Our initiatives

Promoting the Social Integration of Internally Displaced Persons in Their Communities of Residence

Kamianka-Buzka community (Lviv region), Kolomyia community (Ivano-Frankivsk region), Khmilnytskyi community (Vinnytsia region).

Support for operations and emergency response under martial law

22 organisations in 15 regions of Ukraine (as of 2022-2023)

Support for operations and emergency response under martial law

22 organisations in 15 regions of Ukraine (as of 2022-2023)

Formation of an international network of local organisations and initiatives to promote ideas of access to justice and advocacy

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Strengthening the role and capacity of civil society organizations in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in improving the quality of social, security and legal services to the population with a focus on human rights (using the Local Human Rights Index tool)

Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts

Supporting the introduction, at both local and central levels, of a culture of applying an approach to strategic management decision-making in the area of ensuring effective access to justice based on the results of research on the real legal needs of people

Oleshyn (Khmelnytskyi region) Khmilnyk (Vinnytsia region) Shyroke (Zaporizhzhia region) Kreminna (Luhansk region) Berezanka (Mykolaiv region) Voznesensk (Mykolaiv region) Uzyn (Kyiv region) Chervona Sloboda (Cherkasy region)

Obtaining objective data on the legal needs and problems of informally employed persons, developing recommendations for overcoming these problems for further planning of an advocacy campaign aimed at solving the problems of informal employment in Ukrainian society

National level

Supporting the organizational development of LDN member organizations through the implementation of the Strategy at the local level

23 organisations in 15 regions of Ukraine (as of 2019-2021)

Strengthening the Financial Viability of Ukrainian CSOs through the Creation, Testing and Promotion of Unique Services to Strengthen Financial Capacity

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2019-2020)

Increasing the capacity of local partner organizations for their work within the framework of monitoring the provision of justice and security services according to the methodologies of the Local Human Rights Index (LHRI) at the local and regional levels with the application of social rights of different population groups through the development and implementation of training programs that include: Basic knowledge and skills for the effective application of the LHRI methodology, Peculiarities of working with local self-government bodies and local state authorities, Adaptation of the LHRI methodology to the local context

Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Improving people's access to justice, administrative and social services, legal aid services and alternative dispute resolution

Kyiv oblast

Strategic planning of the Public Union "Legal Development Network"

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2019-2020)

Reducing the level of social tension and conflict caused by the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine by providing timely and convenient legal assistance to all who need it

National level

Development of the Legal Development Network, Strategic Planning, Improving Network Interaction Mechanisms, Developing the Institute for Regional Coordination, and Monitoring the Work of Network Offices

Vinnytsia, Volyn, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk regions

Strengthening the organizational capacity of civil society organizations working in the field of strengthening the legal capacity of communities and expanding access to justice

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2019-2020)

Strengthening the capacity of territorial communities to develop and implement local programs to expand access to justice, based on the needs of residents

Kreminna of Luhansk region, Oleshyn of Khmelnytskyi region, Shyroke of Zaporizhia region, Khmelnyk of Vinnytsia region, Kherson of Kherson region.

A comprehensive legal mapping of four types of court cases

Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts, Kharkiv, Zaporizhja

Facilitating people's access to justice, administrative and social services, legal aid services and alternative dispute resolution

Chuguyiv and Pechenizhsky districts of Kharkiv region

Assessment of the real state of perception of the work of the court and the quality of its services by surveying participants in court proceedings using the methodology of using information from citizen reporting cards, formulating recommendations to improve the provision of services by courts and advocating for their implementation to increase public trust in the court

Poltava, Kharkiv and Chernivtsi oblasts

Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations and territorial communities through the establishment of systemic communication between them, training and practical training of trainers, mediators and experts in local self-government/Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations and territorial communities through the establishment of systemic communication between them, training and practical training of trainers, mediators and experts in local self-government

23 organizations in 15 oblasts of Ukraine (as of 2018-2019)