Community House is a non-profit social space created by NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” with the support of the UN Refugee Agency to expand civil society opportunities for addressing development challenges, protecting human rights, and promoting peace in Ukraine.
The purpose of establishing the Community House space is to strengthen integration capacities for refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, and to unite civil society activists in Odessa and the Odessa region, as well as to promote learning and experience exchange.
Community House is created to engage:
- Target groups: civil society organizations and activists from Ukraine;
- Beneficiaries: population, especially vulnerable communities;
- Partners: state and local authorities, international organizations, and development agencies in Ukraine.
Community House can serve as an information, training, coordination, and advocacy center based on existing needs.
The space is open for civil society representatives and is free from any biases or discrimination.
NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” actively organizes and facilitates events related to the learning of Ukrainian language, history, ethnography, and local lore; arts, philosophy, acting skills, and oratory within the Community House. Alongside this, NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” actively seeks opportunities to develop new educational and social initiatives within the Community House, particularly focusing on learning foreign (English) language, improving computer and financial literacy, developing social networks and related areas, supporting physical and mental health, and organizing events for socialization aimed at fostering communication and idea exchange among participants and others. Representatives of NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” are open to proposals and discussions regarding current needs and desires for conducting activities.
Community House is open for events organized by communities, other local and international organizations upon their request, provided they adhere to humanitarian principles and do not contradict the goals and objectives defined by the statute of the NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL”.