Organizers: Serhiy Martyniak Foundation “European Vector”, Ostroh Princes Philanthropist Foundation, Bulletin of Charity Magazine. With the support of the Agro-Industrial Group “Mr. Kurchak”.

Date: August 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Venue: Hotel “Trade Union”, Lutsk, Renaissance Avenue 24

Participants: initiative groups of citizens and public organizations preparing (prepared and submitted for consideration by the Council of Experts) local development projects within the charity program “Improving the well-being of communities” Serhiy Martyniak Foundation “European Vector”, representatives of village councils (chairmen, secretaries, deputies) , Mass media, representatives of district and Volyn regional councils and state administrations, representatives of international donor organizations and technical assistance programs for Ukraine (OSCE, IF “Renaissance”, ISAR-Unity, NDI, Charles Stuart Mott Foundation). The forum is designed for 150 people.

Program:
9.40. Registration of participants and guests of the Forum.
10.30. Welcome speech from the founder of the Agro-Industrial Group “Mr. Kurchak” and the “European Vector” Foundation Mr. Serhiy Martyniak
Plenary session. Speeches by the head of the charity program “Improving the well-being of communities”, representatives of donor organizations, project review experts and project implementers from the region.
Ruslan Kraplych – Program Manager: “From expecting change to change with your own hands”
Svitlana Suprun – Charles S. Mott Foundation: “On priorities and projects in Ukraine”
Yaroslav Yurtsaba – OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) “Small Projects and Big Changes”
Iryna Pugatch – TV channel 5: “Which projects are preferred”
Olesiy Orlovsky – MF “Renaissance”: “Self-organization – the basis of community development”
Volodymyr Sheigus – ISAR-Unity: “The role of community foundations and educational opportunities”
Vogel Wilfried – Head of the Waldeck-Frankenberg Convoy Group (Germany)
Eider Seit Osmanov – UNDP CIDP: “Experience of self-organization of Crimean communities”
11.30. Tea coffee break
11.50. Section work. Section 1. “Community activation projects”. Participants are potential grantees and representatives of initiative groups who want to improve the projects submitted to the competition. Section 2. “Effective project implementation and reporting” Participants are the winners of the grant competition who submitted their projects to the Serhiy Martyniak European Vector Foundation by August 10, 2012.
14.30. End of the Forum. Light buffet.