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New Dawn - Rotary
Ukraine Crisis Project
April 2025  Update
 
Medical Centre No 5  - Pravdyne –   Project started April 2025- The village of Pravdyne is 50 kilometres southeast of Mykolaiv. The project includes building the Modular Medical Centre in Odesa, transport to site and crane, site works (foundation, water, power) and internal fittings - office furniture.   Doctors and Nurses are provided by the Kherson Health Authority. We anticipate this project will be completed in late May/June. Many thanks to those donors who have made this possible.
 
Voznesensk School Furniture.  This is the school basement project (four classrooms) completed last year by the Rotary Club of Campbelltown.  New school furniture was desperately needed by this school and a Rotary fundraising appeal was launched in late 2024 to secure funds for this project. A number of clubs and individual donors met the challenge, a furniture order was placed with a manufacturer in Odesa in January.
We are pleased to report that all the furniture has now been delivered to the school and assembled (by students) for use.  (See photos attached).
 
Please support Rotary Ukraine projects with a donation via this link.
 
 
January /February 2025  Update
 
Successful School Furniture Appeal – Voznesensk
A big thank you to all donors who have contributed to the Voznesensk School Furniture Appeal.
A manufacturing order was placed in Ukraine in December and will be completed shortly. (60 Desks, 120 Chairs, 50 Benches, 6 Markerboards)
Delivery to the school is planned for late-February 2025.
 
Please support Rotary Ukraine projects with a donation via this link.
 
Bomb Shelter Project – Sofievka Village School.
The New Dawn Rotary team received a request last year from the Local Administration CEO of Sofievka to support the construction of a Bomb Shelter adjacent to a school in the village ( Southern Ukraine). The community is slowly reestablishing itself during the war. This village is not close to the front line, family members are returning to their homes.  Children attending school are required to have accessible bomb shelters within a reasonable distance.    The New Dawn Rotary team have partnered with the local council administration to build this particular bomb shelter.  We provide materials, they provide labour and equipment.
Construction is well underway and should be completed in late February (see photos below)
 
 
 
December 2024 update
Urozhaine Medical Centre
 
Urozhaine is located in the Kherson region about 20 km from the Dnieper River. The village was under Russian occupation for 8 months until November 2022. The population of Urozhaine today is about 300 people.
This village is small and is socially fragile as all infrastructure was destroyed, including its medical centre. The nearest medical centre is about 40 minutes drive. The Kherson Health Authority asked if Rotary could assist this “forgotten village”. The village has two registered nurses but no medical facility until November 2024 when Rotary Distict 9510 delivered a demountable medical centre to this vulnerable community. This is the fourth demountable centre provided by us in the Kherson State.
The medical centre is now “open for business” and provides medical services not just to Urozhaine but also to adjoining and nearby communities.
Please support our Ukraine projects with a donation via this link.
 
"Old" Medical Centre
"New" Medical Centre
 
 
October 2024 update
School Repair Projects continue in Southern Ukraine.
During regular “Air Raid Alerts” in the Town of Voznesensk, students are required to move into the school basement, up to 4 times a day, for safety.
As you can see, conditions in the basement were very unhealthy and not conducive to learning.
Thankfully, the Rotary Club of Campbelltown, in Adelaide came to the rescue with a significant fundraising effort.  Joining the New Dawn- Rotary project team, Campbelltown have funded all renovations and a new ventilations system in the basement.  Four new classrooms are now available for everyday use at the Voznesensk School. 
 
As a result of this project and other school repair and renovations projects this year, the New Dawn Rotary Ukraine team has been approached to fund much needed new student classroom furniture  (Desks, Chairs and other).
Please support our Ukraine projects and the School Furniture Appeal with a donation via this link.
 
Before – Renovations Voznesensk School Basement
After – Renovations completed Voznesensk School Basement
After – Renovation
Opening Day with Australian & Ukrainian flags
School Furniture Appeal
(1 Desk & 2 Chairs = $175 donation)
 
 
 
September 2024 - Update
Another School project complete as we celebrate –
Ukraine’s Independence Day – 24 August 2024                      
 
A second Rotary District 9510 School project in the village of Shyroke (120km N/E of Mykolaiv) was completed in August.
This involved repairing war damaged walls, ceilings and windows and redecorating two classrooms.
As displaced families (IDPs)  return to the village, two additional classrooms have been re-established, before the new School year commenced on 2  September 2024.
 
