15 out of 58 Hromadas Recommended for Polaris Programme Partnership in the First Round of Expert Support for “Strengthening the Starosta Institution”. The nationwide selection of hromadas took place from September 16 to 29, 2024.
During this period, 66 applications were submitted from 58 hromadas across 19 regions (8 applications were duplicates). Among the 58 hromadas: 26 are urban, 22 are settlement-based, and 18 are rural. Ten applications came from military administrations, and five hromadas are located in temporarily occupied territories. The highest number of applications came from Poltava region, with a total of 12.
Among the hromadas applying for partnership, five are located in temporarily occupied territories, 13 have recently been liberated, and three are situated in settlements with mountain status.
More detailed information is available in Ukrainian: https://polaris.org.ua/novyny-ta-zakhody/novyny/vyznacheno-hromady-partnerky-prohramy-za-napriamom-rozvytok-instytutsiinoi-spromozhnosti-instytutu-starost
