Reanimation Package of Reforms


The Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition is a voluntary association of non-governmental organizations whose purpose is to support and promote reforms to build an independent, democratic, legal Ukrainian state and a prosperous society with equal opportunities for development and self-realization of all Individuals, as well as promoting civil society consolidation in Ukraine.
, the RPR Coalition brings together 25 NGOs, over 300 experts working in 21 profile teams and is partnered with 19 regional coalition.

History

The association was created by the members of the informal Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition, which was launched in March 2014, following breaking events on the Independence Square in Kyiv.
On March 7, 2014, they presented the first lines of work of the Reanimation Reform Package as a "coalition of public activists, experts, journalists and researchers, who pooled their efforts in the course of the Revolution of Dignity to transform the energy of protest into the energy of reforms to make changes in Ukraine truly irreversible." The participants presented the working groups of the RPR: anti-corruption reform, decentralization, judicial reform, public administration, law enforcement, tax reform, electoral law reform, and media reform.
Since 2015, the RPR Coalition has positioned itself as an association of NGOs, not individual experts. The Coordinating Council approved the Charter of the RPR – a charter that defines the functions of the Assembly, the RPR Council and the Secretariat and the general rules governing the platform's activities and internal relations and governance between coalition members. Besides, the Coordination Council found that its members are not just representatives from the groups, but their main experts.
The year 2016 was marked by the approval of the mission of the RPR Secretariat and the rules for the formation of the working groups. Since then, there have been updated rules: how to choose a lead expert and group manager, how a particular expert can join the working group. Since then, the composition of the working groups is formed exclusively by public organizations, which are the organizational basis of each working group.
On April 3, 2019, the Constituent Assembly of the Public Association "Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition" was held, co-founded by 25 NGOs. On May 8, 2019, the Association was officially registered.

Principles

The principles of the RPR Coalition are set out in the RPR Strategy Paper.
Strategic goals of the RPR:
Vision of Ukraine:
Values:
The Coalition has 21 working groups in different areas of work:
  1. Constitutional reform
  2. Judicial reform
  3. Law enforcement reform
  4. Anti-corruption reform
  5. Economical development
  6. Tax and budget reform
  7. Reforming the Financial Sector and the Pension System
  8. Electoral law reform
  9. Media Reform
  10. Health care reform
  11. Reform of education and science
  12. Reforming the national memory policy
  13. Culture
  14. Youth Policy
  15. Public administration reform
  16. Decentralization
  17. Municipal development
  18. Electronic democracy
  19. Environmental protection and sustainable development
  20. Reform of the energy sector
  21. National security
At the beginning of 2019, the RPR developed an updated Reform Roadmap – an expert vision of the country's reform and development priorities for 2019–2023 in 21 policy areas.

Membership and Structure of the RPR Coalition

There are 25 NGOs-members of the RPR Coalition that form expert groups on reform areas. The RPR is open to the entry of reputable and experienced NGOs with impeccable reputations who are ready to engage in a joint expert, communication and advocacy work within the coalition.
The Coalition has a three-tier horizontal governance structure ruled by collective decisions.
To ensure effective work within the common platform, there were developed the Team Rules that regulate the activities of NGOs and experts within the team, as well as the functioning of the team as a component of the coalition. The expert teams work in the form of open expert meetings to develop legislative initiatives and accompany their implementation. The purpose of the team is to implement the relevant reform, to develop a partnership between the authorities and the public, as well as to monitor the implementation of changes.

Results

Coalition organizations and experts have already achieved the following changes in public policy reform:
Since its inception, RPD has been funded through international assistance. Among the donors are the European Union, the international Pact organization headquartered in Washington, the European Endowment for Democracy, the International Renaissance Foundation, the Swedish Agency for International Development and Cooperation, United Nations Development Program, etc. RPR Coalition reports on funds received and results in annual reports.

Regional cooperation

At the beginning of 2017, the Reanimation Package of Reforms launched a Regional Cooperation Policy. The regional department of the RPR Coalition was headed by Ivan Omelian, who was previously the coordinator of the Open University of Reforms. The main goals in the work were:
As of July 1, 2019, the Regional Coordinator held 29 presentations of the RPR Regional Cooperation. These events gave rise to discussions on the feasibility of coalitioning organizations to support reforms. As a result, NGOs in 18 of the 29 cities in which the presentations were held united in a regional coalitions. In particular, as of September 27, on the basis of the Regional Cooperation of the RPR, there were:
A network of 18 coalitions has been created: it includes 169 NGOs, more than 500 civic activists and experts. Local coalitions have created 16 reform roadmaps, and are now developing a single local reform roadmap harmonized with the roadmap at the national level, actively advocated by RPR. Also, 17 national organizations and local coalitions have joined forces in various projects. In cooperation with local coalitions there was held a number of public seminars on communication of reforms in cities. More than 50 changes have been advocated by local coalitions in their cities. However, in order to understand the results of the activities, it is necessary to delve into the context of each coalition. For example, in Chuhuiv there is a great example of how the coalition has established communication with most sections of the local population through print newspapers and social networks.The Bohuslav coalition also has a successful example of publishing its own newspaper and cooperating with the city authorities and the public.

Financing

Support is provided under the project - "RPR and Local Coalitions: A Synergy of Cooperation", implemented by the Civil Society Institute in conjunction with the RPR Coalition. The project is part of the Community Engagement Program "Engage" funded by the United States Agency for International Development and implemented by Pact in Ukraine.

Open University of Reforms

From 2015, the Reanimation Reform Package, together with the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law, implements the Open University of Reform Educational Project to train young people seeking reform countries, the implementation of social projects and involvement in the activities of the RPR, its participants and partners. The project is to provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to create change in the public or public sector.
The educational program at the Open University of Reform takes place in the form of lectures, trainings, discussions, work-shops from leading RPR Coalition experts, well-known journalists, public figures, diplomats and government officials. Starting with the fourth set of SAAs, project participants also undergo training in leading NGOs and centers of expertise. During the project, Open University of Reforms conducted 9 such educational programs.

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