United States Agency International Developement

USAID/Ukraine Deputy Director Peter Argo and Donbass Fuel and Energy Company (DTEC) Chief Executive Officer Maxym Tymchenko signed a public – private partnership memorandum of cooperation covering a two-year period. The alliance will work to craft municipal strategic economic plans to generate new jobs and attract investment in seven towns across three oblasts of Ukraine. The partnership foresees that the effort will also result in more transparent and responsive local government in these towns.

On March 26-28, Chernivtsi hosted the fourth "Municipal Office of Economic Development (MOED) Meeting" an event organized within the framework of USAID's Local Economic Development (LED) project.

Sustainability is the ultimate goal of any technical assistance project. There are various criteria to determine whether a project has been able to survive without USAID or other donor funding. Willingness to pay for services similar to those once developed under the project and delivered to other recipients free of charge can be one of them.

USAID Insight is a monthly newsletter that focuses on specific development issues. Teenagers are notoriously tough to please. Reaching out to them with any important information, especially on reproductive health and family planning, can be very challenging. Two Kharkiv NGOs, STEL and Family from A to Z, however, have found creative, innovative ways to reach teenage audiences in their region. With grants from USAID’s Together for Health project, they have created engaging, informative media programs that appeal to young audiences, and have been met with great success.

E-Spotlight is a bi-monthly news summary of current Mission events. This issue's headlines: Annual "Information Fair 2008" Held in Ukraine’s Parliament, USAID Graduates Fourth Group of FDI Professionals, Fast Lease Development in Ukraine and Unity Credit Union Works with the Farmer-to-Farmer Program.