USAID Families for Children Project Transfers Successful Child Welfare Models and Practices to Government of Ukraine
United States Ambassador in Ukraine, William B. Taylor joined Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports Yury Pavlenko in opening the Center for Innovative Technologies at the State Institute of Family and Youth. More ...

THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY LINKS UKRAINE TO A GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America signed a partnership agreement to establish the Electronic Library of Ukraine (ELibUkr) on Monday, January 26 at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Library. More ...

U.S. Ambassador Learns about Successful Birthing and Infant Care Experience at Simferopol Maternity #2
United States Ambassador in Ukraine, William B. Taylor visited Simferopol Maternity #2 on as a part of his working visit to Simferopol, January 22. During the visit, Ambassador Taylor was briefed about the successful implementation of effective evidence-based perinatal technologies and practices implemented by USAID’s Mother and Infant Health Project. He also toured individual delivery rooms and met with in-patient postpartum mothers and babies, and their relatives. More ...

USAID Recognizes Ukraine Steel Company Donbass with 2008 "Alliance of the Year" Award
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today recognized the Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation and the City Council of Alchevsk with the 2008 Global Development Alliance of the Year award for its efforts to promote community and economic development through the Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk. The award is given annually by USAID's Global Development Alliance office to recognize outstanding public-private partnerships that contribute to solving significant development challenges around the world. More ...

Tyco Adds A New Landmark To Ukraine's Greenfield Landscape
The inauguration of Tyco Electronics' newly-built manufacturing facility in Ivano-Frankivsk on Wednesday marked completion of the first phase of a $50 million investment project by one of the premier companies in the United States. The ceremony took place on the new site of Tyco Electronics Ukraine Ltd. in the Khryplyn Industrial Area of Ivano-Frankivsk. Joe Donahue, President of the TE Global Automotive Division, and Fazal Choksi, General Manager of Tyco Electronics Ukraine Ltd., cut the ribbon and formally opened Tyco’s doors to Ukrainian production. More ...

Automation Improves Efficiency, Increases Transparency
Automated Case Management System reduces paperwork and decreases potential for corruption in Ukrainian Courts. Nadiya Lushchak, chief of staff of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Court of Appeals, knows how to effectively manage a court, but a caseload which has nearly doubled since 2002 left the judges and court administrators in her court burdened with paperwork. The court staff was not reaching their full potential as they struggled to process and decide cases in a timely fashion. More ...

USA Continues to Support HIV/AIDS Fight in Ukraine
Ambassador Mark Dybul, Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the U.S. Government former President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), visited the Kyiv City AIDS Center today, where he discussed HIV/AIDS services provided by the Center, including methadone-based medication assisted therapy for injection drug users. More ...

USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe & Eurasia Douglas Menarchik Visits Ukraine to Learn about USAID Programs in Crimea
From September 14-16, USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe & Eurasia Doug Menarchik visited Simferopol and Sevastopol to learn about USAID’s programs in Crimea. In Simferopol, Menarchik visited the Maternity Hospital #2, a Maternity and Infant Health Excellence Center, created through USAID’s Maternal and Infant Health project, which implements evidence-based perinatal care in 18 regions of Ukraine. More ...

USAID Announces New Mission Director to Regional Mission in Ukraine
Janina Jaruzelski took the Mission Director oath of office for the USAID Regional Mission in Ukraine from Acting Deputy Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) James Kunder. “USAID is sending one of its most talented leaders to Kiev,” said Kunder. “Janina has the qualifications, experience, technical expertise, and creativity to lead our Regional Mission in Kiev and our Country Offices in Moldova and Belarus – in partnership with the peoples of Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus – to build more democratic, stable, and prosperous societies in this critical region.” More ...

“Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk” Conference Held in Alchevsk
USAID and its partners supporting community development in the eastern city of Alchevsk held a conference on June 25 to review progress to date in the effort. The “Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk” initiative combines public and private resources to help improve Alchevsk city services and ultimately the life of local residents. More ...

Private Sector Joins to Combat Human Trafficking in Ukraine
Representatives of international and Ukrainian private companies and leading NGOs participated in a June 18 conference to address issues associated with trafficking in human beings. The conference was organized by USAID’s Countering Trafficking in Human Beings Project, which is implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine. More ...

Family Planning Week Makes a Mark in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health in conjunction with USAID’s Together for Health (TfH) project conducted a series of Family Planning Week events from May 19-25 to commemorate International Family Day, which was celebrated on May 15. Activities focused on the project’s seven pilot oblasts - Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odessa, Poltava, Vinnytsya and Volyn. More ...

USAID Capital Markets Project Supports Forum on Non-State Pension Provision Issues
On June 6, the State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services Markets of Ukraine, with support from the USAID Capital Markets Project, held a Forum on Non-State Pension Provision Issues. More ...

“Sustaining Family-Care Models for Children in Ukraine” Conference Held in Kyiv
Minister of Family, Youth and Sports Yuriy Pavlenko and USAID Deputy Mission Director Diane Tsitsos opened the “Sustaining Family-Care Models for Children in Ukraine” Conference on May 26 with introductory presentations on the importance of child welfare and the need to support at-risk and vulnerable families. More ...

US Reasserts Commitment to Ukraine on International AIDS Remembrance Day
Ukraine marked International AIDS Remembrance Day on May 18 with commemorations around the country. In Kyiv, the capital, government officials, representatives of international donor organizations and civil activists gathered at the Red Ribbon Memorial located before the Lavra HIV/AIDS Clinic to commemorate the victims and raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine. The ceremony was coordinated by the All-Ukrainian Network of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. More ...