The project “Transferring experience with GPP in Slovakia to Ukraine” comes to an end: the organizers and the project participants have met to share the final results and achievements during the final conference held on September 25. The representatives of the key stakeholders who made this...
Kindergarten №32 in Bila Tserkva is just one of the few in the city that was fully modified into an energy efficient. 39 windows, 4 glass-stained windows and entrance zone were replaced in a building. So no more worries about freezing in winter for kids...
Let us share with you our new achievements! GoLocal has become part of a team that has been selected to go through the EU Association Lab Incubation Program. This program was created by the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration together...
On July 2, "The First International Cultural Grants Fair" was held in Kyiv. The event was organized by the National Bureau of the EU program «Creative Europe» in Ukraine with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The purpose of this fair was to create an...
Bila Tserkva city became a partner of the USAID Project “Municipal Energy Reform Project in Ukraine”. The Project will support the city in the development of the long-term plans of heat distribution network development, including optimization and integration of the district heating networks, as well...
A number of European countries have used the Green Public Procurement principle for many years to strengthen a sustainable economy and build a new, economical and efficient "circular" economy. We have prepared for you some examples of countries that have begun applying GPP and now benefit...
The first group of civil servants, who have completed the theoretical part of the educational online course on GPP, is ready to put new skills and knowledge to use. Three lecture modules are finished, now it’s time for practice. On July 6, a practical workshop will...
Did you know that motor transport belongs to the largest and the most harmful sources of air pollution - up to 70%? Engines emit a significant amount of carbon oxides, carbohydrate compounds, nitrogen oxides, lead compounds and other toxic and carcinogenic substances. The older the...
The popularity of electric cars is growing every day around the world nowadays. It is nice to realize that the number of electric cars purchased in Ukraine is also growing. Unconditional leaders in the development of electric powertrain are the United States and the largest countries...
As the world population increases and economies rely progressively more on outside resources to meet their demand for energy, water, and food among others, communities are under enormous pressure to find these resources and accommodate waste and emissions. Within the current linear production and consumption economic...
40 civil servants from 11 territorial governmental offices of Kyiv region have started the online training on the Green Public Procurement (GPP) basics. The educational Ukrainian-Slovak project was developed to teach civil servants, responsible for tender procedures, on how to use principles and benefits of "ecological...
One more step on the path of environmental improvement in Ukraine was made on April 13. Experts and practitioners have gathered together to discuss the current situation with public procurement, as well as approaches to improve this mechanism in both public and private sectors. This meeting...
Ukrainian experts will meet in April to discuss an online program for the implementation of green public procurement philosophy in state institutions. The participants of the meeting are the experts involved in the public procurement area in Ukraine: representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development and...
If we were asked to describe very briefly the results of 2017, we would say: GoLOCAL has raised 450 000 EUR of funds! Almost half a million of EUR in form of grants and loans from international funds were acquired by GoLOCAL team for the Kyiv region’s...
NEFCO has signed loan agreements with seven Ukrainian cities to implement energy-saving measures starting in 2018. One of the biggest projects that is coming soon - street lights modernization in Bila Tserkva city. The signed agreements total EUR 2.36 million. The projects involve the refurbishment of public...
On February 16, a meeting of the Tender committee of the Bila Tserkva City Housing and Communal Services Department was held, during which 8 tender proposals for the NEFCO project were opened. In total, more than 20 requests from different Ukrainian companies have been received...
As part of the project “Green Public Procurement: Transfer of Experience from Slovakia to Ukraine” implementing, the official GPP website is launched. On the website http://gpp.golocal-ukraine.com, will be published the latest news in the GPP area, as well as results of the Ukrainian-Slovak project implementing. In...
In 2017, along with you, we implemented important projects on energy efficiency, entrepreneurship development and green public procurement implementation. Being supported by our partners our team has already begun implementing new projects-2018. Let next year be the year of new achievements and victories for everyone! Best regards, GoLOCAL team...
Project Manager Position NGO GoLOCAL involved in regional and municipal development in Ukraine is looking for a talented, proactive and experienced Project Manager. Major tasks to deal with: Project management of international aid programs; Management of current organization`s Projects; Projects` documents drafting (presentations, Gantt charts, logical frameworks,...
Bila Tserkva city administration signed a loan agreement with the Northern Ecological Corporation NEFCO on the launch of the city street lighting modernization project. According to the signed agreement, project implementing will begin in the spring of 2018. The main advantages of lighting modernizing (switching to LED)...
