General Information
Program Description
The Together Ukraine Programme supports Ukrainian authorities at the sub-national level, including local governments, in rebuilding infrastructure and supporting the delivery of public services at the local level, using inclusive processes and involving citizens, including in investment planning and monitoring of public services, thereby strengthening social cohesion. The programme will address the significant local investment needs identified in the Fourth Rapid Damage and Recovery Assessment (RDNA4), while strengthening the relationship between citizens and the state, with a focus on citizen-led, citizen-centered local development and recovery planning, including investment prioritization. The programme will strengthen existing local and regional development policies, instruments and systems, allowing for increased public investment across the country as new financing opportunities and enabling conditions emerge. The program will also improve the ability of territorial communities to deliver public services in an open and transparent manner by scaling up a multi-sectoral model that (i) will empower territorial communities to improve investment planning at the local level in collaboration with civil society and the private sector; (ii) will create jobs through private sector initiatives; and (iii) will facilitate the exchange of experiences between territorial communities with different potential. These efforts will aim to strengthen horizontal and vertical social cohesion and strengthen the broader social contract by ensuring that the state responds to the needs and priorities of communities. restore infrastructure and support the process of delivering public services at the local level in territorial communities using inclusive processes and with the involvement of citizens, thereby strengthening social cohesion.
Strategic Case
Program Goal
Strategic Relevance of the Program
Program Objectives
Number of communities in which damaged/destroyed infrastructure and public service delivery processes have been restored at the local level
0 units
150 units
Programme Sustainable Development Goals
Economic Case
Economic feasibility of the program
What are the main benefits expected from the implementation of the program for the economy, business, society, or individual industries?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of mitigating the effects of climate change?
Does the program objective provide a contribution to the climate change adaptation objective: reducing the impact and/or reducing the vulnerability of an asset or population to one or more types of physical climate hazards?
Does the programme objective provide for a contribution to the climate objective of sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of transitioning to a circular economy?
Does the programme objective provide for a contribution to the climate objective of pollution prevention and control?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of protecting and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems?
What social consequences are relevant for your program, after its implementation?
Why is it advisable to implement projects in the format of one comprehensive program, and not separately?
How will the program help strengthen other economic processes or reforms?
Program Components
Component ID
DREAM-2
Restoration of infrastructure and services at the local level
Justification
This component will finance the rehabilitation, reconstruction and modernization of local service infrastructure damaged by the full-scale war, in line with local needs and with the participation of communities. All processes will be aligned with the Public Investment Management Reform, which, among other things, requires that investment projects be identified, assessed and prioritized based on medium-term priority public investment plans adopted by territorial communities and integrated into the Single Public Investment Project Portfolio. This ensures that investments at the local level are not only demand-driven, but also technically sound, financially sustainable and aligned with broader national objectives.
Year
Amount
1
2'430'000'000 UAH
2
3'402'000'000 UAH
3
3'402'000'000 UAH
Component ID
DREAM-1
Strengthening social cohesion
Justification
Covers all technical assistance activities under the Together Ukraine program aimed at strengthening inclusive and sustainable recovery and development structures at the local level. This includes efforts to deepen citizen participation and strengthen their voice and influence in decision-making on development and service delivery; increase the transparency, efficiency and accountability of local governments in responding to community needs and priorities; and establish or support structures that promote the inclusion of the most vulnerable groups in local development
Year
Amount
1
324'000'000 UAH
2
324'000'000 UAH
3
324'000'000 UAH
Component ID
DREAM-3
Project management
Justification
This component will cover support to the bodies that will manage and implement investment projects, establishing and maintaining functions, including but not limited to evaluation, control and monitoring functions, that are linked to the country's broader public investment management system; structures for managing fiduciary, social and environmental risks of projects; and other capacity development activities.
Year
Amount
1
162'000'000 UAH
2
162'000'000 UAH
3
162'000'000 UAH
Financial justification
Total estimated program cost
10'692'000'000 UAH
Estimated cost of program components
10'692'000'000 UAH
Component
Amount
Restoration of infrastructure and services at the local level
9'234'000'000 UAH
Strengthening social cohesion
972'000'000 UAH
Project management
486'000'000 UAH
Cost justification
Short description
Justification document
Sources and mechanisms of financial support for the implementation of programs.
Status
Funding mechanisms
Coverage, %
Investment
Reimbursable financing. Debt financing. Loans borrowed by the state from foreign governments, foreign financial institutions, and IFIs
100%
Justification document
What potential funding sources can be mobilized on the basis of prior agreements or intentions to cooperate (if any)
The project "Together Ukraine - Inclusive Recovery for Resilient Communities (Together Ukraine)" according to the investment application submitted by the World Bank to the Board of Directors for the Investment Framework Program for Ukraine for a project guarantee, provides for a total cost of 220 million euros (Component 1: Strengthening Social Cohesion, budget 20 million euros; Component 2: Rehabilitation of Infrastructure and Services at the Local Level, budget 190 million euros; Component 3: Project Management, budget 10 million euros)
Management Case
Total program duration (months): 3
Approaches to project selection
Have approaches and criteria been defined for including public investment projects in the program, initiators of such projects, and their prioritization?
Organizational Measures
Program implementation (construction works)
24 months
Development of regulatory and legal acts on prioritization of PIPs that can be implemented within the framework of the project "Together Ukraine - Inclusive Recovery for Resilient Communities (Together Ukraine)"
3 months
Preparation for implementation (conducting tender procedures, obtaining permits, etc.)
3 months
Development of a draft regulatory legal act on the distribution of funds between local budgets/projects and activities (based on the results of prioritization and selection of projects)
2 months
Audit and evaluation implementation
2 months
Selection of projects for the program
2 months
Risk Assessment
Risk
Probability
Degree
Strategy
Risk
Lack of co-financing from local budgets
Probability
Medium
Degree
Critical
Strategy
Avoidance
Risk
Specific and discriminatory changes in legislation (tax, customs, etc.)
Probability
Low
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Acceptance
Risk
Changes in requirements for services/projects during the implementation of subprojects
Probability
Low
Degree
Minor
Strategy
Acceptance
Risk
Delay in receiving permit documents
Probability
Low
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Avoidance
Risk
Exchange rate fluctuations
Probability
Medium
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Acceptance