FUNDED: Rotary Club Global Grants #2460712 ($244K)
and #2466263 ($70K+)
IN PROCESS: Global Grant #2567312 Chernihiv Hospital #2 Solar Project
Copyright AP Photo by Andriy Andriyenko
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Our Twofold Mission
To support the people of Chernihiv as Ukraine fights to end the Russian invasion. Our partners (including the Rotary Clubs of Babcock Ranch and Kyiv-Capital, the City Council of Chernihiv, and the U.S. Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory). NREL has assisted the City in developing a tender to install solar on two schools and two hospitals to increase their resiliency at a time when the electric grid across the nation is unstable due to widespread power plant damage.
To assist the growth of the solar industry in Ukraine by strengthening solar workforce development. Our partners at the National Technical University/Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute and Chernihiv Polytechnic Institute are partnering to design training for a first cohort of 60 veterans in solar installation, which will be followed by course in site assessment, community-based solar, sales and marketing, and system maintenance and operation. Our partner for this project is the Rotary Club of Kharkiv-New Level.
Read about our Solar for Chernihiv Maternity Hospital HERE; Solar Workforce Development for Ukraine / Rotary International Global Grant application HERE (Kharkiv Community Assessment), HERE (Global Grant for Chernihiv fact sheet) and please consider donating HERE - thank you!
Individual Rotarians may donate through the Annual Program Fund (APF) to receive Paul Harris credit or Rotary Clubs may commit a portion of their club's District Designated Funds (DDF) to this project. The Clubs' DDF funds will still be available for local District grants the following year (Source: District 6960 Global Grants Chair Julie Pedretti.) Note: It is essential to note the Global Grant number when making a donation to the annual fund.
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Jan. 27, 2024: Babcock students assembled solar cell phone chargers for the people of Chernihiv, Ukraine at Babcock Ranch, FL.
March 27, 2024: Students at Specialized Secondary School #2 in Chernihiv held a Zoom meeting with Babcock High School students.
Related Projects
Solar 4 Ukraine: The solar cell phone chargers provided by the Rotary Club of Babcock Ranch help the people of Chernihiv stay connected during power outages caused by attacks on their power grids. Watch the video HERE showing when they arrived, just a week before Russian missiles killed 18 people and wounded 61 in Chernihiv.
Babcock Cultural Connections/Interact Club: Babcock High School students have been meeting with Chernihiv students by Zoom since early 2024. A pen pal program via Whats App and email is underway.
Open World Delegation Visit: Ukrainian higher education professionals from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Poltava sponsored by Open World visited Babcock Ranch January 26 through February 3, 2024. Open World is a program sponsored by the United States Congress to introduce future leaders of former Eastern Bloc countries to American people and institutions, The university professors toured colleges, museums, local government offices, and the Ukrainian-American community of North Port, and made fabulous Ukrainian food for their hosts.
Below: The Ukrainian educators at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in North Port, FL
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