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2 representatives of Creative Union "Technologeis of Optimum Personality Development" Oleksiy Hmara and Anatoliy Stoyan on the decision of expert group of Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy and Fundation of Local Democracy Development joined the team of experts of Ukrainian-polish project ‘Transparent Ukraine. Building of ethical and effective self-government'.

Are the Kirovohrad authorities ready to support the development of city NGOs?

Experts of Ukrainian public organization "Association of assistance of population self-organization" in partnership with Creative Union "Technologeis of Optimum Personality Development"  were looking for the answer to this question during 10 months. The outcome of their search was the preparation of the proposals, which would essentially improve conditions for NGOs activity and increase their role in decision making, whereas accounted by the authorities of the town.

Little town Voznesenk in Mykolayiv region hosted the participants of the interregional round table in experience exchange on corruption fight on the 21^st of July, 2008. Representatives of public organizations, authorities and mass media from Kirovohrad, Mykolayiv and Odessa regions were guests of the event.

 

On the 11^th of July 2008 the announcing of the winners of the Contest of small projects took place in the office of Creative Union "Technologeis of Optimum Personality Development". The contest was announced in the framework of the Grant program "Small projects on support of big initiatives". Experts of the Independent grant commission and participants of the contest took part in the event.

On the 10-11^th of July in Kiev the international conference "European Commission and civil society: acquired experience and new opportunities for Ukraine" took place. The conference was organized by the European Commission's Delegation to Ukraine with the aim of strengthening the role of civil society in general context of Ukraine-EU relations and in the framework of introducing European Commission Assistance Programs. TORO President Oleksiy Khmara represented Kirovohrad region at the event.

Active community from 10 regions of Ukraine decided to study the work of entrance commissions of state educational establishments during the entrance campaign. With this aim the national campaign of public control over the work of entrance commissions was initiated by the coalition of public organizations. The public organization from Kirovohrad - TORO was given a task to administer such a big project.

Creative Union "Technologeis of Optimum Personality Development" developed specialized brochure on the technologies of conducting public monitoring of summer recreation of children, which got the name "Public monitoring of summer recreation of children: advisor for all who care".

On the 15^th of May, 2008 one of the first public hearings, initiated by the city community, took place in the city. The hearings were dedicated to discussing the project of the local legal act, developed by the city community, aimed at regulating the issue of obtaining objective information to the community on vaccination.

The 22^nd of April 2008 became the final point in the anticorruption campaign, which lasted for several months and was conducted by Creative Union "Technologeis of Optimum Personality Development" in the 5 higher educational establishments of Kirovohrad. Based on its results it was defined, which of the parnter-universities (State Flight Academy of Ukraine, Kirovohrad Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University, Kirovohrad Commerce Institute, Kirovohrad Regional Management and Economics Institute, Kirovohrad National Technical University) earns the status "The university of public trust", as the least corrupted university of the city.