{"id":853,"date":"2017-01-27T20:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T00:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:59:14","slug":"annual-report-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=853","title":{"rendered":"Annual report 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15645587_1615835145391163_3115958_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1355 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15645587_1615835145391163_3115958_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15645587_1615835145391163_3115958_n.jpg 719w, http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15645587_1615835145391163_3115958_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a>This year Comm<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>unity of mutual aid Oselya had a great loss <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u2013 sudden death of our founder, true friend and unchangeable leader <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1339\">Olesya Sanotska<\/a>. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>With all our actions we are continuing Olesya\u2019s work. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>It was a sense of her life and it give sense to many other people.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>She will always live in our hearts! \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style id=\"wp_carousel_dynamic_css1725\">#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .wpcp-single-item {border: 1px solid #dddddd;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-prev,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-next,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-prev:hover,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-next:hover {background: none;border: none;font-size: 30px;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-prev i,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-next i {color: #aaa;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-prev i:hover,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .swiper-button-next i:hover {color: #178087;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .wpcp-swiper-dots .swiper-pagination-bullet {background-color: #cccccc;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.sp-wpcp-1725 .wpcp-swiper-dots .swiper-pagination-bullet.swiper-pagination-bullet-active {background-color: #dd9933;}@media screen and (max-width: 479px) {#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.nav-vertical-center {padding: 0;margin:0;}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.nav-vertical-center .wpcp-next-button,#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725.nav-vertical-center .wpcp-prev-button {display: none;}}#sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725 .wpcpro-row>[class*=\"wpcpro-col-\"] { padding: 0 10px; padding-bottom: 20px;}@media (min-width: 480px) { .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-1 { flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-2 { flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-2-5 { flex: 0 0 75%; max-width: 75%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-3 { flex: 0 0 33.333%; max-width: 33.333%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-4 { flex: 0 0 25%; max-width: 25%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-5 { flex: 0 0 20%; max-width: 20%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-6 { flex: 0 0 16.66666666666667%; max-width: 16.66666666666667%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-7 { flex: 0 0 14.28571428%; max-width: 14.28571428%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-sm-8 { flex: 0 0 12.5%; max-width: 12.5%; } } @media (max-width: 480px) { .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-1 { flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-2 { flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-3 { flex: 0 0 33.222%; max-width: 33.222%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-4 { flex: 0 0 25%; max-width: 25%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-5 { flex: 0 0 20%; max-width: 20%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-6 { flex: 0 0 16.6667%; max-width: 16.6667%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-7 { flex: 0 0 14.28571428%; max-width: 14.28571428%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xs-8 { flex: 0 0 12.5%; max-width: 12.5%; } } @media (min-width: 736px) { .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-1 { flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-2 { flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-2-5 { flex: 0 0 75%; max-width: 75%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-3 { flex: 0 0 33.333%; max-width: 33.333%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-4 { flex: 0 0 25%; max-width: 25%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-5 { flex: 0 0 20%; max-width: 20%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-6 { flex: 0 0 16.66666666666667%; max-width: 16.66666666666667%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-7 { flex: 0 0 14.28571428%; max-width: 14.28571428%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-md-8 { flex: 0 0 12.5%; max-width: 12.5%; } } @media (min-width: 980px) { .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-1 { flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-2 { flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-3 { flex: 0 0 33.222%; max-width: 33.222%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-4 { flex: 0 0 25%; max-width: 25%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-5 { flex: 0 0 20%; max-width: 20%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-6 { flex: 0 0 16.6667%; max-width: 16.6667%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-7 { flex: 0 0 14.28571428%; max-width: 14.28571428%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-lg-8 { flex: 0 0 12.5%; max-width: 12.5%; } } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-1 { flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-2 { flex: 0 0 50%; max-width: 50%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-3 { flex: 0 0 33.22222222%; max-width: 33.22222222%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-4 { flex: 0 0 25%; max-width: 25%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-5 { flex: 0 0 20%; max-width: 20%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-6 { flex: 0 0 16.66667%; max-width: 16.66667%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-7 { flex: 0 0 14.28571428%; max-width: 14.28571428%; } .wpcpro-row .wpcpro-col-xl-8 { flex: 0 0 12.5%; max-width: 12.5%; } }<\/style><div class=\"wpcp-carousel-wrapper wpcp-wrapper-1725\">\n\t<div id=\"wpcp-preloader-1725\" class=\"wpcp-carousel-preloader\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-carousel-free\/public\/css\/spinner.svg\" alt=\"Preloader Image\" \/><\/div>\t<div class=\"wpcp-carousel-content-wrapper\">\n\t<div id=\"sp-wp-carousel-free-id-1725\" class=\"wpcp-carousel-section sp-wpcp-1725  nav-vertical-center wpcp-image-carousel wpcp-preloader wpcp-standard\" data-swiper='{ \"accessibility\":true, \"spaceBetween\":20, \"arrows\":true, \"freeMode\": false, \"autoplay\":true, \"autoplaySpeed\":3000, \"dots\":true, \"infinite\":true, \"speed\":600, \"pauseOnHover\":true,\n\t\t\t\"slidesToShow\":{\"lg_desktop\":5, \"desktop\": 4, \"laptop\": 3, \"tablet\": 2, \"mobile\": 1}, \"responsive\":{\"desktop\":1200, \"laptop\": 980, \"tablet\": 736, \"mobile\": 480}, \"rtl\":false, \"lazyLoad\": \"false\", \"swipe\": true, \"draggable\": true, \"swipeToSlide\":false }'   dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-1.