SALAR/SKR: Support decentralization in Ukraine Phase II, 2019-2024 SKL: Stöd decentralisering i Ukraina fas II, 2019-2024 Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) has applied to Sida for funding of 41 710 000 SEK to carry out the "Support Decentralization in Ukraine Phase II Programme" in Ukraine during the activity period 2020 - 2022. 

The intervention aims at strengthening democracy, improving governance and better service delivery to the citizens of Ukraine (women, men, boys and girls) by 

1)  supporting the Ministry of Education of Ukraine to implement improvements to the formula for allocating education grants (subventions) to sub-national governments by building the Ministry’s capacities in data collection, analysis and evidence-based decision-making (including transparency, openness, accountability, participation, fairness (non-discriminatory) and gender-responsiveness); 

2) increasing capacity of the relevant state institutions (in particular Ministry of Community Development and Territories and Ministry of Finance) to analyze the financial data and use the financial data and analytics to inform policy; 

3) supporting the Association of Amalgamated communities to become a stronger advocate for the interests of local communities and 

4) providing relevant Parliamentary committees with important insights and knowledge particularly as it relates to issues of legislative processes, dialogue, transparency, accountability and gender responsiveness. The intervention builds upon the results and lessons of previous 5 years programme on the support to the reform of local self-governance in Ukraine.

The intervention’s total budget is 41 710 000 SEK, out of which approximately 900 000 SEK will be allocated for the programme evaluation (to be procured by the cooperation partner). Sida will be the only funder of the intervention. I slutet av november 2019 ändrade SKL, Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting, namn till Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner. Det engelska namnet SALAR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions) kvarstod oförändrat. I insatsbeslutet och underliggande dokument används både SALAR och SKL för benämning av avtalspartnern. Avtalet är dock uppdaterat med det nya namnet Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner. 

Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner (tidigare SKL) har ansökt om 41 710 000 SEK för att genomföra programmet "Support Decentralization in Ukraine Phase II” i Ukraina under aktivitetsperioden 2020-2022. 

Insatsen syftar till att stärka demokrati, förbättra den statliga styrningen samt tillhandahållandet av tjänster till Ukrainas medborgare (kvinnor, män, pojkar och flickor) genom att: 

1) stödja utbildningsministeriet i Ukraina att genomföra förbättringar i formeln för fördelningen av utbildningsbidrag (subventioner) till regionala nivåer genom att stärka ministeriets kapacitet inom datainsamling, analys och evidensbaserat beslutsfattande (inklusive transparens, öppenhet, ansvarsutkrävande, deltagande, rättvisa (icke-diskriminering) och jämställdhet); 

2) öka kapaciteten hos berörda statliga institutioner (särskilt ministeriet för utvecklingen av kommuner och territorier, samt finansministeriet) för analys av finansiella data och dess användning i utformningen av policys; 

3) stödja Föreningen för Amalgamerade Samhällen (Association of Amalgamated communities) så att den stärks i sitt arbete med tillvaratagandet av lokalsamhällens intressen;

4) förse relevanta parlamentariska kommittéer med viktiga insikter och kunskaper, särskilt gällande frågor om lagstiftningsprocesser, dialog, transparens, ansvarsutkrävande och jämställdhet.

Insatsen utgår från resultat och lärdomar från ett föregående femårigt stöd till reformen för lokalt självstyre i Ukraina. Insatsens totala budget är 41 710 000 SEK, varav cirka 900 000 SEK till slututvärdering. Sida är den enda finansiären av programmet. The specific objective of the intervention is to support key actors to implement reforms in an analytical, transparent, participative and gender responsive way, which will in turn lead to the programme overall goal "Strengthened democracy, improved governance and better service delivery to the citizens of Ukraine (women, men, boys and girls)". 
The programme will work in 4 reform areas - education decentralization, fiscal decentralization, support to the Local Self Government Association and support to the Parliament of Ukraine. Each area corresponds to a respective output:
- Influence policy-making processes and reforms so that policies are more transparent, evidence-based, accountable, participatory, fair (non-discriminatory) and gender-responsive, and to build the capacity of key actors to make evidence-based decisions;
- Influence policy-making processes on the national level with regard to fiscal decentralisation and sub-national finances so that they are more transparent, open, accountable, participatory, fair (non-discriminatory) and gender-responsive, and support the advancement of the reform by providing operative financial analysis of the performance of hromada budgets;
-  Help Association of Amalgamated Hromadas (AAH) to reach its long-term objectives: AAH strengthens its legitimacy and membership base to achieve the legal requirements set for the Local Self Governments (LGAs) in Ukrainian legislationAAH introduce and implement sound institutional and organisational changes in order to perform effectively, democratically and gender-responsively. Local government members clearly benefit from AAH services. AAH undertake proactive and evidence based lobbying and advocacy towards central level institutions in line with the members interests. AATC owns initiate in promoting and works to foster gender inclusive local governance trough support to municipalities, including the collection of sex-dissagrageted data in municipalities;
- Support Parliamentary Committees to better practise their representative, legislative, and oversight functions and institutionalisation in relation to implementation of the decentralisation reform (in a transparent, evidence-based, accountable, participatory, fair (non-discriminatory) and gender-responsive way.