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On February 21-22, 2018, PLEDDG Project organized a training session for representatives of local governments and Administrative Service Centers from partner cities on “Practical Aspects of Due Administrative Service Center Functioning” with the aim to facilitate an exchange of knowledge and experience in the context of the delivery of public services and Administrative Service Center’s operation.

Winners of PLEDDG and AUC’s joint call for short-term gender initiatives presented their results at the meeting of Committee on Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men of Association of Ukrainian Cities, which took place on February 20-21, 2018.

On February 6-7, 2018, PLEDDG Project delivered a two-day training on “Trustworthy and Reputable Journalism: New and Conventional Media Technologies and Local Government Reporting” for journalists from PLEDDG partner cities.

PLEDDG Project presented an analytical report on the quality of public services in partner cities and held a discussion on public services provided by administration service centers.

Vinnytsia is the first Ukrainian city to join the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life. Vinnytsia City Council adopted relevant decision on June 23, 2017.

PLEDDG Project joined the “Inclusion 2017” International Online Campaign with the hashtags #Inclusion2Me and #InclusionMeans. The campaign was launched by the Government of Canada to draw the world community’s attention to global problems such as the rise of populism, xenophobia and extremism, to push respective social media discussions forward, and to further elaborate the policies and programs aimed at facilitating inclusion in the society.

PLEDDG Project is set to develop a Strategy for Sustainability and Impact. On December 13-14, 2017, PLEDDG team conducted a training session with the aim to kickstart the development of the Strategy.

PLEDDG sponsored the Ukrainian Women's Congress held in Kyiv on November 22-23, 2017. The objective of the Congress was to establish a public platform that would shape the gender policy agenda.

At a Zaporizhia City Council session, Zaporizhia Development Strategy 2028 elaborated within PLEDDG Project was approved.

Supported by PLEDDG, on November 16-17, 2017, II Forum “Public Budgets from A to Z” took place, which became a platform for knowledge exchange, expert discussions and presentation of best practices in public budgeting sector.