Centre for Civic Advocacy (Центр громадської адвокатури, Tsentr Gromadskoi
Advocatury,GO) was founded at Lviv and acts as non profit (non commercial) organization
at Ukraine. The Centre was a result of self organization of civic activists, journalists, jurists,
experts, cultural animators, youth workers, students and other activists.
Our mission – fostering increasing life quality in Ukraine through uniting efforts, knowledge and
experience.
The Centre united effords of different participants at implementation of civic, legal, advocacy,
informative initiatives at development of civic society, defence of Human Rights, development
of communities and self government issues, increasing capacity of NGOs and authorities for
cooperation, development of other democratic institutions, realization of analytical researches,
civic monitoring & watchdogs, advocacy social value decisions at international, national and
local levels.
From beginning of work the organization successfully realized and reported on 51 civic
projects. Projects were supported by different grant institutions, donators, private donators,
business and volunteer’s resources. From 2007 the Centre has been provided charity legal
help to different social vulnerable groups and on issues that have strategy value for advocacy
changes at legislation (access to public information, civic organization, volunteers issues,
anticorruption etc.)
The Centre supports constant working programs at strategy issues. We founded at 2018 with
polish partners the program of support of youth leaders and every year with grant institutions,
local donations, self governments we realize activities on increasing competences of youth,
also we engage other social vulnerable groups – elderly people, women with children and
others.
The organization administers from 2007 the program of support of NGOs (civic organizations).
Experts and consultants of the program help organizations and civic leaders at difficult
situations and advocacy, at the facebook we support Consultative Centre for NGOs.
The Centre from 2015 is a member of the network of resource centers on development of local
democracy (act at Lviv region, the network is national) and provides of implementation and
using of different forms of civic participation.
From 2015 the Centre realize support of the process of decentralization of authorities,
communities at strategy planning, development politics, support of civic activities at
communities, implementation of ecology component, anti corruption and transparency
practices at communities and other issues.
From February 2022 within russian war aggression we realize support of work with
communities, internally displaced persons, among them social vulnerable groups,
development of networks of civic activists, local leaders, organizations for help, international,
foreign partners for support and renewal of Ukraine.