Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Open Ukraine Foundation stands for legislation reform on charitable activity
16.06.2010
Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Open Ukraine Foundation joined the Memorandum of Philanthropists which calls for support of legislation reform on charitable activity in Ukraine.Director of the Foundation, Mrs. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze believes that right now, when many Ukrainians are in difficult situation because of the economic crisis, urgent changes in legislation on charitable activities are of particular importance.
"Suggested bills promote greater transparency and accountability of charitable organizations, and this, in turn, should restore the public confidence in them", - she says. Klympush-Tsintsadze supposes that adoption of these bills will become the first step in overcoming the existing problems of philanthropy in Ukraine, but they will help to extend charitable aid to more of the poor and disadvantaged citizens.
11 charitable foundations have become parties to this Memorandum, initiated by the Ukrainian Centre for Independent Political Research. The signatories propose to facilitate the conduct of charitable activities by simplifying registration and creation procedures for charitable organizations; through reduction of the tax burden on citizens - recipients of aid; through reduction of the new modern tools of philanthropy.
To read the text of the Memorandum and main suggestions, please follow the link:
Memorandum
Major reforms
Media contacts: Ruslan Kyrylenko, t. 235-52-98, rk@openukraine.org.
