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- 12 April 2015
UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine Neal Walker and International Project Manager of the joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) Hendrik van Zyl visited communities of Lvivska and Ivano-Frankivska oblast and met with Lviv oblast authorities.
Among the participants of the official meeting were the Head of Lviv oblast council Petro Kolodiy, Deputy Head of oblast council Valeriy Piatak, head of commission in budget issues, social economic development and communal property Yaroslav Kachmaryk, head of department of common property, Mykola Bandry, head of the economic...
- 07 April 2015
As it was mentioned earlier 75 cities from 12 oblasts of Ukraine submitted their applications for participation in the CBA Project.
All applications were accordingly registered and thoroughly analyzed. Information, which was provided in the applications was evaluated and accordingly graded. Thus cities were selected, to which the CBA Project can suggest partnership for joint implementation of the measures to improve local self-governance during 2015-2017.
The results of evaluation were agreed with the representatives of oblast councils and state administrations of Zakarpatska, Lvivska,...
- 03 April 2015
With a support of the joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” in Kiev took place the meeting-seminar about implementation of local self-government reform conception. The event was initiated by Project’s partner – Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils together with Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living of Ukraine. Seminar was opened by Hennadii Zubko, Vice-Prime-Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living of Ukraine, Serhii Chernov, President of Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, Governor of Kharkiv...
- 31 March 2015
Six partner Universities of EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” won in the contest for the best activity plan of Resource Centers in sustainable development. Each university presented their activity plan during this year Annual review and planning meeting. Oleksiy Beketov Kharkiv national university for urban management, Uzhhorod national university, Cherkasy state technological university, National university “Ostroh Academy”, Zaporizhia national university and Sumy state university won in the contest. Resource centers get from CBA Project a set of office equipment – laptop and printer....
- 16 March 2015
Little girls officially cut the ribbon to open their temporary shelter in Kharkivska oblast – reconstructed premise of youth sport school in Balaklia. The first stage of reconstruction was done with a support of joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” and local authorities. Now around 60 internally displaced people from Donetska and Luhanska oblasts will live here, including 15 children. The total budget of the microproject is more than UAH 450 ths....
- 16 March 2015
International Project Manager of CBA Project Hendrik van Zyl and Community Development Specialist Olena Ruditch visited Zaporizka oblast in March 2015. Project representatives met with oblast authorities to discuss further areas of cooperation in the region.
During the meeting first deputy head of Zaporizka oblast state administration Grygoriy Samardak underlined that oblast authorities are ready for cooperation with the Project: “Support of CBA Project implementation is one of the priorities for the oblast. Some issues we address ourselves, but our financial resources are limited”, said Mr. Samardak.
“CBA Project made a significant impact on...
- 06 March 2015
In Karolino-Buhaz, Odesa region with a support of joint EU/UNDP Project “Community based approach to local development” (CBA) and local government officially opened the facility of renovated residential school for internally displaced persons (IDPs) accommodation. By the end of reconstruction works 128 persons will find here a shelter....
- 20 February 2015
Today because of hard situation in the East of Ukraine, more and more people need normal living conditions and warmness in their houses. Children, aged and disabled people are forced to survive winter coldness without even basic medicine and blankets.
In Kharkivska oblast, joint EU/UNDP Project ‘Community Based Approach to Local Development’ (CBA) together with local authorities and communities do the best to accommodate internally displaced persons (IDPs) in as much as possible comfortable conditions....
- 17 February 2015
Because of unsafe situation in conflict zone, a lot of aggrieved internal displaced persons (IDPs) are looking for refuge in neighboring oblasts. Every day number of these people constantly increases. UNDP together with the European Union supports a number of micro projects in the regions that accept IDPs from the East to help them....
- 16 February 2015
Now Ukrainian students learn about communities and their cooperation with authorities through business games. In partnership with universities EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach” started trainings for youth at Community resource centers. Students and postgraduates of Zaporizky National University successfully coped with tasks during game training “registration of community organisation”
Based on the examples of CBA partner communities participants of the training learned about cooperation of communities and authorities, strategic planning and...
- 16 February 2015
13-14 February 2015, in Novograd-Volonsky of Zhytomyrska oblast, staff members of CBA Project’s Urban Development Unit participated in a professional training-seminar that was organized to improve the personnel professional skills and qualification. 12 staff members – Urban Development Officers of the CBA Urban Development Unit, will work in 24 partner cities assisting local communities in solving of local development issues and tasks in partnership with ‘Community Based Approach to Local Development’ Project....
- 06 February 2015
An annual Meeting for summarizing and planning of the Network of CBA partner Universities took place on 4-6 February 2015. This year the event took place at National University “Ostroh Academy”. During three days meeting coordinators from partner universities summarized the results of their work in 2014 and also developed a plan of activities for 2015....
- 04 February 2015
An annual Meeting for summarizing and planning of the Network of CBA partner Universities started its work on 4 February 2015. This year the event took place at National University “Ostroh Academy”. During the next 2 days coordinators from partner universities will summarize the results of their work in 2014 and will also develop a plan of activities for 2015. Representatives of 21 academic institutions from different regions of Ukraine participated in the work meeting....
- 03 February 2015
Mr. Mihai Roscovan, Programme manager of UNDP in Moldova, thanked joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach” for cooperation and support in organisation of the exposure visit to Ukraine for delegation from Moldova. Mr. Roscovan underlined that the study visit for the representatives of local slef-governance, non-government organisations and UNDP from Moldova to Vinnytska oblast also offered an important chance for the participants to share their experience and better understand the specificsof local development in both countries and build bridges for cooperation.
UNDP inMoldova team also extends their...
- 29 January 2015
CBA Project promotes rural economic development in Ukraine. On 29 January 2015 with CBA Project support the Fourth public hearings on "Cooperation as a condition for integration to European market" were organized by ASC Union of Ukraine. The event gathered farmers, cooperators, experts, scientists, and representatives from national authorities.
During the hearings participants discussed the status of agricultural service cooperatives and farming enterprises. In particular they analysed specifics of their financial resources, state support, and tax issues. Serhiy Cholak, the Head of ASC “Zhmenka” established in terms of CBA Project piloting in Mykolaiv...
- 26 January 2015
Students and postgraduates entered the course in Sustainable development at the Academic resource centre in sustainable development at the faculty of sociology and management of Zaporizky national university. The first seminar took place on the 23rd of January and was an introduction to sustainable social development. Based on practical examples from CBA Project experience participants discussed the problems of self-organization, leadership, attracting funds and taxation issues....
- 26 January 2015
On 21-24 January 2015 representatives of local self-government bodies, UNDP Moldova, Nongovernmental organizations from the Republic Moldova visited Vinnytska oblast, Ukraine. An exposure visit was organized in terms of cross-border cooperation between Republic Moldova and Ukraine under the joint support of UNDP in Moldova, Institute for Development and Social Initiatives in Moldova «Viitorul» and Vinnytsia oblast implementation unit of the joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach”....
- 05 December 2014
Taking this opportunity, joint EU/UNDP-CBA Project would like to congratulate all representatives of oblast authorities and local authorities, community organisations and community members on the eve of “Local Self-government Day- 2014” which signifies the vision of all those who dedicated themselves to the noble cause of nurturing democratic values in Ukrainian societies....
- 27 November 2014
On November 26 a launching seminar for three Chernihiv rayons – Semenivsky, Sosnytsky and Nizhensky – took place in Oblast Council. These rayons were selected for piloting in CBA Project with accordance to a Ukrainina Law “About cooperation of territorial communities”. Piloting will be implemented under Council of Europe and Ministry of regional development support....
- 14 November 2014