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LSER Progress Report 2020 LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020 UNDP UKRAINE 1 [Type here] TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATION ............................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................ 4 1. BACKGROUND ......................................................................................... 6 1.1. IMPLEMENTATION CONTEXT ......................................................................... 8 1.2. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND KEY DELIVERABLES .................................................. 10 1.3. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .................................................... 11 2. RESULTS ACHIEVED BY THE PROJECT ................................................... 12 2.1. OUTPUT 1: SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN KHERSON OBLAST CONDUCED .. 12 OUTPUT 2: RECOVERY PLANNING INTEGRATED INTO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF KHERSON OBLAST ........................................................................ 14 OUTPUT 3: SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED ...................................................................................................................... 15 2.2. ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS AND STAKEHOLDERS’ ENGAGEMENT ......................... 23 2.3. CHALLENGES AND RISKS .......................................................................... 23 2.4. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............... 24 3. PLANS FOR THE NEXT PERIOD .............................................................. 27 ANNEXES .................................................................................................. 29 2 [Type here] LIST OF ABBREVIATION ATC Amalgamated Territorial Community CBA Project Community-Based Approach to Local Development project COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) CDA Community Development Associate EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) GOU Government of Ukraine LSER The Local Socio-Economic Recovery Project M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MOP Medical and Obstetric Point MOU Memorandum of Understanding OSA Oblast State Administration RDP Regional Development Programme SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SEIA Socio-Economic Impact Assessment UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme WG Working Group 3 [Type here] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Local Socio-Economic Recovery (LSER) Project (hereinafter – “the Project”) that started in July 2020, aims to support Kherson regional and local authorities in assessing and addressing the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The Project achieved significant progress in building and strengthening the capacities of Kherson Oblast State Administration to counteract the negative consequences of COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, over July – December 2020, the Project established a strong implementation structure, engaged key stakeholders, and reached out to the potential beneficiaries, while also providing tailored and much-needed support to local communities, and establishing partnerships at the local level. The key achievements of the Project are the following: • Under the LSER project, UNDP and Kherson Oblast State Administration implemented joint local initiatives to counteract the negative consequences of COVID-19 pandemic under the following areas: Ø Tourism infrastructure development; Ø Social entrepreneurship for women and youth; Ø Improved access to quality health care and rapid diagnosis; Ø improved access to online education; and Ø Improved access to quality administrative service for vulnerable groups and residents of remote settlements. • Overall, 42,911 women and 40,017 men benefited from improved livelihoods in targeted local communities. • The Project strengthened operational and management capacities of Kherson Oblast State Administration through extensive individual and group consultations, knowledge-sharing and lessons learned activities. • 12 local initiatives grouped in 5 clusters received direct financial Project’s support. • Residents of small cities and urban settlements, including those with low income and those living in remote settlements, received access to professional administrative services free of charge. • The Project directly contributed to the decentralization reform efforts by facilitating the provision of quality services and support from local authorities to residents. • The Project actively supported over 100 Kherson Oblast State Administration staffers by providing them with timely and reliable information, sharing the best practices and recommendations on mitigating negative COVID-19 pandemic impact. • Public servants representing the regional/local authorities received advisory and expert support on crisis response and recovery measures planning and implementation from the LSER Project. • With LSER Project interventions, over USD 30K of the local government co-funding was attracted to socio-economic initiatives developed with Project’s support. • Stage 2 of the Project covers the period of January-March 2021 and is supported by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with a possibility of extension until March 31, 2022. • LSER Project contributed to increased level of trust between targeted communities and local authorities in Kherson region. Specifically, the population reported that local authorities became more open and willing to resolve community needs, and most 4 [Type here] vulnerable groups, including rural women and youth, reported feeling more empowered and confident to make changes in their communities. 5 1. BACKGROUND With COVID-19 outbreak, regional and local authorities in Ukraine face significant challenges in assessing the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and developing crisis response and recovery measures to support the regions to overcome the effects of the coronavirus spread in 2020-2021. Hence, in June 2020 UNDP Ukraine has completed its a country-wide COVID- 19 socio-economic impact assessment (SEIA) in close cooperation with other UN agencies. The assessment findings have evolved into further development of programmatic interventions to support the Government’s response to the crisis and sustainable post-crisis recovery. The extended partnership between UNDP and Kherson oblast has resulted in very tangible support to the region, selected as a pilot region for a new initiative, aimed at counteracting the negative consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic – the Local Socio- Economic Recovery (LSER) Project. Twelve local initiatives supported jointly with Kherson Oblast Administration were successfully implemented over October-December 2020, covering the following areas: tourism infrastructure development; social entrepreneurship for women and youth; improved access to quality health care and rapid diagnosis; improved access to online education; and improved access to quality administrative service for vulnerable groups and residents of remote settlements. The current Project is funded by UNDP Ukraine to mitigate the negative impact of COVID- 19 pandemic in Kherson region. In this context, UNDP Ukraine, together with the Kherson Oblast State Administration, provides support to targeted amalgamated territorial communities (ATCs) in solving the pressing needs of local community residents. The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the regional and local authorities, while putting additional strains on the local budgets. Overall, over twenty ATCs of Kherson oblast benefited from the LSER Project. Specifically, 82,928 people, including youth, women and rural population have received assistance from LSER- implemented socio-economic recovery measures and local initiatives, thus improving their lives in the areas of access to education and healthcare, administrative service provision, social protection and economic opportunities. 6 [Type here] In line with its specific objectives, the Project’s interventions covered a period of 6 months (July - December 2020) to support regional and local authorities in assessing and addressing the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen the operational and management capacities of the Kherson State Oblast Administration, and provide financial support to targeted ATCs. The Project has made significant progress towards achieving objectives and hitting targets, as described in detail in the next sections of the current report. 7 [Type here] 1.1. Implementation context Ukraine’s vision of its strategic development may be defined by three conceptual frameworks – European integration, NATO Accession (Euro-Atlantic integration) and the Sustainable Agenda 2030. An adequate alignment of these frameworks as well as assessing their overlapping elements can address one of the key challenges of Ukraine’s long-term development planning. Supporting institutional and policy reforms that foster inclusive, gender-responsive and sustainable human development in line with the national strategy and reform agenda is identified as Pathway II “Inclusive and Gender-responsive Sustainable Development” by the UNDP Country Programme document for Ukraine (2018-2022) that identifies “Growth is inclusive and sustainable, incorporating productive capacities that create employment and livelihoods for the poor and excluded ” as one of the key objectives in enhancing inclusive and sustainable development in Ukraine. To ensure sustainable development of the state, undertaking structural reforms and raising living
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