Pryvilne Territorial Community

History

The first mention of Pohoriltsi (the first historical name of Pryvilne) appeared as early as 1561.

In the second half of the 16th century, the village was owned by the Ostrogski princes. The life of the common people was difficult and full of constant struggle for their land and destiny. The peasants actively helped and took part in the liberation struggle of the Cossack units led by Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

The Pohoriltsi lands remember many evil times, which swept over peasant homes with a fiery sword. Very often, only burnt remains remained on the village site. Having lost their homes and property, people remained homeless. Hence the origin of the name of the village – Pohoriltsi (Eng.: “people made homeless by a fire”).

In the mid-1920s, Pohoriltsi was under the rule of Poland. It was during this period that the process of consolidation began – the voluntary resettlement of residents to the farmsteads of the village of Pohoriltsi, which later formed the villages of Dubrivka, Chereshnivka, and Pantalia. The very names of these settlements speak of the landscapes of that time and the hardworking people who lived and nurtured their well-being.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God, built in 1885, is located on the territory of the community. The previous church was built in 1758 and burned down in 1872.

Ivannie is a picturesque village of the Pryvilne community, located on the right bank of the Ikva River.

The first settlements of people on the territory of Ivannie are known since Neolithic times. In 1759, a wooden church of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God was built in Ivannie.

Mali Sady is one of the most picturesque villages of the Pryvilne community. In the middle of the 19th century, the village of Mali Sady was called Sady (rarely, Sady Dubenski).

It is there that the zoological natural monument of national significance “Tract Oleksandrivka” is located. It is situated near the disappeared village of Oleksandrivka.

This is a site of an ancient oak forest of natural origin. The main species is European oak up to 190 years old and up to 28 m tall. Some trees are 220–250 years old.

A part of the oldest and longest land connection between Eastern and Western Europe, the Council of Europe’s cultural route “ViaRegia” runs through the territory of the Pryvilne community. It has existed for over 2,000 years and connects 8 European states. In its modern form, the route exists as European Transport Corridor E40. The international network uses the potential of the Royal Road as a symbol of united Europe.

Economy and Welfare

Almost 90% of the community’s total land is agricultural. This contributes to the development of agriculture in the community. The main directions are the cultivation of grain crops, corn, soybeans, rapeseed, sunflower, etc. A large number of agricultural formations and farms operate in the community.

There are also deposits of chalk and sand on the territory of the community.

The community has a local fire brigade and a community police officer’s office which ensure safety and security of the residents.

Mykola Syniuk is the pride of the community. A Ukrainian paracanoe athlete, Honored master of sports of the International class of Ukraine, medalist of the Summer Paralympic Games, three-time world and European champion, he was born and raised in the Pryvilne community.

He practices paracanoeing in Invasport, the Rivne regional centers for physical culture and sports for the disabled. Mykola Syniuk uses crutches.

He is a role model for young athletes in the local canoeing and kayaking club.

There are 2 dispensaries and 7 paramedics and midwifery centers operating on the territory of the community, which provide primary medical care for the population of the community.

In autumn 2023, with the support of UNDP and the government of Great Britain, electric bicycles were purchased for each of the medical institutions.

In the administrative services center of the Pryvilne community, the visitors can get 218 types of services, including the production of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine in the form of an ID card and an international passport.

There are 4 schools in the community. The largest education institution is the Pryvilne High School, where the largest number of educational and youth projects were implemented: “School of Active Youth”, “Territory of Freedom”, “Modern Biology Room”, “World Media”, “Creation of a STEAM Center” and an arranged playground with outdoor simulators.

Supported by the Active Citizens Ukraine, the community created a summer movie theater and implemented three additional projects on the territory of the community: “Rose Community of the Rivne Region”, “Green Community” and a project to increase the physical activity of children in the village of Molodavo.

The cultural area is actively developing in the Pryvilne community. They have two national amateur teams that win competitions at the all-Ukrainian and international levels. There are youth vocal and choreographic circles. Various concerts, festivals, as well as charity events in support of the military are held here in cooperation with cultural and educational institutions.