Before - Blast damage to walls, windows, ceilings
Shyroke School
After - Repairs Shyoke 2 Classrooms
 
The Adelaide Ukrainian community celebrate their Independence Day at a concert on Sunday 25 August 2024 at the Ukrainian Community Centre in Hindmarch, Adelaide.  
 
Independence Day Concert
Adelaide Ukrainian Band and Choir
Independence Day Concert
Adelaide Ukrainian Dancers
 
The South Australian Rotary Team receives recognition for an outstanding contribution to humanitarian aid and support for Ukraine at the Adelaide Ukrainian Concert held on 25 August 2024.  Presented by the Association of Ukrainians in SA,  President  Frank Fursenko, the “New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine projects”  team representatives receive Certificates of Appreciation.
 
President Frank Fursenko presenting Certificates
Tim Mee & Vince Belperio representing
Rotary D9510
 
To support Rotary humanitarian aid projects in Ukraine, please donate to the
“New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine Crisis” project.    https://donations.rawcs.com.au/58-2022-23
 
July 2024 - Update
Support for Regional Schools - Ukraine
New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine project    ( July Update)
Support for Regional Schools (Students & Teachers) is a major focus for the Rotary Ukraine project team.
Over the past 6 months, many schools have connected with New Dawn (Odesa) seeking assistance to re-establish classrooms and school facilities in Southern Ukraine.
 
The New Dawn - Rotary 9510 project team have now completed 4 School Projects with 2 more on the way.   
  • Chervona Dolina Village School – Renovation of a Classroom, new student furniture and some much-needed Teacher educational aids.(funded by a Rotary Disaster Response Grant)
  • Shyroke1  School – Replacements of Windows, repairs to Walls, Ceilings and complete redecoration of two classrooms and a hall.
  • Tamarino Village School – repairs to Walls, Windows and Floors of two classrooms damaged by Russian drone attacks.
  • Kalininske School – Purchase and deliver 173 student back packs containing student supplies. (50% Funded by the Rotary - Sanderson Educational Trust)
Work in Progress - Schools( July-August 2024)
  • Voznesensk School – A large school project to establish 4 operational classrooms in the Basement/Bomb Shelter . Project funded by the Rotary Club of Campbelltown.
  • Shyroke2 School – re-establish  2 additional classrooms – repairs to windows, walls, ceilings and floors.
 
To support Rotary humanitarian aid projects in Ukraine, please donate to the “New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine Crisis” project.    https://donations.rawcs.com.au/58-2022-23
Chervona Dolina - Teaching Aids & Classroom repairs
Shyroke School - Total Repairs 2 complete classrooms
Kalininske School - Student Back Packs
 Voznesensk School Basement before renovations.
4 classrooms & ventilation system
 
 
 
June 2024 - Update
Peace Pole Unveiling Adelaide & Odesa, Ukraine
 
On Saturday 15 June 2024, a Rotary Peace Pole was unveiled with the Association of Ukrainians in Hindmarsh, Adelaide. This particular Peace Pole is unique in that it has a corresponding or sister Peace Pole in Ukraine, installed at the New Dawn premises in the city of Odesa, Southern Ukraine on the 3 May 2024.    New Dawn, a Ukrainian NGO based in Odesa is partnering with Rotary in South Australia and Rotary Ukraine to delivery humanitarian aid projects in the southern towns and villages of Ukraine.  The Peace Pole message “ May Peace Prevail on Earth” is a world-wide Rotary initiative to promote peace.  
 
To mark the Centenary of the Rotary Club of Adelaide and Rotary in South Australia, a goal was set to spread the message of peace with Peace Poles erected in collaboration with Local and International organisations.
 
The Adelaide event was attended by members of the Association of Ukrainians in SA with President Frank Fursenko and Rotary members from around South Australia including District Governor Craig Dowling.
 
