[CivilSoc] Clean Up Ukraine a great success

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UKRAINE JOINED THE GLOBAL CLEAN UP THE WORLD CAMPAIGN
An update, November 28, 2001
The first Clean Up the World campaign in Ukraine, conducted on September =
21-23 under the name of =93Clean Ukraine =96 clean Earth=94 (Chysta =
Ukraina =96 chysta Zemla), was a great success. By the end of November, =
145 reports from local clean-ups were received and more keep coming. =
According to as yet incomplete data, in 19 districts (all major regions =
of the country) more than 70 thousand volunteers cleaned-up 1.5 thousand =
sites. Participants collected 600 tons of garbage and recyclables: 70 =
tons of wastepaper, 6 tons of glass packaging, and 5.5 tons of plastic =
packaging. The Clean Up Ukraine campaign has the support of the =
Ukrainian Ministry of Environment.
Clean Up the World is an international community-based environmental =
awareness campaign, initiated in Australia in 1989 by a sailor and =
businessman Ian Kiernan. In 1993 it went global under auspices of the =
UNEP and currently is conducted in 120 countries, every September. =
During the campaign local communities, in partnership with local =
governments and business, organise clean ups, plant trees or otherwise =
take care of their immediate environment. More information is available =
at www.cleanuptheworld.org.
Clean Up Ukraine was organised by the Association of Ukrainian Cities, =
regional branch in Lviv. The campaign drew on experience of Our Earth =
Foundation from Warsaw, the national CUW co-ordinator in Poland. Clean =
Up Poland attracts every year two million participants and has markedly =
changed the way Poles see environmental issues. Our Earth Foundation =
provided initial inspiration to Ukrainian counterparts, raised start-up =
funds, organised a study visit to Poland, and serves the campaign =
co-ordinators with advice. A series of preparatory events were conducted =
in Zhovkva, Novomoskovsk (Dnipropetrovsk district), Kalush, Nadvirna =
(Ivano-Frankivsk district), and Dnipropetrovsk. A guidebook for clean up =
organisers was published and distributed to municipalities and =
environmental organisations. A web site was set up =
(www.cleanukr.org.ua).
Financial support of the campaign has been provided by the Region in =
Transition (RITA) grants programme and the East-East Programme of Batory =
Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation. In-kind =
contributions were provided by the Association of Ukrainian Cities - =
regional branch in Lviv, Our Earth Foundation, and local sponsors.
For more information please contact:
Association of Ukrainian Cities, regional branch in Lviv (Lvivske =
regionalne viddilennia Asociacii Mist Ukrainy); Yuriy Baran, Executive =
Director; vul. Gen.Chuprinka 5, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; phone/fax (380 322) =
353452 and 975680,  [email protected], www.cleanukr.org.ua
Our Earth Foundation (Fundacja Nasza Ziemia), Piotr Tyszko, Executive =
Director; ul. Hoza 3 m 5, 00-528 Warszawa, phone/fax (48 22) 622 9868, =
622 8118, [email protected], www.naszaziemia.pl=20
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>UKRAINE JOINED THE GLOBAL CLEAN UP THE =
WORLD=20
CAMPAIGN</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>An update,=20
November 28, 2001</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The first Clean Up the World campaign in =
Ukraine,=20
conducted on September 21-23 under the name of “Clean Ukraine =
–=20
clean Earth” (Chysta Ukraina – chysta Zemla), was a great =
success.=20
By the end of November, 145 reports from local clean-ups were received =
and more=20
keep coming. According to as yet incomplete data, in 19 districts (all =
major=20
regions of the country) more than 70 thousand volunteers cleaned-up 1.5 =
thousand=20
sites. Participants collected 600 tons of garbage and recyclables: 70 =
tons of=20
wastepaper, 6 tons of glass packaging, and 5.5 tons of plastic =
packaging. The=20
Clean Up Ukraine campaign has the support of the Ukrainian Ministry of=20
Environment.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clean Up the World is an international=20
community-based environmental awareness campaign, initiated in Australia =
in 1989=20
by a sailor and businessman Ian Kiernan. In 1993 it went global under =
auspices=20
of the UNEP and currently is conducted in 120 countries, every =
September. During=20
the campaign local communities, in partnership with local governments =
and=20
business, organise clean ups, plant trees or otherwise take care of =
their=20
immediate environment. More information is available at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.cleantheworld.org/">www.cleanuptheworld.org</A>.</FONT=
></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clean Up Ukraine was organised by the =
Association of=20
Ukrainian Cities, regional branch in Lviv. The campaign drew on =
experience of=20
Our Earth Foundation from<I> </I>Warsaw, the national CUW co-ordinator =
in=20
Poland. Clean Up Poland attracts every year two million participants and =
has=20
markedly changed the way Poles see environmental issues. Our Earth =
Foundation=20
provided initial inspiration to Ukrainian counterparts, raised start-up =
funds,=20
organised a study visit to Poland, and serves the campaign co-ordinators =
with=20
advice. A series of preparatory events were conducted in Zhovkva, =
Novomoskovsk=20
(Dnipropetrovsk district), Kalush, Nadvirna (Ivano-Frankivsk district), =
and=20
Dnipropetrovsk. A guidebook for clean up organisers was published and=20
distributed to municipalities and environmental organisations. A web =
site was=20
set up (www.cleanukr.org.ua).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Financial support of the campaign has =
been provided=20
by the Region in Transition (RITA) grants programme and the East-East =
Programme=20
of Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation. In-kind=20
contributions were provided by <FONT color=3D#000000>the Association of =
Ukrainian=20
Cities - regional branch in Lviv,</FONT> Our Earth Foundation, and local =
sponsors.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For more information please =
contact:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Association of=20
Ukrainian Cities, regional branch in <FONT color=3D#000000>Lviv =
(<I>Lvivske=20
regionalne viddilennia Asociacii Mist Ukrainy</I></FONT>); Yuriy Baran,=20
Executive Director; vul. Gen.Chuprinka 5, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine; phone/fax =
(380=20
322) 353452 and 975680,  <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.cleanukr.org.ua">www.cleanukr.org.ua</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A =
href=3D"http://www.cleanukr.org.ua"></A></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Our Earth Foundation (<I>Fundacja Nasza =
Ziemia</I>), Piotr=20
Tyszko, Executive Director; ul. Hoza 3 m 5, 00-528 Warszawa, phone/fax =
(48 22)=20
622 9868, 622 8118, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.naszaziemia.pl/">www.naszaziemia.pl</A> </FONT></P>
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