ED CAMP ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT SUPPORT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS (SACCI) PROJECT IN UKRAINE October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Management Systems International Inc., A Tetra Tech Company, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. This document was prepared by Management Systems International, A Tetra Tech Company, for the “Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions” (SACCI) Project, USAID Contract AID-121-C-17- 00003.

CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...... 1 CONTEXT UPDATE ...... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 5 KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS ...... 5 QUANTITATIVE HIGHLIGHTS ...... 9 ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATION ...... 10 SUBSEQUENT REPORTING PERIOD ...... 10 KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS...... 13 CROSSCUTTING ACTIVITIES ...... 13 OBJECTIVE 1: KEY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS EMPOWERED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION ...... 17 OBJECTIVE 2: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS INCREASED ...... 26 OBJECTIVE 3: PUBLIC TOLERANCE OF CORRUPT PRACTICES REDUCED ...... 33 PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS ...... 43 PERFORMANCE MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ...... 44 LESSONS LEARNED ...... 45 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 45 PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES ...... 45 PROGRESS ON LINKS TO HOST GOVERNMENT ...... 46 PROGRESS ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT ...... 46 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ...... 46 SUB-AWARD DETAILS ...... 46 ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES ...... 46 CONSTRAINTS AND CRITICAL ISSUES ...... 46 PERSONNEL ...... 47 CONTRACT, AWARD, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS ...... 47 STATUS OF DELIVERABLES/MILESTONES...... 47 COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIPS ...... 48 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ...... 48 ATTACHMENTS ...... 49 PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE ...... 49 PUBLIC OUTREACH DOCUMENTS ...... 49 SUB-AWARDS TABLE (IF APPLICABLE) ...... 49 QUARTERLY REPORTING SPREADSHEET AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES TABLE ...... 49 ANNEX 1. YEAR 2 PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE ...... 51 ANNEX 2. INFOGRAPHICS ...... 63

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AC Anti-Corruption APS Annual Program Statement AU Authorized Unit BRDO Better Regulation Delivery Office CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CLA Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting CMU Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine CoST Construction Sector Transparency Initiative CPI Corruption Perception Index CRA Corruption Risk Assessment CSO Civil Society Organization DCA Drohobych Administration ER Expected Result EU EUACI European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative FLEX Future Leaders Exchange FY Fiscal Year GOU HACC High Anti-Corruption Court IACD International Anti-Corruption Day IDP Internally Displaced Person IIFA Institutional Integrity Framework Assessment IMS International Media Solutions IRF International Renaissance Foundation M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCI Making Cents International MDT Ministry of Digital Transformations MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MIP Ministry of Information Policy MIU Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine MOC Memorandum of Cooperation MOES Ministry of Education and Science MOH Ministry of Health MP Member of Parliament MRD Ministry of Regional Development

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 1 MSI Management Systems International NABU National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine NACS National Agency for Civil Service NAPC National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption NCAP National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy NDI National Democratic Institute NGO Nongovernmental Organization OPU Office of the OSA State Administration POC Public Oversight Council PR Public Relations PSA Public Service Announcement PYD Positive Youth Development SACCI Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions SAEG State Agency for eGovernance of Ukraine SAIUP Strengthening Academic Integrity in Ukraine Project SCMU Secretariat of the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine SOSA Sumy Oblast State Administration STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance TIU Transparency International Ukraine UCMC Ukraine Crisis Media Center UCU Ukrainian Catholic University ULA Ukrainian Leadership Academy UNDP United Nations Development Program USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government UShU Ukrainian School of Governance VRU of Ukraine (Parliament)

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 2 CONTEXT UPDATE

Ukraine is at a major crossroads in its governance history; for the first time, the old elites have been all but removed from power in Parliament and the presidential office. These developments were made possible, in part, by President Zelenskiy’s ability to direct societal anger toward the elites and offer Ukrainians hope in the form of a new force coming to power.

The bullets below detail the context in which USAID SACCI was working throughout 2019. The following data analysis was adapted from a thought-piece developed in collaboration with USAID ENGAGE.1

UKRAINIANS WANT TO PUNISH HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL

USAID Deputy Mission Director Susan Kutor CORRUPTION BUT DON’T MIND PAYING EVERYDAY with the mayor of Cherkasy as they interact BRIBES. Ukrainians care about corruption but, in their eyes, not with the SACCI team at USAID’s Mistechko all corruption is created equally. Whereas high-level political or event in the summer of 2019. In the photo, the deputy director’s translator is explaining grand corruption is indeed among the top three urgent concerns the slogan written on the mayor’s cookie. for Ukrainians, the population is far less concerned with petty (Translation: Charge Against Corruption) – corruption. In fact, according to the poll, Ukrainians think petty Photo by USAID SACCI corruption is not even a top 10 problem, ranking behind such topics as unemployment, crime, and drug abuse. However, Ukrainians believe impunity for high-level officials is the number-one cause of corruption. Therefore, for the general population, the key sign of successful reforms would be the indictment and criminal sentencing of high-level officials. This creates little wiggle room for any politicians who want to be reelected. The grace period for the new agencies to start producing tangible results is over, and some action will have to take place “here and now.” At the same time, systemic reforms within the institutions will have to be undertaken in unison with punitive actions to demonstrate genuine results.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO INTRODUCE CORRUPTION PREVENTION TOOLS RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON CHANGING BAD VALUES. In the last seven years, the share of Ukrainians who experienced petty corruption has dropped by 18 percent (from 60 percent in 2011 to 42 percent in 2018), a feat caused by preventive measures such as digitalizing the delivery of specific public services. However, sector-specific polls show that 62 percent of Ukrainians faced corruption when dealing with public universities, and every second Ukrainian experienced corruption when dealing with licensing (including construction permits), health care, courts, civil service employment, or police-related issues. These numbers explain why punitive measures against petty corruption would not be popular. SACCI also found an unsurprising trend while working with a focus group. When people have the resources (usually money) and a bribe will significantly increase their chances of solving the problem, they will gladly “grease the palm” because the fear of punishment is almost nonexistent. Fortunately, in situations

1 The data in the analysis are taken from a series of national opinion polls conducted with USAID support in Ukraine throughout 2007–2018. The most recent opinion poll was conducted in 2018 by the USAID ENGAGE program, implemented by Pact, and the focus group research was conducted by the USAID SACCI program in Ukraine.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 3 where the design of a state service ensures comfort and speed, the respondents will gladly refuse to participate in corrupt acts.

People often argue that high corruption rates are an effect of Ukraine’s “bad value system.” As a result, they believe change will come through large campaigns that highlight the detrimental effects of corruption or cause a sense of shame. However, SACCI’s research suggests that this seemingly logical approach is a dead end. Therefore, appeals for zero tolerance to corruption will succeed only when accompanied by true changes in administrative processes and palpable improvements in service delivery. This could begin with the introduction of digital solutions with accountable processes that minimize human intervention.

THE MIDDLE CLASS IS CORRUPTION’S “SWING STATE.” Data suggest that the middle class is more susceptible to corrupt behaviors because they have the resources to make unofficial payments that expedite processes. However, this social group does understand the macroeconomic benefits of anti-corruption reform. If anti-corruption reform efforts are to become truly popular with the middle class, the new government would have to focus on mobilizing these citizens and making them part of the solution. At the same time, the middle class must feel safe to engage in anti-corruption activities, and the government must close the space for corrupt behaviors. If this is accomplished, the middle class will be increasingly less likely to opt for petty corruption and more likely to support institutional anti- corruption reform.

ALL EYES ARE ON THE PRESIDENT AND THE “SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE” PARTY. The president, his office, and his party are seen by Ukrainians as responsible for the success or failure of anti- corruption reform. This has remained true for more than a decade. In 2007, 61 percent of the Ukrainian population held the president responsible, compared with 63 percent in 2018. After the president, Ukrainians turn their hopes to Parliament. In 2018, 40 percent of the population held Ukraine’s Parliament responsible for anti-corruption reform. Ukrainians place less responsibility for fighting corruption on the newly created anti-corruption institutions: the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office (SAPO), and the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). Further, most Ukrainians accept the president’s ability to undermine the independence of these newly created anti-corruption institutions for public relations events that include arrests and public punishments. Therefore, it is vital for the president and Parliament to take responsibility for protecting the newly established anti- corruption institutions from undue political interference. It will be a subtle sign of progress and signal a change from the old guard if the president and Parliament do not interfere with specific investigations. They should consciously refrain from publicly pushing for quick wins or jail sentences for corrupt, high- level officials without due process because strengthening these institutions is arguably the most important long-term strategy for combatting corruption in Ukraine.

Finally, civic engagement in the anti-corruption sector can be a delicate process, so programs should be implemented with a more nuanced approach. The president and Parliament should support and explain the positive anti-corruption transformations in specific sectors or call citizens to meaningful action. It is also important to engage Ukraine’s middle class in meaningful activism, enable them to support the anti- corruption agenda, and dissuade them from a “business as usual” philosophy. This strategy is also useful for USAID programs that aim to reduce corruption in Ukraine.

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SACCI meeting with a new partner institution, the city council of Pokrov – Photo by SACCI

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) project in Ukraine is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech company. The overall purpose of the SACCI project is to reduce corruption and increase accountability and transparency of governance in Ukraine through three primary objectives: 1) key government institutions empowered to fight corruption; 2) public support for and engagement in anti-corruption efforts increased; and 3) public tolerance for corrupt practices reduced. This annual progress report covers SACCI’s activities during fiscal year (FY) 2019 between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019.

KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

During the reporting year, SACCI operated in a volatile political environment that culminated in the election of a new president of Ukraine in spring 2019 followed by pre-term parliamentary elections in July. Corruption was among the key issues of the presidential election, and the new president and his team immediately turned their attention to the anti-corruption agenda. SACCI responded swiftly to multiple requests for assistance from the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU). Areas of support included formulating priorities for anti-corruption policies, reviewing and contributing to changes to key anti-corruption legislation, and assisting with research on the impact of corruption in critical economic sectors. SACCI also began preparing for the relaunch of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), which is expected to take place at the end of 2019. In parallel, SACCI continued supporting national-level institutions and expanded assistance at the local level. SACCI also expanded citizen and youth engagement in anti-corruption activities and supported anti-corruption public communications campaigns. More highlights from SACCI Year 2 include the following:

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 5 CONTRIBUTING TO LEGAL AND POLICY REFORM

 SACCI took the lead in drafting a concept paper for whistleblower protection legislation to reconcile different viewpoints among civil society leaders, activists, and legislative experts. The concept served as a foundation for drafting a set of amendments to laws.  SACCI provided inputs to key anti-corruption legislation, including provisions to reinstate liability for illicit enrichment that were originally struck down by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in early 2019. The project also reviewed a draft of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy.  In response to the OPU’s request, SACCI gathered available data on corruption’s impact in key economic sectors and the role of digital technologies in preventing and counteracting corruption.  SACCI, in collaboration with key Government of Ukraine (GOU) leaders and technical experts, explored opportunities and approaches for developing and implementing an Inspector General– type function in governmental agencies.  SACCI worked with the Corruption Prevention Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU) to develop a code of conduct for legislators with provisions on conflict of interest and lobbying.  SACCI supported draft initiatives that partnered civil society organizations (CSOs) with government institutions. These initiatives included: 1) strengthening legislation for public engagement in policy development through public oversight councils; 2) amending the tax code to eliminate corruption schemes in registering real estate appraisal reports; and 3) developing a concept for legislation to implement public management in the construction sector.

SUPPORTING CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS

 SACCI supported selected national, regional, and municipal governmental institutions to identify corruption risks and implemented measures to reduce opportunities for corruption and strengthen the capacity of authorized units (AUs) responsible for enforcing anti-corruption measures. During the second year, SACCI continued working with the Ministry of Infrastructure (MIU), Ministry of Health (MOH), Sumy Oblast State Administration (SOSA), and the municipality of Drohobych. It also expanded support to four other municipalities—Khmelnytskyi, Mukacheve, Pervomaiskyi, and Pokrov.  SACCI expanded its targeted assistance to include the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (ACU), conducting a series of interactive technical trainings and consultations on planning, conducting, and writing performance audit reports; improving ACU communications with key stakeholders such as Parliament; and analyzing data and information to inform policy decisions. SACCI also facilitated cooperation between the ACU and the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).  SACCI continued supporting the National Agency for Civil Service (NACS) with the development of an online anti-corruption training and certification course as part of the mandatory training for newly recruited civil servants (with an estimated 12,000 trainees annually).  SACCI designed and conducted the School for Anti-Corruption Authorized Persons—a customized workshop to build the capacity of AUs (also referred to as corruption prevention units) working within institutions that partner with the project.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 6 IMPLEMENTING SIGNATURE INITIATIVES

 SACCI supported two distinct initiatives: o Combatting Corruption in Road Construction and Repair. Corruption in road construction and repair involves billions of Ukrainian hryvnias (UAH), and the decentralization of funds could lead to the decentralization of corruption. Therefore, SACCI supported activities led by the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) to build the capacity of selected regional governments, CSOs, and media outlets. o Combatting Corruption in Sick Leave Certification. Corruption related to issuance of sick leave certificates is widespread, resulting in the misuse of state funds. SACCI supported the MOH to develop policies and procedures for adding an eSick Leave Services module in Ukraine’s eHealth system.

SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM COMMUNICATION

 SACCI helped government institutions use social media in communicating anti-corruption issues to the public. SACCI also helped champion institutions develop and implement targeted public communication campaigns. Key focus areas included e-services, medical procurement, financing education, and local taxes.  SACCI supported a campaign with the State Agency for Electronic Government (SAEG) (now the Ministry of Digital Transformations [MDT]) to promote electronic services, which improve service delivery and reduce opportunities for corruption. The project has also engaged with the new MDT to support the design of a unified brand for digital citizen services that would be used across all government agencies and deliver messages of transparency and government accountability.  In partnership with USAID ENGAGE, Transparency International Ukraine (TIU), and Anti- Corruption Action Center (AntAC), SACCI supported the campaign “Corrupt Officials Steal from You. Be a Good Steward of Your Money.” The campaign included three public service announcement (PSA) videos, radio clips (jingles), and visuals. The PSAs pointed citizens to online materials to help them better track where their tax money is being spent.

BUILDING MEDIA CAPACITY AND ENGAGING IN RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ON CORRUPTION AND ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM

 The SACCI team developed and disseminated information materials to improve the quality of reporting on such issues as funding allocation for education, road construction and repair, and electronic services.  SACCI launched a workshop on anti-corruption journalism at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in . The program included training and mentoring for journalism students as they developed stories on budget transparency.  SACCI supported the sixth annual Mezhyhirya Fest, which brought together more than 500 journalists from across the country. Journalists learned how to monitor public procurement in health care and road construction. They also learned how to better analyze results from public opinion polls and studies developed by SACCI.

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 SACCI helped champion institutions empower citizens to voice their concerns using social audits and participation mechanisms. This included teaching 80 government officials how to implement approaches that enable citizens to access public information. Also, SACCI supported open budget initiatives at the national level, such as at the MIU, and on the local level with both champion and several other adjacent municipalities.

