Over 5,000 km, more than 20 meetings, and hundreds of hours of candid conversations — this is how the Help team conducted a series of regional dialogues with local organisations to hear their needs and jointly outline ways for development.

Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Regional Development Agency ‘Office of European Integration’ of the Kherson Region.

At the end of July, the HLF Localisation Programme entered a new phase — the Dialogue within the HLF. More than 25 organisations from different regions of Ukraine that have successfully passed the Registration and Due Diligence Phase have been invited to participate.

“I was impressed by the motivation, atmosphere, and engagement of the team in Ukraine,” shared Anja Weidner, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator, after her two-week visit to Ukraine.

We summed up the year, discussed the challenges faced by regional hubs, and shared practical solutions and fieldwork experience.