WHAT WE DO

Drawing on experts in Ukraine and internationally, concrete progress has been achieved on advancing democratic governance in the defence sector; advancing gender equality; and improving planning and resource management.

Workstreams

Women, Peace & Security

- Gender Advisors
- Conflict Related Sexual Violence
- Government Commissioner on Gender Equality
- Women in Defence Sector

Advances the Gender Equality agenda across defence/security institutions and the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Catalyzes progress on Ukraine’s National Action Plan in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security

Improves the response of the security and defence sector to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence using survivor-centered approaches

Defence Governance & Planning

- Defence Legislation
- Defence Governance
- Command and Control
- Defence Planning

Builds appropriate relationships for democratic civilian control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Facilitates effective decision making by defence and security sector leaders.

Supports strategic planning procedures

Programming & Resource Management

- Program Management
- Program Based Budgeting
- Life Cycle Management
- Resource Management Digitization

Builds capacity for programming, budgeting, and resource management

Strengthens capacity of MOD to forecast requirements, acquire, manage and sustain military capabilities

Promotes adoption of methodologies for managing capabilities over full life cycle

Supports initiatives to digitize resource management and sustainment functions

Capability Development & Management

- Capability Based Assessments
- International Defence Acquisition
- Surplus Articles Acquisition
- Life Cycle Management and Sustainment Planning

Promotes practical actions to develop and maintain military capabilities

Builds capacity for a transparent and effective acquisition process

Facilitates the acquisition of military weapon systems, spare parts, and supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Promotes methodologies for the sustainment of military capabilities

Key Stakeholders

The PROTECT program works in a ‘Team Canada’ approach, contributing to and benefiting from the broader Canadian effort supporting the government of Ukraine, specifically aligning work with:

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Armed Forces of Ukraine

Defence Procurement Agency of Ukraine

National Guard of Ukraine

National Defence University of Ukraine

Committee on National Security, Defence, and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Including Government Office for Coordination on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Governmental Commissioner for Gender Policy, and Office of the Vice Prime Minister)

Embassy of Lithuania

United Kingdom Special Defence Advisor

NATO Representation in Ukraine

U.S. European Command

Operation UNIFIER

Kyiv-Mohyla Business School

Parliamentary Center of Canada