Ukraine
The Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Europe with roughly 600,000 sq km but only about 46 million people. Of these 29% live below the poverty line – nearly 15 million. Access to safe drinking water is problematic especially in rural areas. Energy poverty is becoming a general concern after gas and oil prices where greatly increased by Russia in 2006.
Health effects from the 1986 Chernobyl reactor disaster are a heavy burden for many families. WECF has worked for many years in the Ukraine and built up a strong relationship to the country and its people. The work in the future will continue to improve the access of the rural population to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation.
WECF Projects in this country
 |
Ukraine - Empowerment & Local Action Building the capacity of poor local communities in rural areas in the Ukraine. Partners: Regional Public Ecological Organization “Vozrojdenye” (“Revival”) of Tatarbunary, Issues: Agriculture, Energy, Water Duration: 01/2008 - 12/2010 |
|
Empowerment & Local Action (ELA) Building the capacity of poor local communities in rural areas. Partners: NGOs in several countries Issues: Energy, Agriculture, Water, Sanitation Duration: 01/2008 - 12/2010 |
 |
Ukraine - Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity Implementation of dry urine diverting toilets and and waste water soil filters for schools and private households Partners: MAMA-86, Black Sea Womens' Club Issues: Water, Health, Sanitation Duration: 10/2007 - 09/2010 |
 |
Ukraine - Ecological sanitation solutions Dry urine-diverting toilets for schools and households Partners: MAMA-86 Odessa, MAMA-86 Kiev and MAMA-86 Sevastapol Issues: Sanitation and water Duration: 01/2005 - 12/2006 |
 |
Ukraine - Co-operation for Sustainable Rural Development Involving citizens and local authorities in rural Ukraine in improvement of drinking water, sanitation and agriculture Partners: MAMA-86 Poltava, MAMA-86 Kiev, MAMA-86 Yeremche and MAMA-86 Nishin, Fem-Consult, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg Issues: Water, Food, Agriculture, Environment, Poverty, Health, Gender, Sustainable Development, Public Participation, Environmental Rights and Sanitation Duration: 11/2003 - 11/2006 |
 |
Ukraine - Safe Drinking Water Improving the drinking water conditions through public awareness and participation. Partners: MAMA-86 Kiev Issues: Water & Sanitation Duration: 03/1999 - 12/2003 |
Latest News
|
Drinking Water Supply |
|
The first year of SSHD project in Ukraine is successfully finished |
 |
Five minutes for the Black Sea: flash mob awareness action by Ukrainian partner WECF |
 |
Give Sasyk back to the sea! |
 |
WECF ELA partners fight for a healthy environment for all. |
 |
WECF Dniester River Basin Management project |
 |
Safe Sanitation and Water supply for 30,000 low-income people in the EECCA region |
 |
WECF safe energy working group meeting, May 4, New York |
 |
WECF CSD 15 side event May 2, 2007 - "From Best Practice to Policy” |
 |
Workshop in Almaty "Towards a Toxic Free Future", Feb. 11-13. 2007 |
