Success stories

Three women — mothers of children with disabilities — established a Kolomyia-based social inclusion enterprise that employs young people with disabilities, and this is how the eco bag workshop came to be. The idea began to materialize in March 2020 under the auspices of PLEDDG and Kolomyia City Hall

Throughout 2020 Poltava City Development Institute began implementing a key initiative aimed at building the capacity of Poltava business owners to expand to foreign markets and adapt their products to the requirements of importing countries. This initiative was supported by PLEDDG. More than two dozen businesses in three sectors (food, mechanical engineering, and light industries) have joined the project

Vinnytsia has been the site of a successful project, “Vinnytsia Standard of Hospitality,” which is improving the competitiveness of the local travel industry and taking the quality of tourist services to a whole new level. The initiative was brought to life by the Union of Entrepreneurs - The Wall with the support of Vinnytsia City Hall and the PLEDDG project

In response to the city’s need for the active growth of small and medium-sized businesses, the unique Investment Business School Innovations has been launched in Zaporizhia. In 2020, IBS Innovations was successfully held for the third time in a row, this time under the auspices of the PLEDDG

The City of Ladyzhyn in the Vinnytsia Region is home to a one-of-a-kind Ukrainian cooperative. It specializes in the harvesting of medicinal herbs for processing by other Ukrainian businesses. The initiative was implemented with the support of PLEDDG

Business training events for women initiated by the PLEDDG stimulate entrepreneurial activity in some cities and villages. A start-up project called “Queen Bona’s Kitchen”, focused on preparing medieval dishes, launched by Oksana Bas, is a prominent example

With the support of PLEDDG the AUC staged its third competition of short-term gender initiatives aimed at promoting women’s involvement in local economic development. One of the winners is a project designed to enhance the impact of local decision-making by women from the Hoshcha District and the Smyha United Territorial Community of the Rivne Region

PLEDDG is actively supporting the implementation of open and transparent governance in Ukrainian communities and has made it one of its priority missions to promote competent use of the Prozorro.Sales platform. To this end, training sessions were held in partner oblasts

2020 brought new opportunities for gifted natives of Kremenchuk when the ArtElf Creative Arts Studio opened in May. It was launched thanks to the efforts of the Centre for Innovation and Social and Business Initiatives, with the support of Kremenchuk City Hall and PLEDDG

With the backing of PLEDDG, Promprylad Renovation has provided an integrated solution for communication problems experienced in the creative industry. The Lokkі platform will subsequently promote the networking of business owners in various creative spaces in Ukraine and beyond. It will help establish dialogues, serve as a marketing tool and, most importantly, facilitate new partnerships, the creation of specialized clusters