To support Rotary humanitarian aid projects in Ukraine, please donate to the “New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine Crisis” project.    https://donations.rawcs.com.au/58-2022-23
Peace Pole Group Adelaide - 15 June 2024
 Peace Pole Group Odesa, Ukraine – 3 May 2024
Odesa Photo presented to Frank Fursenko Adelaide
May 2024 – Update
Ukraine Peace Pole unveiling – Rotary 9510 New Dawn project.
On Friday 3 May the New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine project team installed a Rotary Peace Pole from South Australia in the grounds of the New Dawn Charity Hub in Odesa, Southern Ukraine.  
This initiative is part of  “A Century of Service ”  100 years of Rotary in South Australia project. 
Our Centenary is a unique opportunity for rotarians to promote peace, particularly with our Rotary colleagues and New Dawn partners in Ukraine.   The photos and video below show the unveiling ceremony conducted by project team member Maurice O’Connell (from Adelaide) with New Dawn and Rotary District 2232 Ukraine members  “May Peace Prevail on Earth”
 
Rotary 9510 Peace Pole in Odesa, Ukraine
 
March 2024 – Update  
Community Centre for IDPs
One of the projects completed in March is a Community Centre for IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) in Odesa, Ukraine.
In Southern Ukraine and as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion, many people, who have lost their homes and jobs are forced to move to a City like Odessa.  These people have no job, no money and are surviving on Humanitarian aid.
A Community Centre for IDPs was proposed.  A place to make food, (sell food in this case), wash clothing, laundry, get a haircut, buy groceries, buy clothing, use the internet.    A place to meet people of similar misfortune.
 
The New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine project has helped fund repairs and provided equipment to this new Community Centre.   An opportunity for IDPs to use these services at reduced cost.  To create income and employment,  feel needed, use their skills and provide support to others in similar circumstances.
 
 
 Click to donate and support this humantitarian project via RAWCS
 
 
December 2023 - January 2024 - update
 
The Ukraine Project Team has made good progress on humanitarian aid projects during December and the start of 2024.   Thanks to the financial support we have received from Rotary Clubs and other private donors.
 
Modular Medical Centre No 3.
In late December we completed the construction and delivery of a third medical centre in a village in southern Ukraine. Within 24 hours of its installation and the connection of electricity and water supply, medical services commenced from this facility.  Please view this video of Medical Centre No 3 in action.
 
 
Mental Hospital – Upgrade to Bathrooms and Shower facilities
Conditions at a Mental Hospital in southern Ukraine were in desperate need of attention.  The New Dawn - Rotary project team have now completed this project, with new tiling, pipe work and hot water system installed in the hospital bathrooms and shower facilities.
 
 
 “Toilets before Upgrade”  on Photo No 1   and “Toilets after Upgrade” on Photo No 2
 
Village School Projects
The New Dawn -  Rotary - Ukraine project team has commenced a series of regional / village school projects.  There have been many schools and public facilities badly damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Working with local community leaders we have identified a number of schools in need of repair (classrooms and student equipment)  The first three school projects have commenced with more to follow in 2024.
 
 
“Regional School Project One”  – on Photo No 3  and “Regional School Project Two ”  - on photo No 4
 
 Click to donate and support this humantitarian project via RAWCS
 
 
November 2023 - update
 
Adelaide Banker – turned - Ukraine Aid Worker Maurice O’Connell (New Dawn -Rotary Project Team member) Interviewed on ABC Radio.
Listen to the interview HERE
 
 Click to donate and support this humantitarian project via RAWCS
 
 
September 2023 - update
 
New Windows – Regional Hospital
District 9510 received a Rotary Foundation - Disaster Response Grant to assist communities in the Southern Region of Ukraine.  The most recent project is the replacement of 40 large windows in a Regional hospital that were shattered during the conflict.  The project is in partnership with Rotary District 2232 Ukraine and Ukraine NGO New Dawn.  This hospital provides medical services to a community of 19,000 people.
 
