WHO WE ARE? - About EHA "Green World"
author: Olexander Stepanenko
Environmental Humanitarian Association «Green World» (EHA «Green World») is a non-governmental, non-profitable organisation.
Registration date: March 9, 1998.
According to the Statute, the main vector of activity is preserving the natural, historical and cultural heritage of the region, as a quintessential value for people’s harmonic existence. This includes Environmental rights protection.
Our goals:
- study, preserve and restore the natural heritage of the region;
- improve the ecological situation in the region;
- effectively distribute ecological, historical, cultural and human-right-protection information;
- provide access monitoring and protect people’s ecological rights in courts, local and state authorities;
- improve people’s ecological and right-protecting sense;
- popularize the integrity/humanism principles;
- introduce the sustainable development principles to the masses.
Our principles:
- humanism;
- nature-respecting outlook;
- openness and transparency;
- active public position and responsibility;
- partnership and public relations;
- modesty and conservative use of natural resources.
Statutory administrative bodies:
- General Meeting;
- Management Board;
- Executive council;
- Supervisory Board.
EHA "Green World" is a legal entity. National State Registry of Ukrainian Enterprises and Organizations Code - 25347153.
Our partners:
- National Ecology Centre of Ukraine (Kyiv);
- Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Kharkiv);
- "Ecoclub" NGO (Rivne);
- "Helsinki Initiative - XXI" (Chortkiv);
- Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
Our membership in NGO associations and unions:
- Ukrainian River Network (since 2002);
- Ukrainian Climate Network workgroup (since 2001);
- Khortytsia Forum (since 2005);
- Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (since 2010);
- Ukrainian Adventure and Ecotourism Association (since 2011).
Our Team
Oleg Borowy, Collegium Chairman
Born in 1947. Education - Odessa University of Electric Engineering and Communications.
NGO activity experience - 26 years.
Other organizations membership: People’s Movement for State Rebuilding (1989-1990).
Co-founder of EHA "Green World" (1997).
People’s Deputy for Chortkiv city council (4 convocations during 1996-2014).
Civic education:
- Leadership School for NGO’s (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 2002).
Oleksandr Stepanenko, Executive Director
Born in 1959. Education: Ivano-Frankivsk State Medical Univeristy.
Career: Chernihiv city hospital, Koriukivka hospital (surgeon, 1983-1986), Chortkiv city hospital (anesthesiologist, 1986-2015).
Managing and analytic experience in NGO’s - 26 years.
"Ukrainian People’s Movement" co-founder (Chortkiv, 1989-1990).
Co-founder of EHA "Green World". Chairman (1997-2010), Executive Director (since 2010).
"Helsinki Initiative-XXI" NGO Chairman (since 2006). Board member of Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (2006-2013? 2015 - 2016).
People’s Deputy for Ternopil regional council (1990-1994, 2002-2006, 2006-2009). People’s Deputy for Chortkiv city council (2009-2014). Nonpartisan.
Civic education:
- NGO Leadership School (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 2001);
-" Free Speech Technique" course (Polish-Czech Solidarity Foundation, Warsaw, 2001 and 2006);
- Leadership courses for eco-NGO’s (Ecology Institute of the National Ecology Centre of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2003);
- Helsinki Human Rights Foundation Summer School (Warsaw, 2009).
Project design and analytic activity:
- Kharkiv Human Rights Protecting Group information bulletin for Ternopil region (Press-centre coordinator, 2000-2004);
- Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union public reception office in Ternopil town (Administrator, 2007-2016);
- "Human Rights in Ukraine" Ukrainian NGO yearly reports (Human rights expert, co-author of analytic chapters, 2007-2016);
- "Modernization Strategy for Ukraine. View of the independent experts." document (Workgroup member, ecologic policy expert);
- Ukraine’s General Periodical Report for UN Human Rights Committee (Co-author, human rights expert, 2012? 2016).
Member of advisory and consulting structures:
- Member of Consultative Council of the Parliament’s Ombudsman for Human Rights (2012-2016);
- "Dniester Eco-Wave" public campaign coordinator on "Dniester Canyon" Natural Reserve Park issues (2007-2009);
- "Docudays UA" International Documentary Film Festival coordinator in Ternopil region (2008-2016).
Liubomyr Mahomet, Collegium member
Born in 1966. Education: Ternopil Institute of Economy and Finance, graduated in 1990.
Career: self-employed person.
Member since 2005.
People’s Deputy for Chortkiv city council (3 convocations during 2000-2015).
Civic education:
- Leadership School for NGO’s (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 2008);
- USAID info tour and internship program on public relations and natural resources (2010).
Zoryana Leseyko, Collegium member
Born in 1964. Education: Lviv National Medical University, graduated in 1989.
Career: pediatrician in Chortkiv city hospital.
Member since 2008.
Leader of a public animal-protecting organization. Alpinist. Highest climbing ascension - mt. Kazbec (2014).
Civic education:
- Leadership School for NGO’s (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group,2012).
Natalia Bohdanets, Collegium member
Born in 1964. Education: Chernivtsi National University, graduated in 1989.
Career: chemistry teacher in Chortkiv "Ridna Shkola" gymnasium.
Leader of “Kovcheg” Youth Eco-Club.
Member since 1992.
Civic education:
- Leadership courses for eco-NGO’s (Ecology Institute of the National Ecology Centre of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2003);
- "Open World" info tour to the United States of America (2007).
Oleksii Huska, Collegium member
Born in 1985. Education: Kamenets-Podilsli pedagogigal University, graduated in 2010.
Leader of “VeloChortkiv” Youth Bike-Club.
Civic education:
- Leadership School for NGO’s (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 2016).
Liudmyla Chyzhyshyna, Supervisory Board member
Education: Tselinograd State Pedagogical Institute, graduated in 1982.
Literature lecturer in Chortkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical College, named after O.Barvinsky. Counselor, student theater studio director.
Member since 1998. Humanitarian activity supervisor.
Contacts:
Registered office: Lesi Ukrainky str. 8/1, Chortkiv, Ternopil region, Ukraine.
Mail address: PO Box 12, Chortkiv, Ternopil region, Ukraine.
Postal code: 48501.
Phone: +38 067 354 81 86
Website: http://greenworld.in.ua/
