International Forum “Creating tomorrow: Post-War Reconstruction and Recovery of Communities”

On September 18, the International Forum "Creating Tomorrow: Post-War Reconstruction and Recovery of Communities" will be held in Kyiv, which will present a project Community Recovery Academy.

The purpose of the forum is to present Community Recovery Academy and discuss the strategy, plans and resources necessary for effective post-war reconstruction and restoration of communities and territories of Ukraine, involvement of international assistance and coordination between state and non-state structures.

The event will unite representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, local self-government, especially the territories affected by the war. As well as deputies of Ukraine, heads and representatives of international organizations, partners and donors of the school. Representatives of Polish partner cities - Gdansk and Wroclaw, who help Ukraine and individual communities at this difficult time for our country will join.

The forum will present the global project "Community Recovery Academy", founded by the Association of Cities of Ukraine and NGO "Mariupol.Reborn", Which aims to prepare municipal managers of the recovery period.The project is implemented for funding for the UK government under the UK International Development and the International Iri Ukraine International Republican Institute in partnership with Metinvest, SCM. The educational partners of the project - Metinvest Polytechnic, National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy".

After the presentation of the school in the framework of three discussion panels will discuss the most important issues in the post -war territories: "The great national idea of ​​reconstruction: Ukraine begins with communities", "Reconstruction of Ukraine: international experience and partnership", "Human capital - as a basic reconstruction resource: as Ukraine as Ukraine as Ukraine Leave the best and bring people back from abroad. "

In the forum with their vision of post-war reconstruction will share representatives of the government and profile ministries, the first secretary of the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine Lucy Bakland, Executive Director of the Association of Cities of Ukraine Oleksandr Slobozhan, head of the section of the Association of Cities of Ukraine for the Development of Developed and Temporarily Occupied Communities, mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boichenko, Deputy Director of the Office of Democracy and Governance of USAID/Ukraine Kori Johnston, Director of the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Ukraine Michael Drakman, the head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Machi Yanchak and a member of the Supervisory Board of NGO "Mariupol.Reborn" Natalia Yemchenko.