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- 13 September 2017
Energy efficiency and energy saving are pressing issues at the community level, where saving on utility bills is just as important as preserving the environment for future generations. Much of Ukraine’s infrastructure was built during Soviet-times and not designed for efficiency, nor to last this long. Working with community organizations, UNDP helps them mobilize state funds and other resources to renovate multi-apartment buildings insulating roofs and facades, light up streets by solar energy, heat local health posts, schools and kindergartens with biomass boilers, and install windows and doors that insulate.On 13-14 September representatives of local...
- 06 September 2017
On 5 – 6 September representatives of national authorities, 26 UNDP partner cities, international donors, community organizations gathered in Kyiv at the National Round Table "Innovations in Local Self-governance" to discuss the results of the “innovative governance” component implementation and ways how to make cities smarter and more comfortable for living. EU/UNDP Community Based Approach helps to bring innovative technologies to 26 small cities around Ukraine to improve access to public services and create equal opportunities for all citizens. The Project supported implementation of 40 initiatives bringing innovative technologies to the...
- 31 July 2017
The story of the village Pavlivka, Vinnytsia region, is typical for Ukraine. Until 2015, the locals never knew how it is to have illuminated streets at night. Serhiy, the head of the village council, a young man in his early forties, says it used to be a real problem: “We all ride bicycles here in Pavlivka. Each household has at least one, two or more bicycles. We had so many incidents because of the dark streets!” Now, thanks to the EU funded community development project, 6 km of streets of the village are illuminated with energy efficient lamps which...
- 28 July 2017
Over the last 10 years, CBA Project supports sustainable local development across Ukraine. Since 2008, we reached over 80% of the country to support initiatives of local communities. By creating an enabling environment for individuals to become active citizens, EU/UNDP’s Community-Based Approach (CBA) to Local Development has promoted sustainable, socio-economic development in Ukrainian communities that empowers individuals and spreads long after the intervention. EU/UNDP facilitates and trains citizens and public officials to take the ‘leap of faith’ needed in rural Ukraine to engage with public institutions, laws, and resources. Want to know more what we have...
- 30 May 2017
Did you know, that Energy Efficient interventions can bring significant reductions in energy bills: 10 – 20% on bills and resources, and more advanced projects, like solar-powered street lights, save 100%! How to reconstruct heating system of local kindergartens with biomass boilers, or install solar pannels for street lightning, or reconstruct water supply system using innovative energy saving technologies today representatives of seven regions shared their practical experience during the Interregional Energy Efficiency Conference in Sumy. Kirovograd, Ternopil, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytsk, Kherson, Sumy and Cherkasy...
- 24 April 2017
One more agricultural service cooperative was developed in Ternopil region in village Tseniv, Kozivsky rayon. With the EU/UNDP CBA Project support local community procured agricultural processing equipment: mill, extruder, peeling mill, oil mill, skim and other. More than 180 villagers already became members of the cooperative "Stary Mlyn" and will recieve agroprocessing services for lower than usual marketing price. The total cost of the procured equipment is UAH 852 ths., out of which EU/UNDP provided UAH 677 ths. The rest money were provided by members of cooperative, local authorities and private sponsors.
The cooperative "Stary Mlyn" was not...
- 24 April 2017
Innovative technologies are closer then you think. More than 56,000 citizens of Pryluky will benefit from “Smart Rada”. Now it will take much less time and costs to analyze city deputies’ decisions and publish the results on the website. This is a comprehensive system, which systematizes and analyses decision-making process of the city council and automatically publishes results on the website. This system aims to make city council workflow more efficient as it will allow to work faster and reduce expenditures of the city budget.
The special software has three security levels which will exclude any possibilities for external influence. Each deputy will have his...
- 17 March 2017
Today the city council of Dubno launched electronic voting system and video streaming. The system records decisions of all deputies and allows citizens to monitor work of the city council. Besides, since now citizens can watch online the work of city deputies and stay tuned about all important city decisions. This smart technologies allow citizens to be a part of decision making as they can register their petitions. Transparency of self-governing bodies will raise people trust in city authorities and be more proactive.
This initiative was implemented in terms of the «Innovative Governance» component of the joint...
- 15 March 2017
Today CBA Project in partnership with local authorities and communities introduces Electronic Cabinet for Citizens in Uzhgorod. A digital system allows local people to register their personal virtual cabinet where they can monitor city council decisions, budgeting, register their petitions, pay for communal services and control their quality. This tool is aimed to develop good communication between local authorities and communities, to build trust and make the work of city council more transparent and open to people.
More than 113 000 citizens will benefit from this initiative. Total cost of the micro-project is UAH...
- 31 January 2017
The joint EU/UNDP Project "Community Based Approach to Local Development" (CBA) gathered representatives of the European Union, United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine, Government of Ukraine, Parliament Committees, Ministry of Regional Development together with Ukrainian municipalities, members of Associations of Co-owners of multi-apartment buildings (ACMBs), experts and university representatives for the National Round Table to discuss results and achievements in the area of sustainable urban development in Ukraine and community mobilization.
