Chemonics

USAID’s Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative II (UCBI II) complements ongoing USAID efforts to create a prosperous and stable Ukraine. The program provides fast, flexible, short-term assistance to Ukrainian partners in support of successful, peaceful democratic transition and community cohesion in the wake of the conflict and deepened social tensions in the East. The program’s overarching objectives are to:

• To expand a constituency for reform based on tolerance and Western values
• To increase citizen confidence and engagement in the reform process at the local level
• To decrease vulnerability to external manipulation and information

The majority of UCBI II assistance is delivered as small in-kind grants, including goods, services and technical support. UCBI II works closely with a range of partners, including national and local civilian government entities, civil society organizations, and community leaders to ensure that activities respond to local priorities and address underlying tensions.

UCBI II’s geographic emphasis is on the liberated areas of the Donbas with offices in Kramatorsk and Mariupol (serving Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts), and Kyiv (supporting national-level initiatives). Chemonics is USAID’s implementing partner for the UCBI II program.