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-1.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-1.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-2.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-2.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-2.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-2\" width=\"1306\" height=\"979\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-3.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-3.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-3.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-3\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-4.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-4.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-4.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-5.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-5.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-5.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-5\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-6.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-6.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-6.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-7.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-7.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-7.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-7\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"wpcp-single-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wcp-light-box\" data-buttons='[\"close\"]' data-wpc_url='http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-8.jpg' href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-8.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp_view\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/annual2016-8.jpg\" alt=\"annual2016-8\" width=\"1306\" height=\"979\">\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpcp-swiper-dots swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- If we need navigation buttons -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpcp-prev-button swiper-button-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpcp-next-button swiper-button-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The main activity of Oselya is organization of life and work of the <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=36\">Community<\/a> of former homeless people. Living and working together our companions solve their\u00a0 life problems and help people that are more poor. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>During the<\/strong> <strong>2016 there were 30 adults and 3 children living in the Community<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In Oselya companions solve their problems with the help of psychological and therapeutic assistance, receive new professional and communicative skills, participate in cultural events and solidarity actions. Companions can be sent for medical treatment, receive pocket money and help with renewing lost documents.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year we have completed works of improvement living conditions of our companions with the support of Abbe Pierre Foundation. We have completed repairing of the rooms and dining room, repaired roof, constructed closed terrace, basement and a boiler room. The house is fully warmed up by solid fuel.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For improvement of work with addicted companions we were continuing the project supported by Dutch foundations &#8211; Henri Nouwen Stichting and Kerk in Actie (ICCO). It was a special rehabilitation program that included social and psychological support of companions, therapy of addictions. At the end of therapy our companions participated in therapeutic camps in Yazlivets (April) and Hoshiv (August).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For active rest our companions are <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1038\">playing football<\/a>, go to theater and opera, organize different celebrations. We all will remember a visit to our peer organization\u2019s \u201cNasha khata\u201d 7<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emmaus-Oselya <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=963\">collects from people goods<\/a> they do not need anymore but can be used by others (furniture, clothes, appliances, books, dishes, toys etc). Every day two trucks collect things from Lviv citizens.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We also collect goods through containers that are located on the OKKO gas stations and near the Churches of Lviv. <strong>At the end of 2016 we have 20 containers in different locations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecological part of this activity is very important, especially now when we have a huge waste problem in Lviv. Things that are in bad conditions we sell for recycling where companies produce felt, polyester and other materials out of it. <strong>In 2016 around 200 tons of clothes was sent for recycling.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Ecosystem degradation and climate change are increasingly becoming issues in the Emmaus Movement because the poorest people are and will be the first to be affected by these catastrophic phenomena. That is why as all the other Emmaus groups we are following the idea launched by Abbe Pierre that by restoring things we are restoring people\u2019s lives. Collecting and recycling\u00a0are very important activities for <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1269\">Emmaus Movement<\/a>. By this we promote responsible attitude to ecology and solidarity economy.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u0421ompanions and volunteers sort, repair and sell \u0441ollected goods in charity shops or give out to the people in need in social support center, poor families, refugees.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2016 Oselya provided material help to almost 1500 people in need and to several organizations: Community \u201cNasha khata\u201d, Ukrainian Youth for Christ from Horodok, Charitable foundation \u201cMercy of StarySambir\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2016 Kofoed&#8217;s Social Support Center continued its work. <strong>In 2016 we have provided services to 758 people, gave out 7836 lunches, people took the shower 2183 times, had 145 haircuts, 1033 laundry services.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work of the Social Support Center is possible due to the earnings of our companions, financial support of Social Service Department of Lviv City Administration.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Thanks to the grant from European Commission in Ukraine and Association of Samaritan workers of Georgia we were able to improve material equipment of the Social support center: purchased 2 washing machines and 1 dryer. Now we are able to provide better services and pay attention to elderly people on the street<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=74\">Charity shop<\/a> is one of the directions of Oselya\u2019s work. Here for donations people can purchase furniture, clothes, household items. Shop is the main source of income for the Community and for solidarity actions.