Success stories

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

In early 2020, representatives of the Everything Is Possible Charitable Foundation in Melitopol began creating a social inclusion enterprise that produces garments with the backing of PLEDDG. The chosen line of activity of the enterprise could not be more relevant in the current situation in Melitopol

Effective democratic governance involves public reporting to community members by local governments on various aspects of their activities. With the aforementioned in mind, the Local Budget Transparency Assessment Methodology was developed in 2017. PLEDDG immediately joined in the process of assessing the openness of local governments

The Kremenchuk ASC is arguably one of the best in Ukraine. Its practices have been considered the yardstick for its peers in other cities and regions to compare themselves to. PLEDDG helped establish the Kremenchuk ASC and has been facilitating its growth for years

A quarter of all Ukrainian sweet cherries are grown in the Zaporizhia region, with more than half of local cherry orchards located in Melitopol District. Official registration of the appellation of prosuct`s origin was finalized in September 2020, which means that the Melitopol sweet cherry has become an international brand – the first Ukrainian fruit entitled to recognition in the European Union