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Kyiv Initiative Regional Programme: Black Sea and South Caucasus
 The Kyiv Initiative brings together five countries at the south-eastern edge of Europe - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Their aim – to work with each other, in an era of post Soviet transition, to create democratic and engaged societies and rebuild trust and confidence across the region.
The programme focuses on five themes that both unite and characterise the participating countries – heritage management, film, the shaping of cultural policy, literature, wine culture and tourism exchange. Through a series of projects designed to encourage cross-border collaboration, the Kyiv Initiative enables the sharing of expertise and the development of competence and skills in both towns and the countryside.
The Kyiv Initiative aims to show the added value of co-ordinated and inter-disciplinary planning across a range of key functions, including heritage and environmental protection, tourism, cultural development, education and economic development. The result is a kaleidoscope of activity including vineyards and winemaking, contemporary and archival film, Alexander Dumas’ journey through the Caucasus, and the restoration of historic town centres.
Each project promotes co-operation between national and local government and the public and private sector, while at the same time offering opportunities to draw upon the experience and practical knowledge of experts from other European countries. Public involvement and benefit is a key component, wherever this is possible.
The Kyiv Initiative is funded by the Council of Europe, national and local governments and the private sector in the participating countries and the generous support of governments, trusts, foundations and business from elsewhere in Europe.
A model of European collaboration. "All for one
and one for all", as Dumas’s three musketeers
would have said.
Background
The Kyiv Initiative Regional Programme is based on the experiences of already implemented or ongoing regional cooperation programmes of the Council of Europe in the countries concerned, in particular the STAGE (Support for Transition in the Arts and Culture in Greater Europe) Project, the
"Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage" for the South Caucasus region and the
"Creating Cultural Capital" Project.
It was agreed at the 5th Ministerial Colloquy of the STAGE project which took place in Kyiv in September 2005, and officially launched by the Ministers of the five participating countries in December 2006 in Bucharest
Key principles
The Kyiv Initiative Regional Programme relies on the following principles:
multilateral co-operation and transversal approach of sustainable development;
reinforcement of national policies, improvement of institutional capacity and management tools, and development of partnerships;
building up of a network of national coordinators and local stakeholders ensuring effective decision-making and management process;
rolling framework of action ensuring the broadening of the scale from bilateral towards multilateral activities.
Participants and beneficiaries
Ministries of Culture, Foreign Affairs, Urban Development, Economic Development and Commerce, Environment, Tourism, Youth and Education, local and municipal authorities, professionals, civil society, private sector, cultural groups, artists and citizens.
Main components
A. Capacity building, to ensure the sustainability of public policies and management in the field of culture and heritage.
B. Pilot projects on transversal themes, allowing demonstration and testing of experiences to be further implemented on a larger scale.
C. Public awareness activities aimed at gaining increased involvement of different stakeholders.
Expected results
Reforms in the field of culture and heritage legislation and development of adequate culture and heritage policies;
New forms of trans-national and regional cultural exchange and co-operation;
Enhanced cultural, heritage, artistic and tourism project networks;
Support for specific projects that foster intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity within and between participating countries.
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