We're Here!
© Jewgenij Limanskij
© Jewgenij Limanskij
The program helps survivors of National Socialist persecution in Ukraine to have a good life and to be able to grow old with dignity.
With the We're Here! projects, survivorsare socially integrated and take part in society. They feel better provided for in terms of their basic needs. For example, project staff help survivors to cope with everyday life, accompany them to the doctor or offer group meetings for leisure activities or to support health. In 2021, the program was called for the third time: 41 project outlines were submitted. A German-Ukrainian jury recommended 16 organizations for funding, which were then invited to apply.
Hände von jungen und alten Menschen bilden einen Kreis
© Fond Chesed Michael
Under the current conditions of war, which have intensified since the Covid-19 pandemic, the elderly and non-mobile people in Ukraine are especially lonely. The main goal of the project is therefore to activate the Jewish victims of National Socialist persecution both physically and mentally, thus reducing their sense of loneliness.
All activities take place online or in the homes of the survivors. Therefore, they are also feasible in pandemic and war conditions and are suitable for those with little or no mobility. Young volunteers engage in all project activities. In addition, about 25 members of the Organization of Anti-Fascist Resistance Fighters (OBAS) will participate.
In the project, the survivors of National Socialist persecution learn how to cope better with everyday war life and find new (online) friends. This results in learning modules that can be used by other organizations with the same target group. In this way, the pilot project has a lasting effect.
Project sponsor: Saporoshskij Blagotworitelnyj Fond "Chesed Michael"
Duration of the project: 2022–2024
Funding amount: 30.000 EUR
Funding country: Ukraine
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hesed.zp.ua
Videos from the courses: https://youtu.be/OYXPrB03sv0
Survivors of National Socialist persecution in Svyatogorsk and nearby villages in Eastern Ukraine are to be enabled to have a life with dignity in their old age.
Training in the areas of education, health and protection against fraudsters and violence are organized for survivors of National Socialist persecution as well as their relatives and volunteers. Joint health and leisure activities facilitate positive human contact. People with low or no mobility are visited and, if necessary, they receive support, e.g. in the form of small repairs, a driving service or even hygiene products.
In Eastern Ukraine, survivors of National Socialism have again been exposed to warfare for some years. Under these conditions project staff make it possible for elderly people to have social contacts and needs-based support.
Project sponsor: Welfare Foundation „Slawjanskoje serdze“ (Slavic heart)
Duration of the project: 2020 - 2022
Funding amount: EUR 46,471
Funding country: Ukraine
Website: Facebook
Besuch bei Katerina Lewizka, geb. 1927, ehemaliger Häftling des Konzentrationslagers in Frankfurt, Gratulation zum Tag der Erinnerung und Versöhnung.
© Alexander Lobodyuk
The project improves the quality of life of survivors of National Socialist persecution from nine Ukrainian cities - Cherkasy, Ternopol, Chernihiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Hlukhiv - by enabling them to take part in social life.
The project is carried out by volunteers who, for example, make home visits to survivors and assist them in their everyday life, accompany them to a doctor or represent their interests, for example, vis-à-vis the authorities. Consultations, information events and care training courses are attended in particular by relatives.
The provider, Turbota pro Litnih, advocates for the rights of elderly people and works well with social centers and local authorities. This project focuses on supporting relatives, which in turn has a positive effect on survivors.
Projektträger:in: Ukrainian charity organization "Turbota pro Litnih v Ukraini" (Age Concern Ukraine)
Laufzeit: 2019-2022
Fördersumme: 74.778 Euro
Förderland: Ukraine
Website: www.tlu.org.ua
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