Localised recovery is a process of rebuilding that is shaped and sustained by the hromadas themselves.
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PULSE’s Statement on URC 2026: The Role of Civil Society in Recovery
June 30, 2026
Localisation must become one of the key principles of Ukraine’s recovery. We, the First National PULSE Consortium, strongly emphasise this in our Statement to the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026.
Ukrainian civil society organisations have already demonstrated their effectiveness in humanitarian response. However, they are still not fully involved in the recovery process. This needs to change.
Reconstruction is not just about roads, hospitals, or schools. Above all, it is about trust, hromada involvement, support for vulnerable groups, mental health, social cohesion, and local economic development. It is precisely these “soft” components that make infrastructure investments truly sustainable and truly beneficial to people.
Without the full involvement of Ukrainian civil society organisations, there is a risk of ending up with infrastructure that lacks inclusivity, buildings without high-quality services, and reconstruction that excludes hromadas. Collaboration between hromadas and CSOs is a prerequisite for locally-led reconstruction; without it, even the best-funded projects will remain disconnected from real needs.
Recovery in Ukraine remains largely focused on physical infrastructure, construction, procurement, and repairs, which are predominantly carried out by state contractors and international organisations. Whilst these investments are important, they are not sufficient on their own. A refurbished school shelter or an accessible administrative building only achieves its intended effect when people actively use it.
We therefore call on donors, international financial institutions, and government partners to:
- increase direct funding for Ukrainian CSOs as independent actors in the recovery process;
- support not only infrastructure but also hromada initiatives;
- build long-term partnerships between the state, civil society and the business sector;
- ensure that Ukrainian CSOs have a genuine say in decision-making regarding recovery;
- apply the principles of localisation, which are already in place in humanitarian response, to recovery and development programmes.
The full text of the statement in English can be found at the following link