U-LEAD with Europe

EMPOWERING MUNICIPALITIES IN UKRAINE

11269

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED

323796

PARTICIPATIONS IN OUR ACTIVITIES

186000000 million euro

INVESTED BY OUR DONORS

333

War-affected municipalities received emergency packages

What's new?

29.03.2023

Why do municipalities need energy policies?

A series of educational and advisory events on energy security continues.

Teofipol municipality to build a greenhouse

U-LEAD is funding a project that will take local food security to the next level

#food security

#news

27.03.2023

U-LEAD announces the selection among officials of local self-government bodies to participate in the experience exchange Network

The topic of the Network: Activities of working groups on the creation of internal control and audit systems in municipalities"

New law gave municipalities additional tools for fire brigades

U-LEAD presents the changes in legislation and explains their significance.

#news

#legislation

#volunteer fire brigades

27.03.2023

Legal Corner. March 2023

A digest of all news on legislation in parts that may concern local self-government. This information is constantly updated. This version is current as of 27.03.2023.

Generators in the summer for electricity in the winter

How a municipality in the Vinnytsia region sheltered IDPs and kept them from giving up hope in the darkest winter hour

#war

#energy security

#emergency aid

#internally displaced persons

23.03.2023

The “Laboratories of Creative Dialogue” project was launched in the Chernihiv oblast

Local self-government and municipal residents rediscover communication with the help of U-LEAD

#news

#steps for specialists

#communications

#community dialog

21.03.2023

The Programme “Steps for Specialists. Organising Work with IDPs – 2023” has been launched and is in full swing

Participants from the Vinnytsia oblast talk about their experiences.

#training programmes

#internally displaced persons

#news

21.03.2023

Stage 2 of the training programme “Steps for Specialists. Mobility” has been launched

U-LEAD is committed to training municipalities in writing mobility-related project proposals.

In 2022, the municipalities of the Chernihiv oblast received almost EUR 1 million in aid from U-LEAD

Equipment and materials to stabilise the energy infrastructure and assist in the housing of IDPs were the most expensive.

12 municipalities will improve their waste management systems

The project is part of the second stage of the training programme “Steps for Specialists”.

Digitization of Ukrainian municipalities: leaders of digital transformation discussed possibilities and prospects

The program “Accelerator of Digital Resilience “Hromada 4.0”, developed by the international organization SocialBoost with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and U-LEAD with Europe, has been launched. Digital transformation leaders discussed the role of digitalization in rebuilding and restoring municipalities.

#news

#digitalization

#digital transformation

#MinDigit

#war

OUR ACTIVITIES TODAY

30.03.2023

Solving HR issues in education in municipalities from Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts

Region: Zaporizhzhia city, Zaporizhzhia oblast

UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS

U-LEAD announces the selection among officials of local self-government bodies to participate in the experience exchange Network

Digitization of Ukrainian municipalities: leaders of digital transformation discussed possibilities and prospects

HR work in LSG: U-LEAD announces new recruitment for a new training program

U-LEAD announces selection for the training program in municipality communication

Our impact since 2016

32015

DIRECT CONSULTATIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES GIVEN

309

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES SUPPORTED

THE PREPARATION OF PROJECTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED

67%

OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ALREADY APPLIED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE

595

MUNICIPALITIES ADJUSTED THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES

LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS CRUCIAL TO THE REFORM WERE ACCOMPANIED

484

OPENINGS OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTERS SUPPORTED

U-LEAD Stories

How the municipality sheltered IDPs and survived one of the hardest winters in the history of Ukraine

Koryukivka municipality in Chernihiv Oblast is returning to normal life after deoccupation

Bilotserkivka municipality of Poltava Oblast is setting up shelters for displaced people

Volyn Oblast Municipality Exports Tonnes of Products Abroad after Turning Abandoned Land into a Berry Cluster

Pirnivska Municipality is Going to Become Ecological Capital of Kyiv Oblast & Develop Craft Business Ideas

1500 patients returned. Onokivka municipality told how the signing of the inter-municipal cooperation agreement affected the work of its outpatient clinics

Superheroes, Training and Festivals Help Municipality Launch Waste Sorting in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Municipality is Fighting Fire on Its Own for Several Years Now After Setting up Voluntary Fire Brigade in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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Who we are

Our purpose

We, the Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme, in short U-LEAD with Europe, are a partnership of the Ukrainian government and the European Union and its member states Germany, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Estonia and Slovenia to support the establishment of a multi-level governance that is transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs of the population of Ukraine.

Our partners and donors

Through close cooperation with our Ukrainian partners we ensure that our work contributes to the success of the Ukrainian government’s ambitious agenda to enhance local self-government and regional development. Through U-LEAD with Europe, the European Union and its Member States Germany, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Estonia and Slovenia make an important contribution to improving the lives of all citizens of Ukraine.

Our organisation

U-LEAD with Europe is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and has more than 180 employees.

Our contact details

Our activity covers all Ukraine. You can easily contact us to find out more about the possibilities provided by U-LEAD.

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