International Development Grant
Election Training and Voter Awareness in Ukraine
Project Number: CA-3-Z021029001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $2,387,131.00
Start Date: March 27, 2012
End Date: September 30, 2016
Duration: 4.5 years
Project Description
The aim of this project is to improve the capacity of Ukraine’s Central Elections Commission (CEC) to administer and coordinate free and fair elections across the country. One of the project’s components is designed to provide technical assistance to the CEC to help it implement an effective and comprehensive training program for all elections staff across the country. This includes the launching of an online platform for delivering training to elections staff working outside of Kyiv at the regional district or precinct levels. The project’s second component promotes cooperation between the CEC and civil society groups with the aim of increasing voter rights awareness and disseminating information on legal elections procedures.
Expected Results
The expected te outcomes for this project include: increased confidence in election processes in Ukraine both within the country and internationally; increased voter participation and civil society engagement in election activity in Ukraine. Ultimately this project seeks to improve the coordination of free and fair electoral processes in Ukraine.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of May 2014 include : i) the training of 1000 election commissioners representatives of the political parties candidates and journalists from across Ukraine on key electoral procedures; ii) the development and implementation of a special on-line training program for elections commissioners offered to approximately 5000 user ahead of the 2014 presidential elections; iii) an extensive voter awareness campaign ahead of both the 2012 parliamentary elections and of the 2014 presidential elections including through video and audio ads (on 17 national TV channel 30 regional TV channels and 22 radio stations) the distribution of manuals and posters internet advertisements and information on the Central Elections Commission’s website (access over 57 500 000 times) and activities by civil society organizations. These have contributed to the Central Elections Commission’s institution readiness for the 2012 parliamentary elections and the 2014 presidential elections in Ukraine.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
EGM Europe Arctic Middle East and Magh
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP