Set up in 2001, EEDI unites a multi-disciplinary group of experienced development and policy professionals as well as civil activists, aims at fostering a socially and environmentally responsible society in Ukraine, in full adherence to Human Rights, Health care, Diversity, Good Governance issues. Among key activities of EEDI are: conducting policy analysis, research, trainings, discussion and debate; publishing results of research and their dissemination. A multilingual professional editing team allows us to deliver high quality print and electronic publications.
Management and administrative authority is divided between two elected bodies: the Board and the Supervisory Council. Members of the Board or their relatives cannot be elected as members of the Supervisory Council and vice versa. Access to all administrative and financial information is open to all members, donors and auditing bodies, be they national or international. In addition, state officials have no say in the management of EEDI and determining its policies.
Several provisions in the EEDI statute set the framework for anti-fraud standards within the organization. Anti-fraud policies are effectively implemented on operational issues, such as competitive bidding and tender for procurement of goods, services, recruitment of experts and consultants; adherence to rules of non-profit status of EEDI; quarterly financial reporting; transparency of all financial operations via banks, meeting standards set by donors, existing legislation of Ukraine, national and international transparency and accountability standards.
Since the year 2022, EEDI members has been active both individually as well as jointly in human rights protection, maintaining unity and peace in Ukraine through mobilizing humanitarian aid, support to resistance efforts.
PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES & CAMPAIGNS
2002-2003
“Domestic Violence: What do the teenagers think?” – survey among the youth in Ukraine and analytical report, funded by the British Council, Ukraine (2002)
“Know this, and Your health is in your hands, an HIV Prevention campaign and needs assessment in 2003-2004” funded by the American Jewish World Service (2002-2003)
“Human Rights and Freedoms in Ukraine”, with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, USA (2003)
2004-2005
10 years of the Greens in Europe (Translation of a book into Ukrainian and Russian).
Support to journal “East European Monitor” – from GlobaLearn, USA
“People and Governance: Topical Issues for Ukraine” with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, USA (2004-2005)
“Strengthening the role of the Citizen as taxpayer, voter and individual”, financed by UCAN/ISC, a USAID project in Ukraine (2005-2006)
Bi-weekly electronic bulletin “Let’s talk about AIDS” – initially funded by the Global fund grant via International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine (2004-2005)
2006-2007
Health and Life: HIV/AIDS prevention through information – funded by TACIS Bistro, EC delegation, Kyiv, Ukraine (2005)
Bi-weekly electronic bulletin “Let’s talk about AIDS” – initially funded by the Global fund grant via International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine (2005-2006);
“Constitutional (Political) Reform and Human Rights and Freedoms in Ukraine” funded by the Foundation for Civic Liberties (2006).
2007-2008
Bi-weekly electronic bulletin “Let’s talk about AIDS” – part of an EU TACIS project – Strengthening multi-sectoral cooperation for HIV/AIDS prevention among the Youth in Ukraine. (2007)
2007: Project to support electronic newsletter on social integration, against xenophobia and racism and interaction with media on these issues (small grants program of the Royal Norwegian Embassy) “In the Same Boat”
2007-2008: “Giving voice to the voiceless” – comprehensive research and survey of immigrants, foreigners, refugees, asylum seekers, assessing their needs and level of human rights protection — Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, Embassy of Canada, and the British Embassy in Kyiv
2007-2008: Dialog with media — key to dialog of cultures — promoting responsibility and accountability of the media — MATRA-KAP program, Royal Netherlands Embassy
2008: Dialog with media — key to dialog of cultures — (Phase ІІ — Competition for journalists) — (small grants program of the Royal Norwegian Embassy)
2008-2009
2008-2009 – Project to support a web portal on diversity issues and the electronic newsletter on social integration, against xenophobia and racism and interaction with media on these issues (sub grant of International Organization for Migration) “In the Same Boat”
Capacity building of the law enforcement on diversity issues (Royal Norwegian Embassy) – training of the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine
2009-2010
2009: Support to Diversity: “We are all made from the same dough”, Embassy of Switzerland, Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 – 2010 – Living libraries and support to diversity in Transcarpathia and other regions, Jointly with IOM
Round tables in all host cities for the Euro-2012 on preventing the growth of youth extremism in football fan movement (Friedrich Ebert Foundation)
Council of Europe grant for translation of the Official Manual of How to Detect Hate Speech into Ukrainian
Ukrainian version of the handbook for Football fans, with the Football Supporters Europe
2010-2011
Action weeks and projects as Member of Football Against Racism in Europe, a UEFA supported project on the eve of Euro-2012 in Poland and Ukraine
FIFA-2010 in Kyiv, Street kick for Diversity and Nelson Mandela Day, South African Embassy, Kyiv City administration
Days of Africa in National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, 2010, Embassy of Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa
Training Seminars in all host cities of Ukraine for Euro-2012 on the theory of communication, hospitality for volunteers, supported by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Support to diversity portal Diversipedia and the bulletin “In the same boat”, IOM
2011-2012
Project on Preventing Extremism among the Youth and promoting Diversity, supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy – Training of volunteers (hospitality, cultural diversity management, communication techniques) of Euro-2012 in cooperation with host city councils and local governments (Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and Donetsk).
Monitoring Report of stadium violence, neo-Nazi threat of radical football fans in Poland and Ukraine, jointly with Football Against Racism in Europe, a UEFA supported project on the eve of Euro-2012 in Poland and Ukraine
Social Anthropology of Football and Conducting FARE Action week, with Professional Football League of Ukraine
Diversity and Inclusion zones, to be held during Euro-2012, in cooperation with UEFA project – Football Unites Racism Divides
2012-2013
Training of youth on cultural diversity, FARE, UK.
Seminars on Social Integration in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany
International Conference on Preventing Far Right Extremism, Kyiv, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
National Seminar on Social Cohesion and Right-wing Extremism, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
2013-2014
National Conference on Football without Hatred and Xenophobia, FARE, Football Federation of Ukraine
“Norilsk Uprising – 60 Years later: the Individual vs. Totalitarianism” – International Round Table discussion – Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Newspaper “Den”
Remembering Nelson Mandela – July – December, South African Embassy, Kyiv
Protection of Personal Data on the Web, Web We Want Foundation, USA
Local governance and Sustainable development, European Association of Green Deputies, East-West Dialogue, Strasbourg
2014 – 2015
Protecting Human Rights for Peace and Unity in Ukraine, Netherlands Human Rights Fund, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ukraine – series of seminars along the frontline cities in the East and South of Ukraine;
National Conference on Football For Unity and Peace in Ukraine with Football Against Racism in Europe Network (FARE) & the Football Federation of Ukraine;
Setting up a Minorities & Displaced Peoples Football League (On-going) – FARE project,
25 years of the Word Wide Web: Right to Cyber Security and Privacy – campaign week with support from the Web We Want Foundation, USA;
“Do we need Sakharov?” – participation in events on the 25th death anniversary of Andrei Sakharov (show of film by Josif Pasternak on 1st National Channel & Round Table in the office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine),
Round Table Discussion of the Preparation of National Human Rights Strategy with national minorities of Ukraine jointly with the International Union and Council of Europe;
“Where the Mind is Without Fear: The Creative World of Rabindranath Tagore”, exhibition and humanitarian discussions in Lviv, Lutsk, Rivne and Zhytomir (June – December 2014)
2015 – 2016
Protecting Human Rights for Peace and Unity in Ukraine, Netherlands Human Rights Fund, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ukraine – Training on Human Rights and Reconciliation.
Developing a Strategy for Ukraine to engage in international maritime agreements concerning creating marine protected areas in the Antarctic (cooperation with the Antarctic Oceanic Alliance);
Creating Marine protected areas in the Black Sea Region, seminar with main stakeholders in Odesa;
“Where the Mind is Without Fear: The Creative World of Rabindranath Tagore”, exhibition, and a series of events, discussions and show of films in Vinnytsia, Khmelnitsky and Kyiv (November 2015 – September 2016)
2017-2018
Issues concerning Ukraine and Nuclear Disarmament, seminars for youth and activists;
Waste recycling and sustainable development, trainings in Odesa, Kherson and Mykolayiv.
Power of Women: event jointly with V. I. Vernadsky Tavria National University in Kyiv.
Greening the Councils, mainstreaming ecological and sustainable development issues in local governance – training the local deputies on legislation protecting the environment;
2019-2020
Five years of occupation of Crimea: Lessons and prospects (joint conference with Mejlis) supported by Bureau de Helling, Netherlands.
Creating Marine protected areas in the Black Sea Region, seminar with main stakeholders in Kyiv;
“Eyes” – information and advocacy on 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi: exhibition in the Pavlo Tychyna museum;
Round Table on Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas in Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv
Seminar and film show on “Gandhi@150” in Odesa and Zhytomir
2021-2022 (no major projects due to pandemic and war)
Energy policy of Ukraine, analytical report 2021
Seminars with the Association of Asia scholars (online) during 2020-2021
Indologist’s Round table in Kyiv, August 2022.
2023 (participation in initiatives)
Dialog with Ukraine: Round Table organized by the Ukrainian Embassy in India (online)
Seminar on 75 years of Norilsk Uprising jointly with the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (mixed format)
Seminar with the African Council in Ukraine on 25 May Africa Day: Ukraine’s approach to Africa
Participation in the International Conference: Crimea Global – Understanding Ukraine through the South, October 14-16, 2023, Kyiv
Lecture and presentation at the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory on “Decolonization in the Indian subcontinent”, December 21, 2023, Kyiv
2024 (projects and participation in initiatives)
Ukraine and South Asia: Open Dialogue Project supported by the International Renaissance Foundation (January 2024- January 2025)
Ukrainian Prism Online Round Table on India-Ukraine Relations, February 13, 2024 (expert participation from EEDI)
In memory of Ukrainian poet, writer and dissident Mykola Rudenko (1920-2004), March 30, 2024 (co-organizer)
India’s Position on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Exploring Divergences and Convergences with Europe, Round table with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and Council for Strategic and Defence Research, April 5, 2024 (expert participation from EEDI)
Seminar on Human Rights for Association of Green Youth, May 25, 2024, Kyiv
Presentation on Diversity of Languages at the Kyiv Gymnasium of Eastern Languages, May 30, 2024
