G-2758

Ukraine P. Wheelchair Training

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Project Description

Region: Eastern Europe

Country: Ukraine

Location: Kharkiv

Total Budget: $70,487

Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment


The community assessment in February-March 2021, identified a lack of pediatric wheelchairs adapted for the life conditions in the country of Ukraine and also a second need which appeared to be a priority: a lack of training for the medical professionals who prescribe wheelchairs for the people in need. Before we can provide a new type of pediatric wheelchair in Ukraine, we need to train the health care professionals to sitting positions for people with disabilities and correct use of a wheelchair.

Today in most parts of the country, the families affected by disability use a stroller (type baby-stroller) instead of a pediatric wheelchair for their children with disability, which is very damaging for the body of those children.

The grant will provide founding for 2 levels of certified trainings: the first level is the basic online training, called "Wheelchair Service Training" (created by WHO/USAID) and will be accessible to the medical professions. It will be followed by a 3-day Basic Hybrid Training, in person. The second level is the intermediate training, in person only, for 80 hours (on 13 days).

30 basic new adult wheelchairs will be used for the level one training. 14 pediatric wheelchairs (new prototype: The Cub) will be introduce to the Ukrainian market and provided for demonstrations and will be tested by the families at the Intermediate second level training. Certification will be delivered at the end of the trainings to the selected professionals who will have the opportunity to become trainers themselves and prescribers of pediatric wheelchairs.

Those professional trainings will strengthen the health care system of the country for 54 doctors, nurses and occupational therapists and more than 40 families will benefit of the donation of a wheelchair. The project will be sustainable as after those first trainings developed for the first time by Ukrainian trainers, the trainings will continue for the health care professions in different sites, in Ukraine.

The goal of the project is to educate the medical professions in order to reduce the causes and effects of a bad stroller used instead of a pediatric performant wheelchair for children with disabilities in Ukraine.

A team of Rotarians from several clubs and different USA districts will travel to Ukraine in April 2022 to visit the project and the Ukrainian Clubs involved. They will also visit the existing GHT repair center for wheelchairs in Bila Tserkva and the Inter Country Committee international conference in Kiev.

Rotary E-Club of One World, District 5240, is the International Committee leading this global grant with the Rotary Host Club of Kharkiv Multinational in Ukraine. This grant has already built strong relationships between District 5240 in the USA and the Ukrainian District 2232.

It took several months to put in place all the company partners and the teams who are going to lead the trainings. The 2 levels trainings needed to be developed by the Ukrainian already certified trainers, and by the 2 international training providers (Momentum-Wheels for Humanity and Participant-Assistive Products) with the collaboration of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Prosthetics and Rehabilitation, under the close supervision of ISWP (who will provide the WHO-USAID certifications).

Timeline of the project: as soon as the grant gets approved and founded, the translation in Ukrainian language of the 2 levels training will start. Then the translations will be verified by the international organization (Momentum). The Rotary club of Kharkiv Multinational with the Ukrainian trainers will start the registrations for the first training. Participant Assistive Products, who created the Cub pediatric wheelchair prototype, will order 14 Cubs and 30 adult wheelchairs (shipped from China by container to Ukraine). All necessary wheelchairs will be transported to the training center in Kharkiv. The online training will start on March 2022. The hybrid in person 3 days training will be in June 2022. ISWP will test the students and the first certifications will be delivered at the end of the first level training. The Rotarian team from the USA will visit the Rotary Clubs involved in the grant, in Ukraine. In June 2022 the candidates for the second level intermediate training will be selected (12 of them). September 2022 Participant will send his trainer to lead the second level intermediate training. October-November 2022, last certifications and final report to Rotary International and to USAID. The mentoring program, done by the Ukrainian therapists, and the Cub marketing will continue.

Since the declaration of war between Ukraine and Russia, we had to modify this grant as trainings became impossible in time of war in the country of Ukraine. We oriented our project with delivering of pediatric wheelchairs in Ukraine and equipment 15 verticalizers for the rehabilitation center of Kharkiv. We changed also the hosting club to Rotary club of Alba Ilua in Romania to be able to receive the grant money.

The global grant has been fully founded and accepted by Rotary foundation. It is currently in implementation. We sent a first Report (December 2023) to Rotary International. it was not the final report.

Primary Host Partner

District: 5240

Rotary Club of: E-Club of One World D5240

Primary Contact: Claudine Schooley

Email: cdschooley@outlook.com

Primary International Partner

District: 2241

Rotary Club of: Alba Iulia

Primary Contact: Daniel Florin Marginean

Email: rtn.marginean.florin@gmail.com

Project Status

Paid
This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented.

Project listed for the 2021-22 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #2126438.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

E-Club of One World D5240 (5240)

14-Jun-21

$17,000

$17,000

$34,000

Las Vegas WON (5300)

21-Dec-21

$300

$0

$300

District 7620 DDF

21-Dec-21

-

$1,000

$1,000

Houston (5890)

21-Dec-21

$500

$500

$1,000

Alba Iulia (2241)

29-Aug-22

$4,000

$4,000

$8,000

Bursa-Uludag (2440)

29-Aug-22

$1,750

$0

$1,750

Senlis (1770)

29-Aug-22

$4,350

$0

$4,350

Liège-Sud (2160)

29-Aug-22

$1,087

$0

$1,087

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$18,000

$18,000

Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)

$1,000

Total

$70,487

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents


[14-Jun-21]
Budget-Detail

 

Project Photos

History Log Entries

14-Jun-21

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

20-Dec-21

by Claudine Schooley

Project in final phase: missing funds of 1,414.35 to complete the budget for submission.

21-Dec-21

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $300 by Chehab elawar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300.

21-Dec-21

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 DDF by Barton Goldenberg of District 7620.

21-Dec-21

by Barton Goldenberg

System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Robin Charlesworth of the Rotary Club of Houston, District 5890.

22-Dec-21

by Claudine Schooley

The grant was locked today 22/12/2021 and it is now waiting for authorizations before its submission to Rotary International.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Pledge of $4,000 with $4,000 DDF by Florin Secasiu of the Rotary Club of Alba Iulia, District 2241.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Pledge of $1,750 by Mithat Sucuoglu of the Rotary Club of Bursa-Uludag, District 2440.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Pledge of $4,350 by Violette Amiaud of the Rotary Club of Senlis, District 1770.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Pledge of $1,087 by Vincent Sohier of the Rotary Club of Liège-Sud, District 2160.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.

29-Aug-22

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.

17-May-23

by Claudine Schooley

System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.

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