The main objective of the project is to develop Ukrainian civil society through strengthening capacities of Ukrainian NGOs in the field of security sector reform and sharing Slovak transformation experiences. The strategic goal is to contribute to democratization of Ukraine and good governance of the country. According to long-term experiences from transition and democratization procedures their sine qua non is the security sector reform, which was confirmed by developments of last months in Ukraine. The project is also responding the recent developments in Ukraine and was elaborated by close cooperation with our partner, an organization founded by current prime minister of Ukraine, A. Yatsenyuk. We do have long-term and successful cooperation with our partner in the field of security policy. We defined the following specific goals in order to be able to fulfill the overall objective of the project: - To strengthen capacities of Ukrainian NGOs in the field of SSR - The increase NGO´s ability to control state institutions and to contribute to their development - To launch the process of indispensable reform in the field of security sector Outcomes: - Creation of training programme tailor-made to Ukrainian NGOs. - Increase expert potential of Ukrainian NGOs in the field of SSR - Create the critical mass of Ukrainian expert community which would be able to realize security sector reform in the country. Defined objectives will be reached by following activities: - Expert trainings and creation of complex education programme with primary focus on representatives of Ukrainian NGOs, but also for smaller group of representatives of key ministries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence)- - Creation of expert manual in the field of security sector reform - Creation of web-page in order to sustain project activities also in form of e-learning. Meeting the specific objectives will allow realization of overall objective with significant transformation potential, it means to development and building of functioning civil society in Ukraine which will be a credible and able partner of state institutions and also to good governance.