NEXT UA- Contributing to the reconstruction of Ukraine by fostering skills development and entrepreneurial systems in the digital transition era

About this project

The three-year project ‘NEXT UA’ aims to promote the creation of decent work opportunities and support for self-entrepreneurship (OSS 8) in Ukraine in the sectors involved in the digital transition in favour of vulnerable young people and women (18-35 years old) severely affected by the war in the oblast and the city of Kiev, contributing to the reconstruction and modernisation process of the country. The initiative, coordinated by ProSud, is supported by an international partnership composed of: KVPU, KRTUC, Brainy Education and U4UA for the UA part; CCIPU and ACISMOM for the ITA part. In order to successfully achieve the objective, the initiative envisages three concrete results: the offer of integrated empowerment and socio-occupational inclusion programmes will be strengthened so as to better align them with the effective socio-economic needs of the Kiev oblast; employment and self-employment opportunities will be created through VET training programmes, internships-WBL (OSS4) and Allegato 2_Modello Documento Unico di Progetto_DUP_Bando Promossi 2023 7 support for self-entrepreneurship through incubation and microcredit (OSS 9); lastly, coordination, synergies and partnerships will be enhanced between institutions, the ITA-UA System and local public-private services for training and employment and enterprise creation, in order to drive processes of innovation and sustainable growth of the Ukrainian local socio-economic context. To achieve these results, an initial phase…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 4Quality Education
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Ukraine

Sectors

Advanced technical and managerial trainingControl of harmful use of alcohol and drugsAgricultural land resourcesImmediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Main focus

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

PROSUD - PROGETTO SUD ONG/ON

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-10-6.

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