PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Practical experiences from cities and amalgamated communities in Eastern Ukraine Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Initiative for the Infrastructure Program for Ukraine Project “Strengthening Ukrainian Communities Hosting Internally Displaced Persons” PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN THE EAST OF Content UKRAINE – INTEGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT The project supports the implementation of 1 Introduction...............................................................................................................7 Participatory Budgeting (PB) in 5 cities and 5 amalgamated territorial communities in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Kharkiv 2 General Description of Approach..............................................................11 oblasts. 3 Results..........................................................................................................................17 5 cities: 5 ATCs: 3.1 General results of initiative............................................................19 Kryvyi Rih Prymorska ATC 3.2 Specific results per partner.....................................................26 Kamianske Chernihivska ATC 3.2.1 Kryvyi Rih ...........................................................................................28 Melitopol Tomakivska ATC 3.2.2 Kamianske.........................................................................................30 Chuguiv Shyrokivska ATC 3.2.3 Melitopol............................................................................................32 Pervomaiskyi Novovodolazka ATC 3.2.4 Chuguiv.............................................................................................34 To increase social integration and citizen 3.2.5 Pervomaiskyi..................................................................................36 engagement in local development through participatory 3.2.6 Prymorska ATC.............................................................................38 budgeting in cities and amalgamated territorial 3.2.7 Chernihivska ATC........................................................................40 communities of Eastern Ukraine due to the increased 3.2.8 Tomakivska ATC............................................................................42 number of internally displaced persons. 3.2.9 Shyrokivska ATC...........................................................................44 The project was implemented by PAUCI, 3.2.10 Novovodolazka ATC..................................................................46 Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation within the 4 Conclusions.............................................................................................................48 framework of the Project “Strengthening Ukrainian 4.1 Key Achivements and learnings...........................................50 Communities Hosting Internally Displaced Persons”, one 4.2 General Lessons learnt and recommendations...........55 of the Initiative for the Infrastructure Program for Ukraine implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH) commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GENERAL RESULTS OF INITIATIVE Project implementation PAUCI experts implemented the project on behalf of the GIZ project “Strengthening Ukrainian Communities Hosting Internally Displaced Persons”, one of the Initiatives for the Infrastructure Program for Ukraine implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Participatory Budgeting Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH) commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic in the East of Ukraine – Cooperation and Development (BMZ) from Integration for January 2018 till June 2019. Development Support provided to cities and communities Around 100 events were conducted: trainings, workshops, forums and consulting meetings on the issues of implementation and development of Participatory Budgeting. More than 2.5 thousand community residents took part in these events. Also, a financial support was provided for informational campaigns conduction. The main subjects of the trainings: key stages and principles of participatory budget, preparation and implementation of the participatory budgeting procedure at all stages, moderation of events, preparation of projects, evaluation and improvement of the procedures. 5 INTRODUCTION Background The development cooper- In the context of the MunSup- ation measure “Initiatives of the component, GIZ supports local Infrastructure Programme for and regional administrations as Ukraine” (IIPU) is funded by the well as non-state actors in the German Ministry of Economic provision of services and the Participatory budgeting Cooperation and Development management of additional tasks (BMZ) and implemented by arising from the integration of the federally owned Deutsche IDPs. Support is provided in a Participatory approaches a participatory budgeting system Gesellschaft für Internationale wide range of fields for citizen engagement in local is a complex challenge requiring Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. (e.g. strategic planning, development tend to have a high level of experience and even The program is structured into provision of basic services, broad range of methodologies after its establishment needs different components out of efficient management of public with respective levels of further improvements and which one focusses at administration, management of intensity ranging from basic adaptations to the local “Strengthening of Ukrainian social infrastructure, social types of information provision to context in order to be successful municipalities hosting Internally integration, employment, more advanced forms of and sustainable. Therefore, GIZ Displaced People” (MunSup) in participatory planning) consultation and further to through its highly experienced the Oblasts of Kharkiv, Dnipro depending on partner’s needs. intense forms of decision partner organization PAUCI has and Zaporizhzhia. making. In this context, supported 5 cities to improve participatory budgeting is a quite and further advance their far-going approach with a high participatory budgeting system Public participation degree of autonomy for to be more effective as well as 5 in municipal development participants. It provides a legal newly amalgamated and financial framework for communities to institutionalize In general, public partici- compelling principle of action. citizens to propose and select a participatory budgeting for the pation holds significant potential Especially in the context of projects which local first time. This brochure provides for improving municipal the decentralization reform in administrations are obliged to an overview of the achievements management and democratic Ukraine, the topic of participation implement. Hence, it puts and learning and shall contribute development. Through is becoming increasingly citizens into the position of real to further dissemination of participatory processes, citizens important as more authority and decision makers within a formal participatory budgeting in with their ideas and sense of decision making power is system. However, the initiation of Ukraine. responsibility can be activated being transferred to the local and engaged for local level which creates increasing development. Public investment opportunities and demands for and service delivery can be made participation. Hence, IIPU more demand-oriented and local prioritizes public participation as identity and social integration a central goal and has offered can be strengthened. Particularly various types of support to its for the integration of internally partners for establishing displaced people at local level, participatory processes. participation is essential and a 8 9 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH GENERAL CONCEPT OF PB Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process, in which: Citizens get engaged and develop ideas for local Preparation stage development to propose to local authorities ("phase zero") Citizens decide about the use of public budget as they prioritize demands and decide about Development of process measures for implementation provisions and principles Local government authorities implement projects prioritized by citizens Awareness-raising Public participation supports the consideration campaign of needs of vulnerable social groups (including internally displaced people) Fundamental principles Stages of the Participatory Budgeting of participatory Project preparation and submission Citizens’ decision are obligatory for budgeting implementation Discussion of projects Transparency and openness Project verification Inclusiveness Selection of projects for further implementation Provision of space for citizen engagement Project implementation Support of citizens' proactive attitude (with monitoring) Evaluation Process Thinking with strategic perspective 12 13 STEPS PB parameters development and OF PB INTRODUCTION deliberation with citizens Establishing of the PB initiative group During the discussion, answer the following questions: Familiarize yourself with PB procedures and principles - Who is eligible to submit the project? - How projects will be selected? Define PB goals - Who is eligible to vote? - What criteria must be met to submit the Read manuals and project recommendations on PB - What are the ways to vote and support implementation the projects? (e-platform, ATM, paper ballots) - How many projects can be supported by Holding initial training a citizen? Invite external experts PB regulations development