Ukraine - Cooperation with Civil Society

Focus on Civil Society

The growth of civil society has been one of the most significant trends in international development. Partnerships between governments, businesses and civil society organizations (CSOs) are now one of the most effective ways to raise standards of living and achieve sustainable development. The World Bank recognizes the important role that CSOs play in meeting the challenges of development and welcomes the opportunity to work with civil society.

Special programs

People's Voice Project
The People’s Voice project is a project that supports the development and facilitation of various citizen engagement activities throughout Ukraine as a means of improving municipal service delivery. It is financed primarily by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and is managed by the World Bank in association with a number of key local partners, including PADCO and the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS).

Development Marketplace (Global program)
The Development Marketplace (DM) is another mechanism by which the World Bank provides funds to CSOs. DM is a competitive grant program of the World Bank that funds innovative, small-scale development projects. DM’s primary objective is to identify and support creative cutting-edge solutions to the most pressing social and economic concerns of our time; ideas that deliver results and have the potential to be expanded or replicated. In this way, the World Bank gains insight from grassroots practitioners who have important contributions to make in the fight against poverty, and can share their experience with the broader development community.

The theme of 2007 Global Development Marketplace was “Improving Results in Health, Nutrition, and Population for the Poor”.

WB and Civil Society

Information and materials on the World Bank's evolving relationship with CSOs throughout the world

The World Bank's Participation and Civic Engagement Group

Resources for NGOs

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The first part covers grant resources supported by the World Bank Group. The second part contains an overview of key funding sources for NGOs and CSOs available from other official and private donors.

Resources For

Cooperation with Civil Society