyiv, but in Donetsk, Luhansk and Sumy regions. Volunteers of our ini-
tiative are travelling around all the regions, where the IDPs from the
ATO area are residing.
The team of the «Restoring Donbas» - it is not just specialists in
plethora areas, but also people with active life position. During the last
two years, their work has made our organization useful and recogniz-
able not only in the field of resolving problems of IDPs and Donbas
residents, but also in defining the strategy of resolving the conflict in
the East of Ukraine.
Olena Petryayeva,
the head of the «Restoring Donbas» community initiative
ABOUTTHE «RESTORING DONBAS» COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
«Restoring Donbas» community initiative was created by Olek-
sandr Klymenko, Ukrainian politician, public figure, in November 2014.
The mission of the initiative is 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. By today, the initiative has united
more than 120,000 people via its offline- and online-projects.
Participants of the initiative work together in order to find ways
out of the crisis caused by the military conflict, and paths for subse-
quent development of the region. Areas of work of the «Restoring Don-
bas» - are humanitarian and advisory projects, cultural and educational
activities, expert work.

5THE MAIN RESULTS DURING 2014-2016YY.
Helping Hand.
Humanitarian projects
• Operation of 3 Centres of advisory help to IDPs in Kyiv,
Sumy, Lisichansk
• Providing IDPs from Donbas with humanitarian
assistance in 14 Ukrainian regions
• Support for 15 hospitals in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
• Assistance in searching for housing and employment for
more than 60,000 IDPs.
• Legal, social and medical consultations for more than
340,000 IDPs and residents of the ATO area.
Taking care of the future.
Projects for children and youth
• Education and training on mine safety for Donbas
children along the demarcation line (Marinka,
Volnovakha, Mariupol, Lisichansk).
• Curatorship over foster families and orphanages of
Donbas.
• Participation of more than 3,000 children from Donbas
and other Ukrainian regions in contests, concerts and
football matches, which were organized by the initiative.
• Organization of the exhibition of children’s drawings
for MPs of the European Parliament and EU citizens in
Brussels. Regional exhibitions for children from Kyiv,
Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and
Lisichansk.
•Transfer of more than 150 projects of restoring Donbas,
which were created by young Ukrainian architects and
designers, to authorities.
Expert platform and
control over the power
• Providing state authorities and international organizations
with 420 recommendations of experts concerning the
reintegration, restoring and development of Donbas and
Ukraine.
• Conducting the All-Ukrainian sociological research
together withTNS Ukraine“12 steps towards the peace”
– the only survey, which was carried out“face-to-face”,
during the conflict on the uncontrolled territories of
Donbas.
• Control over effectiveness of operation of state authorities.
Creating and regular dimension of the“Index of IDP’s
comfort”. Monitoring of the power’s effectiveness in terms
of resolving the problems of IDPs and Donbas residents.
• Creating a platform for a dialogue between social activists,
experts, authorities and international institutions - Annual
Forum“Restoring Donbas and Ukraine”.

6 KEY EVENTS OFTHE «RESTORING DONBAS» DURING 2014-2016YY.
October - November 2014
October15 - March 2016
November 2014
December 2015
December 2014 - January 2015
January 2016
July 2015
April 2016
September - November 2015
March - September 2016
May- August 2015
February - May 2016
September 2015
May 2016
The strategy of resolving the conflict
on the East «Restoring Donbas and
Ukraine» was worked out and sent
to the state authorities, embassies,
international institutions and experts.
It was prepared 150 architectural projects
with the project of young scientists
«Restoring Donbas together».
The restoring-donbass.com interactive
platform (with an audience more than
1,5 million users) was launched.
More than 150 representatives of
authorities, public activists, experts
and representatives of scientific field
and business came together on the
«Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» forum.
It was carried out a survey of 400 experts
on Donbas problems. Its results were sent
to representatives of central government.
The children’s drawing exhibition «Peace
and war through the eyes of Donbas
children» was held in Brussels.
More than 300 children took part in
the drawing contest «Peace and war
through the eyes of Donbas children».
The contest «Easter vernissage» among
Donbas children was carried out.
The hotline for IDPs and Donbas
residents was launched.
The Centre of advisory help to IDPs in
Kyiv was opened.
The Centre of social assistance was
opened in Lisichansk.
The All-Ukrainian sociological research
“Index of IDP’s comfort”was carried out.
120 children from foster families and
family-type orphanages visited the «The
forum of adoption: Donbas children».
The Centre of social assistance
was opened in Sumy.
More than 500 works were sent to
the photo contest «Donbas: peace in
objective lens».
The All-Ukrainian sociological research
“12 steps towards the peace was
carried out and discussed.
The only survey, which was carried out
“face-to-face”, during the conflict on
the uncontrolled territories of Donbas.
October 2015
It was organized a series of regional
exhibitions «Peace and war through
the eyes of Donbas children».

