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The Community Development Support Program in the Russian Federation

Project Complex

Creating a Favorable Living Environment in Vyazemsky Community, Khabarovsk Krai

Grant amount  $58 249             Grantee contribution $205 577          Total amount  $263 826

List of thematic projects included in the complex:

• Installation of  Energy-Saving Equipment at the Central Boiler Plant in Vyazemsky Municipality
• Mercy - Improving Conditions for the Elderly and Disabled Inmates at the Retirement Home
• Improving the Quality of Medical Treatment (Ear, Nose and Throat) with the Use of Physical Therapy Equipment in Remote Villages
• A Sound Mind in a Sound Body – Improving Conditions for Physical Culture and Sports Activities for Children and Youth
• Books: Companions for Life –  Improving Conditions at the Local Library for Community Members, Including the Disabled

Municipality Profile  Vyazemsky Municipality with a population of 25, 8000 people is located in the southern part of Khabarovsk Krai. Agriculture is its main economic activity. The Municipal Administration has an Economic Development Plan up to 2010 in which special attention is paid to preserving and developing the human potential of the community; combating poverty; forming social partnerships; and addressing energy and resources saving issues.

Municipal problems addressed by the project complex

This community has high power expenses connected with heat generation at the central boiler plant of Vyazemsky; a high level of environmental pollution caused by emissions from coal-burning boilers; poor-quality social and medical services provided to the less socially protected categories: the elderly, children and the disabled; and no conditions for the youth to adhere to active and healthy life styles.
Project complex goals

• Reduce power costs at the central boiler plant in the city of Vyazemsky after installing induction frequency converters at the smoke-exhaust drives;
• Improve social and living conditions of elderly and disabled persons at the retirement home in Dormidontovka Settlement by winterizing the building and modernizing the sewage removal system;
• Improve the quality of medical services (ear, throat and nose) and promote the health of socially unprotected categories of rural population in Dormidontovka and Shumny settlements and Dormidontovka and Kotikovo villages;
• Increase youth awareness about healthy life styles through involving young people in physical culture and athletic activities;
• Grant access to persons with limited abilities to the local library and increase the general cultural level of community members.

Project complex contact

Lubov Bevetskaya, head of the Economics, Industry and Natural Resources Department of Vyazemsky Municipality

Contact information

8 Kommunisticheskaya St., Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950 Tel.: (42153) 3 16 36; fax: 3 10 35; e-mail: vzmadmecon@vzm.kht.ru

Organizations – members of the project complex consortium

Title	Category	Profile
Communal Services Department of Vyazemsky Municipal Administration	Municipal	Coordination of communal services organizations to ensure an uninterrupted provision of services to the community.
Retirement Home for the Elderly and Disabled, a municipal institution	Municipal	Pre-doctor care and nursing.
Public Health Department of Vyazemsky Municipal Administration	Municipal	Coordination of the provision of qualified primary medical care and emergency aid; and promotion of health prevention and health improvement principles in the community.
Middle School # 3, a municipal general education institution in the city of Vyazemsky	Municipal	Implementation of general education programs for elementary, basic and middle school.
Culture Association, a municipal institution in Vyazemsky Municipality	Municipal	Provision of cultural and information services to the community.

Project period (months)

11

Start date

05/01/ 2007

End date

03/31/2008

Project
Installation of Energy-Saving Equipment at the Central Boiler Plant in Vyazemsky Municipality

Organization
Communal Services Department of Vyazemsky Municipal Administration
Type of organization
Municipal
Start date: May 1, 2007
End date: October 31, 2007
Project summary
This project will install two induction frequency converters at the smoke-exhaust drives in the central boiler plant of Vyazemsky and will carry out, at the expense of the grantee, a large-scale modernization of pipelines to reduce water and heat losses.
Location
Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai
Contact information
9-a Kozukova St., Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950
Project coordinator – Mikhail Zemlyansky, director of Teploenergo Communal Service, tel.: (42153) 3 18 56

Project goals and anticipated results

 Project goals:

• Reduce power consumption and increase  heat generation efficiency at the central boiler plant in Vyazemsky;
• Cut maintenance costs associated with heat generation;
• Increase the quality and reduce the cost of services provided to the community by the local communal service;
• Reduce the dependence of the community on prices of imported fuel in conditions of almost a complete absence of local energy resources.

Anticipated results:

•  Maintaining a guaranteed level of heat supply in the city of Vyazemsky (indoor temperature will not drop below 18?C);
• The amount of power spent for smoke removal will be reduced by 50% (or by 389,000 kW/h a year).
• Prolonging the service life of electric motors and boiler draft systems up to 30%  by applying smooth starts;
• Heat rates for the population will drop 7.7 rubles per 1 sq. m.
• The total economic effect will reach over $30 000.

Total project amount  $ 221 717        Grantee contribution  $196 717        Grant amount  $25 000

Project
Mercy – Improving Conditions for the Elderly and Disabled Inmates at the Retirement Home

Organization
Retirement Home for the Elderly and Disabled, a municipal institution
Type of organization
Municipal
Start date: June 1, 2007
End date: August 31, 2007
Project summary
This project will carry out an overhaul of the heating system of the retirement home; build a cesspool outside of the building; and install plumbing equipment.
Location
Rabochi Posyolok Dormidontovka, Vyazemsky Raion, Khabarovsk Krai
Contact information
66 Karla Marksa St., Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950
Project coordinator – Galina Zhitkova, chair of the Social Protection Committee at Vyazemsky Municipal Administration, tel.: (42153) 3 46 43

Project goals and anticipated results

 Project goals:

• Overhaul the heating system in the retirement home;
• Reduce the cost of heating  the building;
• Improve the working conditions of 26 staff members and the living conditions of 27 inmates of the retirement home;
• Upgrade the sewage removal system to the standard sanitary level.

