Project SMURF Study Tour
We share the latest findings from a series of workshops held and the learnings from the study tour programme, the first of which took place between 13 and 24 March 2023
Brussels and London study tour: 13 - 24 March, 2023
As a part of this project, RUSI brought to Brussels (March 13-17) and London (March 20-24) a cohort of leading Ukrainian anticorruption activists, i.a. members of RISE Ukraine coalition and BRDO think tank, and investigative journalists from OCCRP and N-ost, working closely with the Ukrainian government on transparency and accountability in Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Study tour
The study tour aimed at empowering them in the effective monitoring of international aid allocations for Ukraine’s reconstruction and advocating for Ukraine’s interests. The cohort spent two intense weeks in Brussels and London meeting key policy-making and research stakeholders. The week in Brussels included engagements with representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament, local think tanks, and journalists. And the week in London featured the meetings with the members of the British parliament, government, civil society and media.
Conference reports & recordings
Access report summaries and conference session recordings.
Visiting cohort
Alona Bereza
Head of Women's Anti-corruption Movement NGO, Khmelnytskyi
Martina Boguslavets
Lawyer, Founder and Executive Director of Institute of Legislative Ideas NGO, Kyiv
Taras Borosovskyi
Head of Investigation Department and Vice-Chief Editor, 20minutes.ua, Zhytomyr
Oleksii Dorogan
CEO at Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) think tank, Kyiv
Glib Kanievskyi
Chairman, StateWatch think tank, Bila Tserkva
Anna Myroniuk
Investigative Journalist, Head of Investigations, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv
Viktor Nestulia
Head of Ukraine's Support, Open Contracting Partnership, Kyiv
Ihor Samokhodskyi
Head of ICT Sector, Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) think tank, Kyiv
Denys Selin
Board Chairman, Civil Control Platform NGO, Dnipro
Liubov Velychko
Investigative Journalist, Kyiv
Alisa Yurchenko (Kysil)
Investigative Journalist and Editor, Bihus.Info, Kyiv