7«RESTORING DONBAS» - HELPING HAND. HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
Aim: To support the IDPs and Donbas residents, give them a hope,
demonstrate the unity of Ukrainians during the challenges.
Why is it important: Material problems – is the most urgent issue for
thousands IDPs, who left their homes due to the war on the East. The
«Restoring Donbas» community initiative provides them with regular
humanitarian and charity assistance.
Participants: Volunteers of the «Restoring Donbas» community initia-
tive in Kyiv and different regions.
Besides the assistance to IDPs, the initia-
tive of Oleksandr Klymenko supports 15
medical institutions in Donetsk and Lu-
hansk regions, church communities of the
region, educational institutions.
The humanitarian cargo of the «Restor-
ing Donbas» for hospitals and other social
institutions includes hygiene products,
household appliances and equipment,
medical devices.
Delivery of bedding, furniture and household appliances to Donbas hospitals, January 2016.
The package of the «Restoring Donbas» for large families of IDPs, November 2015.
Volunteers of the initiative
are preparing packages
with household appliances,
textiles, hygiene products,
school supplies for IDPs.
Humanitarian and charity projects
Nowadays, the «Restoring Don-
bas» is operating in 14 Ukrainian
regions in terms of providing
direct assistance to IDPs. The
biggest attention is paid to vul-
nerable people: pensioners and
disabled people, orphans, fami-
lies with many children and chil-
dren awaiting parents.

8 «RESTORING DONBAS» - HELPING HAND. HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
Consulting and mutual assistance
Aim: To inform IDPs and residents of ATO area create a platform for
mutual assistance between them.
Why is it important: Pubic authorities are usually not able to provide
quick and qualitative explanations of its novels related to events in
Donbas. This problem has significantly escalated after introducing the
pass-entry system and mass verification of IDPs.
Participants: Volunteers of the «Restoring Donbas» community initia-
tive in Kyiv and different regions. Active audience of the website and
social networks.
Since the first months of opera-
tion of the «Restoring Donbas» via
the restoring-donbass.com inter-
active platforms, it has been col-
lected and updated explanations
for IDPs and residents of ATO area
concerning the most common
and problematic issues, namely,
obtaining permissions to cross
the demarcation line, registration
of IDP’s certificate, operation of
the state authorities, charitable
and volunteer organizations.
In July 2015, the initiative of Olek-
sandr Klymenko launched the
hotline and online-chat in 24/7
regime in order to extend the
communication.
Irina Golina, operator of the“Restoring Donbas”hotline, at work, July 2015.
Social issues
document recovery, bank and tax obligations, labour relations,
registration of inheritance, birth registration
Receiving humanitarian and charitable assistance
operation of the “Restoring Donbas”, humanitarian missions and
charitable organizations
Legal issues
restoration of documents, bank and tax obligations, document
recovery, labour relations, registration of inheritance, birth registration
Crossing the demarcation line
obtaining permissions to cross the demarcation line, operation of road
corridors, transportation of underage
Housing and utility services
compensation for destroyed housing in ATO area, providing IDPs with
temporary housing, payment for rental housing
Consultation of the initiative’s call centre are equally required by residents of Donbas
territories beyond the Ukrainian control (44% appeals), and IDPs from Donbas in differ-
ent Ukrainian regions and abroad (55% appeals).

During the two years of operation, the «Restoring
Donbas» website and its pages in social networks have
become a powerful communication platform of mutu-
al assistance, which unites more than 120,000 people.
Sections related to searching for housing and work,
which were created on the website, helped more than
60,000 IDPs. The number of ads on the website has ex-
ceeded 5,000. Nearly 10% of the offers provide IDPs
with housing on preferential terms or for free.
In addition, in April 2015, it was launched the section
of «Virtual offices of mutual assistance» on the initia-
tive’s website for effective interaction between the
victims of the war in Donbas, and those, who are ready
to provide assistance.
Moreover, it was created a single map of providing
IDPs and residents of ATO area. Nowadays, it unites
163 stations all over Ukraine and is being filled by or-
dinary users and volunteers of the initiative every day.
Consulting and mutual assistance
Telephone numbers of the «Restoring Donbas»
(095) 132-00-22, (063) 132-00-22, (098) 132-00-22 и (099) 140-09-76
Monday to Friday, 9 AM-6 PM
restoring-donbass.com
The single map of the stations of providing IDPs and ATO residents with assistance is available on the restoring-donbass.com website.

