April 11, 2018 kicked off the sixth season of the contest of social initiatives «We are city» of the “Zaporizhstal” steel works. In 2018, the Grant fund of the contest was increased to 4.3 million UAH, including the participation of Metinvest Group Enterprises of the city of Zaporozhye such as “Zaporozhogneupor”, “Zaporozhkoks” and “Zaporozhye casting-mechanical plant”.
Representatives of public organizations, municipal institutions and enterprising residents of the city took part in the solemn presentation of the contest. During the event, trainings on social design and panel discussions took place, in which well-known Zaporozhye experts took part in key areas of the contest.
“The very idea of the contest lies on its name – only together we can make the city of Zaporozhye better. Citizens of Zaporozhye are increasingly involved in the processes focused on positive changes in the city, and the city-forming enterprises provide comprehensive assistance and financial support to the best initiatives,” – said CEO of PJSC “Zaporizhstal” Rostislav Shurma.
Participants can submit their applications in three areas – “Improving the infrastructure of the city”, “Culture, education, sports”, ” Volunteering and patriotism.” The maximum funding for each project is up to UAH 100,000.
Recall, the contest of social initiatives «We are city» is held annually since 2013. For this period, Zaporozhye citizens have submitted 946 applications to the contest, 157 best of them have been implemented. The grant fund of the contest for this period amounted to 10 million UAH.
All the realized projects within the framework of the contest «We are city» can be seen on Google_MEG map, placed on the site of the contest https://wearecity.zp.ua. Geomatics on the map indicate each of 157 projects implemented from 2013 to 2017, inclusive, and contain a short reference about the project: the name and essence of the initiative, photo.