15.01.2025
This is our 2024 digest, and while we could start from the beginning, we decided to begin with the most important thing – WE ARE ALREADY 10 YEARS OLD!
Is it a lot in the context of world history? No. But is it a lot when your organization was founded in 2014 in Ukraine? Absolutely yes. Here, we’ve shared 10 interesting facts about us from the past 10 years.
We thank our donors and partners for their support and for helping us to implement our ideas effectively, we thank our critics for pointing out our mistakes, and our audience for their engagement, likes, and donations.
In November, we modestly celebrated our organization's anniversary with a charitable goal – raising funds for an air defense unit protecting the skies over Kyiv region. The father of one of our colleagues serves in that unit.
And now, let’s go through everything step by step...
Documenting Every Damaged Cultural Site
In May 2024, we launched a project to document cultural heritage sites that Russia has damaged or destroyed. Over 30 organizations and media outlets joined us as partners.
The uniqueness of this project lies in our use of the Capture App to document destruction across various regions of Ukraine. The app helps identify the location of the photographs and preserve geolocation data. This, in turn, supports efforts to later prove Russia's crimes against Ukrainian culture – against Ukrainian identity.
The goal of this documentation is to do everything possible to ensure that Russia is held accountable for its crimes against Ukrainian culture.
We submit reports to law enforcement agencies, including international ones, study public opinion on corruption in the cultural restoration sector in Ukraine, and develop methodologies for assessing damages caused by the destruction of cultural heritage sites.
You Can Be A Part of This Project!
If you'd like to join us, don't hesitate—reach out and let us know.
Promoting Integrity: Making It Count
Throughout 2024, we educated students and youth workers on anti-corruption and integrity. Staying true to our principles, here’s what we achieved:
- We introduced the course “Anti-Corruption and Integrity” in 10 selected universities. A total of 19 educators completed teaching methodology training, enabling 835 students to take the course.
- For 370 students who were not part of the pilot program, we organized a series of anti-corruption lectures.
- We also hosted a summer lecture series, “A Future Without Corruption,” where 205 students gained insights into the social and psychological aspects of corruption and practical tools to combat it.
Overall, this initiative reached more than 20,000 young people through various communication platforms.
We conducted three training sessions for 79 youth workers, introducing them to anti-corruption tools and non-formal education methods. These events helped spread awareness in youth communities through practical activities such as “World Café” and anti-corruption debates.
We also published a handbook titled “Integrity and Anti-Corruption for Students: From Theory to Practice”, which includes both theoretical insights and practical recommendations for youth workers and students.
Not a Step Back: Anti-Corruption Programs for Every Community
Throughout 2024, we worked on developing anti-corruption programs in five communities: Zhovkva in Lviv Oblast, Novoukrainka in Kirovohrad Oblast, Myronivka in Kyiv Oblast, Yemilchyne in Zhytomyr Oblast, and Kamianets-Podilskyi.
The goal was to strengthen citizens' influence on local decision-making processes and to increase the availability of effective tools for ensuring transparency and accountability in local government activities.
We started by organizing 10 training sessions for local authorities and activists. A total of 167 participants gained knowledge about digital tools for preventing corruption, learned how to work with public consultations and procurement processes, and acquired skills in media communication and information dissemination.
Later, activists in these communities formed initiative groups to develop anti-corruption programs, with 149 local residents actively joining the effort! Every week, they assessed corruption risks across various sectors and outlined measures to minimize corruption. They also managed to conduct 10 informational sessions.
The local governments in each community supported the initiative and issued orders to evaluate corruption risks and create working groups to draft the programs. Our coordinators had the opportunity to knock on every official’s door and actively collaborate with them.
In total, we developed five anti-corruption programs addressing over 200 corruption risks. We have much to be proud of: three communities (Zhovkva, Novoukrainka, and Myronivka) have already adopted their anti-corruption programs! Yemilchyne and Kamianets-Podilskyi are in the final stages, and we wish them success!
Document, Don’t Forgive
The “Map of Reconstruction and Destruction” project has become a vital tool in Ukraine's recovery following Russian aggression. The platform collects information about all damaged or destroyed civil infrastructure and ongoing reconstruction efforts.
Our mission is to ensure transparent and accountable rebuilding processes, attract funds for reconstruction, monitor their use, and contribute to the efficient restoration of Ukraine.
Over the past year, the number of new users on our website has grown to 164,000, and the Map has been enriched with 4,277 new objects. The funds allocated for restoration efforts have increased to 23.7 billion UAH. Every penny must be accounted for, so an additional 27 organizations, journalists, and activists have joined the Reconstruction Community. They play a crucial role in shedding light on recovery processes and attracting new partners.
A “200” mark for every Russian criminal
Together with our journalist partners at “Slidstvo.Info,” we have compiled a list of 229,124 Russian invaders in the "Registry of Russian War Criminals" and identified 67,667 individuals.
Among them, 151 individuals were found to be collaborators. To ensure these inhumane perpetrators are brought to justice, we have filed dozens of crime reports and submitted them to law enforcement agencies.
For instance, following a report by the NGO "Anti-Corruption Headquarters," a criminal case was initiated against Larysa Kosenko, the wife of collaborator Serhii Cherevko. She voluntarily took the position of Deputy "Minister of Culture of the Kherson Region" and actively encouraged voting for Putin in occupied Kherson region.
However, we haven’t forgotten those who make it possible for us to work and live – our military! And we’ve successfully closed another fundraiser! We purchased two sets of off-road tires for military vehicles and two tablets with protective cases. Thanks to your support, our air defense forces will speed into battle against Shaheds and missiles at lightning-fast speeds and see their targets clearer than ever!
Once again, we remind you:
In the New Year, stay so healthy that no virus can reach you. Be so successful that luck falls right into your hands. Be so content that even stress-relief toys calm down around you. And most importantly – let us all achieve that long-awaited and deeply desired VICTORY.
