In order to create conditions for maintaining and strengthening the health of the population, the state preventive project “Healthy Cities and Towns” has been implemented in Belarus since 2019.
In 2023, the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus conducted a questionnaire survey of citizens who live in settlements participating in the “Healthy Cities and Towns” project. The survey was aimed at researching the population’s awareness of this project implementation, the “health” of their locality, as well as their commitment to a healthy lifestyle. A total of 1,365 respondents took part in the survey.
According to the research, the following results were obtained:
Thus, according to the respondents, the successful implementation of the “Healthy Cities and Towns” project is emphasized by the need of medicine development, creation of cultural and sports facilities, ensuring a high level of technological development and decent working conditions, introducing elements of a barrier-free environment. At the same time, the self-awareness of the population plays a significant role in the formation of the “health” of a locality: abstinence from alcohol, drugs and smoking, healthy eating, safe behavior on the road and an active lifestyle.
The implementation of the state preventive project “Healthy Cities and Towns” contributes to the achievement of medical and demographic stability of the country, disease prevention, healthy lifestyle formation and makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 10, 11 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
Detailed results of the research are available via the link.
In May–July 2024, strategic sessions on the development of regional sustainable development strategies were held in Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno and Minsk regions.
By Order of the President of the Republic of Belarus of July 17, 2024. No. 126rp approved the decision of the council of the special fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for social support of gifted pupils and students.
In accordance with this document, 192 university students were awarded Presidential scholarships. 28 winners of international Olympiads and competitions were awarded Grand Prizes with the title of laureate of a special fund. More than 50 pupils, cadets and students were awarded special prizes. The award “For Contribution to the Development of Young People” was awarded to 28 teaching staff.
Another Order of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated July 17, 2024 No. 127rp approved the decision of the council of the special fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the support of talented youth.
7 winners of international artistic and creative competitions became winners of Grand Prizes and were awarded the title of laureate of a special fund. Special prizes were awarded to the winners of international and national creative competitions – 11 representatives of talented youth and the Vocal Ensemble of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. 5 teachers were awarded with the award “For the Contribution to the Education of Talented Young People”.
Support for teaching staff and gifted and talented youth, as well as the creation of conditions for their further development makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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The Belarusian Fund for Financial Support to Entrepreneurs is holding the competition of investment projects for small businesses to provide them with state financial support.
State financial support is provided on a competitive basis to small businesses, registered and operating on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, when they implement investment projects. Mandatory conditions for the provision of state financial support are the creation of new jobs and the compliance of the investment project with the following areas:
Applications for participation in the competition are accepted until July 31, 2024.
Providing state financial support to business entities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 7, 8, 9, 12 and the other SDGs.
More detailed information about the competition via the link.
On April 22–26, 2024, specialists from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the experts visited Bishkek in order to get acquainted with the experience of Kyrgyzstan in conducting gender expertise of normative legal acts and the mechanisms for its integration into the legislative process.
Gender expertise of regulatory legal acts is one of the tools that governments use to ensure equal rights and opportunities for men and women in all spheres of life. It helps ensure that legislation, government programs and budgets take into account the needs of men and women, do not contain elements of discrimination, do not lead to greater inequality, and will promote equal opportunities, rights, duties and responsibilities for women and men.
Kyrgyzstan is one of the first countries in the post-Soviet space where gender expertise is a mandatory element of legislative activity. In development of the gender equality policy, already in 2007, the country approved the Regulations on the procedure for conducting gender expertise of draft normative legal acts and preparing relevant conclusions.
The visit to Bishkek was organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Compliance of regulatory legal acts with the principles of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men promotes sustainable development and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 5, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
In June – August 2024, the “Sustainable Summer” project is being implemented in health and school camps throughout Belarus.
The goal of the project is to popularize the Sustainable Development Goals among young people and discuss new ideas in the field of sustainable development in the context of modern challenges.
As part of the project, Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals and their alternates conduct exciting interactive lessons for students of children’s camps on the topic of sustainable development. Classes have already been held in the health camps “Local History”, “Belye Rozy”, “Svityaz”, “Yunyye Ekologi”, “Sosny”, “Beryozka”, “Lesnoy Ogonyok”, children’s labor and recreation camp “Novatori”, children’s sanatorium “Zhemchuzhina”, as well as in ten school camps on the basis of state educational institutions.
The implementation of the “Sustainable Summer” project is carried out within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation, and makes an important contribution to the popularization of the ideas and values of the 2030 Agenda.
Since 2011, a specialized financial institution has been operating in Belarus. The Development Bank is one of the main goals of which is the implementation of socially significant investment projects in the country. These include infrastructure projects, construction of new and modernization of existing enterprises, introduction of innovations, including in the agro-industrial complex.
In 2024, 168 investment projects are planned for implementation in the Grodno region. Most of them are aimed at import substitution, expansion and modernization of production. Among the ongoing projects: the construction and reconstruction of local roads, the construction of a whey processing plant and the production of whey-fat concentrate, the construction of a facility for cage keeping and breeding of fur-bearing animals and others.
Particular attention in the region is paid to the implementation of the “One District – One Project” initiative. As part of this initiative, 21 projects are planned to be implemented. With the support of the Development Bank, work on the creation of a new production facility for the production of containers and packaging from paper pulp on the basis of LLC “Akvapak Industrial” in Slonim is underway. The implementation of the project will organize a closed cycle, create virtually waste-free production and about 50 new jobs in the city. In addition, work is already underway to prepare for the implementation of another project – the construction of a new plant for the production of corrugated cardboard and packaging.
The implementation of socially significant investment projects, including the construction of new and modernization of existing production facilities, contributes to the socio-economic development of regions and to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 11 and the other SDGs.
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Support for families with children is an important component of state family policy in the Republic of Belarus. Annually, on the eve of the new school year, a campaign to help in preparing children for school is held in Belarus.
As part of the state program “People’s Health and Demographic Security” for 2021-2025, low-income and large families are provided with financial support through one-time financial assistance and state targeted social assistance. Employees raising schoolchildren can receive assistance at work.
Also, in order to prepare children for school, in July–August, charity events and fairs “School bag”, “Get your child ready for school”, “Go to school with a smile”, “First-grader’s Bag” and others, organized by territorial centers of social services for the population, charitable foundations and public associations, are held throughout the country. As part of charity events, assistance is provided in the form of stationery, children’s clothing and shoes for orphans, children without parental care, children with disabilities, children from low-income, single-parent, large families, children at risk.
Providing support in preparing children for the school year contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about support in preparing children for school in Belarus via the link.
On July 17, 2024, the first modular paramedic and obstetric station in the Brest region was opened in the Kobrin district.
Modular paramedic and obstetric station is a medical unit where local residents can turn for medical help. It will serve 611 people. The facility is equipped with all the necessary equipment for providing first aid and examining patients. If necessary, the item can be dismantled and moved to another location.
It is planned to install six more mobile medical and obstetric stations in the Brest region. One each in Gantsevichi, Baranovichi, Ivatsevichi and Drogichinsky districts and two in Ivanovo.
The functioning of medical and midwifery stations makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11 and the other SDGs.
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