10 «RESTORING DONBAS» - HELPING HAND. HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
Aim: To create and expand the network of centres of advisory help to
IDPs, which operate on the basis of the «single-window» system.
Why is it important: Direct communication with IDPs and people
in need – it is important part of their adaptation to new conditions.
The centres of advisory help are the places, where the IDPs can always
receive necessary legal, informational and moral support.
Participants: Activists and volunteers of the «Restoring Donbas»
community initiative in Kyiv, Sumy and Lisichansk.
Centres of advisory help to IDPs
In July 2015, the «Restoring
Donbas» initiative opened its
first Centre of comprehensive
advisory help to IDPs in Kyiv.
One year later, in April and May 2016, volunteers of the initiative opened another two
Centres of social assistance in Luhansk and Sumy regions.
Nowadays, more than 6,000 families are
obtaining regular assistance in the Centres
of social assistance «Restoring Donbas».
The Centres of social assistance «Restoring
Donbas» are operating on the basis of
the «single-window» system. Every day
volunteers of the initiative carry out private
appointments, provide assistance in
registration of IDP’s electronic certificates,
legal advice and explanations on a wide
range of issues.
Psychologists are working on a permanent
basis in the Centres. Regular and free
consultations for IDPs are carried out by
neurologists, gastroenterologists, internists,
cardiologists and other medics.
Inna Mishina, the head of the Centres of advisory help to IDPs in Kyiv, during the briefing related
to its opening, July 2015.
Sergey Shilin, the mayor of the city, and Lyudmila Sokolko, the
head of the employment centre, during the opening of the Centre
of Social Assistance in Lisichansk, April 2016
Consulting of IDPs by Ekaterina Ostashenko, a volunteer of
the Centre of Social Assistance «Restoring Donbas», in Sumy,
May 2016.
Subjects of IDP’s appeals to the Centres of social assistance
«Restoring Donbas»
Social
issues
45%
Humanitarian
assistance
27%
Legal
advice
18%
Crossing the
demarcation
line in ATO area
6%
Housing and
utility services
4%

During the operation of the Centres, it has been established a dialogue
with local social services, public and voluntary organizations, which deal
with the problems of internally displaced persons.
Visitors of the Kyiv Centre of advisory help to IDPs after consultation, November 2015.
Centre of advisory help to IDPs in Kyiv
Kyiv, Solomenskiy district,
21/2Vozdukhoflotsky Avenue
(044) 245-45-49, (099) 140-09-76
Centre of social assistance in Lisichansk
Luhansk region, Lisichansk, 143 Pobedy Avenue,
(099) 618-11-22, (098) 618-11-22, (093) 618-11-22
Centre of social assistance in Sumy
Sumy region, Sumy, 20 Kharkivska str.,
(0542) 78-05-56, (050) 405-88-18, (093) 405-88-18
Centres of advisory help to IDPs
It was extremely difficult to find a job for
my parents. We had no money.
We discovered the «Restoring Donbas»
on the Internet. I came to child
psychologist and a doctor several times.
Many times I have visited matinee in the
Centre of IDPs. It was so bright, colourful
and fun. I like it!
Emilia Topolenko, 7 y.o.,
IDP from Donetsk

12 “RESTORING DONBAS”-TAKING CARE OFTHE FUTURE. PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN ANDYOUTH
Aim: To draw attention of the authorities and public to problems of
foster families and orphanages from Donbas, who became IDPs. To es-
tablish relations with such families and take them under the supervi-
sion.
Why is it important: During the hostilities in Donbas in Ukraine, it has
been formed a critical situation related to protection of the rights of
children and ensuring decent standards of living. Especially it comes
about the issue of foster children and orphans. The state was unable
not only to provide them with financial support, but also to resolve a
number of collisions in legal protection.
Participants: 20 families with 120 foster children, who were forced to
leave their homes on the East due to the war.
Forums of adopters from Donbas
In summer 2015, the initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko took a number of
orphanages and foster families, who were forced to leave their homes
due to hostilities, under supervision. In September 2015, all of them
were invited to Kyiv to the «Forum of adopters: Donbas children», which
was dedicated to World adoption day.
Participants of the «Forum of adopters: Donbas children» in Kyiv, September 2015 Children-participants of the Forum, September 2015.
During the Forum, some families and
representatives of child care insti-
tutions, who were risking their lives
and ensured the evacuation of or-
phans to peaceful territory, told their
stories. Activists of the «Restoring
Donbas» made short videos about
married couples, who decided to
adopt children during the hostilities
and to take them out of the region
affected by the war.
As a result, participants of the Forum made an appeal, which was addressed to Ukraine’s
President Petro Poroshenko
Letter of the participants of the «Forum of adopters: Donbas children», which was addressed to the President of Ukraine,
September 2015.

