Over 21,000 Ukrainian children return to renovated schools thanks to EU and UNDP
The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine have completed a comprehensive initiative to restore educational infrastructure — the ‘EU4UASchools: Build Back Better’ project.
The project was implemented in partnership with the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine.
The project covered 66 schools across 11 oblasts affected by war: Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Rivne, Odesa, Zakarpattia, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Lviv, Kirovohrad and Poltava. Thanks to renovated premises, upgraded shelters and newly supplied equipment, more than 21,600 students and teachers have been able to return to safe and conducive learning conditions.
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, said that restoring critical infrastructure, including schools, is key to ensuring stable communities and confidence in the future. “Recovery of the country starts in communities — when parents can work, when children return to school safely, when life begins to flow again,” Kuleba said.
According to the latest Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), 3,373 educational institutions across Ukraine have been partially or fully damaged since the onset of the full-scale invasion.
The schools, restored and re-equipped as part of the ‘EU4UASchools: Build Back Better’ project, received new roofs, windows, heating systems, furniture, and safe shelters. In nine schools across Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr oblasts, upgraded shelters enabled 1,979 students and 300 teachers to return to face-to-face learning. In 112 schools, the learning environment was improved with new desks, chairs, bookcases, and blackboards.
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