{"id":16110,"date":"2022-09-16T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T07:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/?post_type=event&p=16110"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T12:57:01","slug":"the-legal-development-network-will-strengthen-the-potential-of-human-rights-organizations-from-7-oblasts-of-ukraine-with-the-support-of-undp-and-the-government-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/en\/event\/the-legal-development-network-will-strengthen-the-potential-of-human-rights-organizations-from-7-oblasts-of-ukraine-with-the-support-of-undp-and-the-government-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legal Development Network will strengthen the potential of human rights organizations from 7 oblasts of Ukraine with the support of UNDP and the Government of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end of September, a number of public organizations from Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, and Chernihiv oblasts will begin training under the annual program of the project <\/strong>“Capacity development of local NGOs \u2013 legal aid providers in Ukraine”<\/strong><\/a>, which is implemented by the Legal Development Network (LDN) with the support of UNDP and the Government of Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Anna Storozhenko<\/strong>, a specialist in the rule of law of the UN Development Program in Ukraine<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anna Storozhenko<\/strong>, a specialist in the rule of law of the UN Development Program in Ukraine, noted the important role of small organizations working in communities.\u00a0\u00abThe project provides a good opportunity to strengthen the capacity of organizations to provide quality services to internally displaced persons and to develop\u00bb,\u00a0<\/em>Anna Storozhenko <\/strong>said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is worth mentioning that most of the organizations that were selected to participate in the project by competition do not have even five years of experience, and three of them were created only this year, in 2022. In the conditions of a full-scale war in Ukraine, each of the selected organizations of the project is forced to review approaches to work, to adapt to the new conditions in the communities where they are now due to the fact that the communities where they worked before are temporarily not under the control of the Government of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Vitalii Okhrimenko<\/strong>, program director of the Legal Development Network<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00abThere is probably no organization left after February 24 that can say its strategies remain effective. They faced challenges that severely undermined organizational capacity. Our civil society has shown itself worthily. On the other hand, we understand that this is a long-term war, and we must be strong. Our strength lies in uniting and strengthening each other. This project, in particular, is a platform to communicate more and unite in order to be stronger together\u00bb<\/em>, mentioned Vitalii Okhrimenko<\/strong>, program director of the Legal Development Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training program is designed for heads of\npublic organizations, managers of areas, and lawyers. It involves a team of\ntrainers and experts who have significant experience and many successful\nachievements in their fields. Let’s dwell in more detail on the experience of\neach of the trainers of the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruslan Bakhtyiev <\/strong>knows many organizations from the inside and\nhelps them build strategies. He will indicate the ways of possible\ninstitutional development of organizations, introduce the tools of\ninstitutional sustainability, and at the tactical level, help organize the work\nprocess in the context of providing legal aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iryna Glushchenkova <\/strong>has also worked for many years both\nwith public organizations and with representatives of the access to justice\nsphere, in particular, with the system of free legal aid, the prosecutor’s\noffice, and the bar community. The trainer will teach effective internal\ncommunication, and develop stress management and emotional intelligence skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryna Govorukhina <\/strong>is a well-known communications\nexpert. With it, project participants will learn to work properly with\nanti-crisis communications and will be able to make their organizations more\nrecognizable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olha Semeniuk <\/strong>is a practicing lawyer and trainer. Olha will\nhelp in the development of skills for working with internally displaced\npersons, and professional communication with clients. She will help to\nunderstand the legal framework and how it is implemented in practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, representatives of the LDN and other\norganizations of the Solidarity and Justice coalition, in particular – the\nUkrainian Women Lawyers Association \u00abJurFem\u00bb, will share their practical\nexperience. Thus, the participating organizations will gain knowledge about\nproviding effective legal assistance and establishing gender-sensitive\nservices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The educational program is divided into\nmodules and focused on three groups of educational activities. The first group\nis aimed at organizational development and ensuring the stability of processes\nin organizations, and their institutional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second is for the development of legal\nservices provided by organizations participating in the project or planned to\nprovide in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third is the personal development of members of the organizational team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Iryna Chaika<\/strong>, organizational development director of the LDN<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00abThe entire program consists of four modules. It will start with a module that will provide the conceptual basis of the entire program. Between training modules, there will be intermediate periods during which participants will actively work with mentors to implement knowledge and skills\u00bb,<\/em>\u00a0says Iryna Chaika<\/strong>, organizational development director of the LDN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 10 mentors will work in the project,\ncoordinated by Anna Uvarova<\/strong> – an\nexpert who has been developing the mentoring institute in Ukrainian civil\nsociety for many years: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abThe task of the mentor is to identify one\nto three focuses that the organizations will work on throughout the program and\nthe way to achieve the goals. On this way, they will be supported by mentors\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Anna Uvarova will also monitor the dynamics of success, what succeeded and what did not succeed, during regular meetings with all project participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Yevgen Poltenko<\/strong>, executive director of the Legal Development Network<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00abWe have vast experience and expertise. Along the way, we also made mistakes, faced serious challenges, and found solutions. Organizations participating in the project will be able not to repeat our mistakes and not waste time on working out effective models. Thanks to our experts, mentors, and coaches, they will go through this path much faster and more efficiently\u00bb,<\/em>\u00a0mentioned Yevgen Poltenko<\/strong>, executive director of the Legal Development Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the conditions for achieving efficiency\nis the use of a self-assessment tool for organizational development, which must\nbe completed by each of the organizations participating in the project. The\nresults of the assessment will influence the direction of the mentors’ help. The\ntool<\/a> was developed by the Legal Development Network and has been\neffectively implemented since 2016 to strengthen its member organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project \u201cCapacity development of local\nNGOs \u2013 legal aid providers in Ukraine\u201d is implemented by the Legal Development\nNetwork with the support of UNDP within the framework of the UN Peacebuilding\nand Reconstruction Program with the financial support of the Government of\nCanada.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Reconstruction and Peacebuilding\nProgram (UN RPP) is implemented by four UN agencies: the United Nations\nDevelopment Program (UNDP), the United Nations Framework for Gender Equality\nand the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund\n(UNFPA) and the Food and the United Nations Agricultural Organization (FAO).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is supported by twelve\ninternational partners: the European Union (EU), the European Investment Bank\n(EIB), the US Embassy in Ukraine, as well as the governments of Canada,\nDenmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and\nSwitzerland.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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