13“RESTORING DONBAS”-TAKING CARE OFTHE FUTURE. PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN ANDYOUTH
Family-type orphanage of Lyudmila Panchokha, November 2015.
Forums of adopters from Donbas
One of the families-participants of the Forum – family-type orphan-
age of Lyudmila Panchokha – mother- governess from Makiyivka, Do-
netsk region. She had been working in the state orphanage for a long
time. After its closing she could not accept the fact that children, who
have become her family, would be scattered over various institutions.
Thus, in 2006 she became a foster mother for four such children. All
pupils of Lyudmila – are children not only with complicated life story,
but also with special needs due to health state. Usually these children
are not adopted by other people. However, it did not stop her. Since
2012 she has a family of 6 children with special needs. She became a
lovely mum for them.
The war in Donbas region forced this family to live a vagabond life
throughout Ukraine. Children have changed several homes and
schools as well as the majority of IDPs. They had to live in old houses,
and rented apartments. More than a year the Panchokha family was
living in Kyiv region in the building of a rehabilitation centre.
In December 2015, as part of New Year’s action «Marathon for good»,
the “Restoring Donbas” initiative and the “Uspishna Kraina” political
party of Oleksandr Klymenko were raising funds in order to help
During the parliamentary hearings «Children’s Rights in Ukraine:
security, compliance, protection», which took place in October 2016,
Olena Petryayeva - the head of the community initiative - raised an issue
on absence of Ukrainian official body, which deals with returning of
family-type orphanages and foster families that left their homes due to
hostilities from abroad.
families-participants of the Forum, including arrangement of their own housing for the
Panchokha family.
Nowadays, she has her own house thanks to support of plethora caring people. Moreover,
Lyudmila had 6 children one year ago. Today she has 8 children. The war did not make her
to abandon the main goal of her life, namely, providing children with a future and a hope.
Volunteers of the «Restoring Donbas» always keep in touch with families and orphanages,
who were taken under the supervision of the initiative.
The second Forum of adopters was held as a videoconference meeting on September
27, 2016. It brought together seven studios: in Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Kramatorsk, Odesa,
Khmelnytsky and Uzhgorod.

Mine safety for Donbas children
Aim: To protect children of all ages, who live in Donetsk and Luhansk
regions, from the threats of explosive mine wounds.
Why is it important: Since the beginning of hostilities in Donbas, the
problem of ensuring the safety of children, who are residing in military
zone, received special relevance. According to the UN data, since the
beginning of the armed conflict on the East of the country, Ukraine
was included to the list of top five countries with high mortality level
due to mines and explosive devices.
Participants:
• Children, who are residing in the cities along the demarcation line in
Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• 400 primary care physicians and ambulance doctors from Marinka,
Lisichansk, Mariupol and Volnovakha.
During the work on protection of Donbas children from the threats of
explosive mine wounds, the “Restoring Donbas” initiative has imple-
mented a large-scale project related to trainings on mine safety and a
contest of posters concerning this issue.
Trainings on mine safety
In April 2016, the «Restoring Donbas» initiative together with «Ukrainian Scientific and
Practical Centre of Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine of Ministry of Health
of Ukraine» andThe State Emergency Service of Ukraine decided to start a series of train-
ings related to mine safety in the cities along the demarcation line, namely, in Marinka,
Volnovakha, Mariupol and Lisichansk.
More than 500 students were visiting these trainings on basics of safe behaviour and
providing pre-medical care in case of explosive mine injury.The participants were grant-
ed with information leaflets and wound dressings at the end of each training.
Besides the trainings for
pupils, volunteers of the
initiative prepared and
hold trainings on provid-
ing pre-medical assistance
in case of explosive mine
wounds and modern ap-
proaches of psychological
assistance in case of emer-
gency for 400 primary care
physicians, ambulance doc-
tors, who are working in the
cities along the demarcation
line.
Olena Tereshenko, the volunteer of the «Restoring Donbas», is carrying out a training course for children
from Mariupol, June 2016
Training for medics and emergency physicians in Volnovakha, June 2016.
Pupils from Marinka are learning how to impose a splint, May 2016.

Mine safety for Donbas children
Contest of children’s posters
In April 2016, volunteers of the “Restoring Donbas” launched thematic
contest of children’s posters in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in order to
involve children into education and draw parent’s attention to the exist-
ing threat.
Children from 7 to 18 y.o. took part in the contest. In general, volunteers
of the initiative have received 69 posters.
On July 15, 2016, it was determined 7 winners of the contest, who were
granted with prizes, - cameras, e-books, mobile phones, painting sets.
Expositions of children’s posters, which took part in the contest, were or-
ganized both in Donbas and other Ukrainian regions, namely, in Kyiv and
Sumy.
The community initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko prepared a social vid-
eo for children about the basics of safe behaviour with mines and other
munitions.
Works of participants of the contest on mine safety, May 2016.
Session of the competition committee and winners’determination, June 2016
A shot from the social video of the“Restoring Donbas”initiative, July 2016.

