Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine

This project supports the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine a multi-donor initiative designed in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine and participating co-donor countries. These countries include Canada Finland Sweden Switzerland the United States and the United Kingdom. The project aims to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine’s state civil society communities and private sector in the face of Russia’s aggression. It also seeks to better prepare Ukraine for a smoother post-war transition and peace on Ukraine’s terms. This project operates along three mutually-reinforcing components: (a) Resist: fostering cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and citizens living in frontline communities and those in the government controlled areas and sustaining non-violent civilian resistance to Russian aggression; (b) Recover: addressing the early recovery needs of newly liberated communities through community engagement and addressing local government capacity gaps; and (c) Revitalize: uniting communities and laying the foundation for Ukraine's social economic and political post-war transition to sustain long-term peace. Project activities include: (1) helping government coordinate and plan the recovery and restoration of public administration education healthcare and other community services and public utilities such as power and water; (2) supporting local government to install air raid shelters and deliver social services and psychosocial support to protect citizens from the psychological and physical fallout of Russia’s invasion; and (3) working with civil society government the private sector and the media to address the invisible impact of the war and Russia’s hybrid tactics to promote a united Ukrainian identity.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) sustained community cooperation and connections between citizens and the Ukrainian state in front-line and at-risk territories; (2) enabled the Ukrainian state and citizens to support non-violent elements of resistance to Russia's aggression; (3) sustained trust in state institutions and elected bodies by delivering effective early recovery in liberated areas; and (4) united and prepared target communities for post-war transition.