The Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR) invites civil society organizations dedicated to strengthening trust, participation, and democratic processes in their communities to cooperate.
We are seeking 5 regional partners to jointly assist 15 communities in developing and implementing Community Charters and public participation tools at the local level.
Who is eligible to become a partner? Civil Society Organizations based in and actively promoting participatory practices in the Kharkiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Dnipropetrovsk regions (one organization per region).
You can find the full terms of the competition and the application form here.
Application deadline: December 18, 2025.
Announcement of selection results: by January 18, 2026.
This cooperation will take place within the framework of the project "Strengthening Local Democracy and Inclusive Citizen Participation in Decision-Making Processes in Communities and Regions of Southern and Eastern Ukraine," implemented by UCIPR with the support of the MATRA Programme of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.