30 amalgamated hromadas from 6 oblasts of Ukraine have been selected for participation in the U-LEAD with Europe Programme’s Initiative “Improving Municipal Civil Protection in Amalgamated Hromadas in Ukraine” which is jointly implemented with the Association of Volunteer Fire Brigades of Poland and will run up to October 2019. 

The Initiative covers a wide set of issues, including:

- Development of draft legislative proposals for local civil protection system and VFB operation at national and local levels.

- Support in development of detailed local safety plans under supervision of international and national experts.

- Preparation of the AH leadership to manage local civil protection and rescue operations.

- Training of selected VFB brigades to effectively react to emergencies.

- Training of Trainers for State Emergency Service and external experts to ensure scaling-up of relevant knowledge and best practices.

 

The following AHs have been selected from 147 applicants:

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:

Hrechanopodivska rural AH

Loshkarivska rural AH

Mykolayivska rural AH (Vasylkivskiy rayon)

Novooleksandrivska rural AH

Troitska rural AH

 

Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

Voskresenska rural AH

Huliaypilska town ОТГ

Komysh-Zoryanska settlement AH

Mykhaylivska rural AH

Shyrokivska rural AH

 

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast:

Kosmatska rural AH

Lanchynska settlement AH

Mateyivetska rural AH

Rozhnivska rural AH

Starobohorodchanska rural AH

 

Rivne Oblast:

Boremelska rural AH

Myliatska rural AH

Nemovytska rural AH

Pryvilnenska rural AH

Smyzka settlement AH

 

Khmelnytskyi Oblast:

Kolybayivska rural AH

Letychivska settlement AH

Lisovohrynivetska rural AH

Novoushytska settlement AH

Starosynyavska settlement AH

 

Chernihiv Oblast:

Bobrovytska town AH

Vysochanska rural AH

Desnyanska settlement AH

Plyskivska rural AH

Sosnytska settlement AH