Cooperation with Ukraine Ukraine has been a priority partner country for Esto- nia’s development cooperation since 2006. The support is focused on Ukraine’s good governance and public administration reforms, digital transition and building resilience. Estonia’s programmes help create new jobs and improve the quality of the education system. Significant amount of assistance has been given to the Ukraine’s regions, especially in the East. To date, Estonia has contributed over €18 million towards supporting Ukraine’s development. Support areas • Governance and reform • ICT solutions and the development of start-ups • Improved education • Anti-corruption measures • Regional development • Strategic communication • Cybersecurity COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Estonia has assisted Ukraine with humanitarian aid (€25 000) and started specic development cooperation projects that help mitigate the impact of the virus outbreak (€1 million). These include supporting women entrepre- neurs in eastern Ukraine, mitigating the socio- economic consequences of COVID-19 in the education sector, strengthening crisis communication in the regions and improving nurses’ qualifications. Scholarships As part of Estonia’s development cooperation with Ukraine, scholarships are offered to students, civil servants and diplomats across Ukraine providing study opportunities in top Estonian universities and at the Estonian Diplomatic School. The most popular study programmes in 2020 were academic degrees in e-governance, practical robotics, IT law and educational innovation. Since 2015, more than 200 Ukrainians have had the opportunity to study in Esto- nia with this funding. PROJECTS IN 2021 Developing ICT skills, women entrepreneurship and sustainable mentors network in Eastern Ukraine regioon: Garage48 Mitigation of COVID-19 socio-economic consequences in the education sector in the crisis area of Ukraine: NGO Mondo Building democratic resilience in Ukraine through strengthening local and regional media: Estonian Centre of Eastern Partnership Increasing cybersecurity readiness in Ukrainian public authorities: e-Governance Academy Estonian civil society organisation Mondo supports educational activities and offers psychosocial support in Eastern Ukraine. Pictured: a screenshot of an online media literacy webinar. © Mondo Promoted SDGs: All Estonian development cooperation contributions are listed in the database akta.mfa.ee. Additional information: www.vm.ee/en Budget in 2020 “EGOV4UKRAINE” - e-Government support for the U-LEAD Programme in Ukraine: e-Governance Academy Developing an export consultancy programme in Ukraine: Marketing Institute Supporting the entrepreneurship of vulnerable women in eastern Ukraine: Estonian Refugee Council Counselling Ukrainian universities on the development of an e-government master’s programme and raising awareness of e-governance via the implementation of ICT solutions: Tallinn University of Technology • • • • • • • • Bilateral support €1.4 million €250 000 €1.1 million Multilateral support Humanitarian aid Annually ca 30 projects OSCE SMM, UN HRMMU, EUAM Ukraine UNHCR, ICRC, UNICEF, UNFPA, OCHA

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Cooperationwith Ukraine

Ukraine has been a priority partner country for Esto-nia’s development cooperation since 2006. The support is focused on Ukraine’s good governance and public administration reforms, digital transition and building resilience. Estonia’s programmes help create new jobs and improve the quality of the education system.

Signi�cant amount of assistance has been given to the Ukraine’s regions, especially in the East. To date, Estonia has contributed over €18 million towards supporting Ukraine’s development.

Support areas• Governance and reform• ICT solutions and the development of start-ups• Improved education• Anti-corruption measures• Regional development• Strategic communication• Cybersecurity

COVID-19In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Estonia has assisted Ukraine with humanitarian aid (€25 000) and started specic development cooperation projects that help mitigate the impact of the virus outbreak (€1 million). These include supporting women entrepre-neurs in eastern Ukraine, mitigating the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 in the education sector, strengthening crisis communication in the regions and improving nurses’ quali�cations.

ScholarshipsAs part of Estonia’s development cooperation with Ukraine, scholarships are o�ered to students, civil servants and diplomats across Ukraine providing study opportunities in top Estonian universities and at the Estonian Diplomatic School. The most popular study programmes in 2020 were academic degrees in e-governance, practical robotics, IT law and edu-cational innovation. Since 2015, more than 200 Ukrainians have had the opportunity to study in Esto-nia with this funding.

PROJECTS IN 2021

Developing ICT skills, women entrepreneurship and sustainable mentors network in Eastern Ukraine regioon: Garage48

Mitigation of COVID-19 socio-economic consequences in the education sector in the crisis area of Ukraine: NGO Mondo

Building democratic resilience in Ukraine through strengthening local and regional media: Estonian Centre of Eastern Partnership

Increasing cybersecurity readiness in Ukrainian public authorities: e-Governance Academy

Estonian civil society organisation Mondo supports educational activities and o�ers psychosocial support in Eastern Ukraine. Pictured: a screenshot of an online media literacy webinar.© Mondo

Promoted SDGs:

All Estonian development cooperation contributions are listed in the database akta.mfa.ee. Additional information: www.vm.ee/en

Budget in 2020

“EGOV4UKRAINE” - e-Government support for the U-LEAD Programme in Ukraine: e-Governance Academy

Developing an export consultancy programme in Ukraine: Marketing Institute

Supporting the entrepreneurship of vulnerable women in eastern Ukraine: Estonian Refugee Council

Counselling Ukrainian universities on the development of an e-government master’s programme and raising awareness of e-governance via the implementation of ICT solutions: Tallinn University of Technology

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Bilateral support €1.4 million

€250 000

€1.1 million

Multilateral support

Humanitarian aid

Annually ca30 projects OSCE SMM,UN HRMMU, EUAM Ukraine

UNHCR, ICRC,UNICEF, UNFPA,OCHA