OREANDA-NEWS. March 28, 2008. A joint project of the European Union and the United Nations' Development Program has started to work in Ternopil region.

A tripartite agreement on partnership between the regional state administration, the regional council and the UN Development Program was signed in Ternopil within the framework of implementation of the project for local development oriented at the society. The project was presented by its supervisor, Jaysingh Sah. In his words, the project aims at backing the communities of villages and small towns in settling the key problems of their development. According to its authors, the project will promote social and economic development at the local level via joint financing and civil initiatives.

The project is financed by the European Commission within the framework of the EU technical development program, and is introduced by the UN Development Program in Ukraine with the support of the national government. Its budget is USD 13.3 million, the tentative sum for each region totaling \\$400,000.