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The Community Development Support Program in the Russian Federation. Round 4
Project Complex
From Energy-Efficiency to Addressing Municipal Concerns
Grant amount $36 600 Grantee contribution $13 799 Total cost $50 399
Thematic projects included in the Project Complex:
- From Energy-Efficiency to Addressing Municipal Concerns (energy-efficiency in pre-school institutions and the development of a mechanisms for reinvesting energy savings into improving kindergartens and introducing social programs)
- Health and Comfort for Children and Parents
Municipality Profile:
The city of Shelekhov (population - 49,200) and Shelekhovsky Raion (population - 62,500) are situated in the south of Irkutsk Oblast in the valley of the rivers Irkut and Olkha at a distance of 17 km from the raion capital. The city was named after a well-known Russian merchant and philanthropist Grigory Shelekhov, the founder of the Russian-American Company. Philanthropic traditions, which are of special importance in this city, are being continued. A Board of Trustees of the municipal education system has been functioning for many years; and in recent years, an effort to support public initiatives is gaining strength. Starting from 2005, contests of social projects are being held under the motto “Together We Shall Achieve More!”
Community problems addressed by the Project Complex:
- Significant losses of heat in the buildings of the social sector of the city because of the high degree of their deterioration and the absence of equipment for metering and regulating heat and hot water consumption (payments are based on design consumption).
- Poorly developed normative and legal regulation of energy savings reinvestment into community development programs.
- High rate of children’s illnesses.
- Low provision of children’s institutions with sports grounds, which is the cause of a high percentage of posture disorders and weakened immune systems in children.
- Insufficient provision of kindergartens with health equipment (physical therapy, relaxation).
- Health prevention measures that are carried out individually in some of the pre-school institutions of the city; lack of summarized data on these measures.
Synergetic effect of the Project Complex
The projects implemented in kindergartens were aimed at improving the lives of young city residents by addressing practical concerns associated with energy and health saving. An important element of the project complex, which ensured a synergetic effect, was the special emphasis placed on developing civic initiatives and public involvement in assisting local pre-school institutions. This noticeably improved interaction between organizations participating in the consortium and community groups and the municipal administration, health care organizations and NGOs and also helped generate creative ideas and establish a healthy competitive spirit in realizing public initiatives. Project activities also promoted a feeling of civic duty among young parents and attracted the attention of the authorities to the issue of child health and to the need to provide pre-school institutions with adequate health and athletic equipment.
Project Complex contact:
Alena Suvorova, director of Kindergarten # 14Contact information:
7 Kvartal 7, Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast 666034
Tel. 8(39510)-45864, fax 8(39510)-45811 (“for Suvorova”), e-mail alenas9@yandeõ.ruOrganizations, members of the Project Consortium:
Title
Category
Profile
Department for Education, Youth Policy and Sports of Shelekhovsky Municipal Administration
municipal
Supervision of education and sports institutions and youth organizations
Kindergarten # 14
municipal
Pre-school care and education
Duration (months)
10
Start date
01/09/ 2008
End date
30/06/2009
Project
From Energy-Efficiency to Addressing Municipal Concerns (energy-efficiency in pre-school institutions and the development of a mechanism for reinvesting energy savings into improving kindergartens and introducing social programs)
Organization:
Department for Education, Youth Policy and Sports of Shelekhovsky Municipal AdministrationType of organization: government
Start date September 1, 2008
End date June 30, 2009
Project summary:
This project modernized heating facilities in Kindergartens ## 19, 15 and 2 (800 children) and installed modern check and balance valves, temperature controllers and heat meters; and monitored the consumption of power and heat - with the aim of lowering power consumption and utilities payments in social institutions. The project also included reinvesting energy savings into improving the yards of the three kindergartens and carrying out site improvement and child health promotion activities jointly with the other projects of the project complex; and disseminating successful project results in Shelekhov and in Shelekhovsky Raion and in other municipalities of the region.
Location:
ShelekhovContact information:
41 Nevskogo St., Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast 666034
Tel. 8(39510)-43766, fax: 8(39510)-45811
(«for A. Suvorova”), e-mail: goroo@shelehov.ru; tavl-za@mail.ruProject coordinator:
Tatiana Zakharova, consultant on preschool education and elementary education of the Department of Education, Youth Policy and Sports of Shelekhov Municipal AdministrationProject objectives:
Recording heat consumption, saving energy resources and reducing utilities payments (that are based on design consumption). Developing a mechanism and a normative and legal framework for energy savings’ reinvestment into social programs to develop local children’s institutions.
Final results:
- Installation of heat and hot water meters in 3 kindergartens (## 15, 2 and 19 attended by a total of 800 children);
- Reduction of heat energy consumption in the three kindergartens by 20% (152 Gcal) as a result of the modernization of heating facilities and the installation of meters;
- Decreased cold and hot water consumption by 20% (200 m ³) as compared with the standard level as a result of modernizing the water-supply system and installing controlling devices;
- Saving funds (138,000 rub.) and investing savings into the improvement of kindergarten yards;
- A raion-level conference was organized with the participation of 80 representatives of the social services sector and utilities organizations to summarize experience in energy-efficiency and child health protection.
Total project cost $28 900
Own contribution $6 000
Received amount $22 900
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Project
Health and Comfort for Children and Parents
Organization:
Kindergarten # 14Type of organization: municipal
Start date September 1, 2008
End date June 30, 2009
Project summary:
This project created conditions in Kindergartens ##14, 17 and 19 for preserving and strengthening the children’s health; disseminated experience in energy-efficiency and child health strengthening; and involved parents in the process of identifying the priorities of kindergarten development and training in fund-raising for children’s institutions.
Location:
Shelekhov municipalityContact information:
7 Kvartal 7, Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast 666034
Tel. 8(39510)-45864, fax 8(39510)-45811 (“for Suvorova”), e-mail alenas9@yandeõ.ruProject coordinator:
Alena Suvorova, director of Kindergarten # 14Project objectives:
Providing health protecting and health enhancing equipment for kindergartens and reducing the rate of illnesses among children. Summarizing the practice of energy-efficiency and health protection in pre-school institutions in Shelekhov. Organizing contests among kindergartens and improving their playgrounds. Increasing the qualification of educators. Launching a broad information campaign about the project. Interacting with local government, parents and trustees to identify the priorities of developing pre-school institutions and implementing corresponding projects.
Final results:
- Improving the children’s health by installing equipment in three kindergartens: a physical therapy room (in Kindergarten # 17 – for 250 children); a sports and game complex (in Kindergarten # 14 – for 165 children) and a relaxation room (in Kindergarten #19 – for 300 children).
- Lowering the number of cases of bad posture among children by 5 -10% due to increased physical activity during regular exercises at the sports and game complex.
- Bettering the physical and emotional condition of the children by conducting weekly muscle and nerve relaxation sessions for 240 children weekly.
- Boosting the immune systems and reducing respiratory illnesses by 5-10% by providing regular physical therapy treatments (for 240 children weekly).
- Activities to plant trees and shrubs and improve the lots and playgrounds of 15 kindergartens were organized with the participation of 200 volunteers;
- An initiative group of parents of preschoolers was formed for training in fund raising (jointly with the Shelekhov Local Community);
- Five training seminars were conducted for parents and teachers ( over 200 attendees) at Kindergarten # 14, which is the training site of Irkutsk Teachers Institute;
- Increased quality of social services for 715 children and better awareness of local government and the public about the need to improve conditions in local kindergartens.
Total project cost $21 499
Own contribution $7 799
Received amount $13 700
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