Kyiv Region Communities Forum 2025

Months of preparation. Analytics, focus groups, strategy sessions, dozens of meetings, hundreds of edits. And on 30 April, at Chamber Plaza, we brought together more than 300 participants for the Kyiv Region Communities Forum — to talk not about formalities, but about real change, resilience, investment and the power of partnerships.

For our team, this day is much more than an event. It is an example of how communities, international organisations, business, government institutions and experts can unite around a shared goal: development and recovery.

The conversations focused on:

▪️ the investment potential of Kyiv region communities

▪️ specific examples of projects implemented in communities during the full-scale invasion

▪️ honest dialogues about challenges and ways to overcome them

▪️ connections that grow into B2B meetings and long-term solutions

To make the event as useful as possible for you, we have gathered all the most important materials:

Event photo report: https://drive.google.com/…/1nuXkcibgxtaQ8qe_FYJwwEs…

Investment Catalogue of Kyiv Oblast (as of the first half of 2025): https://drive.google.com/…/1WqdRPmncKQ6d6VbzsU7…/view…

Report “Investment Potential of 12 Kyiv Region Communities”: https://drive.google.com/…/1U4t-fF3sQkWvTR_Ew…/view…

We are grateful to every participant for their presence, ideas, support, involvement in discussions and new project initiatives. Thank you to the communities that were not afraid to speak openly. Thank you to the experts who shared their knowledge. And our sincere thanks to all the partners without whom this event would not have taken place at such a level.

With sincere gratitude for the support and co-organisation: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine / Ukrainian CCI, International Renaissance Foundation, Helvetas, Ukraine Economic Resilience Programme, Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, Kyiv Regional State Administration

Kyiv Regional Council, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Kyiv Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Society of Researchers of Ukraine

This Forum was held with the support of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) within the framework of the Ukraine Economic Resilience Programme (ERP). The programme is implemented by the ERP consortium, which includes Mercy Corps, the Right to Protection, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation and JERU.

The Kyiv Region Communities Forum is just one step on a much longer path. Ahead lie more decisions, partnerships and even more action. We move forward together. We believe in communities. We believe in the power of cooperation.

Glory to Ukraine! Together to Victory