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Country Profile Ukraine
The Ukraine gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe.
Capital: Kyiv (Kiev)
Population: 46,299,862
Life expectancy: 62 years (male), 73 years (female)
Population below national poverty line: 29%
GDP: $364.3 billion
GDP per capita: $7,800
Religion: Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, no religion 38%
Languages: Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Climate: Winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
In 1986 there was an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, about 8% of Ukraine's territory was contaminated as were large areas in neighbouring Belarus. Millions have suffered as a result.
Bóthar in the Ukraine: Bóthar began working in the Ukraine in 2007 and helps families with training, support and to establish pig based farming projects.
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Helping farmer families of 'Prydunavia' Farmers Association to improve swine breeding and production
Location: Prydunavia Izmail Area, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine.
Total number of families to be assisted over the entire course of the project: 27 families and 1 orphanage
Animals: 3 families in each village will receive 3 gilts (young sows) each. Each village will receive a boar also
Other inputs: A water boiler for Utkonosivka Orphanage, freezing chamber for storing meat, working overalls for children
Training: Project implementation, financial and project reporting, gender issues.
Brief synopsis of the project: 27 farmer families and one orphanage will receive 3 gilts and a 1 boar per village. The project will ensure long term food security. Unemployment is high in the area and pig farming will help generate an income also
Pass-on obligations: 28 families will receive three 10 month old gilts from the original families.
Expected benefits: Increased incomes, improved nutrition in families and in the orphanage, improved swine productivity
Co-financing partners: Heifer International
Local partners: Prydunavia Farmers Association, PFA
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