The Center for Democracy and the Rule of Law announces that it is now accepting applications for the Story Contest dedicated to best practices in cooperation between civil society, business, and government.
The joint efforts of the government, business, and civil society yield high-quality and timely results. This initiative was created to highlight and showcase practices implemented through tripartite collaboration!
The contest covers nine areas: support for the military, humanitarian aid and rehabilitation, social projects, reconstruction, creation of public spaces, education, information campaigns and contests, culture, and more.
Representatives of state and local government bodies, civil society organizations, and businesses are invited to participate in the competition.
To be included in the final compilation, a project must meet the following requirements:
- mandatory participation of representatives from all three sectors (civil society, business, and government);
- the project must have been implemented between 2025 and 2026;
- publicly available information about the project must be provided;
- the project must have produced measurable results.
Applications may be submitted by October 31, 2026, via this https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrqFA9NckQ751e7wep14eCBQKK89waEf8MBnO_XlaUYoKe0g/viewform .
Based on the results of the competition, a collection of stories about the most successful joint initiatives will be compiled and published.
The initiative is being implemented by the Center for Democracy and the Rule of Law (CEDEM) in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the National Social Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.link