Locally Led Recovery

We assist in the integrated and comprehensive planning of recovery efforts in communities affected by the full-scale invasion. We also implement crisis support   What We DoWe provide technical assistance to hromadas for comprehensive recovery planning, identifying projects that meet their nee ...

Support of associations

Democratic and member-driven Local Self-Government Associations as the foundation for the development of multilevel governance system   What We Do Strengthening the role of associations in three areas: Capacity development of associations as key actors in the multi-level manageme ...

International Municipal Partnerships

We support hromadas in preparing for the opportunities and requirements of EU accession. International cooperation at the local level is integral to this work. Under the Polaris Programme, Cities4Cities implements this track by fostering international municipal partnerships   What W ...

Municipal Enterprises Reform

We help improve the quality of municipal and other essential services that support the day-to-day functioning of hromadas   What We Do  Conduct comprehensive assessments of how territorial hromadas manage their assets and resources, including the status of asset inventories and accoun ...

Fiscal decentralisation

We help Ukraine build sustainable and resilient subnational finance system What We Do We work to help Ukrainian policy makers create an adequate, equitable and transparent system of municipal finances by assisting them in the development and analysis of data and by providing them with regular ...

Education

Supporting Ukrainian partners in building an effective education financing and multilevel governance system  What We Do We support Ukrainian Government in making evidence-based decisions, including on budgeting, ensuring the continued decentralization of education, improved monitoring of ...

Cross-cutting issues

Rights, participation and equality What We Do Local self-governments play a vital role in promoting equality, participation, cohesion and the realisation of rights as duty-bearers. Cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, human rights, citizen engagement, as well as veterans' perspectives ...

Starostas

We support Starostas as a key figure in bringing public services closer to residents in remote settlements What We Do Through institutional support, we strengthen the capacity of local self-government to deliver quality services in the remote settlements. Since hromadas apply different approac ...

Administrative services

We help improve the quality and territorial accessibility of administrative services in Ukrainian hromadas What We Do  Prepare recommendations for ministries and other central executive authorities to address challenging issues in the area of administrative services; Analysis the current s ...

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