With USAID’s support, MPs are working to rebuild connections with constituents, ensuring their voices are heard despite the challenges of martial law. The USAID “RADA: Next Generation” Program has developed innovative communication models to strengthen interaction between MPs and voters, with plans to scale these approaches nationwide. Read about the results in our success story.
For the second year running, the USAID "RADA: Next Generation" Program facilitated and supported a six-month internship with the Parliamentary Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. USAID aims to empower young Ukrainians to participate in state institutions and influence policy. Beyond providing a valuable opportunity for young people, the internship prepares to become future professional staff who would strengthen the Research Service's institutional capacity and bolster the Ukrainian parliament's analytical prowess.
The USAID "RADA: Next Generation" Program has played a crucial role in developing and implementing a sustainable strategy of the Parliamentary Educational Center, enhancing its capacity to execute large-scale parliamentary education projects. The Center has conducted 840 online and offline educational events for the youth, attracting approximately 335,000 participants.
The USAID "RADA: Next Generation" Program developed and tested the game "We are Lawmakers," in which more than 500 students from 43 schools in Ukraine participated. Young people imitated MPs' work in the Verkhovna Rada committees, developing petitions and drafting bills. Read our success story about what they succeeded in and why such educational initiatives are needed.
USAID "RADA: Next Generation" Program organized a study visit to the Council of Europe and PACE in Strasbourg, France, in order to develop partnerships for institutional strengthening of the Ukrainian parliament. As a result, VRU and PACE representatives have put in place a roadmap for further cooperation. Read more in our success story.
The USAID RADA: Next Generation program organized an internship for young people at the VRU Research Service to strengthen its institutional and expert capacity. Liliia Tertyshna successfully overcame the path from intern to employee of the RSVRU and is eager to change the Parliament and Ukraine for the better. Read more in our success story.
Sufficient, honest, and clear informing builds solid ground for trustworthy relationships between state institutions and citizens. That is why the USAID RADA: Next Generation Program hosted a special discussion panel titled "Dialogues on Parliament" at the "Redkolegia. Summit," inviting the Verkhovna Rada leadership and giving 40 regional journalists a chance to put forwards direct questions, which is especially important under martial law. Read more in our success story.
In 2022-23, RANG assisted three Verkhovna Rada committees (on Social Policy, on Energy, and on State Power Organization) in conducting PLS inquiries. It is an innovative parliamentary tool designed for assessing the effects of laws and thoroughly examining their implementation and societal impact. Read about the PLS project results in our success story...