Sustainable Rural Development in Ukraine
Demonstrating solutions for water supply, sanitation and agriculture
30.10.2007
The rural population of Ukraine has extremely low incomes, high unemployment rates, limited access to safe drinking water, and a poor infrastructure. Since the independence of Ukraine little has been done to stimulate the development of the rural areas and the situation is worsening.
In order to contribute to the rural development and to improve the public health and the economical situation a multi-stakeholder project ‘Co-operation for sustainable Rural Development’ took place in Ukraine between 2003 and 2006. To make the population aware of the consequences of water pollution, bad hygiene and sanitation practices and unsustainable agriculture, and of the alternatives and solutions, the project team developed and distributed informative material and organised numerous seminars and workshops.
This publication presents the results and many photo´s of the multi-stakeholder project ‘Co-operation for Sustainable Rural Development’, that took place in Ukraine between 2003 and 2006. The project was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has carried out by the NGOs MAMA-86, Ukraine, and Women of Europe for a Common Future (WECF), the Netherlands.
The project results and experiences were presented and discussed on various international forums, for example the World Water Forum in Mexico, the World Water Week in Sweden and the II International Dry Toilet Conference in Finland.
Download the Ukraine Case Study.
