December 2011 Swiss Cooperation with Ukraine Swiss Cooperation Office Ukraine Content  Overview of Swiss Cooperation Program  Main results achieved since 2007  Partnerships of SDC and SECO in Ukraine  Plans 2012

2 Swiss Cooperation Programme  SDC active in Ukraine since mid-1990s; Framework agreement on technical and financial cooperation between Switzerland and Ukraine signed in 1997; Swiss Cooperation Office opened in 1999  Joint strategy of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) for the period  Four priority domains of intervention: Local Governance and Public Services (SDC) Reproductive Health (SDC) Financial and Economic Sustainability (SECO) Sustainable Energy Management (SECO)  Non-core program: justice reform, prevention of human trafficking, contribution to Chernobyl Shelter Fund  Overall budget for roughly CHF 60 million

3 Main results achieved since 2007: Domain Local Governance and Public Services  Up to 350,000 citizens gained access to improved communal services in selected Oblasts of Ukraine  More than 1,000 civil servants and representatives of local self- governments trained on participatory planning, budgeting and management of public services  e-Learning platform installed, training modules, manuals and recommendations on local governance and public services delivery elaborated and introduced countrywide

4 Partnerships of SDC in Ukraine  Implementing partners of SDC: UNDP, CoE, WHO, Unicef, IOM; Swiss TPH, Skat; Ukrainian NGOs  Working relations with other bilateral donors  Partners of SDC in Ukraine: Presidential Administration National line ministries: Regional Development and Construction, Housing and Communal Services; Health Parliamentary Committees National Academy of Public Administration; National Medical Academy for Post-graduate Education Local government associations Regional and sub-regional authorities in selected Oblasts Civil society organizations

5 Partnerships of SECO in Ukraine  Implementing partners of SECO: IFC, FIBL, SIPPO, UNIDO  Partners of SECO in Ukraine: Ministry for Regional Development and Construction, Housing and Communal Services Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food The Parliament of Ukraine Local banking association, associations of agricultural producers Municipalities and regional administrations

6 Plans 2012  Workshop for exploiting synergies among domains in the area of energy efficiency for residential buildings and hospitals  Gender assessment at the domain level in Reproductive Health  New initiatives to be launched in the domains of  financial and economic sustainability,  local governance and public services,  sustainable energy management

7 Outlook 2012: Domain Local Governance and Public Services  Decide on continuation or phasing out of DESPRO and MGSDP projects  Identify additional interventions  Decide on the continuation of the project “Strengthening the Capacity of Local Authorities in Ukraine” (implemented by the CoE) after the inception phase  Ensure synergies between the ongoing and planned projects within the domain ( in the areas of inter-municipal cooperation, including inter-municipal projects on Solid Waste Management, and knowledge management for civil servants )

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