Olena Ovcharenko is a team lead in the project “Municipal partnerships with Ukraine” (provided by Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW), Engagement Global). She has long lasting experience in development cooperation and project management with governmental, non-governmental international organizations. There are currently 110 municipal relationships between German and Ukrainian towns and municipalities. Since 2015, the SKEW has provided support for relationships between German-Ukrainian municipalities through the project “Municipal partnerships with Ukraine” (“Kommunale Partnerschaften mit der Ukraine”). The SKEW enables them to exchange expertise, obtain information, gain qualifications and network, as well as offering them human and financial resources. The aim is to establish and cement structures for cooperation between German and Ukrainian municipalities, plan and implement development policy-related projects within the partnership, encourage and deepen discussion about development policy and commitment in German and Ukrainian municipalities, provide support with networking for relevant actors and promote sustainable development in the municipalities involved.
