Goals of the Project:

•  Build capacities of local communities and authorities in applying community-based approach, participatory local planning and public service delivery, rehabilitating basic social and communal infrastructure, and developing small farm and non-farm businesses.
• Enhance energy efficiency through energy planning and efficient energy use, innovative technologies and awareness campaigns.
• Share best practices and knowledge on community mobilization and participatory governance through the knowledge hub and advocate for policy changes towards decentralization and local democracy.
• Integrate community-based approaches to local governance and development in the curriculum of academia and educational institutions.

 Expected results: 

•  Local communities and authorities have better capacities for participatory planning, decision-making and collective actions to implement sustainable local development initiatives.
• Community members, community organisations (COs), associations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings (ACMBs) and elected/state authorities have the knowledge and skills to implement community-based methodology for achieving local sustainable development.
• People in rural and urban areas enjoy better living conditions as a result of improved basic communal services and income-generating activities.
• Non-profit agricultural service cooperatives carry out economic activities which generate employment opportunities for households in rural areas.
• Public campaigns carried out to increase awareness about energy efficiency.
• Innovative municipal governance practices and tools help to provide information, deliver better public services and foster people’s participation.
• Experience on community mobilization and participatory governance collected and disseminated through the knowledge management hub as well as integrated into the university curriculum. 

Duration: May 2014 - September 2017

Donors: European Union and United Nations Development Program

Budget : 23.8 mln EUR

Project area: All regions of Ukraine

Partners: Community organizations, local and regional authorities, line ministries, parliamentary committees, and national associations of local councils.