 SACCI helped civic activists hold the government accountable. Specific activities included:

o Building the skills of 24 civic activists from 15 to engage in anti-corruption efforts at the fifth annual Anti-Corruption School. Participants learned about anti-corruption legislation, public sector responsibilities, transparency mechanisms and tools, and organizational development.

o Training and supporting regional activists to monitor public procurement using the DOZORRO system. More than 4,300 procurements were scrutinized, and more than 1,700 appeals were filed. o Enabling civic activists to analyze public officials’ asset e-declarations by streamlining cross-check examination of data from more than 12 public registries and databases (e.g., OCCRP, Open Ownership, Open Corporates). o Supporting leading CSOs to monitor the selection of judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC).

BUILDING INTOLERANCE OF CORRUPTION AMONG YOUTH

 With a wide circle of project partners, SACCI promoted anti-corruption values by disseminating its Anti-Corruption Youth Toolkit to more than 1,000 young activists across the country through various activities, including: 1) an annual Innovations Camp; 2) a National Marathon of Political Reforms; 3) the Civil Society Capacity Development Forum; 4) the “Dream 3.0: Designed Impact” camp; 5) the annual National Debate Tournament on Political Reforms; and 6) the Ukrainian Leadership Academy programs. The toolkit includes an anti-corruption civic education course and four interactive activities (Anti-Corruption Mafia, Pub Quiz, anti-corruption scenarios, and Anti- Corruption Quest).  Through support to the EdCamp Teacher’s Network, SACCI helped more than 750 educators from seven regions across Ukraine teach about corruption and anti-corruption initiatives in high school classrooms.  SACCI supported the second annual State Builder youth internship program. More than 100 youth from across Ukraine learned about corruption and anti-corruption approaches at a two-part session delivered by SACCI.  SACCI co-sponsored the Plan B festival in that brought together more than 500 youth from throughout Ukraine to discuss ways to create a corrupt-free society.  SACCI supported the 2019 Molodvizh Youth Festival in Lviv, which challenged more than 2,000 youth to actively reduce corruption by making ethical choices using the Anti-Corruption Youth Toolkit.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 8 QUANTITATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

SACCI measures its progress annually against 21 indicators, including three Standard Foreign Assistance indicators, one contextual indicator, and custom indicators.

SACCI uses 10 indicators to measure Ukraine’s perceptions of corruption and anti-corruption reforms as well as individuals’ actual experience with corruption on an everyday basis. Year 2 showed slight improvement in nine indicators. For instance, Ukrainians became more optimistic about anti-corruption reforms and less tolerant of corruption. More people feel responsible for fighting corruption, and slightly fewer people reported facing corruption. However, these changes may have multiple explanations (for instance, an extremely heated political season in 2019) and the causes of these effects must be examined.

SACCI increased the number of government officials receiving United States Government (USG)– supported anti-corruption training from about 150 in FY 2018 to about 500 in FY 2019—significantly surpassing its target (F indicator DR.2.4-1). Similarly, SACCI increased the number of people affiliated with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) receiving USG-supported anti-corruption training from 162 to more than 750, again significantly surpassing the set target (F indicator DR.2.4-3). SACCI supported seven mechanisms that help monitor the use of public resources (F indicator DR.2.4-2), enabling citizens to access public information; review public budgets; track public expenditures; participate in government decision-making processes; and serve as watchdogs monitoring procurements, public works, and licensing. Additional notable indicators can be found below:

 With SACCI support, more than 4,600 school students across Ukraine received anti-corruption education as part of a civic education course.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 9  SACCI’s champion institutions implemented (on average) 80 percent of their corruption prevention measures and (on average) 88 percent of their public communication plans.  SACCI supported 25 legislation and regulatory pieces ranging from major national anti-corruption legislation to municipal reforms.  Ukraine improved its Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score from 30 in 2017 to 32 in 2018. SACCI uses CPI as a contextual indicator to measure Ukraine’s overall progress in reducing corruption.

Detailed information about results against each indicator is provided in Section IV and Annex 1.

ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATION

There were no significant management or operational challenges during the reporting period despite the sensitive political environment surrounding the pre- and immediate post-presidential election period.

SUBSEQUENT REPORTING PERIOD

Activities in the next reporting period are detailed in SACCI’s FY 2020 Annual Work Plan, which is currently being reviewed by USAID. In FY 2020, SACCI intends to focus on the following priorities:

 In partnership with the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI), support the selection of the new NAPC leadership by helping the independent selection committee and, upon completion of the process, work with the new leadership on a package of measures to strengthen the institution.  Help strengthen anti-corruption policies and legal frameworks by contributing to drafting or facilitating an informed, expert-driven public discussion on whistleblower protection and a code of conduct for parliamentarians. Other engagements could include regulations on rebooting the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), introducing integrity (background) checks, and further improving key anti-corruption legislation (for instance, the law on prevention of corruption or the law on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy).  Support strengthening legislation on whistleblower protections, especially in corruption-related cases, which is expected to be passed by the VRU in the fall of 2019. Adopting this legislation should open a window of opportunity for supporting the implementation of enhanced whistleblower protections. SACCI plans to assist with the development of regulations and implementation plans that help the GOU ensure genuine whistleblower protections. This will include supporting the expansion of legal, physical, and anonymity protections for whistleblowers.  Support both GOU and civil society efforts to publicize successes in whistleblower protection and advocate for the expansion of such protection beyond corruption-related cases. SACCI will support GOU and civil society efforts to help generate greater cultural acceptance of whistleblowers as positive contributors to the quality of citizens’ lives.  Build on initial SACCI assistance to the OPU’s National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy (NCAP). SACCI will further research and analyze costs of corruption and identify areas/sectors where digitalization could help to close the space for corruption.  SACCI will also work on outlining a strategy for incorporating anti-corruption considerations into the digitalization reform that is currently prioritized by the GOU. SACCI will take a comprehensive

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 10 approach to this by outlining corruption prevention measures in large-scale information technology (IT) projects—the work of the new chief digital officers in ministries—and processes of IT certification (KSZI) and of launching digital systems. These interventions will start with a study of key corruption risks in large-scale IT projects, where state bodies are the end client—potentially in partnership with Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO).  Support champion institutions from Years 1 and 2 to better prevent and control corruption by continuing implementation of the Four-Dimensional (4D) package of assistance, which provides a comprehensive set of policies and systems, including managing conflicts of interest, strengthening internal controls and internal audit functions, implementing effective complaint management and internal whistleblowing systems, and enhancing public transparency and accountability mechanisms.  With the twin opportunities for promoting a more robust anti-corruption agenda presented by a new GOU with a VRU majority and the advent of USAID’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for 2019–2023 (Development Objective 1), SACCI will dedicate closer attention to integrating its work with anti-corruption reforms/progress in target sectors across the USAID Mission in sectors such as energy, health, e-governance (digitalization), agriculture/land reform, local government, and others.  Assist the reformed NAPC (upon USAID consent) on issues including, among others, human and institutional capacity development (HICD), legal and regulatory drafting, strengthening oversight and enforcement functions, commissioning research, organizing experience exchange events, and ensuring that the NAPC has the necessary tools (including, potentially, IT) to fulfill its core mandates effectively.  Continue providing rapid response assistance to the OPU and the NCAP through short-term technical assistance (STTA), national and international expertise, organization of events, and ensuring ongoing anti-corruption reform of the OPU in collaboration with other donor-supported projects and initiatives.  SACCI will assess its two-year cooperation with the MOH and MIU to determine which anti- corruption activities will be carried over and intensified in Year 3 and which activities will be phased out.  At the regional level, SACCI will continue its work with the six champion regions/municipalities and, as Year 3 draws to a close, will start preparing a phase-out strategy for these partners in Year 4.  SACCI will also continue to help launch a system for digital sick leave certificate issuance and management as other eHealth initiatives come online to allow for the eSick Leave initiative to proceed.  Throughout Year 3, SACCI will search for signature initiatives that match the project’s priorities, including a system for fully digitalized background checks for recruiting civil servant recruitment and reforms related to public access to information.  Finalize, launch, and pilot the anti-corruption e-training and certification course for civil servants and public officials in cooperation with the NACS.  Support effective campaigns that cultivate intolerance to corruption and increase the general awareness of government efforts to fight corruption.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 11  Engage citizens (youth in particular) in anti-corruption activities to effectively monitor the government and practice corruption-free behaviors based on a foundation of positive values.

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EdCamp Ukraine’s “(un)conference” for progressive teachers – Photo by EdCamp Ukraine

KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

CROSSCUTTING ACTIVITIES

During the reporting period, SACCI implemented nine cross-objective tasks:

TASK 0.1 UPDATE POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS

SACCI updated the political economy analysis on a quarterly basis to track nationwide anti-corruption dynamics. The analysis focused on the performance of anti-corruption institutions, legislative developments, and identifying opportunity for anti-corruption reform. Among the most notable events of the year were the launch of the HACC, the reestablishment of the NCAP, and the election of a new parliament and president. Specific issues discussed by Parliament and the president included restoring liabilities for illicit enrichment, enabling independent wiretapping for NABU, relaunching the leadership of NAPC, and introducing updates to public procurement legislation. SACCI also included media monitoring on health care reform to coordinate more closely with partners after the release of USAID’s CDCS—due primarily to its new Development Objective 1, “Corruption Reduced in Target Sectors.”

TASK 0.2 PROVIDE POLICY PAPERS

SACCI conducted a study to assess how well USAID projects aligned Development Objective 1. The study analyzed 17 projects from three USAID program offices (Health, Economic Growth, and Democracy and Governance). It identified anti-corruption objectives as well as aligned activities and indicators to measure USAID’s impact on corruption.

SACCI contributed to joint USG-EU position papers on the Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code on Illicit Enrichment. SACCI also produced thought-pieces on relaunching the NAPC, the impact of digitalization on corruption, and corruption’s impact in key sectors. Finally, SACCI produced an extensive analysis of issues within Ukraine’s new eHealth system, particularly data protection and the certification of state-owned IT systems.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 13 TASK 0.3 UPDATE GENDER/VULNERABLE GROUPS CORRUPTION ASSESSMENT

SACCI updated its gender and vulnerable groups study (originally produced in early 2018) with information from various analytical studies (USAID/ENGAGE anti-corruption survey, SACCI anti- corruption omnibus survey, and SACCI’s value-based survey). The studies once more verified SACCI’s original conclusion that there is no significant difference in how men and women understand corruption and its cost, assess progress of anti-corruption reforms, and perceive key reasons for corruption. However, there was variance in how women and men experience corruption. Men experienced corruption more frequently in the judicial, tax, and customs sectors, whereas women experienced corruption more frequently in the health care and secondary school sectors. Moreover, women reported a somewhat lower readiness to engage in civic activities related to corruption.

To address women’s lack of engagement in anti-corruption efforts, SACCI awarded a grant to a women- focused CSO named Studena to implement a communications campaign that included a series of stories highlighting 12 women who had succeeded in fighting corruption. Three videos were published on WoMo and Ukrainska Pravda.2 Studena also launched a social media marketing campaign featuring success stories, infographics, and recommendations for preventing and countering corruption. The online campaign garnered 258,658 views on Facebook.

In Year 2, SACCI also conducted research on internally displaced persons’ (IDPs’) experience with corruption, perception and awareness of corruption, and engagement in civic activism to prevent and counter corruption. The study showed that IDPs are more vulnerable to corruption than other demographics due primarily to a higher dependency on public social services and vague legislation that leaves room for corruption. Also, IDPs are typically less aware of their rights. The research results were discussed at SACCI’s Solutions Hub, where experts identified specific reasons IDPs are more vulnerable to corruption and provided recommendations (see Task 0.8 below).

TASK 0.4 USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND LAUNCH WEBSITE

In FY 2019, SACCI launched a webpage that serves as a repository for key program resources, news, and analytics. Throughout FY 2019, SACCI also expanded its social media reach. The number of followers on Facebook rose nearly 320 percent from the last fiscal year (1,780 in October 2018 to 7,468 in September 2019) and the number of followers on Instagram rose more than 360 percent since its inception in April 2019 (125 in April to 574 in September). This spike was a result of SACCI’s ongoing collaboration with international and domestic partners (IMS and Online.ua) to develop content strategies that best depict the project’s activities. In the fourth quarter, SACCI hired a communications specialist who developed content targeting youth on social media to further expand its social media impact. As a result, the fourth quarter saw the project's largest spike in social media followers on Facebook (2,317 in July to 7,468 in September).

2 https://womo.ua/zhurnalistka-larisa-stupak-nam-vazhlivo-pochati-povazhati-sebe-i-perestati-buti-rabami/; https://womo.ua/ksenya-romanechuk-pobutova-koruptsiya-dlya-bagatoh-tse-zvichniy-shlyah-dosyagnennya-bazhanogo/; https://life.pravda.com.ua/society/2019/07/1/237389/

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 14 TASK 0.5 COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY

In commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), SACCI gathered approximately 200 young changemakers representing 24 oblasts at an interactive event called “Youth Hangout: Create a Space Outside the Box” to sharpen their skills and share experiences in fighting corruption. Participants listened to inspirational speeches by prominent anti-corruption experts, participated in debates and the Anti-Corruption Quest game. Additionally, SACCI supported several other events in December 2018 that featured anti-corruption themes, including the EdCamp Teacher’s Conference with a focus on civic education, the All-Ukrainian Investigative Journalism Conference, and the large-scale public forum of Ukrainian activists entitled “VOX Civium 2.0: Role of Citizens in Political Reforms.” SACCI and USAID ENGAGE also conducted several media events to publicize data from anti-corruption research and promote evidence-based decision making.

TASK 0.6 RESEARCH IDEAS FOR COMMON BRANDING

The new GOU established the digitalization of public services as a feature initiative in fighting corruption. In line with this initiative, a new Ministry for Digital Transformations (MDT) was established in August 2019 to replace the SAEG. The transition team launched a nationwide series of communications campaigns under the moniker “Your State in Your Smartphone” (later rebranded to “State and I,” or DIYA). This campaign promotes existing electronic services, announces new developments, encourages citizens to use digital solutions, and helps citizens understand the efficiency created by digitalization. SACCI recognized the impact digitalization can have on reducing corruption and contributed to the development of a unified brand for digital services offered to citizens.3 SACCI will continue supporting the MDT in delivering clear corruption prevention messages in all its promotional campaigns and efforts under the auspices of the new brand.

TASK 0.7 COORDINATE ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER PROJECTS

Throughout FY 2019, SACCI cooperated intensively with its counterparts:

 SACCI, ENGAGE, Transparency International Ukraine (TIU), and AntAC conducted a joint anti- corruption awareness campaign, “Be a Good Steward of Your Taxes. Vote Responsibly.”  SACCI and ENGAGE launched a series of events to promote findings of a national anti-corruption poll, an anti-corruption value-based study, and media monitoring research.  SACCI and the Strengthening Academic Integrity in Ukraine Project (SAIUP) facilitated four anti- corruption activities (anti-corruption scenarios) at four universities to reduce students’ tolerance for corruption. These same scenarios were presented to youth in cooperation with Ukraine’s Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program and America House (a cultural exchange center funded by IREX).  SACCI cooperated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF), and ENGAGE to organize two anti-corruption schools—one for activists and one for young leaders.

