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Implementation of green recovery, social inclusion and COVID-19 response best practices for the benefit of local communities

The main goal of the project is to demonstrate the best practices of green recovery in the context of COVID-19 for rural communities, including people with disabilities. The project will develop and implement the methodology of garden therapy that will help professionals to work with people with disabilities, local authorities and ordinary citizens to better understand the needs of people with special needs in modern society. To this purpose the project will launch a demonstration inclusive facility and phytozone on 0,25 ha plot to expand the capacities, knowledge and skills of people with disabilities using garden therapy techniques. The information campaign will disseminate experience, raise environmental awareness of the communities on social inclusion through environmental education activities: trainings, seminars and study visits.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

NGO Ecological future

Country:

Ukraine

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)

Grant Amount:

US$ 43,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 29,500.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 10,500.00

Project Number:

UKR/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/LD/2021/10

Start Date:

5/2021

End Date:

3/2022

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

- developing and disseminating methodological principles regarding social work with people with special needs and demonstrating benefits of using garden therapy techniques; - creating a demonstration inclusive phytozone to expand capacities, knowledge and skills of people with special needs using garden therapy techniques; - disseminating experience, raising environmental awareness and culture of communities by means of ecological education activities.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

In the course of project implementation, a broad information campaign was carried out on websites, Facebook pages and in print media. Also, information and educational activities were held: the project organized a seminar for CSOs? representatives of the UNDP-GEF SGP from Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus and Moldova within the framework of South-South cooperation, took an active part in the International scientific and practical conference on inclusion and the 5th Specialized international "Eco Forum 2021".

Gender Focus

In the course of project implementation, special attention was paid to gender equality. The information and educational campaign covered issues of the implementation strategy on gender equality and women empowerment, used by the Small Grants Program. The major objectives of the project were focused on social inclusion, namely on empowering women, youth and people with disabilities, involving people with special needs in active social life, environmental protection and agroecology. It should also be noted that the vast majority of experts and consultants involved in the project implementation are women. The head of the NGO that implemented the project is also a woman. 326 women and 78 men were engaged in the project activities (institutional capacity), and 385 women and 78 men benefited from the project.

Notable Community Participation

Socially active youth, namely students of the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine", Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Municipal higher education institution "Khortytsia National Educational and Rehabilitation Academy" of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Council, including young people with special needs, were involved in the project activities, such as creation of a demonstration inclusive phytozone to expand capacities, knowledge and skills of people with special needs using garden therapy techniques, and participation in information and educational events ? the seminar, the international forum and the conference.

Project sustainability

Sustainability of the project results will be ensured due to further functioning of the phytozone to expand capacities, knowledge and skills of people with special needs using garden therapy techniques, and due to involving in the process more partners, in particular, local communities and higher education institutions, and disseminating further project results through Internet and print media

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project experience will be disseminated due to support of the partners and through information and educational campaign on the Internet and in print media. Moreover, achievements of the project were disseminated at the international level during the seminar for CSOs? representatives of the UNDP-GEF SGP from Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus and Moldova, the "Eco Forum 2021", and the international scientific and practical conference on inclusion.

Replication of project activities

Project Results

1. Methodology recommendations on social inclusion and agro-therapy developed;
2. a conception of specified demonstration facility devised, equipment purchased, seedlings planted, and functioning of the phytozone launched;
3. 15 people with special needs supported;
4. information and educational activities to demonstrate the developed model of garden therapy and best practices on social inclusion of people with special needs conducted; capacity of more than 200 people developed;
5. GEF SGP best practices regarding social work with people with special needs, agroecology and garden therapy presented at the 5th Specialized international "Eco Forum 2021" for more than 300 participants from different countries;
6. a seminar organized for CSO representatives of UNDP-GEF SGP from Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova within the framework of South-South cooperation to exchange experience regarding social work with youth and people with special needs, climate change and land degradation issues;
7. experience of implementing UNDP-GEF SGP inclusive projects presented at the international scientific and practical conference on inclusion;
8. more than 20 new partnerships with local government authorities, environmental civil society organizations, educational institutions and mass media established.

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Indicators

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 2

Empowerment

Number and type of support linkages established with local governments/authorities 2

Biophysical

Hectares of land sustainably managed by project 0

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 245

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