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We also promote ourselves as a cultural center. We organize different workshops and other activities for our clients and for people of Vynnyky.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year we were singing Christmas Carols together, watched Christmas performance of one of the workshops of L&#8217;Arche, presented a book \u201cThrough the eye of a needle\u201d \u2013 life stories of disabled people, organized master-classes of making Easter eggs and a \u201cSecond life of plastic bottle\u201d, watched movies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Within the <strong>Docudays<\/strong> program we are demonstrating documentaries that are covering social topics. This year we had 4 films watched and discussed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At our Literary and artistic meetings, that are moderated by a famous author Halyna Vdovychenko, we had met many interesting authors and poets.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In November we have started the <strong>Club for elderly <\/strong>in our Charity shop. Due to the project <strong>\u201cSocial services by joint efforts\u201d<\/strong> granted by European Commission in Ukraine, Association of Samaritan workers of Georgia and Ukrainian Independent Center of Political Research we will be inviting elderly people for different activities, so they do not feel excluded and lonely, have a chance for communication and feeling important for the society. We have watched several films together, reminded of Ukrainian traditions for the days of St. Andrew and St. Nicholas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=25\">Furniture workshop<\/a> is one of the main Oselya\u2019s activities. It is a place for work-therapy, education and earning money for Community.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citizens of Lviv know about our good reputation in this work and very often ask to repair their furniture.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some people just donate their old items which we repair and sell in our charity shops. We also provide a transporting service, our specialist can come to the client\u2019s place and do consulting if necessary.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2016 17 companions were studying and working in the workshop. They gained skills in furniture repairing, sewing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">During May \u2013 December special project <strong>Organization of professional training for young people out of orphans and those that are in difficult life situation<\/strong> was implemented. It was supported by <strong>Lviv Education Foundation. <\/strong>12 young companions of Oselya participated in different training where they developed their personal skills, learned how to work in team, how to plan your business and how to work with furniture.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Due to the support of Henri Nouwen Foundation and Lviv Education Foundation we were able to purchase equipment for furniture workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=999\">Christmas and Easter<\/a> our Community invites almost 500 poor people to celebrate together Christmas and Easter. In 2016 we were organizing these events in Lviv Art Palace in the city center. Small performance and traditional food help homeless people feel the atmosphere of Holiday and family.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community feels solidarity with those that are still on the streets. We can help them through the street work.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every Thursday we give out hot soup in the city center. During our street work we encourage people to use services of Social Support Center, inform about other possibilities to get help.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the periods of severe frosts in January we let people stay in our Social support center through the night. Some nights there were 25 people staying. We have organized 10 expeditions of social patrol, gave out warm clothes and hot tea and food. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In September Oselya was an coordinator of Charitable mission of optometrists Evidente in Vynnyky. 120 villagers were examined, 49 glasses were given out. 40 glasses were later made in Holland and sent to Vynnyky two months later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During November 2015 \u2013 July 2016 Oselya was co-organizer of the project for internally displaced children <strong>Responsible teenagers \u2013 stable country. <\/strong>29 teenagers took part every Saturday in so called Leadership school. Participation of local children and IDPs helped them to get integrated to the local community easily. Children learned how to communicate, reach their goals, plan social projects, visited different social and cultural organizations. At the end of the school 2 groups of children implemented their own social projects. This was the way how we tried to develop social responsibility among young generation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financially project was supported by Henri Nouwen Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A new stage of re-socialization after staying in community is our <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1109\">social hostel<\/a>. Former companions of Community look for work independently and live in our social hostel. Presently two IDPs families also live there \u2013 one from Donetsk and one from Crimea.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the basis of our social hostel social enterprise is being developed. One of our former companions Sashko Horondi is designing and producing bags.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charity shop Emmaus accumulates funds for the needs of social hostel and Oselya\u2019s solidarity actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We continue publishing the socio-cultural <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=72\">street magazine \u201cProsto neba\u201d<\/a>. This project has two goals \u2013 possibility to homeless person to earn money and leave an active social life, and attraction of society\u2019s attention to the problem of homeless. Famous journalists, writers and civic activists are engaged into work in the magazine.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2016 we published two editions with the support of Emmaus Europe solidarity funds.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are in a deep sorrow because of the death of our most famous vendor Volodymyr Hilenko. For many years he was a face of our magazine.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oselya will be continuing to publish our magazine and help homeless people through this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 2010 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lviv city employment center \u00a0is sending unemployed\u00a0people for civic works\u00a0in our organization. In 2016 there were 20 people working and receiving money from the State. They were engaged in different activities\u00a0&#8211; clothes sorting, charity shop, Kofoed&#8217;s social support center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On July 9, 2016 we have organized traditional <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1173\">garage sale<\/a>.This year it was in American style with the help of the volunteers from Minnesota, USA. Image-theatre of Pani Kurazh, was creating a very special atmosphere as usually. We were able to raise 15\u00a0900 UAH for the Kofoed&#8217;s social support center of Oselya.