Here's how the Education Center of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, with the support of the USAID RADA: Next Generation Program and its partners, develops parliamentary education in Ukraine, becomes a platform for youth communication, and helps displaced Ukrainians keep in touch with their homeland being abroad. More than 60 thousand Ukrainians participated in the Parliamentary Education Center events!
The 'RADA: Next Generation' program and 'Association4U' held the workshop 'Approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU law: key principles and useful tools' for 77 VRU representatives. The workshops aim to increase Parliament's capacity to facilitate Ukraine's successful accession to the EU. They say this is "the crucial historical task that the current generation of Ukrainians is facing." Read more in our success story.
With the USAID RADA: Next Generation program's support, MP Kaptelov's team established the hotline for internally displaced Ukrainians in Pavlohrad District of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to address their urgent needs. The hotline not only helps IDPs, but also provides benefit to local communities and betters communication between MP's team and voters. Read more in our success story.
For over six years, USAID programs advocated this initiative, conducting a powerful information campaign and raising MPs and VRU staff awareness of research services' roles and functions worldwide. On August 25, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada established the institution, and its capabilities are now being developed by the USAID RADA: Next Generation program. Read our success story to find out how this parliamentary institution will help MPs and Ukrainians.
The USAID RADA: Next Generation program develops a parliamentary network in Ukrainians schools, so that the next generation knows more about parliamentarism, the functions of the Verkhovna Rada and interaction with MPs. A more informed and conscious youth will guarantee the country's democratic development. Read more about Program's activities in our success story.