3 https://www.facebook.com/diia.gov.ua/

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 15  SACCI helped mentor teams from its Open Data competition at the request of the USAID Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration and Services (TAPAS) project.  SACCI delivered video storytelling programs to more than 200 active youth during five regional youth leadership forums organized by the USAID DOBRE project. The young leaders represented amalgamated communities that partner with DOBRE (Kropotnytsky, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kherson, and Ternopil).  SACCI collaborated with an Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI)–led youth Plan B festival held in Kharkiv that featured youth-targeted sessions on integrity, preventing corruption, and enhancing ethical behavior.  SACCI worked with the USAID PULSE project to reach representatives of more than 70 cities and help them work with youth on anti-corruption and integrity.  SACCI also contributed to the National Marathon of Political Reforms implemented by CSO Instytut Respublika and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).  SACCI and the USAID New Justice project created a joint working group that developed the concept for a draft law on whistleblower protection in Ukraine.  SACCI cooperated with a loose coalition of international partners that included the International Development Law Organization, EUACI, and Ukrainian civil society experts to detail principles for drafting a new Criminal Code article on illicit enrichment as well as the actual wording of the proposed article.  In partnership with the USAID Health Reform Support (HRS) project and CSO 100% LIFE, SACCI contributed to a legislative compliance analysis of personal data protection in Ukraine’s e-health system.

TASK 0.8 CONDUCT SOLUTIONS HUB ACTIVITIES

In Year 2, SACCI continued to convene anti-corruption stakeholders and generate ideas to better address corruption. A total of six Solutions Hub sessions were conducted:

1. YOUTH-CENTERED PROGRAMS. This Solutions Hub focused on how SACCI can develop a sustainable system that promotes youth engagement in anti-corruption activities. Participants included anti-corruption and youth engagement experts from SACCI, ENGAGE, DOBRE, and USAID/CEGAH (Indonesia). The Solutions Hub also helped clarify SACCI’s youth strategy— namely, its pursuit of a sustainable system to nurture positive youth development.

2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION. This discussion focused on the status of Ukraine’s whistleblower legislation and featured key stakeholders, including legislators, experts, sister- project representatives, and civil society professionals. The session outlined steps forward and highlighted opportunities for collaboration.

3. ALIGNING SACCI ACTIVITIES. A session with SACCI’s partners to discuss ways the project should align its activities and messages with various target audiences, including government officials, journalists, youth leaders, community members, and CSOs.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 16 4. CONSTRUCTIVE JOURNALISM. SACCI gathered experts to discuss ways and techniques to identify audiences interested in anti-corruption, social care, and health care reforms. The participants generated a road map that allowed professionals to identify specific target audiences with an interest in information on vital reforms, including media formats that best fit these audiences.

5. LOBBYING LEGISLATION. A discussion on the feasibility of promoting lobbying legislation in the current political climate. SACCI and CSO Eidos gathered representatives of leading CSOs to determine whether it is time to advance this legislation. It was agreed that this legislation could be an effective corruption prevention tool but not in Ukraine’s current political landscape. A proposed alternative was to draft a “positive” (non-repressive) law that would stimulate openness and transparency (without sanctions) and, after some time, evaluate if it is time to introduce sanctions for non-compliance.

6. INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. SACCI gathered experts on IDPs and anti-corruption to validate findings of its IDP research, described in Task 0.3. Participants suggested several ideas for SACCI or other development projects moving forward, including running awareness-raising campaigns, disseminating success stories, and providing legal aid to IDPs.

The mayor of Drohobych takes part in a public forum supported by SACCI. – Photo by UCMC

OBJECTIVE 1: KEY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS EMPOWERED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION

Tasks under Objective 1 are targeted toward improving the anti-corruption legal and regulatory framework and aligning it with international standards, as well as supporting and building the capacity of selected champion institutions in implementing corruption prevention measures.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 17 ER 1.1: COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED AND ADOPTED

TASK 1.1.1 SUPPORT DRAFTING AND PROMOTION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION

In FY 2019, SACCI supported several key national legislative and regulatory pieces—specifically, legislation on whistleblower protection, lobbying, and illicit enrichment. SACCI also reviewed draft amendments to the Law on Preventing Corruption targeted at relaunching the NAPC, assisted the GOU with formulating anti-corruption priorities, and helped draft national principles of corporate governance.

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

Throughout FY 2019, SACCI mobilized stakeholder collaboration around whistleblower legislation. The project team engaged international and local consultants to develop a concept paper that reconciled different views about the legislation and helped align approaches with international standards. During the fourth quarter, the concept paper was finalized in congruence with the parliamentary elections, establishing the groundwork for the development of quality whistleblower reform. At the request of the OPU, SACCI experts provided their recommendations for the Office of the President of Ukraine’s (OPU’s) Draft Law on Whistleblower Protection. Also, SACCI prepared a comparative table of legal opinions and included recommendations to the final version of the Draft Law. The VRU considered and incorporated SACCI`s recommendations before it passed the first reading of the law in September 2019. Furthermore, between the first and second readings of the Draft Law, SACCI provided a legal opinion in response to a conclusion developed by the VRU’s Scientific Expertise Unit. The law is expected to be passed at the beginning of FY 2020.

LOBBYING LEGISLATION

SACCI also held discussions with authors and sponsors of Draft Law #7129 on lobbying. However, the development of the law was slowed because of low support from politicians and civil society. Civil society activists are concerned that such a law can be used to categorize CSOs engaged in public advocacy as lobbyists. Taking into consideration the low support for lobbying legislation, SACCI approached this issue from a different angle—strengthening polices for the conduct of the VRU members. SACCI consulted with the VRU’s Corruption Prevention Committee to consider developing a code of conduct for parliamentarians with provisions of conflict of interest to create a bridge to comprehensive lobbying legislation. The committee showed interest, but further discussions were postponed due to the VRU’s dismissal and early parliamentary elections. In September 2019, SACCI renewed its collaboration with the new VRU committee, which agreed to continue this discussion in October 2019.

ILLICIT ENRICHMENT

SACCI contributed to the development of a unified donor position—European Union, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, USAID, and INL—outlining the principles for a new Article for Ukraine’s Criminal Code that would reinstate punishment for illicit enrichment in line with the UN Convention against Corruption. Also, SACCI helped prepare a draft article for the Draft Law on Civil Confiscation that, as of September 2019, was being reviewed by the VRU.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 18 RELAUNCHING THE NAPC

SACCI helped develop amendments to current legislation that should propel the NAPC’s relaunch. Upon the establishment of a new OPU, SACCI met with its representatives to discuss the OPU`s vision for anti-corruption reforms, including the relaunch of the NAPC. In parallel, SACCI participated in discussions led by the CSO community—AnTAC, TIU, and the Center for Policy and Legal Reform (CPLR)—that focused on the necessary changes to the law on preventing corruption that would, in turn, enable the NAPC’s relaunch. The draft law on preventing corruption stipulates a new provision on the NAPC’s leadership. As of September 2019, the draft law is expected to be passed by the VRU and signed by the president in October.4

NATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The National Principles of Corporate Governance (NPCG) establish relationship standards between the private sector and government. In FY 2019, SACCI responded to a request from the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine to revise the NPCG. As a result, SACCI added anti- corruption and integrity-related amendments to the NPCG. Once the overall document is finalized by partners, SACCI will cosponsor the launch of the NPCG.

TASK 1.1.2 SUPPORT DRAFTING ANTI-CORRUPTION BYLAWS AND INTERNAL REGULATIONS

LEGAL DRAFTING ASSISTANCE TO THE CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS. SACCI helped its champion institutions (MIU, MOH, SOSA, and Drohobych City Administration [DCA]) develop bylaws and internal regulations as part of the implementation of each institution’s corruption mitigation plan, which originated from SACCI’s corruption risk assessments (CRAs). As of September 2019, STTAs embedded within the MIU and MOH helped draft a set of internal regulations related to managing and rewarding personnel, managing subordinated state-owned enterprises (SOEs), standardizing internal audits, monitoring the implementation of anti-corruption programs, hiring AU heads, and reviewing normative acts. In addition, SACCI’s partner Eidos helped the MIU draft a set of regulations related to public access to information.

SACCI provided similar assistance to SOSA, drafting policies and procedures for standardizing internal audits, increasing the transparency of licensing educational institutions, allocating bonuses, and working with whistleblowers. CSO Eidos also helped draft amendments to regulations on recruiting directors of vocational schools that will enhance transparency in the decision-making process. Also, Eidos helped SOSA develop draft amendments to regulations for licensing commissions, which help regulate the licensing of educational activities in the oblast and require the inclusion of public representatives in the Competition Commission.

SACCI helped the DCA develop policies and procedures for standardizing internal audits, responsibilities, professional standards, and a code of conduct for the DCA’s AU. As a result, the DCA established its own AU as of September 2019.

4 Note: As the report goes to print, Draft Law #1029, which relaunches the leadership of NAPC was passed by Parliament and signed by the president into action, starting the 60-day countdown before the new head is selected.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 19 LEGAL DRAFTING WITHIN TOGETHER AGAINST CORRUPTION (TAC) INITIATIVE. In partnership with the Reanimation Package of Reforms, the TAC Initiative (a SACCI grantee) continued supporting several draft laws and advocacy activities under the cross-sectoral TAC Initiative.5

TASK 1.1.3 EQUIP GOU WITH TOOLS TO MONITOR EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY

SACCI developed methodology for improving and standardizing the process of developing and tracking the implementation of national anti-corruption strategies and programs. The methodology also envisions the development of a web-based system to monitor the implementation of national anti-corruption programs. This methodology was submitted to the SCMU but is still under review by the Ministry of Justice and SCMU. Therefore, SACCI could not proceed with helping implement the methodology and the tracking system.

ER 1.2: GOVERNMENT CAPACITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES, TOOLS, AND MECHANISMS STRENGTHENED

TASK 1.2.1 SUPPORT TO CURRENT CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS

During the reporting period, SACCI assisted and built the capacity of the champion institutions selected during Year 1—MIU, MOH, SOSA, and DCA—according to Action Plans (Integrity Package) signed with each champion. Also, SACCI continued assisting project beneficiary SCMU.

NATIONAL LEVEL

SECRETARIAT OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE (SCMU). SACCI helped the SCMU conduct a CRA and develop its anti-corruption program. SACCI also provided informal consultations to AUs from all ministries via a chat group using the online messaging platform Viber. In this chat group, SACCI experts answer questions about e-declarations and conflicts of interest. Finally, SACCI and its partner Eidos trained public relations staff on the requirements and procedures of providing public access to information.

MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF UKRAINE. SACCI helped the MIU’s AU and Internal Audit Department better address corruption through the development of internal regulations, policies, and procedures. In collaboration with the MIU, SACCI’s consultant embedded with MIU and a contractor working with the Internal Audit Department discussed with MIU managers measures to prevent corruption, particularly related to managing and rewarding personnel, managing subordinates to MIU SOEs, standardizing internal audits, developing and monitoring the implementation of anti-corruption programs, hiring AU heads, and conducting anti-corruption review of normative acts. Also, at the MIU’s request, SACCI conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) for more than 100 MIU officials teaching them how to make e-declaration submission. Lastly, in the fourth quarter of FY 2019, SACCI and experts assessed the possibility for introducing general inspectors within the MIU. SACCI expects to develop an implementation proposal by end of December 2019.

5 https://www.kmu.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/1/antikor/zvity-razom-prity-koruptsiyi/sichen-lipen-2019.pdf

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 20 MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF UKRAINE. SACCI assessed the capacity and effectiveness of the MOH’s AU. Based on this assessment and the MIU’s CRA conducted in Year 1, SACCI helped the ministry’s AU and Internal Audit Department prevent corruption. SACCI also helped other managers prevent corruption by drafting internal policies and regulations. In August 2019, SACCI provided recommendations on enhancing access to public information and helped the MOH draft a scope of work for the development of an internal web portal (intranet) that helped the ministry’s top-level AU better provide guidance to approximately 90 subordinate AUs housed across key health institutions, including regional health centers, medical universities, and the National Health Service.

SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL

SUMY OBLAST STATE ADMINISTRATION (SOSA). Many activities SACCI identified in its Corruption Mitigation Plan were incorporated into SOSA’s official 2019–2020 Anti-Corruption Program. SACCI also supported the implementation of this program and helped strengthen SOSA’s capacity to plan and conduct internal audits. Also, SOSA agreed to and proceeded with implementing SACCI’s recommendations for strengthening its AU based on the results of SACCI’s AU Capacity and Effectiveness Assessment. SACCI also trained 20 SOSA representatives on e-declarations, the CRA, and how to proof regulations in accordance with anti-corruption standards. In addition, SACCI introduced SOSA’s administrators to the “Smart City” platform implemented by DCA. During a site visit to Drohobych, they learned about innovative e-tools to prevent corruption and optimize administrative services. SACCI will continue supporting SOSA on the matter as soon as the newly established city administration finalizes its priorities.

CITY OF DROHOBYCH (). SACCI assessed corruption prevention systems within the DCA using its Institutional Integrity Framework Assessment (IIFA) tool. The assessment showed deficiencies in each IIFA dimension as well as the need to establish an AU. As a result, SACCI assisted the municipality with drafting internal policies and procedures on budgeting, process standardization, conflict-of-interest policy, complaint mechanisms, and whistleblower protection. SACCI also helped the municipality develop a set of regulatory and operational procedures for an AU that was established within the DCA. Also, CSO Eidos (a SACCI grantee) helped develop draft amendments that would establish a set of internal regulations to increase public access to information.

SIGNATURE INITIATIVES

In addition to strengthening corruption prevention systems in champion institutions, SACCI supported two targeted initiatives:

COMBATTING CORRUPTION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. The decentralization of road construction and repair, initiated in early 2018, can lead to decentralized corruption. Since December 2018, SACCI has supported a project implemented by the CoST Initiative that enhances accountability in local road construction and helps civic activists monitor road works. SACCI’s champion institution MIU supported the initiative by sending an official Letter of Support to all 24 oblast state administrations (OSAs). As a result, CoST delivered nine trainings on Infrastructure Data Disclosure Standards (IDSs), road/infrastructure construction management, and road quality control. Participants included more than 150 public officials and more than 60 civic activists and media representatives from 14 regions. After the trainings, CoST worked primarily with six OSAs (Lviv, Sumy, Chernivtsi, Kyiv, Vinnitsa, Cherkasy) and each partner helped implement CoST’s online platform. The amount of disclosed information increased from 5 to 20 percent. Also, with CoST’s support, some of the regional

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 21 governments improved funding and procurement procedures as well as standardized road quality control.

In addition, CoST helped establish a network of civic monitors led by regional coordinators in each of the six regions. The coordinators worked directly with local governments and helped citizens and CSOs monitor and advocate for road construction. For example, the SOSA coordinator gathered approximately 400 citizens, two CSOs, and a private company. This group successfully advocated for the repair of a regionally significant road and pushed a state agency to list another roadway in its 2020 road repair plan.

Finally, SACCI’s partner UCMC helped the local media understand and report on road construction issues. UCMC also began developing a model training course for journalists to help publicize the topic.

During the fourth quarter of FY 2019, CoST finalized and published learning materials on its website and Facebook. This information helped OSAs correctly disclose data and taught citizens to monitor road construction. Also, CoST developed two manuals: “Facilitating Regional Civic Monitoring of Road Quality Control” and “Monitoring Road Sector Procurements to Improve Regional Authorities’ Procurement Processes.” The manuals were distributed to OSAs and CSOs and throughout USAID DOBRE’s network of .

