Sakhnovshchyna Territorial Community

History

The administrative centre of the Community is the urban-type settlement of Sakhnovshchyna, which was founded in 1892-1893. During the construction of the Kostiantynohrad – Lozova railway (1897-1900), Sakhnovshchyna turned into a railway settlement. It was named after landowner Sakhnovsky.

Prior to 1900, Sakhnovshchyna had been an important centre for exports of grain and other agricultural products. After the construction of the railway station, merchants moved to the Community, and the small village grew into a settlement with a strong flour mill industry within a few years.

  In 1895, a church and parish school was opened in Sakhnovshchyna. Later, a polyclinic and a maternity section began to work there; a power plant was built, a library was opened, a machine-tractor station and a House of Culture were built there.

In 1992, the newly built Church of the Holy Intercession was consecrated.

In 2017, the tradition of baking the Sakhnovshchyna decorated bread was included in the List of Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Kharkiv Region, and in 2022 – in the National List of Ukraine.

A resident of the community, Olha Karpluk, baked decorated bread, which was presented in the capital of Ukraine at the Ukrainian national festival on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Economy and Welfare

Agriculture is one of the most important components of the production and economic complex of the Community. The Sakhnovshchyna Community is an agricultural community that includes eighty-five agricultural enterprises and farms.

In 1975, the Sakhnovshchyna Elevator began operating there. Today, the company has a certified laboratory and uses crops such as wheat, corn, barley, sunflower and rapeseed. The capacity of the elevator is 124,400 tons.

The main segment of the consumer market is trade. In order to provide administrative services to the local residents and entrepreneurs, the Community has its own Administrative Services Centre.

In addition to educational institutions, the Sakhnovshchyna children’s and youth physical training club “Olympus”, a children’s music school, a house of children’s and youth creativity, etc. function in the Community.

Community and War

Prior to the large-scale invasion, almost 20,000 people had lived in the Sakhnovshchyna Settlement Territorial Community. Due to the partial occupation of the region and active hostilities, the population increased by more than a quarter. All the displaced persons have been provided with housing, foods, medicines, hygiene products, and clothes.

In every school and kindergarten, the residents of the settlement collected humanitarian aid, wove camouflage nets and cooked meals for the military, volunteer units, displaced persons and everyone in need of it.

  Since the first days of the war, the Community has joined its eforts to overcome the challenges of the war and help the Ukrainian defenders to win the victory as soon as possible. Its residents also help the neighbouring communities of the Kharkiv Region after their de-occupation.

The residents hold charity fairs to raise funds for the military. One of these fairs is “Make a Soldier Keep Warm”. The main goal of the event was not only to provide the residents of the Community with agricultural products at reduced prices, but also to raise funds to purchase fabric for sewing winter uniforms for defenders. Thanks to such fairs, the townspeople raised money for a quadcopter, prosthesis for a resident of the Sakhnovshchyna Community, a soldier who was wounded.

In addition, the leadership team aims to allocate and direct budget funds for the support of defenders, the purchase of vital equipment or machinery that will be helpful for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

People of the Community

Volodymyr Suietskyi is the head of the Sakhnovshchyna Community. He works to attract investments, supports local businesses and cultural initiatives.

Every year, the Community holds the Ukrainian National Literary Award named after the writer and journalist Mykhailo Chabanivskyi.

Physical education and sports are an integral part of the Community life. Various sports events and competitions are held there throughout the year. It has become a good tradition to hold the final stage of the student sports day, small Olympic games, relays, football, basketball, table tennis, beach volleyball, chess, futsal tournaments.

The Community respects its traditions and, within the walls of the Sakhnovshchyna Local History Museum, events are held with the aim of honouring the keepers of the tradition of baking decorated bread, raising awareness of the element and confirming its importance for the Sakhnovshchyna Community.

Development Strategy

The Sakhnovshchyna Community has aits Development Strategy for 2021-2027. Its goals include:

1. Development of human capital: improving the quality and accessibility of the entire complex of social, educational, cultural, medical services, strengthening social support and protection of the Community residents, including those with special needs.
2. Formation of an economically capable community through ensuring the sustainable development of its economic spheres: increasing the competitiveness of the Community and the competitive business environment.
3. Development of infrastructure and housing and communal services: improvement of production, transport, and technical infrastructure, modernization of sewage treatment facilities, improvement of energy efficiency of the utility sector and introduction of a waste management system.
4. Ensuring environmental safety and a positive image of the Community: rational use and preservation of natural resources, development of tourist and recreational services in an ecologically safe territory; promotion and popularization of the positive image of the Community.

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A bird’s eye view of the Community / Source: youtube

The Community actively cooperates with international organizations, in particular with the UN Program for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding. Exchange of experience and educational webinars are held online.

In 2022, the Sakhnovshchyna Settlement Council won the UNDP grant competition for the support of communities “Modern services as a necessary component and barrier-free operation of the administrative services centre (ASC)”. The Community received funding in the amount of $20,000. The implemented project made it possible to improve the work of the ASC Department

The Community youth works to create a youth centre. 

List of Sources

• Wikipedia  
• Official website of the Community
• Website “Centralized Club System”
• Sakhnovshchyna Community Facebook page
• Slobozhanshchyna area
• Website