The Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR) invites you to the presentation of the study "2025 Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index for Ukraine."
When: August 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Where: Kyiv (Ukrinform, 8/16 B. Khmelnytskoho St.) / Online via Zoom.
Registration: To participate, please register using the following link. Registration is open until August 5, 2026, 9:00 PM. The Zoom link for online attendance and the event agenda will be sent to registered participants in a separate email.
During the presentation, you will learn:
- Key trends that defined civil society development in 2025;
- How the full-scale war, reductions in international funding, and EU integration processes affected CSO operations;
- Changes in the legal environment, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, and organizational capacity of the civic sector;
- The current challenges civil society is facing today.
In addition to the presentation of research findings, there will be a panel discussion featuring representatives of civil society, donor organizations, and the expert community to discuss key challenges and development prospects for the sector amidst the ongoing war and current developments in Ukraine.
Speakers:
- Nataliia Oksha, Deputy Director of the Department for Information and Public Relations, Head of Division at the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
- Oleksiy Orlovskyi, Director of the “Democracy and Good Governance” Program at the International Renaissance Foundation;
- Valeriia Skvortsova, Executive Director, UCIPR;
- Yuliia Panura, Expert on CSO Taxation and Charitable Activities, UCIPR;
- Yaryna Pohodai, Legislative Analyst, UCIPR;
- Maksym Latsyba, Civil Society Development Program Manager, UCIPR;
- Olha Lymar, Executive Director, RPR Coalition;
- Mila Leonova, Director, Alliance of Ukrainian Civil Society Organizations (tbc);
- Hanna Kotenko, Executive Director, CO "Network 100 Percent of Life Rivne", EU4CSOs EmpowerUA Project (online);
- Oleksandr Solontai, Chairman of the Board / Head of the Steering Committee, Agency for Recovery and Development (tbc);
- Halyna Masyra, Organizational Capacity Building Program Manager, Philanthropy in Ukraine;
- Tetiana Pechonchyk, Director, ZMINA Human Rights Center.
The event is organized as part of the "Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index for Ukraine" project, supported by the International Renaissance Foundation. The content of the event is the sole responsibility of the Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.
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