Support for creativity and development of sports
Aim: To help Donbas children with their self-realization, provide them
with conditions for creative growth and development, unite Ukrainian
children around the values of compassion and mutual assistance.
Why is it important: Nowadays, younger generation of Donbas are tak-
en out of reality, which is common for other children, due to hostilities on
the East of the country.The war has changed their daily lifestyle and way of
thinking, perception of themselves, their region and Ukraine. Participation
ofDonbaschildreninAll-Ukrainiancompetitions,theirrecognitionandmer-
its, dialogue between them and their peers from other regions – it is an im-
portantpartofthewaytowardsreintegrationandrestorationoftheregion.
Participants: More than 3,000 creative and active children from Don-
bas and other Ukrainian regions.
In March 2016, the «Restoring Donbas»
supported 10 children from Donetsk and
Luhansk regions and provided them with
participationininternationalsongcontest
called“UkrainskyiSoloveyko”inMyrhorod.
Sixparticipantsreceivedprizesindifferent
categories. Besides the awards from con-
test’s organizers, children were granted
with radio microphones by volunteers of
the initiative.
In February - May 2016, on the eve of
Easter, volunteers of the“Restoring Don-
bas” carried out the contest of embroi-
dery, beading and decorative arts called
«Easter vernissage».
More than 100 Donbas children took
part in it. In April 2016, opening ceremo-
ny of the exhibition and awards ceremo-
ny took place in Kyiv.
In May 2016, the «Restoring Donbas»
initiative organized open youth football
tournament «Donbas: match for peace»
in Sviatohirsk (Donetsk region) for chil-
dren, who are interested in sports.
8 football teams from Donetsk and Lu-
hansk regions - Bachmuth, Druzhkovka,
Lyman, Slovyansk, and Severodonetsk,
Popasnaya – took part in the tourna-
ment.
In June 2016, the «Restoring Donbas» to-
gether with Taras Shevchenko National
Museum and Mayor’s Office in Druzhkov-
ka opened cultural multi-centre «Graylik»
on the basis of local library.
The Centre includes entertainment and
educational centre “Ua”, extracurricular
class “Reading for children”, social zone “
Amicable family”, «Librarynanny», inter-
net-centre“Infomyshka”.
OnJune1,2016,volunteersofthe«Restor-
ing Donbas» organized a concert“We are
your children, Ukraine” dedicated to the
protectionofchildrenfromarmedconflict
on the Singing Field in Kyiv.
It was attended by young artists and
groups of children from Donbas. The
concert brought together more than 500
children and ended with granting of chil-
dren’sappealtorepresentativesofembas-
sies and consulates calling for assistance
in restoring peace in Ukraine.

In May 2015, the “Restoring Donbas” community initiative, announced
about the beginning of children’s drawing competition «Peace and war
through the eyes of Donbas children».
Duringthiscontest,theinitiativeofOleksandrKlymenkohasreceivedmore
than 300 children’s drawings and letters about their life during the war.
Aim:To draw attention of authorities, Ukrainian and world community
to problems, feelings and hopes of Donbas children.To call on the par-
ties of the conflict to stop the military confrontation via the creativity
of children. To bring together and introduce Donbas children to chil-
dren from other Ukrainian regions.
Why is it important: One of the most significant problems of the con-
flict in Donbas is the lack of true information or misinformation about
the situation in the region. Children diplomacy is designed to effec-
tively fight against it. Children’s drawings and stories tell about real
situation in the region, share feelings and thoughts of people, who are
living in the conflict zone.
Participants: More than 300 children-IDPs and Donbas residents.
Partner of the contest – Donetsk“Youth organization“Maximal”.
Contest and exhibitions of children’s drawings“Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children”
The drawing of the winner of the contest - Maksim Sergeev, 16 years old, Snezhnoe.
Olga Tselelskaya, a volunteer of the «Youth organization «Maximal», during the awarding ceremony of the winners of the «Peace and war
through the eyes of Donbas children» contest in Donetsk, October 2015.
As a result, 7 winners in different age groups were determined. Prizes for children from the
uncontrolled territories of Donbas were sent by the partners of the competition, Donetsk
«Youth organization «Maximal».
My name is Artem. My home was in Horliv-
ka. Nowadays, me and my family (mother,
dad, little brother, grandmother, and cat)
live in Artemovsk. We left last summer due
to the war and I had to go to the first form
in a strange city. However, I like it. Here you
can walk late in the evening. You shouldn’t
hide here. I have found new friends and a
good teacher. I’m studying well. My favou-
rite subject is English. Most of all, I want to
go home, and I believe that the war will end
soon.
Artem Stukalo, 7 y.o.,
Horlivka, Donetsk region