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oselya took part in different fairies and exhibitions during the year. Excursions and visitors that attend our organization help us spread and promote the ideas of International Emmaus Movement and spread the values that are important for us.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2016 Oselya continued it\u2019s participation in the Regional Council of Emmaus Europe.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In April 2016 Emmaus World Assembly took place. It is happening once per four years. Representatives of 37 countries from 4 continents came to Jesolo, Italy and discussed challenges of the nowadays society and a role of Emmaus movement in solving problems of poverty, exclusion, migration and ecology. Our National delegate, Natalya Mysula, had a chance to present political situation in our country and took part at the panel dedicated to the role of the Emmaus in the countries with the war actions.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In January two Oselya representatives, Olya Biyanska and Sashko Horondi had a chance to visit and work in the community in Annemasse, France.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our companion Stas Denysenko has been twice in the group of Cologne, Germany, working and studying German language.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our staff member, Oksana Buchkovska, participated in Emmaus working camp in Belgium.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But the biggest event of this year was a visit of our companions to Rome and participation in the international <a href=\"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/?page_id=1230\">meeting of homeless people with the Pope Francis<\/a>, organized by international organization Fratello. They all came back full of impressions, inspired by Rome and openness of the Holy Pope. And our companion Myron Holender brought to the group a blessing that he personally received from Francis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>INCOMES OF \u201cEMMAUS \u2013 OSELYA\u201d IN 2016 3416929,09 UAH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"width: 613px;\" src=\"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/ncf4nx\/2016i.jpg\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>EXPENDITURES OF \u201cEMMAUS \u2013 OSELYA\u201d IN 2016 3968620,90 UAH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"width: 610px;\" src=\"https:\/\/image.ibb.co\/jBq4nx\/2016e.jpg\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PARTNERS OF \u201cOSELYA\u201d IN 2016:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Emmaus Movement;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abbe Pierre Foundation;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lviv city council;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Henri Nouwen Foundation;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kerk in actie \u2013 ICCO Foundation;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lviv Educational Foundation;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ukrainian Catholic University;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ukrainian Leadership Academy;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ukrainian Independent Center for Political Research;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Association of\u00a0 Samaritan workers of Georgia;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lviv city employment center;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vynnyky city council;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NGO \u201cVynnyky golden youth\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vynnyky state boarding school;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image theater &#8220;Madam Kurazh&#8221;;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NGO \u201cMuseum of ideas\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NGO \u201cNarodna dopomoha \u2013 Lviv\u201d; &#8220;!FEST Holding of emotions&#8221;;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">L\u2019Arche;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registration centre for homeless people;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NGO \u201cNasha khata\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LOCAL DONORS OF <\/strong><strong>\u00ab\u041e<\/strong><strong>SELYA<\/strong><strong>\u00bb <\/strong><strong>in <\/strong><strong>2016:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charitable Foundation \u00abPivdennyy\u00bb;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yar-Step Company;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00abLvivkholod\u00bb Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00abDruk service\u00bb Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00abCFT Ukraine\u00bb Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kulykiv traditions Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shuvar Ltd,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ranevytski sausages Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rotary club \u201cLviv-zamok\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Restaurant \u00abVyshyvanka\u00bb;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE \u201cCarlsberg Ukraine\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Company \u201cComel\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE Matvijishyn;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE \u00abMatvol\u00bb;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE Hileta;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Company \u00abStepter\u00bb;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00abVynnychanka\u00bb Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cRayduha\u201d Ltd;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMedviana Rosa\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE Voytovych;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE Pozdnyakov;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PE Lytvyn;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monastery of Univ laura;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Andriy and Oksana Mykhalyna;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Svichado publishing;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Private donors;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lviv Parishes of UGCC.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Community of mutual aid Oselya had a great loss \u2013 sudden death of our founder, true friend and unchangeable leader Olesya Sanotska. With all our actions we are continuing Olesya\u2019s work. It was a sense of her life and it give sense to many other people. She will always live in our hearts! [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":439,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1740,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/853\/revisions\/1740"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emaus-oselya.org\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}