MHP–Gromadi CF and Dobrobat CSO join efforts to implement educational initiatives

18 december 2024,

MHP–Gromadi Charitable Foundation and Dobrobat Civil Society Organization signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. This partnership pushes boundaries for the major project implementation designed to improve the quality of life in communities.

We are grateful to MHP–Gromadi for their trust and support, which will help restore even more schools, hospitals, roads, and other key facilities. This is a great example of the joint efforts within the civil society sector contributing to the revival of Ukraine.

Dmytro Ivanov, CEO, Dobrobat CSO

Cooperation between influential civil society associations is an important step towards restoring infrastructure and allowing for sustainable development of communities around Ukraine. Some joint initiatives have already been announced within the Memorandum framework. In 2024, one of the key areas will be the educational project designed to improve the quality of classes conducted when children are in bomb shelters.

The objective of this initiative is to allow children to learn in a comfortable and safe environment, provide them with up-to-date resources and technologies, and support teachers striving to adapt to new challenges.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, MHP–Gromadi CF, which has been involved in community development for over 10 years, was involved in arranging over 100 bomb shelters in kindergartens, schools, and hospitals, and some of those were built from scratch. The arrangement of such bomb shelters allowed more than 13 thousand children to start studying offline.

Oleksandr Pakholiuk, Director of MHP-Gromadi Charitable Foundation

MHP-Gromadi is a Ukrainian Charitable Foundation that was launched in 2015. Its main mission is comprehensive community development. Its operational geography includes 13 regions of Ukraine: more than 700 towns and villages. Since the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Foundation has been systematically supporting people in the war zones: Ukrainian defenders and rescuers, communities, hospitals, and maternity homes; charitable institutions that care for orphans and the elderly; and people who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to the war.

Dobrobat CSO is a volunteer movement founded in 2022. It unites thousands of volunteers engaged in restoration of residential and municipal infrastructure (hospitals, schools, bomb shelters, kindergartens) damaged by enemy shelling. Dobrobat, which operates in 14 regions of Ukraine, provides prompt assistance to communities by clearing away the rubble and restoring buildings to a habitable condition. The movement unites volunteers and partners, thus contributing to the country’s reconstruction and supporting those affected.