Протягом заходу було продемонстровано результати дослідження рівня партисипації в громадах-учасницях, презентовано історії успіху переможців та обговорено подальші кроки розвитку ініціатив. Учасники також мали можливість поділитися власними враженнями від участі в проєкті та напрацювати нові ідеї для співпраці.

In December, the first stage of the project“Promoting Participatory Democracy in Territorial Communities” was completed.

On April 18, Kharkiv hosted the final reporting conference “Successful experience in disseminating modern participatory democracy technologies in eastern Ukraine” based on the results of the two-year project “Promoting Participatory Governance in Eastern Ukraine” implemented by the NGO “Volunteer Initiative ‘Kharkiv Station’ with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).The conference participants shared their achievements, which were made possible by the financial support of their projects.In total, over the past 2 years, our organization has provided financial support for the implementation of mini-grants to 17 civil society organizations. The main activities include the following:Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of public participation tools available to communities in Poltava, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions.Conducting trainings and roundtables involving the public, where the organizers shared the results of their research and raised awareness of citizens about the opportunities to participate in decision-making in their communities.Strengthening youth activism towards participation in the public life of their regions through informal training, online testing, and involvement of young people in the development of proposals for the restoration and development of their communities.Developing and implementing socially useful online services for local community residents that increased the level of communication between local authorities and the public.During the conference, participants presented their work and shared successful experiences and ways to overcome difficulties encountered during project implementation and sincerely rejoiced in the success of their colleagues.During the implementation of the two-year project, we managed to create a communication platform for cooperation and friendly communication between more than 40 civil society organizations.

On April 18, Kharkiv hosted the final reporting conference “Successful experience in disseminating modern participatory democracy technologies in eastern Ukraine” based on the results of the two-year project “Promoting Participatory Governance in Eastern Ukraine” implemented by the NGO “Volunteer Initiative “Kharkiv Station” with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

On February 19, the final workshop was held, attended by youth representatives, the Palm of Peace Charitable Foundation, and the Department of Economic Development, Investment, International Cooperation, Communication and Tourism of the Executive Committee of the Rohan Village Council. b

Active citizenship should be developed from childhood. A culture of respect for human rights, critical thinking, civic activism, and concern for the fate of one’s community and country should be the basic values of a modern Ukrainian.Our sub-grantees have developed a pilot curriculum for the development of participatory democracy in the Shcherbaniv Lyceum in Poltava Oblast. Right now, specialists are successfully implementing it in their school.

Our grantees are making changes in society!

“We are pleased to announce that three focus groups have already been held, namely in the Ternivka starosta district, in the Vvedenskiy starosta district and in the central estate of Novopokrovka village. The fourth and final focus group will be held tomorrow, December 27, in the Eskhariv starosta district. “Communicating with the community, we received several recommendations that we will definitely listen to and take into account. We heard a request for online training and explanations on the topic:

Finally, we can introduce our grantees!

We are lucky! We feel inspired and optimistic.