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Environment and Public Health in Nevinnomyssk and Other Regions of EuroChem Company Presence (THIRD CONTEST)

The Environment and Public Health in Nevinnomyssk and Other Regions of EuroChem Company Presence Program is part of a larger Program funded jointly by EuroChem Company and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and aimed at improving the social situation in the city: promoting healthy life styles, improving the quality of medical services, involving local communities in conservation activities and in the rational use of natural resources, and increasing the level of local farming techniques.

The Program was launched in December 2006, in Stavropol Krai in the city of Nevinnomyssk, where Nevinnomyssky Azot, one of EuroChem’s plants, is located. A series of practical projects initiated by citizens will be carried out in the city in the course of three years to help address local social and environmental concerns.

 Nevinnomyssk 

– is a large industrial center in Stavropol Krai with a population of 130,000, of which nearly 27,000 are children and adolescents. The city occupies an area of 70 km² and is situated 50 km from the city of Stavropol at the confluence of rivers Kuban and Bolshoi Zelenchuk and 341 m above sea level in the southwestern part of Stavropolskaya Uplands. The terrain around Nevinnomyssk is a plain belt with ravines and small flat-bottom valleys. The Kuban River divides the city into the western and eastern parts. The northwestern part is the site of large industrial facilities, such as Nevinnomyssky Azot, Arnest Factory (producing household chemical products), and Nivinnomysskaya State District Power Plant.

Under the Program, Russian organizations will receive donations for specific activities on a competitive basis. The investment in the Program is made up of 16, 335, 000 rubles from EuroChem and 3, 750, 000 rubles from USAID.

EuroChem Program is an example of social investment targeted toward turning a community into an active social partner aware of regional problems and capable of resolving them with the use of modern social technologies.

The Fund for Sustainable Development, as an organization managing the Program, has introduced its resource model to strengthen social partnerships. This model involves various contest procedures: from granting funding to individual projects during the first phase, to forming consortiums of partners with  project complexes during the second phase, and to founding a local community fund during the final third phase. Such an approach ensures the sustainability of social partnerships and allows to further replicate citizen initiatives through non-budget financing.

Besides, this model helps to both seek solutions to separate city issues and to encourage community members to take a more active part in the city’s development programs, self-governance, and partnership activities.

The Working Group of the Program consisting of representatives of local government, donors, and FSD, has formulated the following project funding priority areas:

• Child health and the environment (strengthening child health by improving the environment in children’s social institutions, including the improvement of the quality of air and drinking water);
• Utilization of energy and resource saving techniques at social institutions (schools, kindergartens, orphanages, hospitals, etc.);
• Environmental pollution prevention through improving industrial and household waste processing, including sewage and return water treatment;

• Urban ecology and local self-government: planting trees and shrubbery, and improving city areas with the participation of local small businesses; NGOs and the local community.

Program Organizers

Established in 2001, EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company is the major agrochemical company in Russia and one of the top ten global fertilizer producers. EuroChem consists of enterprises extracting raw materials and producing mineral fertilizers, organics and feed phosphates; transport divisions; and a broad marketing network in Russia and abroad. EuroChem product mix exceeds 100 items. The company’s products are certified and comply with international quality standards. The main markets are Western and Eastern Europe and USA, with large consumers in Asia and Latin America. Special attention is given to expansion on the domestic market, which is viewed as a high priority with a good potential.

A long-term investment program is being carried out at the company’s enterprises to upgrade the existing capacity and develop new production facilities, introduce advanced processes, and enlarge the range of manufactured products. Environmental safety is the company’s special focus, with large investment made in ecological projects. Effective social policy is an important driver of EuroChem success, along with responsible partner relations with employees, the State, and the community. Maximal industrial safety and concern about the well-being of employees, along with social assistance to the towns and regions where the company's enterprises are based, are the key components of EuroChem social policy.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the U.S. Government whose mission is to implement the U.S. Government's economic and humanitarian assistance programs in over 100 countries. As part of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USAID/Russia works with the Russian people to create a society where citizens take an active part in a democratic society and provide an ample opportunity to improve their well being and standard of living in a market economy.

The Fund for Sustainable Development (FSD) is an independent, nongovernmental, non-profit Russian fund founded to carry out programs aimed at addressing environmental issues and supporting socially responsible development across the Russian Federation. The mission of FSD is to enhance public-private cooperation in fulfilling targeted projects that emphasize sustainable regional and community development. FSD manages programs that promote regional and community sustainable development. 

Third Program Contest Statistics

Total number of submitted applications	17 projects (6 consortiums)
Number of applications approved for funding by the Working Group of the Advisory Committee	14 projects (6 consortiums)
Total cost of funded projects	11 494 099 rub.
Total donations for the second contest	6 759 370 rub.
Total grantee contributions (+ from other sources)	4 734 730 rub.
Average donation per one project	482 812 rub.