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Community Development Support Program in the Russian Federation Based on Information and Communication Technologies (CDSP-ICT) 2011-2014

Project #2

Improvement of recreation facilities for youth and other community members in Mukhen Settlement

Requested amount $12 953

Grantee and other contributions $33 616

Total cost $46 569

Mukhen is an urban settlement in Lazovsky Raion, Khabarovsk Krai, with a population of 4,619 located in the southern part of the region to the northwest of the raion capital Pereyaslavka.

Community problems addressed by the Project:

High incidence of diseases and poor attendance of the cultural center by community members; high heat energy consumption for heating the gym, vestibule, and study rooms; lack of adequate exchange of information on citizen initiatives in communities of Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions.

Project summary:

Replacement of 15 old stained glass windows on the façade of the LAD Cultural Center in Mukhen with multiple glass-plastic units instead of the planned 10. The local Culture Department increased co-funding by over 100,000 rubles. Volunteers and own municipal resources were used for subsequent repair work after the replacement of the windows. ICT were used to address community issues by involving activists from Lazo, Vyazemsky, Khabarovsky, Bikinsky and other raions.

Project results:

1. Attendance to the Cultural Center by children, youth and adult community members grew by 20%;
2. Annual municipal power costs decreased by 6,380 rub.;
3. Energy consumed for heating the study and reading rooms at the Children’s Library decreased by 18 Gcal or by 28,089 rubles per heating season.

Contact person:

Svetlana Fefelova, director

Contact information:

1 Sportivnaya St., Mukhen, Lazo Raion, Khabarovsk Krai 682916,
Tel. 8(42154) 41674 zentrlad@mail.ru

Organization:

Title	Category	Profile
Sodruzhestvo, an independent non-profit civic initiatives organization, Mukhen	Non-profit	Integration of the efforts and resources of NGOs, government and businesses for implementing civic initiatives aimed at addressing community issues.

 

Duration (months)

7

Start date

01.03.2012

End date

30.09.2012