COMBATTING CORRUPTION IN SICK LEAVE CERTIFICATION. Corruption in issuing sick leave certificates is widespread, resulting in the misappropriation of Ukraine’s Social Benefit Fund. Throughout FY 2019, SACCI supported the MOH in its effort to implement its sick leave certificate initiative in close coordination with other USAID projects, the MOH’s interagency working group, and the cross-sectoral TAC Initiative. SACCI provided in-house consultants who helped the MOH launch an eSick Leave services module within its eHealth system. They also drafted the regulatory framework for the eSick Leave Certificate services system. While working on this initiative, SACCI became aware of uncertainties and obstacles impeding the module’s development and successful launch. This included the overall eHealth system’s data protection, exchange, and configuration, as well as questions surrounding the procurement process for the module’s developer. Upon consultations with USAID, SACCI suspended activities related to software development for this initiative until these issues are resolved.

ACCOUNTING CHAMBER OF UKRAINE

In March 2019, the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (ACU) asked the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for technical assistance and helped them connect with the United States Governmental Accountability Office (GAO). In turn, USAID asked SACCI to respond to the ACU’s request. To help develop a relationship with the ACU, SACCI’s team conducted meetings with the chamber and key international donors working with the ACU to identify target areas where the project could provide assistance.

SACCI then brought in a consultant with more than 30 years of management experience at the GAO. In late June, the consultant conducted a series of interactive workshops and discussions with the ACU’s managers and shared approaches and practices implemented by the GAO. Through these discussions, the consultant analyzed the ACU’s experience, capacity, and needs.

To further assist the ACU, SACCI and Management System International’s (MSI’s) home office facilitated knowledge sharing between the GAO and ACU during the ACU’s visit to the United States in July 2019. In particular, SACCI facilitated communication between the ACU and GAO prior to the trip. Also, MSI’s

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 22 home office helped the ACU during its meeting with GAO’s staff, including a meeting with its Comptroller General, Mr. Gene Dodaro.

CHAMPION NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION

In Quarter 1 of FY 2019, experts from the DCA were sponsored by SACCI to visit SOSA. This visit introduced SOSA to the Smart City concept, as experts from the DCA shared their experience with the system. This exchange also helped SOSA understand how to introduce innovative e-tools to prevent corruption and optimize administrative services. The SOSA administration learned about electronic queues at Centers of Administrative Services, opening data and engaging civil society in the decision- making process, integrating e-services into the transportation sector, and developing a monitoring system for outdoor advertising.

At the end of September, SACCI brought together 28 representatives from AUs for a four-day workshop. The interactive workshop was based on the SACCI-developed AU Training Toolbox. The training comprised four modules: e-declarations, conflict of interest, the CRA and anti-corruption programs, and the review of normative and legal acts. In addition, participants had the opportunity to meet with experts from NABU, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, CSO AnTAC, and others. The training was also very timely, as a set of amendments to key anti-corruption legislation were simultaneously passed by the VRU, and the participants were able to learn how these changes would impact their work.

Participants’ anonymous feedback from the AU training:

 “If I had such a training immediately after I was appointed as the AU, I would have performed my tasks much better and more efficiently.”

 “I feel I am not alone in this sphere of anti-corruption prevention and detection; now I know we are many.”

RAPID RESPONSE ASSISTANCE

SACCI responded swiftly to several requests from USAID and the GOU during the reporting period. These requests related to providing input to legislation and conducting analytical research. This included the following:

 ILLICIT ENRICHMENT LEGISLATION. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled that Article 368-2 (Illicit Enrichment) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was unconstitutional. In response, SACCI joined an advisory group of international donor organizations that formulated foundational principles for aligning legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption with regard to illicit enrichment. SACCI also contributed to the review of two draft laws submitted separately to the VRU by the former and newly elected presidents.  HIGH ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT. SACCI helped a highly experienced international consultant speak to newly selected HACC judges about whistleblower legislation during an orientation session organized by the USAID New Justice project. Also, TIU (a SACCI grantee) organized an expert discussion with more than 60 participants about HACC’s establishment and operation.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 23  ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS PRIORITIES. At USAID’s request, SACCI drafted an analytical note about the key issues that will advance anti-corruption reforms during the election season. The note helped guide discussions with the new OPU and donor community.  INPUTS TO AMENDMENTS ON DRAFT LAWS. SACCI helped the VRU’s Anti-Corruption Committee review amendments to draft laws on whistleblower protection (#1010) and NAPC’s relaunch (#1029).  CORRUPTION’S IMPACT BY SECTOR. At the request of the OPU and in partnership with EUACI and the International Development Law Organization, SACCI drafted an analytical paper outlining the impact of corruption in key economic sectors.  DIGITALIZATION AS AN ANTI-CORRUPTION TOOL. In response to the OPU’s request, SACCI drafted an analytical paper about reducing corruption by digitalizing public services.  TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE OPU. In the last quarter of FY 2019, at the request of the OPU and with USAID’s consent, SACCI recruited two experts to support the OPU’s Anti- Corruption, Judiciary, and Law Enforcement Taskforce.

TASK 1.2.2. SELECT AND SUPPORT NEW CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS

At the beginning of FY 2019, SACCI received USAID approval to extend assistance to four new municipalities—Mukachevo (Zakarpattia oblast), Khmelnytskiy (Khmelnitskiy oblast), Pokrov (Dnipropetrovsk oblast), and Pervomaysk (Kharkiv oblast). SACCI conducted IIFAs in each municipality to assess their capacity to prevent corruption in 10 dimensions, including leadership, management and decision making, internal controls and audits, conflicts of interest, enabling whistleblowers, gifts and benefits, transparency, and public accountability. By the end of the year, SACCI finalized the IIFA results and developed cooperation plans with each municipality to be implemented in FY 2020.

TASK 1.2.3. SUPPORT COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND CROSS-SECTORAL PARTNERSHIP

SACCI continued supporting the cross-sectoral TAC Initiative, coordinated by the CSO TAC. With a grant from SACCI, CSO TAC coordinated cross-sectoral working groups in health, law enforcement, energy, education, environmental protection, and regional development. Also, CSO TAC continued to monitor and evaluate the progress of 18 government agencies in their implementation of anti-corruption initiatives under the Decree 803-p. During the reporting period, CSO TAC produced two monitoring reports that evaluated the progress of the implementation of 83 anti-corruption measures. The reports were discussed at a CMU meeting with the heads of ministries and agencies. As of August 2019, 34 measures were completely implemented, including: 1) the introduction of a set of e-services in the law enforcement sector; 2) implementing civic control over some decision-making processes in regional health facilities; 3) opening a number of datasets in the energy, finance, and environmental protection sectors; and 4) eliminating discretion in making decisions about state budget allocations for Ukraine’s sports sector. The key legislative initiatives supported by TAC and sectoral experts are described under Task 1.2.1.

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SACCI’s anti-corruption expert speaks to AU administrators about the project’s AU Toolkit. – Photo by SACCI

TASK 1.2.4. PROMOTE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE ANTI-CORRUPTION CAPACITY BUILDING OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS

ONLINE ANTI-CORRUPTION COURSE FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS. SACCI completed and forwarded draft content of an online anti-corruption course to the National Agency for Civil Service (NACS) for review. The course was designed for the NACS to annually train up to 12,000 civil servants and public officials. On February 6, 2019, the CMU adopted regulation that designated the anti- corruption course as a general short-term course (up to 30 hours), which stipulates that it needs to be delivered in a mixed learning format—electronic and in-class. As a result, SACCI needed to redesign the course upon consultation with NACS and the Ukrainian School of Governance (UShU). SACCI developed a sample module of the course in accordance with the new requirements. The sample was shared with the NACS and UShU to get their consent before proceeding with further course developments. The sample was approved and SACCI continued redesigning other course modules. Also, NACS and UShU are still developing the web platform that will house the e-learning course. Meanwhile, it was decided to pilot the course between October 15 and December 15, 2019, on Moodle, a free learning management platform used by other online learning courses. The course will be finalized during Year 3 of SACCI’s implementation.

AU TOOLBOX. SACCI’s AU Toolbox can now be used by AUs for self-education and as a reference document to enhance their performance. The toolbox has four modules related to e-declarations, conflicts of interest, CRAs and corruption prevention programs, and how to conduct an anti-corruption review of normative acts. The toolbox’s documents include four guidelines on organizing and delivering trainings, two sets of case studies, five PowerPoint presentations, and samples and templates of various forms. The toolbox was piloted during SACCI’s workshop for AUs mentioned under task 1.1.2.

AU CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TOOL. SACCI finalized the AU Capacity Assessment Tool and piloted it with the MIU and MOH. The project planned to hand the tool over to the SCMU, but this was postponed due to uncertainty about who would be providing oversight to the AUs. The legislation of relaunching the NAPC transfers the oversight function from the SCMU to the NAPC. SACCI plans to

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 25 hand over the tool to the NAPC once it is reorganized. The tool will enable the NAPC to provide more targeted support to AUs.

Civil society activists learning about corruption prevention mechanisms at SACCI’s 2019 Anti-Corruption School – Photo by SACCI

OBJECTIVE 2: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS INCREASED

Tasks under Objective 2 are targeted toward improving government outreach to the public on anti- corruption reforms and engaging citizens in the fight against corruption.

ER 2.1: GOVERNMENT OUTREACH ON ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS AND SUCCESSES IMPROVED

TASK 2.1.1 BOOST GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION CAPACITIES

SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING NACCS AND ACTION PLAN. SACCI helped develop the National Anti-Corruption Communication Strategy (NACCS) in 2017 and piloted a methodology for the assessment of communications campaigns in 2019. The methodology was approved by the CMU and incorporated into the NACCS as a recommended tool. At the request of the Ministry of Information Policy (MIP), SACCI prepared a presentation outlining the progress of the NACCS. This presentation was also used to update SACCI’s new governmental counterparts after the presidential and parliamentary elections. In Quarter 4, SACCI also conducted a communications panel for AU administrators to provide an overview of the NACCS and introduced the civil servants to assessment methodology.

BUILD SKILLS AMONG TARGETED GOU INSTITUTIONAL STAFF AND UNITS TO COMMUNICATE CORRUPTION ISSUES AND ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS. SACCI and its partner IMS conducted a series of marketing trainings for communications specialists from SAEG and the Office of the Prime Minister. Also, SACCI and IMS conducted a three-day training for government communication specialists focused on implementation of the NACCS Action Plan. IMS later developed an internal document for SACCI that guided its day-to-day communications.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 26 SACCI and its partner UCMC trained 18 communications specialists, representing six champion institutions (Drohobych, Mukachevo, Pokrov, Khmelnytskyi, Pervomayskiy city councils, and SOSA) on how to develop individualized anti-corruption outreach campaigns.

Throughout the year, SACCI also developed health care media monitoring reports. These weekly reports were used to identify key narratives and develop appropriate messages. The media monitoring results were also shared with the wide range of USAID partners supporting the MOH to provide synergy among communication segments. During Quarter 4, IMS provided SACCI’s communication team and MOH officials with monthly recommendations on how to best use the information provided in the reports.

PROVIDE FORUMS FOR THE MEDIA AND CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS TO COMMUNICATE. During the first three quarters of FY 2019, SACCI’s grantee UCMC conducted four regional events to support local anti-corruption activities. These efforts included:

 NEW HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS IN THE SUMY OBLAST. UCMC helped the Independent Press Club understand SOSA’s strategy to develop homeowner associations, which provide citizens with more control over energy and utility tariffs. UCMC also provided experts who carefully monitored the changes and contributed to follow-up outreach materials.  ROAD REPAIR IN THE SUMY OBLAST. UCMC helped SOSA’s leadership (and its Department of Infrastructure) publicize the region’s 2018 road construction results. This event, attended by 30 media representatives, demonstrated the benefits of transparent road construction prior to the development of the 2019 road construction plans. See Annex 3 for public outreach videos developed by UCMC in partnership with SOSA.  MONEY FOR SCHOOLS IN DROHOBYCH. UCMC helped organize a roundtable in the City of Drohobych on school reform and transparency in educational spending. The event was attended by the mayor, city council members, school representatives, parent committees, and the press. Participants discussed a cost analysis of all 20 local schools and the need to optimize city funds. This was a sensitive topic because the optimization of funds resulted in the closure of several schools and forced students to transfer schools. However, the reform freed up budget funds that are earmarked to modernize schools.  MONEY FOR SCHOOLS IN PERVOMAYSKIY. The City Council of Pervomayskiy, a new SACCI champion institution, approved an optimization plan that resulted in the closure of two schools and forced students to transfer schools. Shortly before this vote, UCMC supported the city administration in the development of a communications campaign on changes to the local school system and budget. Specifically, UCMC experts helped implement a roundtable discussion on school financing that was moderated by an independent journalist from Kharkiv. Special attention was paid to creating evidence-based messages, checked for consistency using financial statements provided by the city.

In Quarter 4, UCMC continued its support to Pervomayskiy to communicate to citizens the school reforms that led to the closure of two schools due to budget restrictions and an insufficient number of schoolchildren. UCMC also provided support by organizing public events that created a fair and balanced discussion among stakeholders. Also, it helped launch a dedicated online campaign with video and graphic materials. UCMC’s support to the DCA included helping public relations specialists organize

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 27 a public discussion on illegal street trading. The discussion brought together relevant stakeholders and helped explain the city’s strategy on this issue.

SACCI delayed its national communications activities in this field throughout Quarter 4 due to the presidential and parliamentary election. Collaboration with national institutions should resume within the first quarter of FY 2020.

TASK 2.1.2 IMPLEMENT AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS

SACCI continued helping champion and other public institutions demonstrate results in implementing anti-corruption initiatives by developing and implementing communications campaigns and launching communications activities around SACCI’s Year 2 signature initiatives. Activities under this task included the following:

SUPPORT SACCI CHAMPIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TARGETED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS. In FY 2019, SACCI supported SAEG in launching an awareness-raising campaign. The campaign promoted the GOU’s eServices as a tool that reduces corruption. It included a series of six PSA videos for the following administrative services: land registration, business registration, drivers’ services, social benefits for children, passport services, and construction permits. The campaign was guided by SACCI’s research, which helped form a balanced and non-political campaign. The series was packaged under the umbrella name “Keeping up with the Joneses.” SACCI planned the campaign with clear goals, targets, and measurable performance indicators. In April, the series garnered more than 4.5 million views on Facebook and YouTube. It was also promoted via small TV screens on intercity trains and at the railroad stations. In Quarter 4, SACCI’s partner UCMC developed research for the DCA. The report evaluated the success of the city’s open city initiative as seen from the perspective of key stakeholders and beneficiaries (e.g., local businesses, the general public). As a result, it established recommendations for community-focused communications campaigns in Drohobych.

SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS FOR SACCI YEAR 2 SIGNATURE INITIATIVES. In the first three quarters of FY 2019, SACCI developed the following communications campaigns at the request of its partners:

 ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE SUMY OBLAST. SACCI collaborated with the CoST Initiative and SOSA to develop two television PSAs promoting Sumy Oblast's 2018 Road Construction report on social media through SOSA’s website. The outreach also encouraged the media and public to join a UCMC-based event where SOSA could present their work and the participants could ask questions about the report.  MIU’s eTICKET SYSTEM. The MIU’s eTicket system is a powerful tool for countering petty corruption, but most citizens are unaware of its benefits. UCMC and the MIU held a public education event with the media to introduce the system to the general public. The event also discussed the implications of the system’s implementation. See Annex 3 for a link to a cartoon created with support from SACCI for this communications campaign. Also, to see specific results of this discussion, see the Pravda YE (Uzhgorod) bullet below.  TRANSPARENT MEDICAL PROCUREMENT (TIU). UCMC, in cooperation with TIU, held a press event with civil society and media representatives to discuss the possibilities of controlling local medical procurements. TIU presented its monitoring results of medical procurements in the

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 28 regions, typical violations, and recommendations that would curb opportunities for such violations. The majority of participants agreed that the responsibility for monitoring the proper conduct of medical procurement in the regions lies with civic activists and the media. See the Ukrainian Radio bullet below as well as section 2.2.1 for more information about TIU’s work helping citizens monitor medical procurement.  TRANSPARENT MEDICAL PROCUREMENT (UKRAINIAN RADIO). UCMC launched a pilot project with Ukrainian Radio after they selected UCMC’s health care procurement to be a central item of discussion during a live studio program on local medical procurement with representatives from Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Khmelnytskyi. UCMC supported Ukrainian Radio with the production of multimedia stories (audio, video) that were used to ensure a dynamic discussion. This approach will serve as a case study for future work with other media organizations. In Quarter 4, UCMC partnered with representatives from national and regional media outlets to support small-scale informational campaigns, including:

 UKRAINIAN RADIO (NATIONAL). At the national level, Ukrainian Radio (part of the public broadcaster) created a special program on issues related to waste management. Throughout this broadcast, the speakers highlighted areas covered in UCMC’s early publication, Money for Waste.6 This was followed by the development of materials for social networks. This program also highlighted a success story from the City of Drohobych, a SACCI champion city. As highlighted in UCMC’s “Blind Zones of Corruption,” Drohobych’s waste management failures were known throughout Ukraine, but this forum helped highlight and explain the steps taken by the City of Drohobych to solve each problem identified in UCMC’s earlier report (most of which involved corruption schemes).  PRAVDA YE (UZHGOROD). At the local level, a developing media outlet in Uzhgorod (Pravda YE) published a special explanatory video project on the implementation of Ukraine’s eTicket system, followed by a public discussion on the issue. This program also highlighted important progress from the city of Mukachevo, a SACCI champion city, where the city’s government reduced the space for corruption by integrating an eTicket system.

ER 2.2: ENGAGEMENT OF CITIZENS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION INCREASED

TASK 2.2.1 INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

ASSIST CHAMPION INSTITUTIONS IN ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND USE SOCIAL AUDIT AND PARTICIPATION MECHANISMS. TIU combatted corruption in public procurement in health care in target regions through a thorough analysis of procurement practices categorized under the code of pharmaceutical production (monitoring of public procurement subject to legal compliance and price levels of medical products). Throughout the year, TIU developed methodology for monitoring regional medical procurement, highlighted typical violations, and developed recommendations that would reduce violations. These elements were shared with Ukrainian CSOs and media outlets. TIU trained and engaged representatives of seven cities (Khmelnitsky, Pokrov, Sumy, Trostyanets, Dolyna, Mukachevo, and Drohobych) to monitor medical

6 http://longread.uacrisis.org/waste

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 29 procurement using DOZORRO. Together with newly trained civic activists, TIU monitored 4,303 procurements from December 2018 to September 2019. As a result, 1,711 appeals were filed with various agencies and the main findings were summarized in four publications on social media and the DOZORRO website. Also, TIU provided the Ministry of Health with four analytical papers that detailed violations and provided recommendations on how to solve various issues related to the violations that were highlighted.

ENHANCE PUBLIC OVERSIGHT COUNCILS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CITIZEN OVERSIGHT. SACCI in partnership with CSO Eidos provided trainings and consultations and recommendations for SOSA and SOSA’s public oversight council (POC), which was reelected in early 2019. Recommendations were based on the results of a training conducted in 2018 and on the updated CMU Resolution #996. Furthermore, in September 2019, CSO Eidos shared its expertise in implementing the amendments to the CMU’s resolution # 996 (the e-voting system in particular) at a meeting with heads of public councils and representatives of departments who are responsible for interacting with the public executive bodies.

TASK 2.2.2. MOBILIZE MEDIA TO ENGAGE CITIZENS

BUILD JOURNALISTS’ UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS IN REPORTING ON CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS. Throughout the first three quarters of FY 2019, SACCI and UCMC used various programs to help journalists understand citizen engagement instruments, including:

 ALL-UKRAINIAN CONFERENCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS. SACCI, along with partner UCMC, organized a special panel “How to Expand the Audience of Anti-Corruption Publications and Programs” at the All-Ukrainian Conference of Investigative Journalists (supported by USAID/New Media, EUACI, and other partners). The panel shared results from SACCI’s anti- corruption surveys. Also, SACCI tailored the data specifically for investigative journalists and discussed techniques to expand the journalists’ audience base.  TRANSPARENCY IN ROAD REPAIR. UCMC and the CoST initiative conducted a training for 22 journalists from the Sumy Oblast. The session covered financial transparency within the road construction sector and techniques to strengthen the quality of media coverage using open data. This pilot training received positive feedback from participants. As a result, UCMC and CoST conducted a two-part event in Lviv for journalists. The first session was a condensed presentation for 19 journalists on how to access CoST’s online resources. The second session provided the opportunity for seven journalists to take a deep dive into the subject, covering financial transparency in the road construction sector and techniques to strengthen the quality of media coverage using open-source data.

In Quarter 4, UCMC and CoST followed up on the success of local trainings in Lviv and Sumy by organizing and implementing a Kyiv-based training that helped 20 editors and journalists understand the work done by CoST’s regional coordinators. A CoST expert explained road management procedures and how the public can help monitor this process. As a result, UCMC and CoST developed a joint project to help local journalists cover stories related to road repair and/or the poor quality of local roadways.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 30 COMMUNICATE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS WITH CITIZENS. Throughout the summer of 2019, SACCI and more than 15 other USAID projects took part in USAID’s Mistechko (small city) events in Mariupol, Cherkasy, and Severodonetsk. SACCI took this opportunity to engage more than 2,000 citizens about countering corruption and acting with integrity. At these events, SACCI designed three activities to cover the interests of children, youth, and adults:

 SACCI’s Anti-Corruption Wheel of Fortune attracted a lot of interest among the adults/youth who came to the SACCI booth at the Mistechko. The participants spun a wheel that stopped on 1 of 10 questions, after which the citizens needed to respond to the question. SACCI developed 10 youth-oriented questions to adapt the topic. A SACCI team member listened to the citizens and rewarded them for sharing their uncensored opinions. A SACCI team member helping a small child from  An anti-corruption poll was targeted to adults; the Cherkasy answer a question on SACCI's "Wheel of question posed was “What are the most effective Corruption Trivia" – Photo by USAID/Ukraine ways to reduce corruption?” The majority of respondents stated that punishment/justice for corrupt acts should be meted.  Kids’ drawing (filling in outline) of “Captain Honesty.” This provided youngsters with a place to sit down and be occupied while the SACCI team spoke with parents about the aforementioned activities. Also, in Quarter 4 SACCI hired regional coordinators who will help prominent CSOs in champion communities access instruments that increase the transparency of local spending.

TASK 2.2.3. MOBILIZE CSOs TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

SACCI continued building CSOs’ and activists’ skills in the project regions and supporting CSOs to reach out to citizens and engage them in anti-corruption activities. The following activities were implemented in Year 2:

BUILD CSOS’ AND ACTIVISTS’ SKILLS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. During Year 2, SACCI used several mechanisms to increase the capacity of civic activists and engage citizens in activities related to anti-corruption. The following bullets describe how SACCI increased local CSOs’ capabilities to help citizens proactively participate in the decision- and policymaking process and use social accountability tools.

 CIVIC OVERSIGHT IN LAUNCHING THE HIGH ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT. HACC’s establishment is crucial for corruption prevention efforts in Ukraine. While the international and donor community focused efforts to launch the HACC, civil society played an important role in the process of the court’s establishment. CSOs monitored the process of establishing the court and worked constructively to make sure Ukrainians knew the process was legitimate. In that effort, TIU

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 31 in collaboration with several other NGOs (AntAC, DeJuRe, and Automaidan) evaluated court decisions ruled by all 121 judicial candidates to the HACC. This analysis was published and submitted to the High Qualification Commission of Judges and Public Council of International Experts. TIU was also monitoring and publicizing the launch of the HACC. Furthermore, TIU conducted three diplomatic breakfasts (roundtable and expert discussion) with key stakeholders in judicial reform to highlight the selection process of judges and minimize possible manipulations in the process.  OPEN BUDGET SYSTEM. CSO Eidos proactively promoted the Open Budget System at the local level. The team provided advisory support for system users in the following cities: Uzhhorod, Mykolaiv, Dolyna, Vinnytsya, Netishyn, and Kharkiv. Full technical support for health facilities was provided for the DCA. Also, the system was presented at the Open Government Partnership Hackathon in Kyrgyzstan.  TRANSPARENT CITIES PROGRAM. To help citizens understand the role of transparency at the local level, TIU conducted four presentations in SACCI’s partner cities (Sumy, Khmelnytskyi, Mukachevo, Pokrov) for 113 participants. Furthermore, in Quarter 4 of FY 2019, TIU developed an educational table game called “Transparent City.” The game’s aim is to help people hold local governments accountable by proactively participating in decision- and policymaking processes as well as using social accountability tools. This tool was successfully presented and piloted in September 2019.  PERSONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM. SACCI shared its experience on how to engage with civil society and citizens about anti-corruption activities at the Personal Democracy Forum, implemented by OPORA with support of multiple international partners. This is an annual international conference that brings together local experts to discuss technology's impact on government, politics, media, and the future of democracy. SACCI’s team conducted a workshop entitled “Developing Innovative Solutions for Corruption Prevention Using Design Thinking” for 22 civic activists. Through this workshop, the activists learned practical knowledge about using innovative approaches to counter corruption.  CIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM. SACCI co-organized the seventh annual Civil Society Capacity Development Forum: “Dream 3.0: Designed Impact.” The nationwide forum united more than 2,000 participants to strengthen Ukraine’s charitable and civic organizations. Every forum participant received SACCI’s Youth Toolkit to help USAID/Ukraine’s Mission Director, Susan Fritz, them implement activities focused on increasing youth responding to a question from the audience engagement in anti-corruption. In a breakout session, SACCI’s about CSOs’ role in countering corruption at the team also conducted a workshop entitled “Tools for Working 2019 "Vox Civium 2.0" conference – Photo by USAID SACCI with Youth in the Anti-Corruption Sphere,” where SACCI experts shared how the project involves young people in anti-corruption activities.  NATIONAL MARATHON FOR POLITICAL REFORMS. SACCI cooperated with CSO Institute Respublika and NDI to implement a series of regional events called the National Marathon of Political Reforms. In total, SACCI reached 340 activists at the local, regional, and national levels through events in Drohobych, Kropyvnytskiy, Sumy, and the Kyiv-based conference “Vox Civium

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 32 2.0.” Each event aimed to help citizens promote anti-corruption reforms and increase their likelihood to follow such campaigns.  ANTI-CORRUPTION SCHOOL. SACCI, in partnership with UNDP, IRF, and USAID ENGAGE, held the fifth annual Anti-Corruption School.7 The school brought together 24 civic activists from 15 oblasts. For three days, civic activists learned about anti-corruption legislation, public sector responsibilities, transparency mechanisms and tools, and organizational development. The activists also discussed how to create positive changes and influence the government, improve the quality of public policymaking, and develop cooperation with their local communities. After the event, SACCI aimed to further facilitate networking opportunities for this group of CSOs capable and willing to work in the anti-corruption sphere. Also, SACCI will monitor this program’s outcomes when civic activists implement projects in their communities or apply for funding through SACCI’s APS program.

PROMOTE CSO ENGAGEMENT IN ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES THROUGH SACCI’S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM. SACCI continued using its Annual Program Statement (APS) to support CSO engagement in anti-corruption activities. SACCI awarded 15 grants during Year 2. Also, SACCI continued to support projects that had been awarded funding in previous reporting periods. This includes funding to CSOs Studena, CoST Ukraine, GoVote, and Edcamp Ukraine. In addition, SACCI continues supporting key partner CSOs TAC, TIU, Eidos, and UCMC. Overall, SACCI received 97 applications during the reporting period, a signal that this mechanism is growing in popularity.

FACILITATE NETWORKING AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE. SACCI encouraged greater integration between and among its grantees and participants of different events. For example, participants at all SACCI events were invited to participate on SACCI’s Facebook page, partake in webinars, and share their success stories. SACCI also developed a Facebook page for its Anti- Corruption School graduates to enhance collaboration among anti-corruption activists. In Quarter 4 of FY 2019, SACCI used its Instagram page to advertise TEDxYouth in Kyiv and invited participants to compete for the chance to visit this conference and network with Ukrainian change makers.

OBJECTIVE 3: PUBLIC TOLERANCE OF CORRUPT PRACTICES REDUCED

Tasks under Objective 3 are targeted toward increasing the public’s understanding of corruption and the young population’s rejection of corrupt acts.

7 https://www.facebook.com/ChargeAgainstCorruption/videos/2864014113613097/

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 33 ER 3.1: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CORRUPTION AND ITS COSTS INCREASED

TASK 3.1.1 TARGETING COMMUNICATION TO IDENTIFIED AUDIENCES

COMPLETE VALUE-BASED STUDY TO INFORM COMMUNICATION. SACCI completed its value-based study and started using the study results extensively for formulating messages appealing to citizen values. These Figure 1. A 10-second PSA on corruption in education was viewed by 697,098 users. findings framed the communications campaigns that SACCI delivered throughout FY 2019, including the campaign with SAEG to promote e-services. SACCI also used these findings to generate content and messages for trainings and presentations that were delivered to anti-corruption and communication personnel of its partner ministries, municipalities, and oblast state administrations. Also, SACCI discussed the study findings with prospective grantees to ensure that their communications campaigns are properly focused and deliver relevant messages to the target audience. This includes video interviews of women who stood up to corruption conducted by SACCI’s grantee Studena. The value-based survey was also presented at the largest journalism festival in Eastern , Mezhyhirya Festival of Investigative Journalism. Additionally, SACCI built skills of communications specialists from government institutions to identify target audiences that match their services. Thus far, SACCI and IMS conducted sessions with communications staff from the SCMU, MIU, and SAEG. The outputs of the activities included guidance and recommendations for the institutions’ communications strategies.

During FY 2019, SACCI developed and launched several communications campaigns targeted at the general population or population segments. Throughout each campaign, SACCI considered the results of its value-based study.

 “Corruption Steals from You. Be a Good Steward of Your Money.” SACCI implemented this public awareness campaign in collaboration with USAID ENGAGE, AntAC, TIU, and CASE Ukraine. It ran from November 2018 to March 2019 and consisted of three video PSAs, radio clips (jingles), and visuals. All advertisements aimed to help taxpayers understand that they are the primary targets and victims of corruption. The campaign highlighted three key sectors: health care, education, and the military. The PSAs were distributed digitally through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Google Display Network; on television and radio; and through outdoor advertisements (city lights and billboards). The digital part of the campaign reached more than eight million unique users, or about 37 percent of the adult population. PSAs were aired 783 times on the national TV channels, such as Channel 24, ICTV, Novy Channel, STB, UA: Suspilne, UA: Culture, and UA: Crimea. Outdoor advertising was publicized on 196 billboards in seven Ukrainian cities (Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, and Kramatorsk) and 97 city lights (small street billboards) in Kyiv and Lviv. Next quarter SACCI will report on audiences reached by television, radio, and outdoor advertising.  “Keeping up with the Joneses.” SACCI supported SAEG in developing and launching an awareness- raising campaign that consists of six PSAs that promote e-services as a tool for reducing opportunities for corruption in public administrative service delivery (see more under Task 2.1.2).

