Governance
Vasylkivska Consolidated Community Improves Access to Quality Drinking Water in Educational Establishments
Many of the 56 individual communities in Ukraine’s Vasylkivska Consolidated Community, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast lacked access to clean water. The population of about 23,000 had only one village acting as …
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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Visits SCORE Activities in the North
“Proud to increase educational opportunities and support COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka” – Ambassador Teplitz By Kathya de Silva Senarath US Ambassador to Sri Lanka …
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Slobozhanska CC Strategy: European Practice for Local Waste Sorting
Efficient, affordable handling of waste management is a critical concern in Ukraine. Residents of Slobozhanska consolidated community decided not to wait for government guidance and …
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SCORE-Facilitated Legal Clinic on Radio Creates Awareness Among Communities, Prompts Action
By Kathya de Silva Senarath Many agree that suspicion and cynicism against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka existed for some time alongside the larger …
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SCORE Helps Sharpen Women’s Knowledge and Leadership Skills to Promote Good Governance
By Kathya de Silva Senarath Before Covid-19 hit Sri Lanka, long queues were the usual scene at hospitals, and patients had to wait a long …
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USAID SCORE Seizes Opportunity for Reconciliation through Channel Repair in Aathiyammankerni
By Kathya de Silva Senarath Tamil and Sinhala villages of Aathiyammankerni and Samagipura in the Trincomalee district have been directly affected by the country’s 30-year …
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The Pioneer E-Executive Public Policy Making Process Training Virtual Graduation Ceremony
At the Strathmore Business School (SBS) in Nairobi, 55 trainees successfully graduated with a certificate in Public Policy Making Process (PPMP). The first of its …
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Youth-led Advocacy Initiatives Creating Communal Harmony and Positive Changes
There are various instances in Sri Lanka’s history when tensions between ethnicities have resulted in turbulence and bloodshed. Over the years, instances such as the …
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Consolidated Communities Paving their Way to Medium-Term Budget Planning Implementation
In Ukraine for quite some time, activities have been carried out aimed at improving legislation provision for medium-term budget planning at the state and local …
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Reducing Corruption and Increasing Transparency of Authorities in Ukraine
Anti-corruption and decentralization reforms have become key priorities in the Ukrainian program of new reforms, which are important in the country’s path to European integration. …
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Like Mother, Like Daughter: Building Toward Peace in Burundi
When an ethnic civil war broke out in Burundi in 1993, Odette Habonimana learned firsthand how peace begins at home. Only 9 years old at …
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USAID DOBRE Program: Youth Council and Yelovytsky Culture Center Initiatives in Lanivtsi Community
Co-authors: Olena Paseka, press secretary at Information and Public Relations Department at Lanivtsi City Council; Yuri Matevoshchuk, director at the Yelovytsky Culture Center Despite encouraging …
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Global Communities and PCI Stand in Solidarity for Racial Justice
Dear friends, The murder of George Floyd, yet another unarmed Black man, and the events of this past week have left so many of us …
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Rethinking the Role of County Government and Apex Organisations in Grassroots Cooperatives Development: Key Lessons from Social Network Analysis in Kenya
Dorthy Tindi Sitati Collaboration Learning & Adaption (CLA) Officer USAID CLEAR Program The Ushirika Hub was paid for by USAID Cooperative Development Program in partnership …
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Tourism and Business Center Serves as a Community Meeting Space in Ukraine
In Ukraine, the USAID DOBRE Program supported the opening of a Tourism and Business Development Center in Starosaltivska consolidated community. The newly established Center will …
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What did Ukraine Consolidated Communities Do to Reach Progress in Local Budget Transparency and 9,000 Resident Proposals?
Here is a short answer – the consolidated communities (CCs) underwent a budget transparency evaluation. In November 2019, the Crystal of the Year Award acknowledged …
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In Ukraine, an Award Ceremony to Celebrate the Success of Community Transparency Standards and Citizen Engagement
On November 19, 2019, DOBRE and the European funded U-LEAD programs co-hosted the Crystal of the Year Budget Transparency Award ceremony. The ceremony took place …
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48 Ukrainians, 14 Days, Nine US Cities
Local officials and civil society representatives from the Global Communities-implemented DOBRE program in Ukraine toured nine cities in the eastern United States in October to …
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