Funding Ukraine reconstruction is akin to a restaurant business
There are no ready-made mechanisms for Ukraine's recovery yet. However, funding is needed now, which will be helped by adhering to the principles of reconstruction shared by Ukrainian society, the donors, and those doing the reconstruction work.
Experts of the think tank consortium RRR4U (Resilience, Reconstruction and Relief for Ukraine), including the Centre for Economic Strategy, the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, the Institute for Analytics and Advocacy, and DiXi Group, have outlined such principles and their application in the Ukrainian Recovery Cookbook.
First and foremost, transparency. Trust requires that one ensures the operation of a transparent ‘kitchen’, where everyone can see how the team works and what products are used to prepare dishes.