The best social projects of 2019 have been identified in the Omsk region

The winners were awarded at the final plenary session of the IX International Forum of Social Entrepreneurs and Investors INNOSIB.

According to the Omsk Center for Social Innovation, the All-Russian competition of projects in the field of social entrepreneurship was initiated by the Russian State University and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI). The regional stage of the competition is organized by the CISS in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of the Omsk region and is held annually for the fifth time. The winner in each of the nominations receives a commemorative diploma and a spectacular statuette "Star of Social Entrepreneurship", as well as the priority right to receive state support for the implementation of their projects.

- The winners of the competition are the strongest social entrepreneurs, innovators and true leaders of their projects. This competition is extremely important to us, because we traditionally summarize its results at the INNOSIB International Forum of Social Entrepreneurs and Investors. The competition confirms that we are doing our job for a reason: new jobs are being created, services are becoming available and in demand by the population," says Irina Serbina, head of the CISS and the Omsk School of Social Entrepreneurship.

This time, the project of Irina Tikhoblazhenko, the head of the private kindergarten "Skazka", who recently opened a new branch with the creation of nursery groups on the Left Bank, was recognized as the best in the field of additional education. Natalia Shevchenko's project, the Raccoon Shadow Theater, won in the cultural and educational sphere. In the field of physical culture and sports, the project of Marina Stepkina, head of the Scoliosis Diagnostics Medical Center, was noted, on the basis of which new organizations were created: the Formula of Life School of Care and Human Rebirth. The club won in the field of social tourism  The Learned Cat" (directed by Irina Zakharenko), which conducts educational excursions for children, parents and school groups. Alina Ilinykh, who organized the Express Babysitter service, which became in demand not only in Omsk, but also in other regions and provided more than 100 jobs, won the nomination "The best project in the field of social services." Svetlana Chubikova, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education "Assistance", is a recognized leader in the field of employment and social inclusion of people in need of social support. In 2019, the Center began training professional nurses and creating additional jobs in rural areas of the Omsk region.

In addition, three best projects in the field of additional education have been identified, and their leaders will undergo a week-long internship at the innovative Pskov Linguistic Gymnasium, which is headed by Professor Tatiana Svetenko, member of the Presidium of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association in Higher Education.

During the forum, foreign guests and federal experts got acquainted with the best social and entrepreneurial projects of Omsk residents and gave them high marks.