From November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017, Oselya worked with elderly people in the framework of the project “Social Service Delivery” supported by the European Union in Ukraine in partnership with the Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research and ASB Georgia.
In the framework of the project, the following activities were carried out:
- Social support at the home of 20 elderly people in need of the city of Vynnyky
- Launching and organizing activities in the Club for the elderly people in the city of Vynnyky
- Providing services to the elderly homeless people at the Kofoed’s social support center.
During the project implementation, the Oselya’s employees carried out 970 home visits to the elderly and provided services on cleaning, washing, food delivery, grocery and household shopping, doing haircuts, doctor’s appointments, social consultations, as well as providing material assistance: clothing, footwear, bedding, adult diapers, books, furniture or other household items. In the Club for the Elderly people, 18 events were held: Andrew day party, St. Nicholas, Mother’s Day, Happiness Day, cinema club, dance workshops, costume therapy, meetings with interesting people, trips to the theater and the concert, a pilgrimage to Unive and other. We also provided day care service for the elderly people at that Kofoed’s social support center. As part of the project, 228 elderly people received basic life-support services and social counseling. Vynnyky city council, volunteers of NGO “Vynnyky Golden Youth”, and “Food Bank” joined the project. The Henry Nouwen Foundation also joined and financed the purchase of grocery sets and detergents, household goods, birthday gifts, travels.
We thank our friends and volunteers who helped to organize events at the Club for the elderly people: “Vynnykivchany” ensemble, the Vynnyky People’s House, the students of the Vynnyky boarding school, Parish of Chyshky village, the champions of Ukraine in sport ballroom dance Olha Balturnas and Vasyl Porokhovsky, folk group “Marvinok”, Lviv photographer Mykola Tynkalyuk, Natalya Lahan, NGO “Vynnyky Golden Youth” and Theater Studio of NGO “Vynnyky golden youth”.