Anticipated results:

• Maintaining a standard indoor temperature (not lower than 20оС) established for such a type of institution;
• Reducing maintenance and current repair expenses for the heating system;
• Meeting sanitary and health standards. It is expected that the level of intestinal and respiratory illnesses will drop by at least 10%;
• Stopping sewage discharge to the soil.

Total project amount  $9 500          Grantee contribution  $2 000         Grant amount  $7 500

Project
Improving the Quality of Medical Treatment (Ear, Throat and Nose) with the Use of Physical Therapy Equipment in Remote Villages

Organization
Public Health Department of Vyazemsky Municipal Administration
Type of organization
Municipal
Start date: June 1, 2007
End date: March 31, 2008
Project summary
This project will overhaul heating systems in a number of medical centers in remote settlements of Vyazemsky Raion and provide them with modern physical therapy equipment.
Location
Dormidontovka and Kotikovo villages and Shumny Settlement, Vyazemsky Raion, Khabarovsk Krai
Contact information
3 Mirny Pereulok, Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950
Project coordinator – Oleg Nervichev, head of the Public Health Department of the Vyazemsky Municipal Administration,
tel.: (42153) 3 17 24

Project goals and anticipated results

Project goals:

•  Create more comfortable conditions  in medical centers of Dormidontovka Settlement and Shumny and Kotikovo villages along with saving energy resources as a result of modernizing heating systems, replacing old door and window frames or winterizing the doors;
• Increase treatment effectiveness by acquiring and installing new physical therapy equipment;
• Organize a system of accessible early ENT diagnosis for the residents of remove villages.

Anticipated results:

•  Maintaining a standard temperature required at medical institutions;
• It is expected that the level of ENT illnesses will drop by approximately 20% among the 3,200 residents of the settlements and villages thanks to timely treatment.
• Reducing maintenance and current repairs expenses of the heating systems;
• Reducing energy consumption by 1,500 kWt by stopping the use of electric heaters;
• Creating two new jobs for medical attendants.

Total project amount  $10 000            Grantee contribution  $4 020                Grant amount  $14 020

Project
A Sound Mind in a Sound Body – Improving Conditions for Physical Culture and  Sports Activities for Children and Youth

Organization
Middle School # 3, a municipal general education institution in the city of Vyazemsky
Type of organization
Municipal
Start date: June 1, 2007
End date: September 30, 2007
Project summary
This project will modernize the lighting system of the school’s gym; install plastic basketball stands; and acquire sporting gear and equipment.
Location
Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai
Contact information
1 Morozova St., Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950
Project coordinator – Yuri Zinchenko, physical culture teacher, tel.:  (42153) 3 13 43

Project goals and anticipated results

Project goals :

• Create favorable conditions for physical activities of local youth;
• Reduce the cost of electricity for the school’s gym;
• Promote a healthy lifestyle and provide conditions for children and adolescents to take an active part in athletic events;
• Organize several sports groups for children from troubled and low-income families.

Anticipated results:

• Installing 22 lamps in the school’s gym, this will allow using it for longer hours.
• Organizing five events promoting healthy life styles for over 500 people.
• Organizing a sports event “Father, Mother and Me - an Athletic Family”.
• Increasing the number of youth going into sports to up to 20% (by 50 people) by organizing three new athletic groups.
• Publishing three articles in the raion newspaper Vyazemsky News.
• Easing social tension among the local youth, including at the Novostroika district, and helping improve the criminal situation.

Total project amount  $8 749         Grantee contribution  $1 000            Grant amount  $7 749

Project
Books: Companions for Life – Improving Conditions at the Local Library for Community Members, Including the Disabled

Organization
Culture Association, a municipal institution in Vyazemsky Municipality
Type of organization
Municipal
Start date: May 1, 2007
End date: August 31, 2007
Project summary
This project will replace the old wooden window frames with new plastic ones; install new door units and an access ramp for readers with limited abilities; and add new books to the library.
Location
Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai
Contact information
15 Kommunisticheskaya St. , Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai 682950
Project coordinator – Valentina Gordiyenko, head of Literature Acquisition and Processing Department of Vyazemsky Municipal Administration, Khabarovsk Krai, tel.: (42153) 3 39 61

Project goals and anticipated results

 Project goals:

• Reduce the high noise level and indoor air pollution  in the library that is located in the center of the city;
• Ensure access to the library for readers with limited abilities;
• Upgrade the old and worn-out windows and doors of the library building.

Anticipated results:

• Reducing the noise level and indoor air pollution up to 50% and optimizing indoor temperature levels and simultaneously reducing heating expenses.
• Improving the working conditions of 7 employees of the library and creating more comfortable conditions for the 6,000 subscribers of the library.
• Increasing the level of day lighting by up to 25% and reducing daytime power consumption by 1,000 kW/h.
• Ensuring access to the library for 50 readers with limited abilities by building an access ramp.

Total project amount  $8 000           Grantee contribution  $960          Grant amount  $8 960