In his welcoming speech Janthomas Hiemstra, UNDP Ukraine...
- 19 December 2016
On 15-16 December joint EU/UNDP "Community Based Apporach to Local Development" Project gathered 25 partner cities in Kyiv Smart City Hub for the cluster training "Smart cities - innovations for local governance. Global and national tendencies and best practicies in the area of local governance / smart cities, which are applicable for Ukraine".
Practitioners who have experience of big innovative projects implementation at Kyiv City State Administration came to share their experience - Tetiana Koba (Project "E-procurement"), Viacheslav Novohatsky ("Informational analytical system for managing city proprety in Kyiv, e-services"), Andriy...
- 10 November 2016
On Thursday, 10 November in Myliatchy amalgamated territorial community in Rivne region the joint EU/UNDP “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) Project in partnership with Myliatchy village council officially opened reconstructed premise of the Center of Administrative Services Delivery (CASD). Since now more than 7 ths. members of this community can quickly receive high quality administrative services.
“It is our honor to open the first Center of Administrative Services in Ukraine in rural territory. The opening of the Center is an illustrative case of...
- 27 October 2016
How can local communities reach sustainable development through decentralization process is a topic of today’s discussion at the conference “Capable Communities as a Base for Regional Development” in Ternopil. For the event the joint EU/UNDP “Community Based Approach to Local Development” gathered all parties of the decentralization process – state authorities, donors, and amalgamated territorial communities.
During the opening Benedikt Hermann Policy officer, Support Group to Ukraine, Delegation of the EU to Ukraine stressed that «the most important asset that as hromadas you have it’s honest , transparent and fast...
- 12 October 2016
On Wednesday, 12 October in Shumsky amalgamated territorial community in Ternopil region the joint EU/UNDP “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) Project in partnership with Shumsk city council officially opened reconstructed premise of the Center of Administrative Services Delivery (CASD). Since now more than 20 ths. members of this community can quickly receive high quality administrative services.
«Reform of Decentralization is of high priority for Ukraine. Our Project prepared a background for the process of decentralization in Ukraine...
- 07 October 2016
The joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) Project provides support to the Government of Ukraine for decentralization reform implementation and to ensure success of territorial communities’ amalgamation. The Project supported today’s roundtable about the results and further perspectives of the Ukrainian Law «About volunteer amalgamation of territorial communities» in Bilyaivka city, Odesa region. During the round table UNDP Ukraine Deputy Country Director Ms. Blerta Cela discussed with national and regional authorities successes and challenges of the Decentralization reform. ...
- 30 September 2016
On 29 September, 2016, the joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” (CBA) conducted a Media Day on sustainable local development for the journalists of the regional and small city medias from Kyiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr and Chernihiv regions.
International Project Manager Mr. Hendrik van Zyl and Acting Head of Kyiv region state administration Mr. Lev Partskhaladze welcomed participants and stressed on the importance of community mobilization in small cities, decentralization in Ukraine and the role of media in raising public awareness about urban communities self-organization.The media event was focused on the...
- 22 September 2016
On 21 September 2016 International Project Manager Hendrik van Zyl and the Community Development Specialst Olena Ruditch of the joint EU/UNDP "Community Based Approach to Local Development" (CBA) Project participated in the official openeing of the Agricultural Service Cooperative "Dary Laniv" in village Rudka Kremenetsky rayon. Together with the Head of Oblast State Administration Stepan Barna and oblast authorities CBA Project senior management cut the ribon and congratulated local community with the event.
During the business trip CBA managment visited Shumsk city in Ternopil oblast and monitored implementation of the piloting...
- 22 September 2016
Agricultural Ternopil region selected as one of the piloted for starting and approbation of cooperative development approach. During CBA2 in the region founded two agricultural services cooperatives ASC “Zelena Krinitsa” with grain processing services in Koshlyaki village and ASC “Yagidniy krai” with freezer storage facilities for better berries marketing and fuel briquettes production in Losyatin village. Of course, during implementation of these pilot cooperative initiatives it was many technical, organizational and autocratic problems, which resolved only by joined...
- 19 September 2016
On 15 September 2016 UNDP senior management participated in the joint exhibition of the international support to the reform of decentralization in Ukraine which took place in Vinnytsia. International Project Manager of the joint EU/UNDP Project “Community Based Approach to Local Development” Hendrik van Zyl and UNDP Democratic Governance Advisor Marcus Brand participated in the event to represent UNDP support to the decentralization process in Ukraine.
During the event Prime Minister of...
- 31 August 2016
On August 30-31, 2016 two-day cluster training for focal persons from #CBA partner OSA/OC, RSA/RC of Kharkivska, Dnipropetrovska, Luhanska and Donetska oblasts is being conducted with the support of #CBA Project in Kharkiv city currently.The first day`s topic is the experience of the #CBA on smart cities, energy efficiency projects and projects on alternative energy and power decentralization reform in Ukraine.The participants from four oblasts accentuated the #CBA methodology in the local...