Colson, R.S.2021-11-052021-11-052021Colson, R.S. (2021). Kasnodon Ukraine: History/Culture/Presumptions and Helping Developing Nations Move Forward. SocioEconomic Challenges, 5(3), 92-97. https://doi.org/10.21272/sec.5(3).92-97.2021https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/86109This article chronicles some of my work in Ukraine in the late 90’s until 2006 especially in the Donbas Region of Ukraine. This was a program funded by USAID through the US-Ukraine Foundation to promote democratic development in cities in Ukraine by establishing partnerships between American cities and Ukrainian cities. The partnership between Birmingham and Krasnodon became a model for the entire program and regular communication continued until the war in Donbas ended communications for most people.enCC BY 4.0економічний розвитокэкономическое развитиеeconomic developmentУкраїнаУкраинаUkraineArticle