The USAID Governance and Local Accountability (HOVERLA) Activity is a 5-year program funded by USAID and implemented by partners to support Ukraine's decentralization reform agenda and advance self-reliant local governance. Its goal is to institutionalize Ukraine's system of local self-governance, increase self-reliant subnational governance, and improve citizens' role in local governance processes through objectives like policy and legislation reforms, local government capacity building, and civic engagement initiatives. Key stakeholders include various Ukrainian ministries and institutions, civil society groups, and the private sector.

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Activity Overview
USAID Governance
and Local
Accountability
(HOVERLA) Activity
November 9, 2021

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Activity
IMPLEMENTED BY : PARTNERS:
FUNDED BY:
DURATION: 5 years (2021 – 2026)
GOAL:
Support the decentralization reform agenda of
the Government of Ukraine
Advance self-reliant local governance

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HOVERLA STAKEHOLDERS
Ministry of Communities &
Territories Development
Line Ministries and Institutions
(Education and Science; Youth and Sports;
Health; Infrastructure; Agrarian Policy and
Food; …)
Other Stakeholders
Key Government of Ukraine
Counterparts
Private Sector
(Business and professional
associations)
Civil Society and Social Entrepreneurs
(Local CSOs, youth groups, women’s
groups)
Ministry of Digital
Transformation
Verkhovna Rada
(Committee on State Building, Local
Governance, Regional and Urban
Development)
Associations of local government
(Local CSOs, youth groups, women’s groups)

4. Objective 2:
INCREASE SELF-
RELIANT
SUBNATIONAL
GOVERNANCE
4
Objective 1:
INSTITUTIONALI
ZE
UKRAINE’S
SYSTEM OF
LOCAL SELF-
GOVERNANCE
HOVERLA’s
Objectives
Objective 3:
IMPROVE
CITIZEN’S ROLE IN
LOCAL
GOVERNANCE
PROCESSES
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5. Objective 2:
Local Government
1. Training for local self government
2. Communications and outreach
mechanisms
3. Intermunicipal cooperation
mechanisms
4. Process reengineering
5. Service delivery improvements
6. Business licensing & enabling
environment
7. E-governance and digital solutions 5
Objective 1: Policy and
Legislation
1. Policy dialogues
2. Legislative & regulatory
reforms
3. Sectoral reforms
4. Policy & legislative concepts
5. Technical assistance
6. Surveys & opinion polls
7. Research & analysis
8. Forums & conferences
HOVERLA’s
Objectives
Objective 3: Civic
Engagement
1. Communications and
outreach mechanisms
2. Civil society governance
improvement
3. Publications
4. Radio, TV and Social Media
5. Surveys and citizen’s
perception
6. Accountability mechanisms
7. Advocacy mechanism
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HOVERLA’s
Tools
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• Technical Assistance
• Training
• Data analytics
• Capacity Building
• Dissemination
• Exchange of best practices
• Grants
• Procurements
• E-solutions
• Collaboration mechanisms
https://www.facebook.com/USAIDhoverla

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Objective 1: Policy and Legislation
• Constitutional reform
• Budget & Tax code
• Local Self Governance & Municipal Code
• Land Management and Urban Planning
• Digitalization
• Regional development & Local Economical
Development
• Cooperation of territorial communities
• Sectoral Decentralization
• Administrative procedure
• Public Service
HOVERLA’s
Objectives
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HOVERLA Partner Communities (Phase
1)
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Kiyv
LVIV
POLTAVA
VOLYN
HOVERLA Partner Communities (Phase 2) – Additional 4 Regions, 25+
Communities
Objective 2: Local Government
1. Capacity Audit
2. IT Audit
3. Strategic Planning
4. Spatial Planning
5. Data collection
6. Data analytics
7. Budget Preparation and Execution

9. Thank you!
Дякую!
Contact:
Gabriel Abraham
Chief of Party
HOVERLA Activity
gabriel_abraham@DAI.com