- Research Article
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- 10.15407/dse2025.01.035
Проєктна діяльність у територіальних громадах (на прикладі Колочавської територіальної громади Закарпатської області).
- Mar 31, 2025
- Demography and social economy
- Liliia Holovko + 2 more +2
The article defines the directions of project activity in the context of the interaction of progressive international entities, business, local authorities and one of the communities of the Zakarpattia region. Attention is focused on the development of initiative, self-organization of the population at the grassroots level, enhancing the prestige of territorial communities through the use of effective social tools. The purpose of the article is to identify regularities and determine the priority directi ons of development based on the assessment of project activities in the territorial community in the pre-war and war periods. The novelty is the generalization of transformational shifts in the territorial community thanks to the implementation of project activities. The article uses general scientific research methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization. The significance of the project activity in the border regions is substantiated primarily in the context of the development of cross-border cooperation, inter-municipal partnership, with the aim of improving the quality of life and common living conditions of the population, preserving the demographic and natural resource potential of nature conservation areas, in particular within the Kolochava territorial community. It was found that the development of project activities in the community with the possibility of creating new jobs, with the involvement of war veterans, individual entrepreneurs, IDPs, and youth becomes significant. The cohesion of the population through the implementation of social projects contributes to the growth of trust in local authorities, the strengthening of social integration and stress resistance in war conditions. Taking into account the transformational changes in the development of the community, a questionnaire was designed and an assessment of the project activity was carried out in terms of the possibilities of the priority areas of the territorial community’s development. The survey was conducted in late July — early August 2024, with 51 respondents having taken part in it. In the course of the survey, the problems toward which the project activities should be directed were identified, the foremost among them are: modernization of general education institutions, cleaning of water bodies, development of alternative energy sources. The role of international cooperation in the implementation of larger projects is considered. In particular, during the implementation of the project “World of Carpathian rosettes — measures to preserve the unique culture of the Carpathians”. Attention is focused on the significant role in the implementation of projects, especially in wartime conditions, of the community’s long-term cooperation with the Czech charity organization “PresHranice z.s.”.
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