18 «RESTORING DONBAS» -TAKING CARE OFTHE FUTURE. PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN ANDYOUTH
The drawing of Sofia Sbytneva (14 years old, Slovyansk) “Let there be no war”
became a winner of the older age group of the competition.
In February 2016, the initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko carried out the exhibition
of children’s drawings for Ukrainian MPs in Kyiv and MPs of European Parliament in
Brussels.
The family of Sofia Sbitneva left
Slovyansk only in mid-June 2014. Before
that time, she was forced to hide from
the fierce shelling. She started to draw
during the attacks of her city. Nowadays,
after all the difficulties of the war time,
she continues to develop her talent.
After summarizing of the contest’s
results, during October 2015 – February
2016, the exhibition was held in
7 Ukrainian regions, namely, Kyiv,
Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Kharkiv,
Kramatorsk and Lisichansk. There were
full halls of guests in each city.
The drawing of Sofia Sbitneva, the winner of the contest, from Slovyansk, Donetsk region Exhibition of children’s drawings «Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas
children» in Brussels, February 2016.
The exhibition of drawings of Donbas
children was opened at the Royal Belgian
Institute of Natural Sciences. It was free of
charge. Commenting on the main aim of the
exhibition, Oleksandr Klymenko, the founder
of the initiative, noted that Donbas problems
are gradually being forgotten and faded into
the background for Europe. The exhibition
of children’s drawings in the EU capital, was
designed to draw attention of European
community to Ukrainian problems.
During that day, both children and adults,
ordinary families, and representatives of the
European Parliament, European journalists
and experts (in particular, child psychologists)
became the guests of the exhibition.
The exhibition was attended by citizens of
Belgium, France, Poland, Lithuania, Turkey. In
addition, there were guests from the countries
of the former Soviet Union - Belarus, Moldova
and Armenia.
Contest and exhibitions of children’s drawings“Peace and war through the eyes of Donbas children”

19
Aim: To unite young people from Donbas and other Ukrainian regions
in joint work on renovation the destroyed buildings and infrastructure.
To present prepared project solutions of reconstruction works to the
power.
Why is it important: Active position of Ukrainian youth and its joint
work in this direction is the key to success in resolving problems of
Donbas and Ukraine. Involving young talents and fresh look will allow
to use new, modern and atypical solutions, a new look at problem-
solving difficulties.
Participants: Students of Donbas National Academy of Civil
Engineering and Architecture, Kyiv National University of Construction
and Architecture, Kharkiv National University of Construction and
Architecture, National Aviation University (Architecture & Design
Faculty).
The community initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko is carrying out
competitions for young scientists focusing on resolving Donbas
problems. The first such competition called «Let’s restore Donbas
together» was announced in October 2015 among young architects
and designers.
Presentation of the contest“Let’s restore Donbas together”during the Forum KievArch 2015, November 2015. Olena Andreeva, the winner of the contest, and her project of pre-primary school,
March 2016.
«RESTORING DONBAS» -TAKING CARE OFTHE FUTURE. PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN ANDYOUTH
Young scientist’s competition“Let’s restore Donbas together”
According to the results of the project, the community initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko
has received more than 150 architectural solutions from students, PhD students, young
architects and designers.
Nowadays, Olena is planning
to apply for a Master’s degree
in Germany in order to gain
experience and to continue
working in this direction in
Ukraine, if she gets a chance.
Worksofthecontest’sparticipants
were sent to authorities and
investors on Donbas territories
under Ukrainian control.
Creating a database of such
projects will become a basis for
large-scale construction works in
Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
It was determined winning projects in each category. Its authors were granted with a
prize of UAH 10 000 and two special prizes.
Olena Andreeva, the third year student of Kyiv National University of Construction and
Architecture, became one of the winners of the contest.

20 “RESTORING DONBAS”- EXPERT PLATFORM AND CONTROL OVERTHE POWER
Strategy of resolving the conflict in Donbas
Aim: To create effective strategy to achieve peace and restoring Don-
bas and Ukraine together with experts, public activists and construc-
tive political forces.
Why is it important: Course of events during 2014-2016 yy. has
demonstrated the importance of prolongation of negotiations in the
Minsk format. However, it has confirmed the necessity of searching for
Ukraine’s own, alternative scenario of resolving the conflict. Otherwise,
there is a risk of its freezing for decades.
Participants: Experts in economy field, industry, taxation, business
and law, social issues. Partners of the initiative - are Institute for Stra-
tegic Studies “New Ukraine”, Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and
Management, Institute of citizen’s social protection.
In November 2014, strategy of resolving the conflict in Donbas called
«Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» became the first expert project of the
«Restoring Donbas» community initiative. It is a comprehensive doc-
ument that covered the entire spectrum of existing problems and of-
fered its gradual settlement, development of the region and the coun-
try as a whole.
The strategy was sent to leaders of central authorities in Ukraine, heads of states and Minis-
ters of Foreign Affairs of Partner countries, embassies, representatives of European institu-
tions, international organizations and business associations.
In 2015, the initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko together with Ukrainian Institute of Policy Anal-
ysis and Management and Institute for Strategic Studies“New Ukraine”created a platform for
the dialogue between social activists, experts, authorities, business and international organi-
zations. It comes about the annual Forum“Restoring Donbas and Ukraine.”
The first Forum was carried out in December 2015. It brought together more than 150 speak-
ers and participants, including representatives of UNICEF, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Ernst & Young.
Strategy of Oleksandr Klymenko «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine», November 2014. Forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine», December 2015.

