Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine 2 (PFRU-2)


The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU) unites eight development partners (UK, US, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands) and the Government of Ukraine to strengthen communities and government legitimacy through improved services, economic recovery and strengthened civil society. With its contribution, Switzerland can shape the development and deployment of an innovative multi-donor financing instrument in Ukraine to support its resilience and early recovery.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Ukraine
Conflit & fragilité
Emploi & développement économique
Governance
nothemedefined
Prévention des conflits
Développement rural
Décentralisation
01.08.2024 - 31.12.2027
CHF  42’000’000
Contexte The PFRU was launched in December 2021 as a multi-donor initiative of five politically aligned donors (the UK, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA) aimed at bringing coherent programmatic support for the Government of Ukraine’s commitment to conflict management and resolution. Rapidly re-geared after Russia's military aggression from February 2022 onwards, PFRU demonstrated exceptional flexibility and political agility. It now is the primary international program that provides recovery response in areas affected by hostilities and close to the frontlines. Due to its multi-donor structure, it plays a crucial role in coordinating support and in ensuring coherence in Ukraine's response and recovery efforts.
Objectifs Ukraine (represented by its state, communities, civil society, and private sector) is resilient to Russian aggression now and into the future. 
Groupes cibles

Direct beneficiaries include national, regional and local authorities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU), communal and municipal entities, who provides services for the population (schools, hospitals, community centers, centers providing administrative and other services to the population etc.).

Indirect beneficiaries include IDPs, vulnerable groups, returnees, citizens living in the conflict affected regions, citizens’ groups, civil society and women’s organisations and media in the target communities. 

Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1 (Working on Temporarily Occupied Territories - TOTs): Ukraine is more capable and effective at hindering Russian attempts to isolate people in the TOTs from Ukraine, preparing immediate responses for when people and territories are liberated, and setting foundations for longer-term reintegration.

Outcome 2 (Reviving services to build confidence in the state): GoU is supported to maintain/re-start/improve selected services in priority vulnerable areas (through inclusive planning and delivery), to maintain/build public confidence in the state and stabilise the situation.

Outcome 3 (Social cohesion): Horizontal and vertical cohesion are maintained/ strengthened, providing societal resilience (incl. psychological & economic resilience) against Russian aggression and reinforcing societal unity.

Outcome 4 (Research and lessons): Local resilience needs, perceptions and risks are understood, and lessons drawn from PFRU activities; this information is used to inform PFRU and shared with other relevant policymakers and programmes to encourage national policies (e.g. on recovery and reintegration) which take account of local dynamics. 

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

  • Strategic support to the State Emergency Services
  • Technical and policy advice to central and local governments
  • Balanced support to Government or indirect communications to improve Ukraine’s outreach into the Temporarily Occupied Territories and to improve understanding within Ukraine of those who stayed, via communications or out-reach
  • Facilitating dialogue platforms among Ukrainian stake-holders
  • Addressing the basic needs of residents, including mental health and psychological support services
  • Support to local and regional media to enhance their capacity
  • Establishing conditions for sustainable economic and social recovery
  • Develop and implement coordinated recovery plans tailored to the specific context
  • Enhancing the capacity and authority of local stakeholders to effectively lead the recovery process and address the unique needs of their communities


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

PFRU-1 was originally designed as a 3-year programme for up to £35m. The PFRU was rapidly re-geared in February 2022 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion. PFRU’s governing committees approved a set of immediate outcomes, and temporary approval procedures, that enabled emergency projects aimed at maintaining government authority and essential services close to the frontline. In parallel, opportunities presented by the rapid liberation of territories in Kyiv and Chernihiv Oblasts, the determination of Ukrainians across society to resist, and both learning and early results from the emergency projects, fed into a revised approach and budget increase for the Fund that was approved by donors in September 2022.

At its end, PFRU-1 will have spent up to £90m over 2.5 years and gained three new co-donors. The Fund’s core design principles enabled a rapid response to the full-scale invasion, and PFRU has proved to be a vital channel of support for all donors and Ukraine. An external annual review completed in July 2023 assessed that the programme was making good progress towards its outcomes and was recognised for its stabilisation-framing which had enabled an emphasis on prioritising the issues that will have greatest effect on resilience most quickly, rather than being constrained by the type of support provided (e.g. sectoral-based), setting it apart from other channels of funding.


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Coopération avec l'Europe de l'Est
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Institution étatique étrangère
  • National State Institute North
  • UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as delegated cooperation


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs PFRU will establish and maintain close working relationships with all relevant programmes, including to share learning from PFRU to inform others.
PFRU maintains exchange and coordination with UN agencies and clusters and IFI’s.
Within SDC close collaboration with PHRD is established. 
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    42’000’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    8’000’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   8’000’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   33’000’000
Phases du projet Phase 5 01.08.2024 - 31.12.2027   (Phase en cours) Phase 4 01.02.2022 - 31.03.2024   (Completed) Phase 2 01.12.2018 - 31.01.2022   (Active) Phase 1 01.07.2017 - 30.06.2020   (Active)