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 34  Anti-corruption survey results publicized. SACCI (together with USAID ENGAGE) conducted a series of events for different audiences to publicize the results of three anti-corruption surveys. After a presentation to journalists on March 3, SACCI was invited to speak on these findings at Radio NV. This radio station is listened to by approximately 5 percent of the Ukrainian radio market share, based on a weekly average. A video recording of the interview had more than 420 views.

TASK 3.1.2 ENGAGE MEDIA TO REPORT ON CORRUPTION AND ENGAGE CITIZENS IN ANTI- CORRUPTION

SACCI continued building the capacity and skills of and providing support to the media on the national, regional, and city levels to promote comprehensive and balanced reporting on corruption and anti- corruption issues for various target audiences and engage citizens in anti-corruption activities. SACCI undertook the following activities:

PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE REPORTING AMONG JOURNALISTS

During the first three quarters of FY 2019, SACCI promoted constructive journalism using the following campaigns, analytics, and events:

 MEZHYHIRYA FEST. SACCI, the U.S. Embassy, IRF, EUACI, and other donors supported the sixth annual Mezhyhirya Fest, which was implemented by the Media Development Foundation. With more than 500 participants, it was the largest annual platform for professional journalism in Eastern Europe. At the event, journalists learned about tools used to monitor public procurement in health care and road construction. SACCI also presented polling results from its research on public perception of corruption.  LVIV MEDIA FORUM. At the seventh annual Lviv Media Forum, UCMC led a panel discussion on constructive journalism that focused on the problems created by a system of adversarial journalism. UCMC launched an initiative on constructive journalism. The initiative promotes the media’s ability to report on transparency or corruption, explains the impact public money has on ordinary lives, and enhances journalists’ ability to be more constructive while reporting on anti-corruption topics. For more information about this initiative, see UCMC’s Constructive Journalism webpage, which was developed to inform the media about the opportunities and benefits of constructive journalism.  PROMOTING SAEG PSAs. SACCI helped SAEG present its PSA video campaign “Keeping Up with the Joneses” during a meeting with national media representatives. The campaign portrayed how online services play an important role in anti-corruption efforts. SACCI also presented polling results from its research on the public’s perception of corruption.  MEDIA MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. SACCI collaborated with the Center for Content Research to monitor when and how presidential candidates mentioned anti-corruption reforms. Every week, SACCI received a list of reports and media coverage related to anti-corruption. Then, SACCI analyzed statements made by the top 10 candidates and compiled a weekly report. The results were shared with a wide range of USAID partners following the elections to provide unity among communication segments.  MEDIA MONITORING FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR. SACCI piloted and developed media monitoring analytics. These reports focused on anti-corruption media coverage related to health

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 35 reform. The media monitoring results were shared with a wide range of USAID partners supporting MOH to provide unity among communication segments.

In Quarter 4, UCMC and the Ukrainian Association of Media Business conducted the first annual conference on constructive journalism. The conference brought together more than 50 regional editors and journalists to discuss the crucial need to provide fair and balanced coverage in local communities. This included the need to monitor budget spending and anti-corruption initiatives. Local SACCI champions (Drohobych, Pervomayskiy) presented success stories, and local media outlets discussed possible cooperation with SACCI partners (CoST and TIU). This year’s conference was implemented in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

This year’s hackathon was postponed due to the launch of the state program “Your State in Your Smartphone.” To implement the youth hackathon, SACCI needs a better understanding of how this program will impact the local level.

DEVELOP INFORMATION MATERIALS FOR USE BY JOURNALISTS. UCMC has been regularly publishing relevant studies and materials throughout the year, including:

 A summary on the Blind Zones of Corruption8 (study and discussion event).  A summary of results from SACCI’s signature initiative, the Road Fund.  “School closures caused by a lack of public finance.” Produced in response to concerns raised in Drohobych, this article detailed the need for a more transparent system of government allocation to boost confidence in local government decisions.9  “Methodology for Reporting on the Quality of Road Repair.” This publication is a core text for the trainings that were implemented throughout the fiscal year on how to monitor the quality of road construction and repair.10  “Money for Waste.” Myths and realities of financial conflicts in garbage removal.11  “Successful Cooperation between Activists and the Media.” This text was based on a panel discussion at SACCI’s Anti-Corruption School.12  “Tips and Cases from Participants of the Constructive Journalism Conference.” How do journalists and editors with high standards find their audience? How can they restore confidence in the media while telling the story of the slow changes that are taking place in the capital and in regions?13

8 http://longread.uacrisis.org/blindzone 9 http://bit.ly/2MyWU7K 10 http://bit.ly/2L2OfYI 11 http://longread.uacrisis.org/waste 12 http://bit.ly/2MWLkn6 13 http://longread.uacrisis.org/constructive_journalism?fbclid=IwAR2SNpacAgIJApGclRXyAnr1bFKuWwwzZtroj2mbcec2RJ88S Qbz2iHBwQY

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 36 LAUNCH AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION JOURNALISM

UCMC implemented a journalism workshop at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). The event began with a two-day training for students that covered techniques for budget control on the local level, stakeholder consultation methods, and the rules for writing a complicated story. Mentors (prominent Lviv-based journalists) also supported teams in preparing stories on the transparency of local budget allocation. Most students prepared high-quality publications that were later published by local media outlets. In January 2019, SACCI and UCMC conducted a discussion session with UCU to summarize the project’s results and prepare conditions to replicate the project.

After the success of the UCU journalism workshop, UCMC partnered with local journalists and a well- known media center (Nakipelo) to duplicate the workshop in Kharkiv. Again, the program helped 12 young journalists develop reports about local-level transparency and its impact on citizens’ daily lives. Furthermore, after the workshop, three prominent Kharkiv journalists mentored the youth to support them in preparing well-researched stories on key issues of social importance. In Quarter 3, three teams finalized their work and pitched articles to a local media outlet.

In Quarter 4, SACCI and UCMC continued discussions with UCU about replicating the program in Lviv. The partners also discussed ways the workshop’s material could be integrated into UCU’s current curriculum. The partners are planning to develop an implementation plan at the start of FY 2020.

Youth play a “transparent cities” board game at the SACCI-sponsored U-Inn event. – Photo by SACCI

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 37 ER 3.2: YOUTH INCREASINGLY REJECT CORRUPTION AS A SOCIAL NORM

TASK 3.2.1 SHAPE NEW VALUES AND ATTITUDES

EXPAND THE NUMBER OF YOUTH LEARNING ABOUT CORRUPTION AND WAYS TO COUNTER IT. SACCI expanded its network of youth while increasing their awareness of transparency mechanisms, integrity-building programs, and anti-corruption efforts. Among the networks involved in SACCI activities were USAID OTI, FLEX Ukraine, Peace Corps, SAIUP, America House, USAID DOBRE, USAID TAPAS, NDI, ULA, CSO “CIH,” and EdCamp Ukraine. Throughout numerous trainings spanning across the country, approximately 1,150 participants were trained to promote anti-corruption values using SACCI’s Anti-Corruption Youth Toolkit. The toolkit includes Anti-Corruption Mafia, Pub Quiz (What? Where? When?), Anti-Corruption Quest, problem-solving scenarios, a lesson developed for the school civic education course, and an implementation guide for SACCI’s “Social Innovations Camp.” The activities implemented in FY 2019 were:

 PLAN B FESTIVAL. SACCI collaborated with USAID OTI to coordinate a three-day youth festival in Kharkiv. More than 500 young community leaders and innovators representing more than 10 Ukrainian oblasts participated in the festival. The youth-oriented dynamics of Plan B served as a foundation on which to build integrity and disseminate anti-corruption programming among young professionals and social innovators. The SACCI team provided mentoring during the Idea Boot Camp and conducted SACCI-developed gamification activities, such as Anti-Corruption Mafia and an anti-corruption game adapted from the popular “What? Where? When?” (PubQuiz). Anti- corruption was featured in several keynote speeches, including presentations by the advisor to the mayor of Drohobych, Oleg Dukas (Open Data Tools in Drohobych), and a graduate of the recent Fourth Anti-Corruption School who was also a leader of the StudWatch initiative group. In FY 2019, SACCI developed a replication manual of a Plan B–like festival that could be offered to local champions for cooperation with youth.  FLEX ALUMNI. SACCI conducted a two-hour session at America House for FLEX Alumni. Later, SACCI, along with a FLEX alumnus, implemented the same session in the community of Kherson in the wake of the recent death of a local civic activist, Kateryna Handziuk. Also, in Quarter 4 of FY 2019, SACCI organized a session for Flex students from western parts of Ukraine during a Molodvizh youth festival in Lviv. SACCI received positive feedback from the FLEX alumni and will explore future collaboration with this target audience in FY 2020.  PEACE CORPS UKRAINE. SACCI conducted two sessions for 55 Peace Corps volunteers and 60 local counterparts from across Ukraine during Peace Corps Ukraine’s (PC-UA) in-service trainings. PC-UA reported that anti-corruption activities were implemented in several communities, but SACCI will continue to monitor the situation. Also, a SACCI representative was invited to present to more than 50 youth at PC-UA’s Model United Nations camp, which was themed around fighting corruption. Most important, SACCI invited PC-UA staff to its training-of-trainers program planned for the next fiscal year to develop a sustainable relationship and better integrate SACCI’s youth activities with PC-UA programs.  SAIUP. SACCI and SAIUP conducted a two-day student training, “Change the Country: Youth Power,” for 30 students from 15 Ukrainian universities. SACCI presented its positive youth development approach and Youth Toolkit. Students learned how to replicate anti-corruption activities with their university peers. However, the training did not give the participants the feeling

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 38 of ownership of the material provided by SACCI. For example, students from Chernivtsi and Ternopil contacted SACCI about the possibility of sending representatives to their universities to conduct a public presentation about corruption. If these activities were to happen, SACCI would need to enhance its work with students as a target audience in Year 3.  USAID DOBRE. SACCI provided expert support to five DOBRE DIY Forums for youth from amalgamated communities. More than 150 young leaders from five oblasts (Ternopil, Kropyvnytskyy, Kherson, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Dnipro) discussed why corruption is an important topic, what constraints it could create for young people in Ukraine, and the importance of their role in preventing corruption in their communities. In addition, the participants learned how to produce high-quality videos for their projects’ success stories for social media. SACCI has also prepared a video promoting DOBRE’s work with young community leaders.  USAID TAPAS. SACCI is enhancing the previously developed anti-corruption course curricula with contributions from the USAID TAPAS project on issues related to ProZorro and open data. SACCI also consulted with participants of an Open Data Challenge to ensure that their products involved anti-corruption.  ANTI-CORRUPTION SCHOOL. The school focused on helping 24 young activists from 17 oblasts develop anti-corruption initiatives and communicate their activities effectively in their respective communities. Topics of the three-day school included positive youth development, strategic communications, project management, and anti-corruption tools.  NDI DEBATES. SACCI’s team taught more than 120 university and high school students to promote zero tolerance for corruption through playing interactive games from SACCI’s Youth Toolkit. The four sessions conducted by SACCI were a part of a larger event—the annual National Debate Tournament on Political Reforms—organized by NDI and Institute Respublika. In Year 3, SACCI will explore ways to expand its work with organizations that facilitate student debates.  CSO “CIVIC INITIATIVE IN HALYCHYNA.” Through SACCI’s APS grant program, this initiative organized youth-centric events in SACCI’s partner city of Drohobych. These events were also attended by school students from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. The events introduced participants to SACCI’s Youth Toolkit. After a feedback session, a facilitator stated that Anti- Corruption Mafia was a great tool to understand how each individual impacts a community. More than 900 students in Ivano-Frankivsk and Drohobych attended the anti-corruption lessons. In Drohobych, students expressed an interest in the anti-corruption lesson and launched an informal anti-corruption club where they discuss issues associated with corruption and play Anti-Corruption Mafia in their free time. The project provided evidence that interactive games are needed to address the issue of corruption prevention because of the topic’s relevance and sensitivity in public schools.  STATE BUILDER. SACCI supported the second annual State Builder youth internship program (for ages 18 to 25), an event implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ukrainian Leadership Academy (ULA). Throughout the program, more than 100 youth from each Ukrainian region took a 10-day deep dive into state work. SACCI also developed a study guide on how to conduct anti-corruption sessions that included all supporting material. As a result, 14 regional State Builder events have been planned throughout late September to November 2019. The events are expected to take place in Mariupol, Kropivnitskiy, , Kherson, Ternopil, Rivne, Uman, Ostrog, Lviv, Kharkiv, Irpin, Sumy, and Vinnitsya. Local programs will propose a wide range of

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 39 knowledge about state functions, main reforms, anti-corruption, and so forth. However, 70 percent of ULA students were not ready to independently conduct the anti-corruption session. As a result, in congruence with positive youth development principles, SACCI representatives conducted additional webinars for ULA teams and are ready to visit some of its centers to co-conduct the presentation and help students buy into the subject.  CSO EIDOS YOUTH EVENTS. Twenty-three ULA youth competed to see who knew the most about anti-corruption topics during the intellectual game “Pub Quiz,” and a similar event was implemented by Eidos in Ternopil for 32 participants. CSO Eidos also conducted an Anti- Corruption Mafia session for visitors to NABU premises. The following events are a compilation of the CSO’s larger contributions to positive youth development. o CITIZEN UP CAMP. At the end of the year, Eidos organized Citizen Up, a five-day summer camp in the Zakkarpatian region. During the camp, 25 boys and girls (ages 15–16) gained knowledge about basic functions of the government and Parliament, the election process, entrepreneurship, taxes, and anti-corruption. The main goal of this camp was developing a culture of transparency and integrity in Ukraine’s society, as well as demonstrating this culture within government. o ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING. The Lviv Business School and CSO Eidos conducted an entrepreneurship module called Business Wave. At this session, 30 youth participants (ages 16– 20) gained entrepreneurship knowledge and skills. Also, participants gained knowledge about responsible entrepreneurship, including sessions with the head of the Lviv Regulatory Hub, which is responsible for anti-corruption oversight in the business sphere throughout the Lviv region.

 EDCAMP UKRAINE. From February to September 2019, EdCamp piloted and promoted SACCI’s Youth Toolkit among educators. As a result, EdCamp’s anti-corruption ambassadors (regional implementers) conducted six Mini-EdCamps in the cities of , Zhovti Vody, NizhynPoltava, Stanytsia Luhanska, Hlukhiv, and Kryvyi Rih. The conferences encouraged approximately 250 educators to teach about corruption and anti- corruption in the classroom. Furthermore, according to a report prepared and presented by EdCamp at their Fifth Annual National (Un)conference in July of 2019, SACCI’s Youth Toolkit received feedback from 1,832 people (418 educators and 1,414 students) from various regions of Ukraine who either participated in or implemented activities from the toolkit. Finally, the Fifth Annual National (Un)conference gathered 1,009 educators from 25 Ukrainian regions, 197 international experts from 19 countries, and Ukraine’s Minister of Education and Science. A series Ukraine's Minister of Education and Science at of anti-corruption sessions included: 1) an expert EdCamp Ukraine's "(Un)Conference" in Kharkiv, session on “Youth Against Corruption: The Results of Ukraine. – Photo by EdCamp Ukraine Piloting SACCI’s Anti-Corruption Instruments; 2) an Anti-Corruption Activities Simulation Room, including demo sessions with children using SACCI’s tools; 3) an Anti-Corruption Quest (the official quest of the national event contained

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 40 anti-corruption tasks); and 4) a half-day workshop on positive youth development, conducted by Making Cents International.