21“RESTORING DONBAS”- EXPERT PLATFORM AND CONTROL OVERTHE POWER
Strategy of resolving the conflict in Donbas
During the Forum, Olena Petryayeva – the head of the «Restoring Don-
bas» community initiative – presented joint achievements in the form of
program document“12 steps towards the peace, restoring and develop-
ment of Donbas and Ukraine”.
Participants of the Forum fixed their intentions via the Memorandum on
further cooperation and association of efforts. During 2016, in terms of
aims of the Memorandum, charitable organizations “Gorlica” and “Sat-
wa”, NGOs “People’s Ukraine”, “Kalinowo Grono”, “Samaritans of Sumy re-
gion”,“Sumske Gromadska kolo”, Red Cross Society in Lisichansk became
the partners of the «Restoring Donbas».
During the 2 years of operation in terms of searching for ways of resolving problems on
the East of Ukraine, the initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko carried out a series of 4 meetings
with the heads of international agencies, which are operating in Ukraine. It comes about
UNICEF, United Nations Development Programme, Médecins sans Frontières, Internation-
al HIV / AIDS Alliance.
Signing of the Memorandum by the“Restoring Donbas”community initiative, the Ukrainian institute
of analysis and management in policy, Institute of the strategic researches“New Ukraine”and
Institute of citizens’social protection, December 2015.
Events,whichwereorganizedby“RestoringDonbas”,wereattendedby:
• 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;
• Olexiy Oskin, representative of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.
Dragoslav Popovich, International Consultant UNICEF during
the panel discussion, Forum «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine»,
December 10, 2015.
Yuri Savko, Head of the International UNDP project during the
roundtable «The right to health: how to ensure it »,
June 18, 2015.
In general, during the operation of the «Restoring Donbas», experts of the
initiative sent more than 420 recommendations of experts concerning the
reintegration, restoring and development of Donbas and Ukraine to state
authorities. Since that time, relevance of the majority issues has not changed.
Moreover, it became obvious that it would be the only alternative to current
government’s policy.

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An important part of the survey was assessment of government services, which IDPs face
with. In particular, it comes about management of labour and social protection, migration
services, health agencies, employment offices, etc. Both summarized results of the survey
and its regional sections were presented to central and regional authorities.
InApril2016,withintheframeworkoftheaimsoftheForum«RestoringDonbasandUkraine»,
the initiative of Oleksandr Klymenko to-
gether with TNS Ukraine conducted the All-
Ukrainian sociological research “12 steps
towards the peace”, which covered not only
all Ukrainian regions, but also residents of
uncontrolled territories of Donbas, in“face-
to-face”format.
The results of the sociological research were
presented and discussed during a series of
roundtables of the «Restoring Donbas» in
July-September 2016.
Representatives of power, academic community, NGOs and media became its participants.
Expert reviews and results of the survey were sent to central and regional authorities, inter-
national organizations and foundations.
Aim: To get prompt measurements of public opinion and expert re-
views for organization and adjustment of directions of the initiative’s
operation.
Why is it important: Regular surveys of public opinion and expert re-
view - it is an important part of work that allow the «Restoring Donbas»
to focus on urgent needs of IDPs and residents of the conflict zone,
to take into account positions of experts and provide its partners and
state authorities with useful information.
Participants: Sociologists and experts of the «Restoring Donbas», in-
vited experts from TNS Ukraine company.
“RESTORING DONBAS”- EXPERT PLATFORM AND CONTROL OVERTHE POWER
Expert surveys and public opinion research
Olena Petryayeva, the head of the «Restoring Donbas», and Oleksandr Kozyrev, sociologist of TNS Ukraine, during the presentation of Index,
September 2015.
Materials of the survey“12 steps towards the peace”, which are devoted
to economic consequences of the conflict, July 2016.
In 2015, the «Restoring Donbas»
community initiative started
to cooperate with TNS Ukraine,
which is the part of famous British
group of Companies Taylor Nel-
son Sofres. In September 2015,
the «Restoring Donbas» com-
munity initiative together with
TNS Ukraine company presented
sociological research «Index of
IDP’s comfort» – the first compre-
hensive survey in Ukraine, which
describes the problems of IDPs
and ordinary resident’s attitude
toward them.
In December 2014 - January 2015, the «Restoring Donbas» conducted
its first survey among the experts from Donetsk and Luhansk regions,
which was devoted to ways out of the crisis for Donbas and restoring
the region.
400 volunteers, public leaders, journalists, businessmen, specialists in
industrial sphere and managers of enterprises took part in the survey.
Its results were sent to Ukrainian authorities and called on to take into
account the opinion of the expert community in terms of making de-
cisions related to Donbas. In addition, these results were taken into
consideration during the planning the operation of the “Restoring
Donbas”.

