During the first methodological workshop, which took place in Vremia Media Centre on September 28, everyone was able to find out how to receive a grant from the public platform \u201cAll-Ukrainian Union \u201cPublic Initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n
It should be noted that the new public union was presented in the beginning of September in Kharkiv by Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Feldman. According to his words, \u201cPublic Initiatives\u201d is a public platform, which is open absolutely for everyone regardless of political sympathies or antipathies. \u201cThe single criterion for cooperation is the availability of pragmatic and realistic initiatives and their undeniable benefit for the city of Kharkiv and its residents,\u201d Oleksandr Feldman emphasized.<\/p>\n
The representatives of NGOs dealing with the development of Kharkiv, volunteers and journalists took part in the workshop. The organizers tried to give answers to all questions concerning the directions, where it is possible to get project funding, as well as the peculiarities of preparation of applications. The participants of the workshop obtained application forms, in which they were able to write down their project proposals.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasic directions of \u201cPublic Initiatives\u201d are divided into 6 clusters: Fair Kharkiv, ECO-Kharkiv, Sports Kharkiv, Volunteer\u2019s Kharkiv, Cultural Kharkiv, and Smart Kharkiv. This list may be extended \u2013 everything depends on the proposed initiatives. Our task is to guarantee as transparent public evaluation as possible, and to support them organizationally, informationally and financially. It should be also emphasized that not only NGOs, but also individuals may become grant applicants,\u201d one of the coordinators of \u201cAll-Ukrainian Union \u201cPublic Initiatives\u201d Serhii Burlakov told. \u201cNevertheless, the initiators must understand that they are the actual curators and executors of their projects. It is not enough just to propose the idea. It is necessary to provide the real mechanisms of its implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The participants of the workshop have discussed the issues concerning citizen journalism, which is also in developmental plans of \u201cPublic Initiatives.\u201d One of the coordinators of \u201cAll-Ukrainian Union \u201cPublic Initiatives\u201d Olena Stronova told that the work on the establishment of an open media-platform with the working title \u201cKharkiv All Day Long\u201d is already in progress. It will become an additional resource for the informational support of public projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the development of new electronic media, micro-blogging, a lot of people obtained the opportunity to openly express their point of views and thus to form public opinion. Citizen journalism appeared, but it is not a competitor and not an alternative for professional journalism. The task of the latter is to create a common field for cooperation, to share tools and experience, and to boost professional development,\u201d Olena Stronova noted.<\/p>\n
Project funding within the frameworks of \u201cPublic Initiatives\u201d will be carried out based on grants with the obligatory procedure of open competition. The first tranche has already been allocated by the International Charitable Foundation \u201cOleksandr Feldman Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"