Civil society organisations and human capital development – Ukraine

The ETF survey results feed the reflection about the role of CSOs as a mediator between public authorities and citizens. They provide relevant input in national and local policy dialogue as monitors, advocates, and partners, although often they are merely consulted with limited effect on the policy decisions. Together, CSOs and institutional bodies could do more to promote HCD in changing societies and ensure that learning is effectively accessible, and that no one is left behind.

The objective of the survey was to appraise the CSOs' operational capacity in HCD, and their dynamics and resilience in the context of the pandemic crisis. For example, the survey appraised CSOs’ proactivity vs reactivity in a time of emergency, their capacity to mobilise resources (human, financial), innovation and anticipation context, organisational learning capacity, complementarity concerning the action of local and national governments, and plans for the future.