Support youth social network communication. In Year 2, SACCI used social media as its main channel of communication with youth. The number of SACCI’s Facebook page followers rose more than 320 percent in the last fiscal year (1,780 in October to 7,468 in September) and the number of followers on Instagram rose more than 360 percent (125 in April to 574 in September). This spike was a result of SACCI’s ongoing collaboration with international and domestic partners (IMS and Online.ua) to develop content strategies that best depict the project’s activities. In the fourth quarter, SACCI hired a communications specialist who developed content specifically targeting youth on social media to further expand its social media impact. As a result, the fourth quarter saw the project's largest spike in social media activity.

In the fourth quarter, SACCI also strengthened its offline communications by supporting the most significant youth events in Ukraine. At Molodvizh 2019—the biggest youth festival in Lviv, with more than 1,000 participants—SACCI held three interactive anti-corruption sessions engaging with approximately 150 participants. Also, as a result of a social media campaign and contest at the event, SACCI’s Instagram page received more than 80 new followers. Furthermore, at the SACCI-sponsored TEDxYouth@Kyiv Conference, SACCI presented its activities to more than 700 participants by disseminating its branded materials (youth-oriented stickers and “anti-corruption” cookies) among all the participants as well as screening its promotional video during breaks. Moreover, SACCI had its own corner booth at the event, where SACCI representatives conducted a range of interactive activities to increase awareness of the SACCI brand among youth: 250 guests participated in a survey “What do I personally do to reduce corruption?”; 165 participated in a virtual Anti-Corruption Quest; and 80 received USAID-branded instant photos as part of the “Anti-Corruption Wall of Fame” activity.

As part of SACCI’s social media strategy, SACCI also developed several video materials to increase youth engagement and awareness of SACCI’s activities, including a series of videos called “One Question about Your Internship” featuring SACCI interns and highlighting their impressions about the program;14 videos about SACCI key youth activities—Anti-Corruption School and U-Inn (Social Innovations Contest in partnership with UNDP and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine);15 and a series of videos on day-to-day corruption, targeting the general audience and aiming to explain what corruption is. All of these will help to increase coverage and engagement in SACCI’s social media.

14 https://www.facebook.com/ChargeAgainstCorruption/videos/2108409509468938/ 15 https://www.facebook.com/ChargeAgainstCorruption/videos/2389244671356264/

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 41 TASK 3.2.2. ENGAGE YOUTH IN ANTI- CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES

SUPPORT INNOVATIVE IDEAS GENERATED BY YOUTH AND/OR TARGETED AT YOUTH. In the first half of the fiscal year, SACCI reached youth through the Personal Democracy Forum in Kharkiv by teaching civil activists and youth representatives to apply design thinking in Winners of the most innovative integrity-based project idea won 200,000 hryvnias to implement their project. Also in the photo, Ukraine’s Deputy their anti-corruption activities. This Minister of Youth and Sports (far left) and a SACCI team lead (far right). workshop aimed to allow civic activists and – Photo by UNDP in Ukraine young people to identify anti-corruption situations and develop prototypes for programs that can help solve anti-corruption issues in Ukraine. Furthermore, from mid-October to mid- December, SACCI partnered with ISAR Ednannia (an organization devoted to the development of Ukrainian CSOs) to conduct webinars aimed at providing youth with systemic knowledge about anti- corruption project development and implementation. The weekly presentations included the following topics: 1) Anti-Corruption is the New Black; 2) Anti-Corruption Project: Let’s Start!; 3) Next Stop: Innovation! Tools to Trigger and Support Social Innovations; 4) Express Fundraising; 5) Monitoring and Evaluation; and 6) Room for Mistakes: Failure Stories That Made the Projects Stronger. In total, 115 participants took part in the series of webinars.

In Quarter 4 of FY 2019, SACCI helped support the youth event U-Inn 2.0: RELOAD, which attracted more than 290 youth from 19 regions. This program, implemented primarily by the UNDP in Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, helped six youth participants declare themselves the best innovators among 97 teams who took part in the competition. After an application process and skill-building workshop, the youth pitched their ideas to a panel of experts, which included a SACCI team lead. Also, SACCI sponsored one of the six topics, Integrity Building, and provided 200,000 hryvnias to a group of youth to develop a mobile game for young people that measures and shares common values and builds the integrity of youth. For more information about the event, please click the link below.16

SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING INTO THE UKRAINIAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ULA) PROGRAM. ULA students are among the best young intellectuals in the country and will become the leaders of Ukrainian society. To incorporate a “zero-tolerance approach to corruption,” TIU developed an anti-corruption course that provides knowledge about anti- corruption reform in Ukraine, innovative tools to reject corruption, and practical knowledge that helps citizens investigate corruption in everyday life. In total, TIU provided 30 training sessions for 230 ULA students in Lviv, , Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Chernivtsi, and Kyiv.

16 https://www.ua.undp.org/content/ukraine/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2019/6-best-youth-innovations-U-Inn-2-0- RELOAD.html

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 42 PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS

SACCI uses 10 custom indicators to measure citizen perception of corruption and anti-corruption reforms and their experience with corruption. As described in the Quantitative Highlights section, improvement was observed on nine indicators compared with baseline data. Similarly, targets were reached or surpassed on nine indicators. The chart below compares targets for Year 2 with achieved results.

On other indicators, SACCI surpassed its targets on seven indicators and fell behind on one. The table below compares targets with achieved results.

Indicator Y2 Target Y2 Result Achievement % Level of implementation of action plans (Packages of Integrity) by 60% 78% 30% champion institutions # of anti-corruption laws, amendments, bylaws, regulations, or policies on the national, regional, or ministerial/institutional levels 10 14 40% adopted # of government officials receiving USG-supported anti- 60 491 718% corruption training (F Indicator DR.2.4-1) # of mechanisms for external oversight of public resource use 7 10 43% supported by USG assistance (F Indicator DR.2.4-2) Level of implementation of Action Plans of Anti-Corruption 75% 88% 17% Communications Strategy of the Government, in % # of people affiliated NGOs receiving USG-supported anti- 70 762 989% corruption training (F Indicator DR.2.4-3)

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 43 Indicator Y2 Target Y2 Result Achievement % % rejection of corruption as a social norm among youth ages 15– 85% 83.20% -2% 17 who participate in SACCI ER 3.2 initiatives # of anti-corruption initiatives implemented by participants of n/a 3 n/a SACCI activities # of individuals receiving civic education with SACCI support (on 500 4,606 821% anti-corruption)

Detailed performance data information is provided in Annex 1.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING

SACCI’s MEL plan has 21 indicators, including three Standard Foreign Assistance Indicators, 17 custom indicators, and one contextual indicator. The indicator data come from five streams: 1) project records; 2) a SACCI-sponsored public opinion poll; 3) a civic engagement survey by USAID/ENGAGE; 4) records from grantees; and 5) contextual data collected from global surveys. Progress on all indicators can be found in the project’s Performance Data Table.

In Quarter 1 of FY 2019, SACCI developed a tracking tool to monitor indicators’ progress on an ongoing basis. The tracking tool shows each indicator’s status against year-end projections and explains how exactly SACCI’s effort contributes to the expected results. In October 2018, SACCI conducted a data quality assessment of Indicator 6 of its MEL Plan (# of mechanisms for external oversight of public resource use supported by USG assistance), as requested by USAID (F indicator 2.4.2). The assessment concluded that the indicator complies with all five standards stipulated by USAID (validity, reliability, timeliness, precision, integrity).

Also in Quarter 1, SACCI suggested to USAID that Indicator 12 (% of citizens engaged in anti- corruption activities with the SACCI government champion counterparts) should be removed. SACCI repeatedly asked its champion institutions if they sustainably count citizens who register complaints, participate in public councils, and participate in or contribute to the decision-making process. However, it was found that only the MIU tracks citizen engagement in some of its activities, and other champion institutions have not established such practices. Given that no reliable and consistent data can be obtained under this indicator, SACCI cannot report progress on it.

SACCI also produced and/or analyzed important research pieces to stay up to date on key statistics, trends, and values associated with anti-corruption. These efforts also helped the project develop evidence-based strategies and activities. Furthermore, the project analyzed national- and regional-level dynamics to provide daily updates and analysis to USAID that detailed Ukraine’s most critical anti- corruption developments.

Throughout Quarters 1, 2, and 3 of FY 2019, SACCI presented key findings from major anti-corruption surveys and reports (a social poll conducted by USAID ENGAGE as well as a value-based survey and media monitoring conducted by SACCI) to government communications officers, development partners (USAID, Canada’s Embassy, international experts), journalists, and the general public. This included a variety of presentations to journalists and civil society experts at the UCMC from December 2018 to

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 44 May 2019, as well as interviews at radio stations and a presentation at Mezhyhiria Fest for investigative journalists on June 9.

In Quarter 3, SACCI received results from its omnibus survey. These data were entered into SACCI’s tracking system and used to monitor progress against indicators 13, 16, and 17. The survey also helped assess the campaign “Corruption Steals from You,” which was jointly aired by SACCI and ENGAGE in winter 2019—namely, the campaign’s recall rate, prompted recall rate, and the sources through which Ukrainians saw or heard the campaign messages (including the internet and social networks, TV, radio, and billboards).

In Quarters 3 and 4, SACCI helped USAID develop indicators for the Immediate Results (IRs) and sub- IRs connected to DO 1 (Corruption Reduced in Target Sectors) of the USAID 2019–2024 CDCS. Seven indicators were developed, discussed, and approved. Also, SACCI produced Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRSs) for these indicators. SACCI deals with four of the seven indicators.

LESSONS LEARNED

 Sociological research (polling, focus groups, and media monitoring) suggests Ukrainians generally speak up against top-level, political corruption. This righteous societal anger has been skillfully used in two election campaigns in 2019. In parallel, improvements in local administrative or petty bribery have been reported, but Ukraine’s perception of corruption will improve only with the demonstration of punitive measures (imprisonments). At the same time, the optimism from the first possible court sentencings should be very cautious, as one has to be sure that these first moves to address impunity are not a way to deal with opponents or scapegoat dissenters.  The anti-corruption media narrative is saturated with low-quality anti-corruption reporting (80 percent of all publications were of low quality based on the low competency of the interviewees). Although the updated statistics are still being prepared (and data are not fully collected yet), it is likely that 2019 will demonstrate an even more “corruption-saturated” narrative—keeping in mind the election rhetoric of combatting corruption. Furthermore, improvements to low-quality reporting and populist slogans entail both increasing the population’s media literacy and improving the quality of materials produced by the media.  Ukrainian politics may continue to have unexpected turning points, and international technical assistance must continue working in constant uncertainty. Therefore, flexibility and responsiveness are key to ensuring that the development agenda makes a large impact in Ukraine.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

No activities during this reporting period fall outside the approved Request for Categorical Exclusion (RCE): DCN: 2014-UKR-010.

PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES

SACCI is built around close coordination with the GOU. Throughout Year 2, SACCI worked with its national and regional champion institutions (Ministries of Health and Infrastructure; municipalities of Drohobych, Mukacheve, Khmelnytskiy, Pokrov, and Pervomayskiy; and SOSA). The project also continued its engagements with the SCMU, the new OPU, National Agency for Civil Service, State

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 45 Agency for eGovernance, Ministry of Youth and Sports, and Ministry of Education and Science. The project will continue on this path in Year 3 of its implementation.

PROGRESS ON LINKS TO HOST GOVERNMENT

SACCI closely coordinates with the GOU. Throughout Year 2, SACCI worked with its national and regional champion institutions. This list includes the Ministries of Health and of Infrastructure; municipalities of Drohobych, Mukacheve, Khmelnytskiy, Pokrov, and Pervomayskiy; and SOSA. The project also continued its engagements with the SCMU, the new OPU, MACS, SAEG, Ministry of Youth and Sports, and Ministry of Education and Science.

PROGRESS ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

To better target communications strategies and engagement activities, SACCI continued its research into how well specific demographics understand specific corruption issues. The research verified that women were less likely to participate in anti-corruption activities (detailed under Task 0.3). As a result, SACCI awarded a grant to CSO Studena for a project aimed at encouraging female participation in anti- corruption activism by highlighting 12 stories of courageous women who prevented or combatted corruption.

Finally, SACCI conducted qualitative research on IDPs’ experience with corruption, perception and awareness of corruption, and engagement in civic activism to prevent and counter corruption. Research results were discussed at SACCI’s Solutions Hub. Experts identified specific reasons IDPs are more vulnerable to corruption than other groups and suggested actionable recommendations to counter these issues. In the future, the study will help SACCI develop anti-corruption programs that are more sensitive to IDPs. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Submitted separately.

SUB-AWARD DETAILS

Submitted separately.

ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES

CONSTRAINTS AND CRITICAL ISSUES

The project faced no significant constraints or critical issues on the operating environment in Ukraine despite the sensitive nature of work in anti-corruption. Indeed, in the aftermath of presidential and parliamentary elections over the second half of the reporting period, there seems to be an improved operating environment and increased opportunities to engage the new GOU in anti-corruption. Most notably, the project now has the opportunity to play a key support role in the revitalization of the NAPC as well as in supporting the development of new anti-corruption legislation in the VRU.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 46 PERSONNEL

The most notable change in personnel included the addition of six regional coordinators based in the six SACCI partner cities/oblasts. This will allow SACCI to better serve the local administrations and provide for more “bottom-up” inputs from civil society actors at the local level.

CONTRACT, AWARD, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS

There were no significant modifications beyond routine incremental funding modifications. One contract modification did include guidance that allows SACCI to host the project website on local platforms such as the website of its partner UCMC rather than creating a stand-alone or dedicated project website.

STATUS OF DELIVERABLES/MILESTONES

Key programmatic deliverables completed in Year 2 are as follows:

 Four editions of the updated political economy analysis (Task 0.1).

 Policy memos to USAID on: 1) the re-launch of NAPC; 2) illicit enrichment liability restoration; 3) proposals for reform of the personal data protection/certification of state-run IT systems; and 4) review of USAID Development Objective 1 and anti-corruption efforts (Task 0.2).

 Updated gender/vulnerable groups corruption assessment focusing on issues of IDPs (Task 0.3).

 Notes and summary action items from Solutions Hub sessions (Task 0.8).

 Concept note for the design of a comprehensive whistleblower protection law; draft legislation on whistleblower protection in anti-corruption (Task 1.1.1).

 Draft legislation on reinstating illicit enrichment as a criminal offense and comments to the other, alternative drafts (Task 1.1.2).

 Draft methodology to monitor progress in implementing a national anti-corruption policy/ program (Task 1.1.3).

 IIFA reports for four new champion cities (Task 1.2.1).

 Pertaining to eSick Leave Certificate functionality of the eHealth system—regulatory documents elaborated, procurement of software development services postponed until issues of the overall eHealth system’s information security and system architecture are resolved (Task 1.2.1).

 Manual by CoST to help citizens monitor the quality of roadways and road construction (Task 1.2.1).

 Draft contents of the Anti-Corruption eLearning Course. The deployment of a full course is delayed until NACS and UShU agree on the course’s structure, format, and platform (Task 1.2.4).

