Name of the initiative: Educational and informational space "Unbreakable" in the village of Buzovytsia, Dnistrovsky District.
Thanks to the SCLR program, the "Nezlamni" training and information center began to operate in the premises of the village cultural center in Buzovytsa. They bought 4 laptops, a printer, a projector, furniture, a charger, stationery, etc. for him.
About 120 IDPs live in this community. Almost half of them are representatives of the older generation. The applicants planned to increase computer literacy and provide socio-psychological support primarily to those over 50, because these people have minimal knowledge or are completely unfamiliar with computers, but want to be an important part of society and use all the advantages of modern technologies. It is interesting that after several events of the initiative, it turned out that older people bring their children and grandchildren with them to the trainings and ask them to come up with some activities for them as well. So volunteers organize children's events in this space.
The head of the initiative group Svitlana Geleniuk said:
– The main idea of our initiative originated from one of the group members, Inna Kushnir, who works as a clerk in the village council. Because it is she who is in close contact with the migrants every day, cares about the fate of each of them, knows their problems and opportunities. And joins their support as much as possible. People agree that basic needs such as food and shelter are provided for them, but many important issues still remain unresolved. Almost all immigrants seek to integrate better into the new community and provide for themselves. Many of them have lost their jobs or the opportunity to do them, lost the opportunity to learn new skills, and do not even have basic access to the Internet and computer equipment, at least to communicate with relatives or friends. Even just to receive various types of assistance, IDPs should preferably fill out an online form. And it is difficult for older immigrants. Therefore, taking into account the wishes of the majority of IDPs, we decided to create an information and educational space where IDPs and other low-income residents of the village will have the opportunity to access the Internet, acquire basic knowledge of computer literacy, which will significantly improve their standard of living.
Thanks to the informational and educational space, the most vulnerable residents of Buzovytsia (DPs, the poor, those with many children, orphans, the elderly) have completed computer courses. Now, in particular, they know how to work with "Dia", create personal accounts of communal services, pay for communal services or buy tickets online, search for the necessary information on the Internet, study and work remotely, communicate with relatives via video link. And after classes, the Nezlamni center was filled with children who had the opportunity to watch cartoons.
The center also operates after the end of the courses in a co-working format, where people can use computer equipment and access to the Internet for free.
Residents of the host community participate in the organization of the educational and informational space and help in the implementation of relevant activities (consultations, trainings, computer literacy courses) on a volunteer basis. For this project, the community provides a room in the cultural center in the center of the village free of charge.
