On February 7, 2024, the Israel Medical Mission took part in a working meeting with representatives of the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law, an analytical and advocacy centre that has been working in the public sector of Ukraine since 2005, focusing on strengthening the rule of law, developing independent media and strengthening the role of civil society in Ukraine.
The event was organised by the Inter-Factional Deputy Association “Support for Volunteer Movement” together with the Golda Meir Institute for Civil Society Development.
The participants discussed ideas and projects of cooperation between the Inter-Factional Deputy Association “Support for Volunteer Movement” and CEDEM in the process of amending migration legislation to simplify the procedure for entry and stay of foreign volunteers in Ukraine during martial law, cooperation to help our defenders and Ukrainians, and the issue of establishing a volunteer council at regional military administrations, regional councils, city councils to further involve representatives of the volunteer council in joint cooperation with the Inter-Factional Deputy Association “Support for Volunteer Movement”.
The discussion was attended by:
- Heorhiy Mazurashu, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, thanks to whom the Inter-Factional Deputy Association “Support to the Volunteer Movement” was created
- Valeriy Zub, MP, co-chair of the Inter-Factional Deputy Association
- Tetiana Steblak, representative of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
- Zoya Shkurko, head of the Petro and Mazepa NGO.
- Nadiya Kopanitsa, business trainer and coach, psychologist and facilitator
- Albert Feldman, head of the Israeli Medical Mission
- Tetyana Graban, head of the board of the Golda Meir Institute for Civil Society Development, organiser of the Good Deeds Forum, deputy head of the Volunteer Council of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, public figure
- Andrii Kozlenko, Executive Director of the IMM
