During the months of May and June, alumni and IREX staff in Kyiv mobilized the local community of NGOs, international organizations and embassies to collect more than twenty-five bags (approximately 100 kg) of donated clothing and shoes for irregular migrants in Ukraine.
Representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) delivered the donations during a June 24-25 monitoring visit to the Migrant Accommodation Center (MAC) in Zhuravyshi in Volyn region. Two UGRAD [2] alumni from nearby Lutsk, Vitaliy Lipich (2003-2004) and Iuliia Rogach (2007-2008), volunteered to visit the center and assist with the donation. The alumni met with the migrants and presented the clothing as representatives of the IOM, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, State Committee on Nationalities and Religions, and Security Service of Ukraine monitored accommodation conditions and discussed findings with the MAC’s administration.
