Ukraine National Initiatives to Enhance Reforms
Name: Ukraine National Initiatives to Enhance Reforms (UNITER)
Duration: October 2008 – September 2013
Donor: USAID
The purpose of the Ukraine Initiative to Enhance Reform is to help consolidate democratic governance in Ukraine by strengthening and developing a more vibrant civil society and more robust civil society organizations (CSOs). Pact has developed a civil society strengthening project strategy customized to meet these transformational challenges facing Ukraine.
The sustainability of the project results will be founded upon its integrated efforts to strengthen the technical and organizational capacity of civil society, while improving the legal and economic enabling environment. Additionally, the strategy weaves in the cross-cutting themes of transforming civil society relationships with government and the private sector, gaining reach and unification of initiatives through thematic networks, utilizing existing Ukrainian expertise, and building sustainable mechanisms to support the continued growth and development of the sector.
Special emphasis will be placed throughout the program on supporting both initiatives that address issues faced by women and youth, as well as the emerging leadership within these groups.
The program’s objectives are fourfold:
- NGOs better represent citizen interests and drive reform agenda through more effective advocacy, monitoring and activism.
- The relevant legislative framework for civil society approaches European standards.
- NGOs are transparently governed and capably managed.
- Civil society organizations are more financially sustainable and less dependent on foreign donors.
To accomplish these objects, the core project activities are:
- Grants to advance national and local level advocacy
- Eliminating legal and legislative barriers
- Organizational support to CSOs and networks to reach international standards
- Engaging the private sector.
Partners
East Europe Foundation
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
Agency for Legislative Initiatives (ALI)
Open Ukraine Foundation (OUF)
GURT Resource Center
Ideal Country Ukrainian Philanthropists Forum
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