The main goal of the project was to identify the priority needs of communities and citizens in order to take these needs into account when creating and implementing recovery policies at the national level. The project focused on analyzing the issues within the public sector in the context of its potential involvement in the recovery process and the protection of the interests of vulnerable social groups, as well as the development of a socially oriented model for community development, which includes gathering information on the economic situation, the damage caused by military actions, and the creation of recovery plans. The project covered six regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytsky, Kirovohrad, and Kharkiv regions.
The project was implemented in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
Project Objectives
Development of prototypes for joint policy formation, budgeting, and monitoring of implementation at the local level in pilot communities.
Promote the efficient and transparent use of resources for post-war community reconstruction with a proportional level of involvement of local CSOs and vulnerable groups, which should be fully integrated into the long-term decision-making process at the local level.
Broad involvement of organized social groups (NGOs, trade unions, charitable foundations, associations, etc.) in public discussions of relevant budget issues, which will contribute to increased transparency and the formulation of more informed decisions.
Development of favorable aspects of the full integration and socialization of internally displaced persons in project communities, which will protect their interests and enable their swift integration into the restoration of entrepreneurial activities.
Assistance to local governments in developing multi-dimensional recovery plans that will meet the needs of the vast majority of the community, taking into account the interests of different social groups.