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Mobilising our expertise to work with the British Embassy in Kyiv

By November 12, 2026No Comments

In early 2026 Integrity began a three-and-a-half-year contract to support the British Embassy in Kyiv through the delivery of the Verification and Technical Assurance Programme in Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR). VERITAS is a flagship portfolio third-party monitoring (TPM) and evidence programme, which will strengthen UK programme effectiveness in a complex and rapidly evolving context.

Drawing on deep contextual knowledge and technical expertise, we provide the British Embassy in Kyiv (BE Kyiv) with independent verification, monitoring, research, analysis and insights required to support informed, adaptive and resilient delivery in Ukraine.

Our Ukrainian-led team combines leading technical TPM and research expertise with strong contextual understanding, alongside established relationships with Ukrainian civil society organisations (CSOs).

VERITAS Team Leader, Tetiana Petrenko, said: “This is a particularly important programme that I am proud to be leading. VERITAS is set to deliver vital insights and data to BE Kyiv through portfolio-level evidence generation and synthesis. We will provide assurance and transparency of results, deliver enhanced knowledge to strengthen strategic decisions, and boost accountability directly with affected local people.”

Integrity Principal Manager and VERITAS Programme Director, Chris Degnan, said: “Following a successful inception phase, we are excited to have mobilised a VERITAS team of specialists with deep expertise, supported by Integrity’s wider team and partners, to provide scalable resources and technical support to share with BE Kyiv. With longstanding experience operating in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, and a strong portfolio of evidence, insights and analysis, our approach to VERITAS supports adaptive delivery, with systems and practices tailored to the local operating environment.”

Since 2021, Integrity has delivered cutting-edge MEL and research in Ukraine for FCDO, the UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF), and NATO. Alongside VERITAS, we currently lead the MEL function for the multi-donor Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU-2).

For VERITAS, we have partnered with NIRAS, who manage a £90 million technical assistance, MEL and research portfolio in Ukraine, alongside carefully selected sub-contract partnerships with local partners, including academic institutions and think-tanks. Our consortium also includes Integrity Action, who bring a TPM model driven by Ukrainian CSOs, placing local actors at the centre of contributing to stronger long-term national monitoring capacity.