About us
Our vision:GoLOCAL is a leading partner for Ukrainian hromadas, donor organizations, and businesses in promoting the socio-economic prosperity of regions through the adoption of global best practices in green development and grant funding.
The mission of GoLOCAL: GoLOCAL’s mission is to enhance the educational, innovative, industrial, and creative potential of Ukraine’s regions by integrating global best practices in green development, expert knowledge, and grant funding.
Our projects aim to achieve the 8, 12, and 13 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: in particular, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, and climate action.
Our values
The real parntership starts not with a contract, but with trust. We don't do "per grant cooperation", instead we practice long-term relationships which prioritize values over profit. Combining the effort with organizations, hromadas, businesses and the state, we gain much more than any stakeholder could achieve alone.
Our bravery is based on objective, not on what is easy to do. We don't wait for the "perfect moment", we choose the way and act.
We set ambitious goals made true by measured and responsible steps: we plan, calculate all the risks and analyze the results. For great ideas are great only having a solid foundation.
We believe that development is a way, not a destination. Learning is not a one-time course, but a way of thinking. Our culture does not foresee putting the knowledge away and hiding it for yourself. Instead we share it with the team so we can grow together. Everyone is a student and a mentor, this is our power.
We consciously invest time into organization of the processes, convenience and systemization to make every stage of our work understandable and logic. We introduce cutting edge instruments and automate the difficult parts to leave space for the most important — making the ideas come true with the best quality.
Strategic priorities
GoLOCAL implements the UN Sustainable Development Goals – the key principles for countries’ development covering all levels: the economy, society and the environment. Our priority areas are:
Goal 8
Decent work and economic growth
SDG 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
SDG 13
Combat climate change and its impacts
Team
Igor Komendo
Director
Igor Komendo Directori.komendo@golocal-ukraine.com Igor has over 10 years of experience in public policy, project management, regional and municipal development. UNDP Energy Efficiency Expert. Igor attracted over € 1m from USAID, SlovakAid, GIZ, NEFCO for implementation of international projects. Key competencies: • Innovations development • Energy efficiency
Yuliia Lidich
Head of the project department
Yuliia Lidich Head of the project departmenty.lidich@golocal-ukraine.com For more than 7 years of her career, Yuliia has gained experience in project management in the fields of non-profit, education, and marketing activities. Her expertise includes managing both local and international initiatives, as well as business education. 4 years of experience in entrepreneurship. Key competencies: • Business development • Strategic planning and analysis • Project planning and management • Branding and marketing
Sergii Gorkavyi
Project manager
Sergii Gorkavyi Project managers.gorkavyi@golocal-ukraine.com Over 13 years of experience in public administration and project management. Expertise in international relations, legal policy, operational planning and European integration. Ph.D. in International Law. Key competencies: • Project development and drafting • Coordination and management of projects involving international partners
Fedir Voloshyn
Interpreter. Project assistant
Fedir Voloshyn Interpreter. Project assistant f.voloshyn@golocal-ukraine.com 12 years of experience in teaching and interpreting, including simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Fluent in Spanish and English. Experience in administrative and language support of international grant projects. Key competencies: • Language teaching • Translation and interpretation • Language support of international projects • Project administrative support
Iryna Popova
Lawyer
Iryna Popova Lawyeri.popova@golocal-ukraine.com More than 15 years of experience in the field of legal support and business support. Key competencies: • Knowledge and activities within civil, commercial and corporate law • Legal support for NGO activities
Kirill Evgeniev
Project manager
Kirill Evgeniev Project managerk.evgenev@golocal-ukraine.com He has over 15 years of professional experience in the electric power industry. He worked in leading Ukrainian energy companies, including DTEK and NEK Ukrenergo, where was responsible for organizing technical operation and analytical support for thermal power plants, as well as for developing a modern model of the electricity market in Ukraine. He has deep expertise in procurement - from preparing technical requirements to evaluating proposals and accepting equipment and works. Key competencies: • Energy sector development • Procurement and delivery • Subcontract management
Anaesthesia Semenchuk
Project manager
Anaesthesia Semenchuk Project managera.semenchuk@golocal-ukraine.com Anastasiia is an experienced project manager working at the intersection of civil society, public policy, and international cooperation. She has led impact-oriented development projects and built partnerships with NGOs, government actors, and donors to strengthen local governance, civic education, and community resilience across Ukraine. Key competencies: • Project design and implementation • Strategic planning and stakeholder coordination • Civic engagement and public sector collaboration • Training facilitation and capacity building
Our experts
Lidia Paschuk
Lidia Paschuk Candidate of Science in Economics, practicing business consultant, consultant of the UN and Canadian PROMIS project. Has more than 10 years of experience in the World Bank.
Zuzana Jezerska
Zuzana Jezerska Executive Director of the Slovak Center for Communication and Development (SCCD); expert in cross-sectoral projects with a focus on the development of education and culture.
Serhii Komberianov
Serhii Komberianov President of the Lean Institute of Ukraine, expert in the implementation of cost-effective production principles and day-to-day management processes.
Elena Dobrorodneva
Elena Dobrorodneva Consultant and business coach with over 10 years’ experience. Involved professor of International Management Institute (IMI), certified trainer TASK International / TMI.
Vitaly Gorovoy
Vitaly Gorovoy Managing Partner of Insoft Partners; expert in entrepreneurship digitalization, development of innovative turnkey software solutions for optimization of production and operational business processes.
Svitlana Berzina
Svitlana Berzina President of the NGO “Living Planet”, International Auditor of Environmental Management Systems. An active public figure and coordinator of environmental projects and programs.
Kyrylo Tomliak
Kyrylo Tomliak Expert on renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Has experience in municipal energy efficiency projects.
Galyna Buzan
Galyna Buzan Expert on standardization in the field of environmental protection, environmental impact assessment, evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental management of the products’ life cycle.
Taras Shymko
Taras Shymko GPAinUA project leader, expert in public procurement in foreign markets of countries participating in the GPA WTO Agreement.
Svitlana Perminova
Svitlana Perminova Director of the Centre for Environmental Certification and Labelling of NGO “Living Planet”. Engaged expert of Transparency International Ukraine, GIZ, UNDP, International Renaissance Foundation projects.
Alain Heureux
Alain Heureux Belgian business trainer, expert in innovation and creative ecosystems development. Funder of The EGG incubator, and of the European Creative Ring network.
Kari Mikkelä
Kari Mikkelä Executive Producer of Urban Mill, Head of Design Bureau Tomi Järvelin Design Oy. He has 18 years of experience as trainer in innovative management systems development.
Ewa Voelkel-Krokowicz
Ewa Voelkel-Krokowicz CEO at Concordia Design (Poland) - one of the most successful centres for design, creativity and business in Europe. Expert in creating and developing an ecosystem for creative entrepreneurship.
Ralf Fleuren
Ralf Fleuren Dutch creative entrepreneur, founder of the community “Founded by All”, marketer and trainer at Bliqsem. Business consultant on marketing, communication and innovation.
Tatiana Stakhovskaya
Tatiana Stakhovskaya Director of creative agency “Creapro”, expert in the field of creative industries and creative economy, organizer of the annual creative conference Creascope.
