Radiy Khabirov participated in State Council meeting dedicated to Year of Volunteer

UFA, 28 December 2018. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

On December 27, in Moscow, the Acting Head of Bashkiria Radiy Khabirov took part in a meeting of the State Council of Russia devoted to the development of volunteering and socially oriented non-profit organizations.

The meeting discussed the results of the Year of the Volunteer in Russia, plans for the further development of the volunteer movement and socially oriented non-profit organizations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the volunteers and non-profit organizations representatives who participated in the meeting, noting their generous participation in people’s destinies.

“I would like to remind you that we declared 2018 the Year of the Volunteer. The reasons for this are clear: we need to raise public awareness of this wonderful movement and this kind of activity. Most importantly, we must focus attention on in-depth changes in society that are not measured by statistics and dry numbers alone”, said the head of state. “I would like to note once again that more and more people are striving to emulate those who are involved in our meeting today. More and more people are working in difficult areas where practical assistance is needed, where it is necessary to uphold justice and so on”.

Vladimir Putin underlined that the volunteer movement support would certainly continue. The Government has already drafted the concept for developing the volunteer movement until 2025. The volunteer-support standards that have been drafted by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives will be implemented at the federal and regional. Besides, according to the President, volunteer centers should be established more actively, including corporate ones.

Speaking of socially oriented non-profits, Vladimir Putin proposed to extend at the regional level the practice of supporting projects through grants.

“The Presidential Grants Fund has already supported almost 7,000 non-profit projects. This system is fair, and, more importantly, it is transparent. One can quickly see the legal foundations for awarding each grant and its practical results,” the President marked. “I also suggest and would like to ask regional leaders to use the Fund’s experience of holding open and public tenders and competitions, so that as many genuine and honest projects as possible can obtain federal and regional assistance”.