Opening of the BlueCheck house in the Bodnariv village for Ukrainian refugees

During the war, the creation of shelters for displaced persons leaves these persons on Motherland, giving the opportunity to lead a normal human life. Let’s talk about opening of housing for displaced persons in the village Bodnariv Kaluska OTG (Ivano-Frankivsk region).

The project was implemented by the MoveUkraine Charitable Foundation with the help of BlueCheck, International Organization for Migration, USAID, Rokada, Etalon, Despro and local authorities. Refugees from Kherson and other regions were host here. The attack of the eastern neighbor radically changed the lives of many Ukrainians citizens. Millions of people were forced to leave their native areas, becoming immigrants. Ukrainian society, having received such a grandiose challenge, nevertheless copes with new circumstances, in particular, by actively developing a charity and volunteer activity. Help also comes from abroad from caring people.

For example, John Shmorhun and Patricia Shmorhun-Hawrylyshyn, natives of the Ukrainian diaspora, created the Move Ukraine fund, which provides assistance with housing for people in need. More than half a thousand people have already received shelter thanks to this organization, which is an officially registered charitable institution in Ukraine. Transparency is key to the work of this institution, headed by John Shmorhun, who is from the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States.
For example, on August 1, 2023, in the village Bodnariv of the Kalushska OTG in Prykarpattia solemnly opened housing for displaced persons. The event was attended by philanthropists, local authorities and future residents of this specially converted building for them. In April 2023, successful reconstruction and high-quality repair of the facility were carried out in the unfinished two-story premises of the building with the funds of moveukraine. In particular, the shelter has 12 rooms (double and quadruple rooms), a shared kitchen, bathrooms, a laundry room, a lounge area and even a small library. Project partners
are BlueCheck, IOM, USAID, Rokada, Etalon, Despro. In particular, the International Organization for Migration joined the plumbing works. Furniture and all necessary basic household items for a comfortable life are provided, including washing machines, kitchen utensils, etc. People also received mattresses, pillows and sets of bedding. IDPs will live here for another year after the end of the war, Bodnarivs community the premises will not be lost and will be able to be converted for other needs.
On the first floor, there is a dispensary, where migrants, like other villagers, can receive medical care. In particular, there is a day hospital and a physical therapy room. According to the head of the village, such accommodation will contribute to the socialization of the settlers with the members community Tetyana Danilova, a resident of the facility, who is a disabled person of the II group, notes: “Here, in the shelter, I am more comfortable than in the house in which I lived before. For example, there was heating only with firewood.” In the future, there are plans to place a playground next to it and to plant a hedge as a natural fence.
Aid to IDPs continues to play a leading role in the activities of Move Ukraine Fund, which continues to implement other, no less interesting housing projects in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. On the website moveukraine.org you can familiarize yourself with all other projects and plans of the fund for further activities in Ukraine.
About 300 internally displaced people live on the territory of the community. 400,000 hryvnias out of 4,5 millions were allocated from the local budget, and 100,000 hryvnias were allocated by the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council. The rest of the amount was provided by NGO moveukraine. The reconstruction of this shelter for internal refugees made it possible to integrate them with the villagers. Yevheniya Moiseyeva, the house manager, who heads the refugee shelter, notes: “We ourselves are from Bakhmut. In 2014, they moved to Kharkiv, father stayed in Bakhmut, mother – in Balaklia. Therefore, I already know what it is like to move from place to place and what the conditions can be. Very nice rooms and beds, and there is a playground for children. There is everything you need.”
Prykarpattia warmly welcomed people from the east, in particular providing housing for refugees. Active assistance to IDPs proved solidarity with them and readiness to always provide support.
Petro Hawrylyshyn