EE Interregional Conference Started in Uzhgorod
- 13 September 2017
Energy efficiency and energy saving are pressing issues at the community level, where saving on utility bills is just as important as preserving the environment for future generations. Much of Ukraine’s infrastructure was built during Soviet-times and not designed for efficiency, nor to last this long. Working with community organizations, UNDP helps them mobilize state funds and other resources to renovate multi-apartment buildings insulating roofs and facades, light up streets by solar energy, heat local health posts, schools and kindergartens with biomass boilers, and install windows and doors that insulate.On 13-14 September representatives of local...
CBA Project Brings Innovative Technologies to 26 Cities of Ukraine
- 06 September 2017
On 5 – 6 September representatives of national authorities, 26 UNDP partner cities, international donors, community organizations gathered in Kyiv at the National Round Table "Innovations in Local Self-governance" to discuss the results of the “innovative governance” component implementation and ways how to make cities smarter and more comfortable for living. EU/UNDP Community Based Approach helps to bring innovative technologies to 26 small cities around Ukraine to improve access to public services and create equal opportunities for all citizens. The Project supported implementation of 40 initiatives bringing innovative technologies to the...
Community of Village Pavlivka Shows Innovative Street Lightning to Mr. Neal Walker
- 31 July 2017
The story of the village Pavlivka, Vinnytsia region, is typical for Ukraine. Until 2015, the locals never knew how it is to have illuminated streets at night. Serhiy, the head of the village council, a young man in his early forties, says it used to be a real problem: “We all ride bicycles here in Pavlivka. Each household has at least one, two or more bicycles. We had so many incidents because of the dark streets!” Now, thanks to the EU funded community development project, 6 km of streets of the village are illuminated with energy efficient lamps which...
10 Yers of Sustainable Local Development in Ukraine
- 28 July 2017
Over the last 10 years, CBA Project supports sustainable local development across Ukraine. Since 2008, we reached over 80% of the country to support initiatives of local communities. By creating an enabling environment for individuals to become active citizens, EU/UNDP’s Community-Based Approach (CBA) to Local Development has promoted sustainable, socio-economic development in Ukrainian communities that empowers individuals and spreads long after the intervention. EU/UNDP facilitates and trains citizens and public officials to take the ‘leap of faith’ needed in rural Ukraine to engage with public institutions, laws, and resources. Want to know more what we have...
The Conference on Energy Efficiency in Context of Decentralization Reform Started in Sumy
- 30 May 2017
Did you know, that Energy Efficient interventions can bring significant reductions in energy bills: 10 – 20% on bills and resources, and more advanced projects, like solar-powered street lights, save 100%! How to reconstruct heating system of local kindergartens with biomass boilers, or install solar pannels for street lightning, or reconstruct water supply system using innovative energy saving technologies today representatives of seven regions shared their practical experience during the Interregional Energy Efficiency Conference in Sumy. Kirovograd, Ternopil, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytsk, Kherson, Sumy and Cherkasy...
Pryluky Becomes a Smart City
- 24 April 2017
Innovative technologies are closer then you think. More than 56,000 citizens of Pryluky will benefit from “Smart Rada”. Now it will take much less time and costs to analyze city deputies’ decisions and publish the results on the website. This is a comprehensive system, which systematizes and analyses decision-making process of the city council and automatically publishes results on the website. This system aims to make city council workflow more efficient as it will allow to work faster and reduce expenditures of the city budget.
The special software has three security levels which will exclude any possibilities for external influence. Each deputy will have his...
One More Cooperative Opened in Ternopil
- 24 April 2017
One more agricultural service cooperative was developed in Ternopil region in village Tseniv, Kozivsky rayon. With the EU/UNDP CBA Project support local community procured agricultural processing equipment: mill, extruder, peeling mill, oil mill, skim and other. More than 180 villagers already became members of the cooperative "Stary Mlyn" and will recieve agroprocessing services for lower than usual marketing price. The total cost of the procured equipment is UAH 852 ths., out of which EU/UNDP provided UAH 677 ths. The rest money were provided by members of cooperative, local authorities and private sponsors.
The cooperative "Stary Mlyn" was not...