 
 
Windows before
Windows after
Julia & head of hospital
 
Medical Centre No 2
In other developments, our district 9510 New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine RAWCS project has completed the second medical centre in a regional village of 10,000 people.  This community currently has very limited medical services.  The project team has agreed to build a third medical centre for this community, to be completed in October.   Donations to support the people of Southern Ukraine impacted by the conflict can be made to  https://directory.rawcs.com.au/58-2022-23. Donations are tax deductible. For more information on the New Dawn - Rotary - Ukraine project - Tim Mee timm@bizgroup.net.au
 
No 2 Medical Centre
 
August 2023 – update   
New Dawn – Rotary – Ukraine Project
 
The Multi Club D9510 Ukraine Project team is pleased to report good progress on a number of projects during August 2023
 
Medical Centre No 2. (Under Construction)
The second of three modular Medical Centres, built in Odesa for a regional community in East Ukraine is now complete and ready for transport to the selected site.   This project demonstrates the capacity of Rotarians (in District 9510 Australia and District 2232 Ukraine) and our project partners, New Dawn (Odesa) to deliver Humanitarian Aid, on the ground in Ukraine. This Medical Centre supported by the local Health Authorities will provide Medical Services to a community of 10,000 people.   This Facility will become operational in early September.
                We are grateful for all the donations received from Rotary Clubs, Individuals and organisations who are supporting our New Dawn -Rotary - Ukraine Crisis project.   
 
 
Mental Hospital – Bathroom facilities
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many health services have been destroyed or are stretched to the limit.
The conditions in some facilities with very limited government support are appalling.  The Rotary – New Dawn project team has agreed as part of a Rotary Disaster Response Grant, to upgrade the Toilets/Showers/bathroom facilities at this Mental Hospital in Southern Ukraine.  
 
 
Missile blast destroys Regional Hospital Windows.
Many of the large windows in this regional hospital in southern Ukraine have been completely blown out.  The Rotary project team and New Dawn are in the process of restoring new windows to this hospital before the 2023/2024 winter approaches.  Again, this project is being implemented with the support from a Rotary Disaster Response Grant.
 
 
 
Project contact person and donations
If you would like to know more or donate to the “New Dawn - Rotary – Ukraine Project”  Rotary District 9510
Please contact Rotary D9510 International Service Chair - Tim Mee  timm@bizgroup.net.au  0418 814 856
Click Flag to donate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 2023 Update
On 20 June 2023 a celebration occurred to mark the opening of a medical centre which will provide medical aid for a village of 10,000 people in East Ukraine.  The site was selected in conjunction with Ukraine Health Department. This is phase 1 of 3 of the project. Phase 2 has been ordered and Phase 3 will follow once sufficient funds are in hand.  This project is creating hope in the world for people of this village.  Please watch the short video of the opening. 
 
New Dawn—Ukrainians helping Ukrainians

New Dawn was started by Julia an Ukrainian from Odesa following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.  Her request for volunteers and a place to co-ordinate support for people impacted by the conflict was answered by locals. Initially based in School 35, in August 2022 they relocated to derelict premises which were made fit for purpose by volunteers. New Dawn received NGO status in June 2022 and this completed the transformation from a grass-roots volunteer movement to a more efficient and structured organisation.

At the heart of the work is distribution of 100 food aid packs a day to Internally Displace People (IDPs) in Odesa. Additional funding and volunteer capacity is used to deliver other aid (toys, bedding, candles, drinking water, etc) and outreach visits to 8000 people living in villages in the Kherson area east of Odesa. These villages receive no support from any other aid organisations and have no running water or electricity. They receive financial backing of two German groups, the Csilla von Boeselager Foundation and Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e V. These organisations fund the food packs.
 
RAWCS Project 58-2022-23
New Dawn—Rotary—Ukraine Crisis (ROAF)
 
Project Description:

To provide humanitarian aid through provision of heating, cooking, shelter, power supply (generators) and other essential supplies to Ukrainians in Odesa and regional villages. Working in association with Ukrainian not-for-profit charitable NGO "New Dawn" and Rotary District 2232 (Odesa)

Lead Rotary Club and District
Rotary Club of Northern Yorke Peninsula
Rotary District D9510
Project Manager:
DG Paul Thomas AM
0438 211 600 or pthomas1960@bigpond.com

Tax Deductibility:
Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund (Managed by RAWCS) has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) registration and has been listed as a Charitable Fund so we can accept tax deductible donations from individuals or organisations. .
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                
 
         https://donations.rawcs.com.au/58-2022-23