USAID RADA Program trainers attended a training on gender-sensitive analysis of legislation.

During the training, they discussed in detail Ukraine’s international and domestic obligations on gender equality and familiarized themselves with the methodology of ex-ante gender impact assessment and relevant best practices.

The participants were told what data is used for the relevant analysis of draft laws and learned about the methods for collecting such data.

USAID RADA Program held an online meeting of Lithuanian and Ukrainian MPs. It was dedicated to the communication of parliamentarians with voters and activities in the constituencies.

Effective oversight of the implementation of legislation is an important component of its effectiveness. The USAID RADA Program and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) conducted trainings to assess the application of legislation.

The March 25 event was attended by MPs of Ukraine and their aides. They familiarized themselves with the relevant principles and practices, learned how such assessment can be adapted to provide best assistance to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in performing its oversight function.

The USAID RADA Program conducted a training on “Public Participation in the Work of the Parliament and the Legislative Process. Advocacy.”

Its participants were young people from Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts taking part in the 10-day Advocacy Youth Academy program.

For three days, they learned how the parliament works and how laws are adopted. During the training, considerable attention was paid to the tools of public participation in the legislative process.