 AU Toolbox (Task 1.2.4).

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 47  Scenarios for the online anti-corruption communications course (Task 2.1.1).

COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

In the reporting period, SACCI worked hand in hand with its international partners and sister projects to help mainstream anti-corruption work into thematic areas. For instance, SACCI contributed to an analysis of the eHealth system’s vulnerabilities in terms of proper certification (HRS and 100% LIFE projects). Among many collaborative youth efforts, the project has trained youth council representatives of amalgamated territorial communities targeted by the USAID DOBRE program. Also, SACCI involved local activists and community leaders from DOBRE’s amalgamated communities to learn how to properly monitor road construction. With the USAID ENGAGE program, the project continued exposing a wider public to the data on corruption perceptions and experiences. SACCI cooperated with UNDP, IRF, and ENGAGE to organize two Anti-Corruption Schools—one for activists and one for young leaders. Finally, the project experts contributed to draft regulations on illicit enrichment in cooperation with INL and EUACI and catalyzed the development of a concept note for whistleblower protection in partnership with the USAID New Justice program. More details are presented above in Task 0.7.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Submitted via web application (Web App) on October 29, 2019.

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 48 ATTACHMENTS

PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE

Please see Annex 1.

PUBLIC OUTREACH DOCUMENTS

Please see Annex 2.

SUB-AWARDS TABLE (IF APPLICABLE)

Please see Attachment 1 for more details.

QUARTERLY REPORTING SPREADSHEET AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES TABLE

Please see Attachment 1.

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ANNEX 1. YEAR 2 PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE

Annual Targets Unit of (fiscal year) Data Source and Data Y1 Y2 Measurement Indicator/Baseline (B) Collection Methods/ Comments Results Results & Frequency of Reporting Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Disaggregation

Goal: Reduce corruption and increase the accountability and transparency of governance in Ukraine 1) Corruption Perceptions Transparency International Although this Index (CPI) 120 in index; derived from indicator is not to be – contextual indicator.17 rank out surveys and reported on reported until Y4, Target is set by the GoU of 180 Top n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a their website SACCI will track CPI in the Ukraine 2020 countries, 50 annually. CPI 2018 is Strategy 32 points Score from 0 to 100 expected in early (2018) (higher is better) -- B: 130 in rank out of 176, Annually 2019. 30 points (2017)

2) % of citizens who report facing corruption in the previous year (of total population size)18

Baseline: October 2017 Overall: 40.1% 38.1% n/a 39% 37% 35% 33% Survey by Females: 39.5% 37.7% USAID/ENGAGE project %, by sex, age This indicator is not n/a for Y1 Males: 40.8% 38.6% on Civic Engagement. -- group applicable in Y1 Annually Age groups:

18-24: 38.0% 34.0%

25-34: 41.8% 40.3%

35-44: 43.8% 39.7%

45-54: 44.2% 42%

17 This indicator is contextual, over which SACCI does not have control. It is used to track the status and the dynamics of the perception of corruption based on the international index. 18 In the indicators that measure share of population, numerators and denominators are provided in the respective Performance Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS).

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 51 Annual Targets Unit of (fiscal year) Data Source and Data Y1 Y2 Measurement Indicator/Baseline (B) Collection Methods/ Comments Results Results & Frequency of Reporting Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Disaggregation

55-64: 39.6% 38.4%

65 and up: 31.7% 32.8% Objective 1: Key government institutions empowered to fight corruption 3) Level of implementation of action plans (Packages 19 of Integrity) by champion Compiled from SACCI institutions, in % records on the B: 0% implementation of specific Average for all champions: initiatives of the package. 37.5% 78% 50% 60% 70% 75% 80% 32.5% SACCI calculates the %, by champion number of initiatives institution Ministry of Infrastructure 50% 81% implemented and their weight to determine the Sumy State Oblast Admin. 50% 75% level of implementation -- Annually Drohobych City 25% 88%

Ministry of Health 25% n/a

Khmelnytskyi City 75%

Pokrov City 75%

Mukachevo City 63%

Pervomaiskyi City 75% CMU Secretariat 92% Expected Result 1.1: Comprehensive anti-corruption legal and policy framework developed and adopted

19 Action Plan (Package of Integrity) is a package of legal, institutional, and operational initiatives that champion institutions implement to pursue their anti-corruption reforms. SACCI provides support in the development and implementation of the package.

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4) # of anti-corruption Compiled from SACCI #, by type of laws, amendments, by- records on the legislation laws, regulations, or development and adoption (national, policies on the national, of anti-corruption laws, regional, regional, or amendments, bylaws, ministerial, ministerial/institutional regulations, and policies. -- institutional) levels adopted Annually B: n/a Total 5 14 5 10 10 10 10 National Regional 4 Ministerial 5 10

Expected Result 1.2: Government capacity to implement anti-corruption policies, tools, and mechanisms strengthened 5) # of government officials receiving USG- supported anti-corruption training (F Indicator Compiled from SACCI DR.2.4-1) records (including course #, by sex B: n/a curriculum and attendance Total: 149 491 30 60 100 120 150 sheets). -- Annually Females: 64 278 Males: 85 213

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6) # of mechanisms for external oversight of Compiled from SACCI public resource use records (including official # of supported by USG 6 7 5 10 10 10 10 government journals, news mechanisms assistance media, and on-site (F Indicator DR.2.4-2) observation) -- Annually B: n/a Objective 2: Public support for and engagement in anti-corruption efforts increased

7) % of total population Survey by %, by sex, age This indicator is not who believe citizens are USAID/ENGAGE project group applicable to Y1 responsible for fighting on Civic Engagement. – corruption (of total Annually population size) B: October 2017 Overall: 25.2% 29.2% n/a 27% 29% 31% 33%

Females: 24.3% 29.0%

Males: 26.3% n/a for Y1 29.4%

Age groups:

18-24: 25.2% 30.6%

25-34: 27.6% 28.4%

35-44: 25.8% 30.1%

45-54: 25.6% 30.0%

55-64: 26.7% 30.5%

65 and up: 20.1% 26.4%

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8) % of total population who indicate they are ready to report cases of corruption (of total population size) B: October 2017 Overall: 37.2% 38.8% n/a 39% 41% 43% 45%

Females: 34.9% 36.2% Survey by USAID/ENGAGE project %, by sex, age This indicator is not Males: 40.1% n/a for Y1 41.9% on Civic Engagement. -- group applicable to Y1 Age groups: Annually

18-24: 42.7% 44.6%

25-34: 36.3% 40.7%

35-44: 39.4% 41.1%

45-54: 33.9% 40.7%

55-64: 39.9% 33.6%

65 and up: 33.0% 34.2% Expected Result 2.1: Government outreach on anti-corruption reforms and successes improved 9) Level of implementation Level of of Action Plans of Anti- Compiled from SACCI implementation on the Corruption records on the national level is Communications Strategy implementation of specific measured against the of the Government, in % initiatives of the strategy. Action Plan of the %, including by B.: The Action Plan for the SACCI will calculate the Anti-Corruption champion Strategy Implementation number of initiatives Communications institutions was approved in January implemented and their Strategy. 2018 weight to determine the Level of CMU Strategy: 48.5% 75% 50% 75% 80% 85% 90% share of progress. -- implementation on the Annually champion level is MIU 50% 100% measured against

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SOSA 50% 100% action plans agreed between SACCI/UCMC and Drohobych City 15% 100% each champion. MOH 50% n/a Therefore, national- level % of Khmelnytskyi City 67% implementation is not an arithmetic mean of Pokrov City 67% the champion-level % of implementation Mukachevo City 67%

Pervomaiskyi City 100%

CMU Secretariat 100% 10) % of total population who believe that there is progress in anti- corruption reforms B: October 2017

Overall: 22.4% 25.3% 23% 24% 26% 28% 30% Females: 22.7% 25.8% Survey by Males: 22.0% 24.6% USAID/ENGAGE project %, by sex, age

on Civic Engagement. -- group Age groups: Annually

18-24: 28.1% 26.0%

25-34: 22.3% 28.4%

35-44: 22% 29.6%

45-54: 23.8% 24.3%

55-64: 22% 25.6%

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65 and up: 19.1% 18.3% 11) % of total population %, by sex, age who believe that group corruption level decreased in the last 12 months B: October 2017

Overall: 8.5% 10.3% 9,0% 11% 13% 16% 20% Females: 8.5% 10.1% Survey by Males: 8.6%; 10.5% USAID/ENGAGE project

Age groups: on Civic Engagement. -- Annually 18-24: 10.9% 12.3%

25-34: 10.0% 10.6%

35-44: 10.6% 12.5%

45-54: 8.0% 8.8%

55-64: 6.7% 8.3%

65 and up: 5.3% 10.0% Expected Result 2.2: Engagement of citizens in the fight against corruption increased 12) % of citizens engaged SACCI contacted its Compiled from SACCI in anti-corruption champions and records by adding those activities with the SACCI confirmed that there who register complaints, government champion +3% +5% +5% +5% +5% are no consistent and participate in public counterparts reliable data. councils, participate B: TBD by Dec 17 See %, by SACCI requests comment in/contribute to the counterpart Total: decision-making process USAID to remove this (participate in public indicator MIU hearing, submit comments SOSA to draft legislation, file/sign Drohobych City petitions, etc.), employ a

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MOH social accountability technique, or report on Khmelnytskyi City resisting corruption. -- Pokrov City Annually Mukachevo City Pervomaiskyi City CMU Secretariat

13) % of total population reporting engagement in anti-corruption activities B: May 2018 Overall: 9.1% 14.2% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

Females: 8.4% 11.9%

Males: 10.0% 16.9% Age groups: SACCI omnibus survey on %, by sex, age

18-24: 10.0% 12.7% corruption. – Annually group

16-19: 9.1% -

20-29: 11.7% 18.2%

30-39: 10.6% 16.0%

40-49: 9.0% 14.5%

50-59: 8.5% 13.6%

60 and up: 6.9% 8.2%

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14) # of people affiliated with NGOs receiving USG-supported anti- corruption training Compiled from SACCI SACCI will be (F Indicator DR.2.4-3) records (including course #, by sex proposing to increase curriculum and attendance B: n/a targets sheets) -- Annually Total 164 762 50 70 70 70 70 Females: 86 441 Males: 78 321 Objective 3: Public tolerance of corrupt practices reduced

15) % of total population who believe corruption is not justified B: October 2017 Overall: 41.9% 43.8% n/a 44% 46% 48% 50%

Females: 43.6% 44.7% Survey by Males: 39.9% 42.8% USAID/ENGAGE project %, by sex, age This indicator is not n/a for Y1 Age groups: on Civic Engagement. – group applicable to Y1

18-24: 38.8% 43.7% Annually

25-34: 39.0% 39.4%

35-44: 39.9% 41.0%

45-54: 39.9% 45.4%

55-64: 44.3% 46.6%

65 and up: 49.2% 47.4%

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Expected Result 3.1: Public understanding of corruption and its costs increased

16) % of total population who understand what is corruption B: May 2018 Total: 61.5% 61.3% 63% 65% 67% 70% 72%

Females: 61.6% 61.2%

Males: 61.4%; 61.5% Age Group: SACCI omnibus survey on %, by sex, age n/a for Y1 corruption. – Annually group 18-24 – 61.9% 60.6%

16-19 – 60.1% -

20-29 – 59.4% 61.8%

30-39 – 62.8% 62.6%

40-49 – 62.5% 62.4%

50-59 – 62.8% 61.2%

60+ – 60.7% 58.8% 17) % of total population who understand cost/impact of corruption B: May 2018 Total: 82.7% 86.5% 84% 86% 88% 90% 90% SACCI omnibus survey on %, by sex, age n/a for Y1 Females: 82.9% 86.3% corruption. – Annually group

Males: 82.4%; 86.8%

Age Group:

18-24 – 81.0% 84.2%

16-19 – 76.8% -

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20-29 – 81.1% 85.1%

30-39 – 83.2% 87.2%

40-49 – 82.4% 89.4%

50-59 – 84.6% 89.2%

60+ – 83.3% 84.3% Expected Result 3.2: Youth increasingly reject corruption as a social norm 18) % of total adult youth ages 18–24 who reject corruption as a social norm Survey by USAID/ENGAGE project B: October 2017 n/a for Y1 %, by sex on Civic Engagement. – Total: 38.8% 43.7% 40% 42% 44% 46% 48% Annually Females: 40.6% 44.9% Males: 36.7% 42.6% 19) % rejection of corruption as a social Targets were norm among youth ages established based on 75% 85% 90% 90% 90% the responses 15–17 who participate in SACCI surveys of youth “Never” and “In most SACCI ER 3.2 initiatives aged 15-17 who 92% %, by sex cases” while Indicator B: n/a participate in ER 3.2 #15 counted only initiatives – Annually Total: 83% those who responded Females: “Never.” Data are not sex-disaggregated. Males: 20) # of anti-corruption Compiled from SACCI Anti-corruption initiatives implemented by records by adding those #, by sex and activities that emerged participants of SACCI who develop and launch age of initiators from SACCI initiatives activities any civic anti-corruption and funded by SACCI B: n/a initiatives (community- and other donors

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Total: 6 3 5 10 12 12 12 based awareness-raising (ENGAGE, UNDP). campaigns, journalist The activities are still Females 6 2 investigations, local being implemented. advocacy campaigns with Males 1 regard to schools, Age Groups: universities, health and 18-24 6 3 utility service providers, etc.) -- Annually 24-35 21) # of individuals receiving civic education 1,00 1,50 2,00 with SACCI support (on 50 500 anti-corruption) 0 0 0 Compiled from SACCI B: n/a #, by sex records, Ministry of 1,00 1,50 2,00 Annually Total: 142 4,606 50 500 Education data. -- #, by sex 0 0 0 Females: 77 2,548 Males: 65 2,058

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1. Summary of SACCI’s value-based research and survey results, prepared by UCMC after the research presentation20 on December 5:

2. PSAs based on ideas of the winners of the SAIUP youth contest and upgraded by a professional production company. RSAs were distributed digitally on Facebook:

3. TAC Initiative Implementation Report for May–September 2018 presented at the CMU meeting and disseminated broadly via press events and social media:

20 http://longread.uacrisis.org/blindzone

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5. UCMC public information materials on anti-corruption in health care:

21 http://longread.uacrisis.org/hospital1?fbclid=IwAR2RK3CDCyWtkfmGTDb_Hms7AVK5mEJ7ZRj7ityKAs5GVsCSrC9Xlf3auoU

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7. SACCI WEBPAGE

8. SACCI PSA videos to promote government-developed e-services (in cooperation with SAEG)

LAND REGISTRATION SERVICES

INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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TRANSPORT SERVICES

YOUNG PARENTS

PASSPORT SERVICES

CONSTRUCTION

9. SACCI PSAs series “Corrupt Officials Steal from You. Be a Good Steward of Your Money.”

EDUCATION (Video and Visual)

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HEALTHCARE (Video and Visual)

MILITARY (Video and Visual)

10. SACCI/SOSA ROAD CONSTRUCTION (Video 1 and Video 2)

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11. SACCI CARTOON: E-TICKET SYSTEM

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 68 12. UCMC Health Care Infographics: “Five ways money for medical supplies gets into the pockets of corrupt officials.”

USAID/Ukraine – Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) Project | Annual Progress Report 69 13. Studena Infographics on Health Care and School Transparency

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