ARS Progetti has been awarded this assignment by the EC. The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:

• An overall independent assessment of the past performance of the "U-LEAD with Europe: Ukraine Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme" paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected results;
• Key lessons learned and recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions.

In particular, this evaluation serves to understand the performance of the Action, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results. The evaluation will also derive conclusions and recommendations stemming from the Action, aiming at informing the planning of the future EU interventions in the sector