In 2023-2024, the community implemented an initiative within the framework of the OT4D 2024 public-private partnership project in the organic sector, as a result of which an ecological circle was started on the basis of the Pryvilne Lyceum, a research area was allocated and mini tractors and specialized trailing equipment were purchased for the full-fledged operation of the ecological circle.

Community and War

The war unleashed by russia against Ukraine united the whole community. For the third year in a row, residents of the community and employees of various institutions and agencies have not stopped supporting internally displaced persons and servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the beginning of the war, young entrepreneurs of the community turned into volunteers who delivered humanitarian goods from the countries of the European Union to military personnel and residents of the frontline areas. Communal sewing workshops of the community sewed load bearing vests, medical bags and repaired clothes for internally displaced persons.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the community has been receiving internally displaced persons, creating conditions for their living and conducting charity events. Children of the community draw postcards, and caring people weave camouflage nets, which are always in demand. During May alone, cultural workers and active residents of the community wove and handed over 320 m2 of camouflage nets to the military personnel of the community.

The Pryvilne community managed to establish a partnership with volunteers from Finland, whose assistance continues. In February 2024, the community managed to send more than 5 tons of humanitarian aid to Kharkiv hospitals and frontline communities of the Kharkiv region.

Rescuers and volunteers of the Pryvilne community twice participated in volunteer activities for the reconstruction of the homes of the residents of the Kochubeivka community in the Kherson region. During the 7 days of the last trip, the volunteers managed to repair two houses and roof another 5 houses.

With the support of the International Renaissance Foundation, it was possible to provide internally displaced persons with long-term food products (canned meat, fish, and vegetables).

In cooperation with the Ostrogski Princes-Benefactors Foundation, the community managed to implement the “sharing bread” project, which involved baking bread together. Joint work and conversation opened local customs, rites, traditions to people from the east and provided an opportunity to communicate and support each other.

People of the Community

Since 2006, the Pryvilne community has been headed by Yurii Momotiuk, a wise leader under whose leadership projects are implemented that contribute to the development of high-quality educational, medical, and social services for the community. Also, a number of security and economic initiatives have been launched.

In 2018, for the first time in the Rivne region, the Community Budget was launched on the territory of the community, 11 community initiatives were implemented, new playgrounds and public bus stops were created, modern classrooms were equipped in schools etc.

Since 2017, the community has been developing international cooperation with Poland and cooperating with the US Peace Corps in Ukraine on youth community development.

In 2018, the community managed to create a local fire protection service and a volunteer fire brigade based on the Polish model. Projects were implemented with the state funds and the support of international donor organizations.

Community rescuers and medics underwent a number of international trainings on providing assistance to victims and 2 trainings on providing first aid, the last of which was conducted by combat medics of Solomyanski Kotyky.

Over the past 5 years, the Pryvilne community managed to implement a number of projects in cooperation with:

Peace Corps,
USAID,
UNDP,
BRITISH COUNCIL,
And many others

Development Strategy

In 2017, the Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Pryvilne Community until 2027 was developed and approved. The main strategic goals of the community are sustainable economic development, improvement of the quality of life and development of human potential.

Currently, the Pryvilne community is actively working on the implementation of the project on the construction of the ecological industrial park “HEMPY UA” for deep processing of industrial hemp into ecological products. Implementation of the initiative will contribute to the development of the region and the well-being of its residents through the creation of new jobs and a processing enterprise.

The largest community initiatives that are planned to be implemented in the near future:

Implementation of energy-saving measures in institutions/agencies of the community
Construction of a security center
Construction of a local dispensary
Construction of a solar and wind power plant
Development of STEAM education in education institutions of the community

Successful cooperation made it possible during 2023-2024 to greet representatives of the Honorary Mission of the State Secretariat and the Embassy of Switzerland, managers and coordinators of Swiss-Ukrainian programs operating on the territory of Ukraine and the Honorary Mission of the Embassy of Sweden, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SIDA, the UN Development Program and three ministries of Ukraine.