ED CAMP UKRAINE 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 City Administration ER Expected Result EU European Union EUACI European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative FLEX Future Leaders Exchange FY Fiscal Year GOU Government of Ukraine 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 President of Ukraine OSA Oblast 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 Verkhovna Rada 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