The Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have agreed to work together to implement two school rehabilitation projects – ECHO4SCHOOLS-UA and “Rebuilding Schools in Ukraine,” the Press Service of the Ministry of Rehabilitation reported.
Within the framework of these projects, implemented with the assistance of First Lady Elena Zelenskaya, it is planned to repair and modernize more than 100 schools in 14 regions of Ukraine.
“Thanks to the partners from the UN Development Program and UNOPS for their cooperation and willingness to work promptly so that the start of the new school year for many Ukrainians was not disrupted. We only expect to deepen our cooperation. Restoring and equipping the educational infrastructure is one of the necessary conditions for the Ukrainians to return home,” the statement said.
“I would like to express special gratitude to the European Commission, which has allocated 100 million euros for the reconstruction and modernization of schools, including in the framework of the above projects,” the release quoted Deputy Prime Minister for the reconstruction of Ukraine – Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that a special emphasis in both projects is placed on improving infrastructure security, in particular through the repair and necessary equipping of bomb shelters.
The project “ECHO4SCHOOLS-UA: Repair / modernization of schools in war-stricken regions” with a budget of about 14 million euros is implemented by UNDP and aims at carrying out current repairs of at least 50 schools in 10 regions of Ukraine. Now preparations are underway for tenders for the first repairs. In the future, there are plans to increase the number of schools being repaired to over a hundred.
The second project: “Reconstruction of schools in Ukraine” – is realized by UNOPS, its budget amounts to 20 million euros. It includes current repairs of schools in four regions: in Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
It has already been selected and agreed upon 54 schools in need of rehabilitation. Documentation for tender procedures is already being prepared for 8 facilities. Thanks to the implementation of the project more than 20 thousand children will be able to start the new school year in decent conditions.
