Ukraine develops its Youth Participation Index

More than 30 speakers and more than 600 guests attended the DumkoFest Festival of Thoughts in Lutsk on 30 September 2019. A public-sector initiatives fair and a photo exhibition entitled "Civic Leaders of Volyn Oblast," created with the support of UNDP in Ukraine, also took place during the festival.

Let’sCreateChanges is a Program for Training Public Initiatives Managers which aims at developing the leadership competencies of young people from small cities and towns of Ukraine, and at implementing social and anti-corruption projects through fostering cooperation between the community, business and government.

Kyiv, September 24, 2019 – The six youth initiatives declared the best of the U-inn 2.0 Youth Innovations Program, which aims to promote innovative youth initiatives at the local level, are to receive financial and mentoring support for their implementation.

The deadline for submission of the project proposals concepts is September 30, 2019 and the results of the concepts review will be announced by October 11, 2019.

“Zhytomyr has become a leader in governance innovation in Ukraine by adopting in 2019 the new Zhytomyr City Territorial Community Charter, and by creating new avenues for participation,” said Marcus Brand at the opening of the Civic Participation Academy, which takes place in Zhytomyr on 19-20 September 2019.