About the Community

🏡 About the Community

Shepetivka Local Territorial Community is a dynamic hub in Northern Podillia, known for its rich historical legacy and strategic railway location.

Shepetivka local territorial community

📍 Region: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
👥 Population: 43,000
🗺️ Area: 167.6 km²
🏘️ Composition: 1 town + 3 villages

Shepetivka

🕰️ History & Heritage

First written mention in 1587
Granted Magdeburg Rights in 1619
Key landmarks: Museum of Propaganda, Jewish Quarter, WWII heritage
Archaeological finds from the Neolithic and Scythian-Sarmatian periods

⚙️ Economy & Infrastructure

🚉 Major railway hub with 5 national/international lines
🏭 14 industrial enterprises (sugar, grain, metal)
👨‍💼 Over 2,000 entrepreneurs
🌲 Forest resources: 3,500 ha
🪨 Natural assets: radon water, granite
💼 Investment-friendly with business incubator potential

Shepetivkatsukor

🎓 Human Capital

11 general schools, 3 vocational institutions
Music & art schools, sports complex
2 primary healthcare centers, multidisciplinary hospital
Inclusive and social services: child rehab, elderly care, support for people with disabilities

💙 Resilience During the War

₴38M+ allocated to support the Armed Forces
3,500+ internally displaced people welcomed
80+ buildings damaged by shelling
Humanitrian campaigns: Backpack of Kindness, German aid
Honoring fallen defenders and strengthening unity

🌍 International Cooperation

Partnerships with Wetzlar (Germany), Karlskoga (Sweden), Wieclare (Poland)
Participation in EU forums (Warsaw, Lviv, Stockholm)
Active engagement with SKEW/Engagement Global initiatives

🚀 Development Strategy 2030

Strategic Pillars:
1. Economic Growth: Business climate, digital tools, cooperatives
2. Safe & Green Living: Eco-projects, waste management, energy efficiency
3. Human Potential: Education, inclusion, mental health support

🌍Project activities and international funding

☑️Center for Entrepreneurship and Psychological Resilience “Steel Magnolias 2.0: children” in partnership with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society
☑️ Controlling the population of stray animals with the global animal welfare Four Paws
☑️ Psychological Support Project by “Step by Step” Foundation and War Child (September 2024, still in progress)
still in progress)
☑️ Institutional Capacity Building Project for Project Offices in Target Communities of Ukraine by U-LEAD (2024)
☑️ Center for Entrepreneurship and Psychological Resilience “Steel Magnolias” Project by U-LEAD (March to August 2024)
☑️ Inclusive Playground by IOM and USAID (2024)
☑️ Municipal Management Digitalization by UNDP (2023)
☑️ Cogeneration Units by USAID’s “Energy Security Project” (September 2023)
☑️ Emergency Response Grant by MADAIR (2022)
☑️ Community 4.0 Project by SocialBoost

📞 Contact
🌐 shepetivka-rada.gov.ua
📧 04060789@shepetivka-rada.gov.ua
📱 Facebook – City Council https://www.facebook.com/ShepetivkaCityCouncil/
📱 Facebook – Mayor Vitaliy Buzyl https://www.facebook.com/vitaliybuzyl/