Name of organization/school:

Movement “Pomozhem Iseti” ("We shall help Iset-River!") at regional NGO “Ural Ecological Union”

Official address of the organization:

Full Address:
Russia, 620049, Ekaterinburg, Mira St. 23 – 305
Telephone (country and town code): +7(3432) 74-82-40
Fax: +7(3432) 74-82-40
E-mail: eco@ural.ru

Address for correspondence and contacts:

Full Address:
Russia, 620049, Ekaterinburg, Mira St. 23 – 305
Telephone (country and town code): +7(3432) 74-82-40
Fax: +7(3432) 74-26-79
E-mail: eco@ural.ru
Organization’s mission:
Improvement of ecological conditions of the Iset-river, ecological education, support of the local public initiatives

Legal status:

Date of creation: Date of official registration: 1989
1988

Number of permanent staff 4 Full-time: 2 Part-time: 2

Partner organizations and participation in networks:

Movement “Pomozhem Iseti” - participant of a Network of the Russian rivers
Movement “Pomozhem Iseti” coordinates activity of the Ural river network “Ural-Istoki” ("Urals - sources")

Full name of the accompanying adult:

Podosenova Olga - coordinator of Movement “Pomozhem Iseti”

Full name of the organization's / school’s legal representative:

Rashupkin Gennady - The executive director regional NGO “Ural Ecological Union”

Summary of water and sanitation major activities or campaigns of the organization since 2000:
(Please, describe each activity or campaign in no more than 10 lines)

With 2000 for 2003 28 actions on clearing, gardening and accomplishment of coast Iset-river in cities of Ekaterinburg, Kamensk, Polevskoi, Nizhni Tagil are carried out.
4 river expeditions and 3 ecological camps with preparation of research works are carried out. The results of researches are submitted in administration of cities.
126 tons of dust are taken out, 1450 trees and bushes are planted.
Have begun the projects "Rivers under protection", “Day of the river” and "My site of the river" - 5 sites of the river have taken under the protection initiative children's groups - on these sites pass regular researches, action on clearing, education of the local population.
The negotiation with state services is carried out, the contracts on cooperation in local administrations under the decision of water problems are made.
The reportings and publications about the actions have passed in local, regional and federal MASS-MEDIAS

Please, describe briefly how you are going to participate in the project activities (see attached Second announcement) and which of your implemented projects you are going to present during the Parliament itself:

We would like to make the report on the actions "Rivers under protection", “Day of the river” and "My site of the river" with demonstration of photos, posters, figures. We could show the television reportings from the river actions.
We want to take part in competitions of the booklets, emblems. We can present on competition the research projects under the decision of water problems.
We are ready to accept the most active participation in discussion of urgent water problems, to bring in the offers on efficiency of their decision. We can offer as joint efforts youth parliaments can influence the decisions of authorities

Please, provide details of your possible way of travel to Bulgaria (means of transportation, price per person, town of entrance in Bulgaria; dates of travel – you are encouraged to arrive Sep. 1 and to leave Sep. 7):

We do not have opportunity to find means for travel up to Bulgaria. To reach from Ekaterinburg it is necessary by train up to Moscow ($100 on the man (in both parties), then plane from Moscow up to Sofia about $250 (in both parties). In total expenses for travel of our delegation - about $1400

Please, describe briefly how you are going to disseminate the results of the Parliament:

Results of work during Parliament we can present at seminars of the Ural river network, on statements at schools and universities of Ural. We shall try to find sources to issue the information received on European Youth Water Parliament.
We hope, that the experience received in Parliament, will allow the participants to create the Ural Youth Water Parliament

List of Participants: