Vinnytsia Community Officially Becomes a Participant in the Promoting Integrity in the Public Sector (Pro-Integrity) Project

On January 14, Vinnytsia Mayor Serhii Morhunov and Peter Dimitroff, Head of the USAID/UK Development's Promoting Integrity in the Public Sector Project, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. This is the largest anti-corruption project in Ukraine supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the British organization UK International Development.

“Vinnytsia is one of 22 communities across Ukraine where this initiative will be implemented this year. Its goal is to increase the transparency of local authorities and prevent corruption risks. In particular, we plan to implement measures to improve regulatory policy, assess existing risks, apply new digital solutions, and develop international partnerships,” said Serhii Morhunov.

He also expressed hope that Vinnytsia's cooperation with the Pro-Integrity project will allow our community to achieve even more.

“This is a good opportunity for our community to become better. The city has long professed the principles of zero tolerance to corruption. We were the first in Ukraine to open a Transparent Office and are actively implementing digital tools to interact with residents. Our work towards openness and accountability helps us to be among the leaders in city transparency and demonstrate good results,” added Serhii Morhunov.

The cooperation between Pro-Integrity and Vinnytsia City Council will be implemented within the framework of the Alliance of Local Government Integrity and will contribute to:

• effective internal assessment of corruption risks and development of an Integrity Improvement Plan in the areas of procurement, land management, municipal property management, urban planning and architecture, etc;

• reviewing and improving local regulations;

• increasing the capacity of anti-corruption commissioners in the region;

• development/improvement of existing digital tools to strengthen the institutional capacity of the city council.

• improving the environment for economic development in the region and supporting the establishment of partnerships with international financial institutions, as well as EU and US cities.

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Promoting Integrity in the Public Sector (Pro-Integrity) is an ambitious and largest anti-corruption project since Ukraine's independence, funded jointly by USAID and UK International Development and implemented by DAI Global LLC. The project will last for 5 years. Pro-Integrity works with anti-corruption institutions and other government agencies to strengthen their capacity to detect, combat, and deter corruption, to advance anti-corruption reforms at the national level, to strengthen anti-corruption compliance at the local level, and to promote transparency and accountability in Ukraine's reconstruction process.