The 2nd annual conference, Ukrainian Leadership in Aid, organised by the Alliance of Ukrainian Civil Society Organizations

March 15, 2024

On 15 March, the 2nd annual conference, Ukrainian Leadership in Aid, organised by the Alliance of Ukrainian Civil Society Organizations, took place in Kyiv.

The Alliance of Ukrainian CSOs is a platform launched last year by Caritas Ukraine, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and Right to Protection. Subsequently, 13 more organisations joined the platform.  

Iryna Vereshchuk, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, delivered a welcoming speech.

In particular, the President of R2P, Oleksandr Galkin, spoke at the Funding and Capacity panel discussion.

Oleksandr Galkin, President of R2P

This year's conference is a triumph for the Ukrainian civil society sector. It was attended by about 500 participants, including representatives of Ukrainian and international charitable and civil society organisations, government agencies, businesses, and the UN. I was honoured to speak on a panel dedicated to funding Ukrainian NGOs, along with representatives of partners, Ukrainian businesses, and colleagues from local NGOs. We talked about the importance of partnership and cooperation.

Valeriia Sekisova, Head of the Economic Resilience & Early Recovery programme, and Yuliia Novobranets, Director of Fundraising and Partnerships of R2P, attended the conference.

The one-day conference highlighted Ukrainian and international perspectives on the current realities of humanitarian assistance and explored ways to strengthen Ukrainian humanitarian actors and their leadership in the overall aid system.