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Aim: Control over central and local authorities in terms of resolving
problems of IDPs and Donbas residents, settlement of the situation on
the East of Ukraine.
Why is it important: Public control over state authorities, which is
based on principles of transparency and openness, - it is the most ef-
fective way of cooperation with the government and ensuring its ef-
fective operation.
Participants: Lawyers and media experts of the «Restoring Donbas»
community initiative.
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.
During July 2015, experts of the «Restoring Donbas» community initia-
tive were carrying out the project called «Power efficiency in resolving
problems of Donbas residents and IDPs».первое комплексное изучение работы
лем переселенцев и жителей Донбасса.
ации были переданы Кабинету министров,
бе безопасности Украины, депутатам
тву информации и государственным СМИ.
к нему со стороны общественности проект
как ежемесячный, облегчая общественный
ов власти
х народных депутатов, отраженная на
ы Украины
ственных СМИ (газеты“Голос України”и
ий національний”), освещающие проблемы
Результаты всех мониторингов доступны на cайте
в разделе «Наши проекты»
в решении проблем
нне перемещенных лиц
5 года
сследование
7
Работа народных депутатов Донецкой области
9
Донецкую область в Верховной Раде представляет 12 народных депутатов-
мажоритарщиков. Еще 10 депутатов, связанных с регионом, были избраны по
списку. С 1 января 2015 года они выступали в Раде по проблемам Донбасса 9 раз,
подали15 запросов, 43 законопроектаи 1 поправку(см. Приложение).
Экспертные проекты Мониторинг эффективности власти
В течение июля 2015 года эксперты общественной инициативы“Восстановление
Донбасса”реализовывали проект под названием“Эффективность власти в решении
проблем жителей Донбасса и внутренне перемещенных лиц”.
Это исследование представляет собой первое комплексное изучение работы
органов власти и госструктур в сфере проблем переселенцев и жителей Донбасса.
Врамкахмониторингаизучались:
Эффективность власти в решении проблем
жителейДонбасса и внутренне перемещенных лиц
11 августа 2015 года
Мониторинговое исследование
Законодательно неурегулированные проблемы переселенцев
и жителей Донбасса
7
Системные нарушения прав человека и Конституции Украины требуют от
центральных органов власти оперативных действий по таким направлениям как
обеспечение жильем, соблюдение прав детей, медицинское обеспечение.
Работа народных депутатов Донецкой области
Донецкую область в Верховной Раде представляет 12 народных депутатов-
мажоритарщиков. Еще 10 депутатов, связанных с регионом, были избраны по
списку. С 1 января 2015 года они выступали в Раде по проблемам Донбасса 9 раз,
подали15 запросов, 43 законопроектаи 1 поправку(см. Приложение).
It has been studied within the framework of monitoring:
• 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.
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. Within the frame-
work of the project, experts of the “Restoring Donbas” are preparing Monitoring on power
efficiency in 2016.
“RESTORING DONBAS”- EXPERT PLATFORM AND CONTROL OVERTHE POWER
Monitoring on power efficiency
Extract from Public report on operating of the“Restoring Donbas”community initiative during 2015

24 “RESTORING DONBAS”- A LOOK INTOTHE FUTURE
The main directions of the «Restoring Donbas» community initiative operation in 2017:
Providing IDPs with social, medical
and psychological support via the
Centres of advisory help of the «Re-
storing Donbas». Adaptation and
further extension of information
services for IDPs.
Spiritual and moral education of
children and youth through special
assistance programs.
Providing IDPs and Donbas resi-
dents, Universities and objects of
social infrastructure of Donetsk and
Luhansk regions with humanitarian
assistance.
Extension and development of a uni-
fied expert platform on working out
a plan on restoring Donbas.
Implementation of socio-cultural ac-
tivities that can unite IDPs and resi-
dents of Ukrainian regions.
Submitting the package offers to
state authorities with subsequent
monitoring of its effectiveness.
Organization of sports events for
children-IDPs and collecting money
for charity.
Development of cooperation with
international organizations in terms
of providing consultative assistance,
exchange of information.
The“Restoring Donbas”community initiative would like to apply to ordinary citizens as well as partner organizations and
to call on to join the implementation of its projects during the next year.

25FORTAKING NOTES

OF OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO
info@restoring-donbass.com
Hotline of the «Restoring Donbas»
(095) 132-00-22
(063) 132-00-22
(098) 132-00-22
facebook.com/VosstanovleniyeDonbassa

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