Press-Conference dedicated to “Solid Waste. Dumps in Ukraine. Does waste disaster threatens Ukraine?” took place in Information Agency “Ukrainian National News”. Mr. Oleksandr Ihnatenko, Director of the Department of Territories’ Landscaping and Communal Services, MINREGION of Ukraine, Mr. Leonid Tulovsky, Expert on Quality Control, UNDP Project “Municipal Governance and Sustainable Development Program” and Mr. Vyacheslav Sorokovsky, Expert on Decentralization, Swiss-Ukrainian project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” took part in the press-conference.

On 25 – 26 April Swiss-Ukrainian Project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” (DESPRO) has conducted a training “Follow-up operation of service cooperatives: metering the water; maintaining the water supply networks; relations with regulatory bodies; questions and answers” for accountants of water supply service cooperatives. 

On 24^th April the workshop “Decentralization and Governance” aimed at presenting and discussing of the training modules for public servants and local self-government officials took place in Hotel Complex “Puscha Lisova” (Moschun village, Kyiv Oblast).

On 20^th April 2012 Swiss-Ukrainian Project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” (DESPRO) and Coordination Centre for Economic Reforms under the President of Ukraine have signed Memorandum on Mutual Understanding.

Swiss-Ukrainian Project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” (DESPRO) in cooperation with State Fund for Local Self-Government launched a unique experiment, i.e. distant training for about 500 representatives of local self-government bodies who prepare projects for All-Ukrainian competition for projects and programs on local self-government – 2012.

On 18^th April 2012 meeting of Vinnytsya Oblast Council, Vinnytsya Oblast State Administration and Vinnytsya City Council with representatives of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and DESPRO took place in Vinnytsya.

On 12^th April 2012 Swiss-Ukrainian Project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” (DESPRO) conducted in Sumy the workshop for rural water-supply operators and specialists “Modern methods and technologies related to water-supply systems’ equipping and maintenance”.

On 3^rd April 2012 the meeting of Steering Committee and Local working group on implementing the inter-municipal project on integrated approach to solid waste management in Tulchyn rayon took place in central rayon library (Tulchyn, Vinnytsya Oblast). The project is being implemented by Tulchyn rayon state administration, Tulchyn rayon council, Tulchyn town council, Suvorivske and Kynashiv village councils and supported by Swiss-Ukrainian Project “Decentralization Support in Ukraine” (DESPRO) and UNDP Project “Municipal Governance and Sustainable Development Program”.