Major Renovation of Buildings

Partners / Participants / Donors: European Investment Bank, Budget of the Cherkasy City Territorial Community

Goal: To provide housing for internally displaced persons who have lost their homes.

Implementation: Renovation of two kindergarten buildings (1,864 m², built in 1964) under the EIB program and community funds. Total cost – UAH 80.6 million. Expected completion – October 2025.

Works: Major repairs of premises, roofing, insulation, new utilities, and landscaping.

Result: 88% completion. 47 rooms created for approximately 140 people, including bathrooms, showers, kitchens, and laundry facilities. The buildings are energy-efficient and accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Creation of a Crisis Center for Victims of Domestic and/or Gender-Based Violence

Partners / Participants / Donors: Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, Cherkasy City Council, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Ukraine, Government of Canada, Public Organization “Association of Experts on Prevention and Counteraction to Gender-Based Violence”

Goal: To create a safe space and provide social services to victims of domestic violence.

Implementation: Within the project “Cities and Communities Free from Domestic Violence”, a temporary shelter for 28 people and a day center with a “crisis room” for 7 people have been opened.

Partnership: City authorities contributed UAH 21.4 million for renovations; UNFPA provided UAH 1.6 million for equipment and inventory.

Result: Facilities include kitchens, bathrooms, showers, laundry, a children’s room, and a group activity room.

Improving Civil Protection in Municipal Partnership with Ukraine

Partners / Participants / Donors: City of Bielefeld (Germany), Steinfurt District (Germany), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), Cherkasy City Council, Department of Education and Humanitarian Policy, Budget of the Cherkasy City Territorial Community

Goal: To improve civil protection and the quality of educational services.

Implementation: The Cherkasy City Council received support packages from the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), including equipment for school canteens, classroom furniture, tablets for learning, and other educational equipment.

Barnahus Center: A space for working with children who have been victims or witnesses of violence or criminal offenses

Partners / Participants / Donors: International Charitable Foundation “Ukrainian Public Health Foundation” and UNICEF Ukraine

Goal: To establish the Barnahus Center for conducting procedural actions in a child-friendly environment, minimizing trauma, and providing comprehensive support to children who are victims or witnesses of crimes.

Implementation: With UNICEF’s support, 4 specialized rooms were equipped for interviewing children and for the work of the interdisciplinary team.

Results: Since opening, 59 procedural actions have been conducted involving 46 children from across the Cherkasy region.

Summer Clubs – “We Are Home – in Ukraine” 2022–2024

Initiative: Summer Clubs – “We Are Home – in Ukraine” within the framework of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project

Partners: NGO “Development of Civic Competencies in Ukraine” with support from the Embassy of Switzerland

Goal: To organize summer clubs promoting democratic education for primary school children, including internally displaced children

Results: Five educational institutions in Cherkasy received equipment worth UAH 500,000; over 2,000 children, including more than 1,000 internally displaced children, participated, enjoyed recreation, and acquired new skills

Technical Upgrade of the Automated Process Control System (APCS) Using SCADA and Installation of Automated Energy Consumption Accounting (ASCOE)

Partners: UAB “ELSIS TS”, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Goal: Efficient dispatch control of pumps, water pressure monitoring, reduction of losses and costs; 269,000 residents of Cherkasy will receive high-quality water supply services.

Works Performed: A laboratory for water quality control was equipped; dispatch cabinets and sensors were installed at pumping stations and sewage pumping stations (KNS); the main sewage pumping station (GKSN) was additionally equipped for data integration.

Dispatch Center: A server room was created and 7 new automated workstations (AWPs) were installed.

Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities for the Backwash Water of the Dnipro Water Treatment Plant

Partners: SC CORAL SRL, SU609 “SPECBUD”, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Goal: To treat backwash water in a closed cycle, disinfect with sodium hypochlorite, prevent discharge into the Dnipro River, and reduce environmental risks; 269,000 residents of Cherkasy will receive safe water.

Works Performed: A water treatment workshop (18×36 m) and an equalization tank (4,500 m³) were constructed; pipelines and partial technological equipment were installed.