The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) is one of the largest Ukrainian charitable foundations, which has been working since 1990 to create an open society in Ukraine where everyone feels dignified, citizens are engaged in the state-building process, and the government is transparent and accountable. The foundation was founded by philanthropist George Soros and is part of the international network of Open Society Foundations.
Charitable Foundation Rokada has a long history of collaboration with the IRF:
- 2010-2012: A joint project was implemented to continue the operation of the Integration Center for refugees and to organize summer activities for their children;
- 2019: A project was carried out to support refugee women and their family members by establishing a sewing workshop at the Temporary Accommodation Centre for Refugees (TACR) in the city of Yagotin;
- 2023-2024: Support and capacity-building for the Charitable Foundation Rokada in implementing effective mechanisms for the integration of internally displaced persons;
- 2024 – 2025: Support and capacity-building for the Charitable Foundation Rokada in the implementation of effective mechanisms of comprehensive support and advocacy of the interests of internally displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable categories (the project is ongoing).
Activities within the current project include strengthening the team of the Rokada Charitable Foundation for the implementation of effective mechanisms for the integration of IDPs, providing timely and qualified legal support to the beneficiaries of the Foundation, carrying out advocacy activities aimed at helping to solve problematic issues in communities. An important area of work is also support and activation of the activities of IDP Councils in Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, Volyn, Sumy, Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions.