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Construction of Olena Zelenska Foundation's family home

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Rebuilding Ukraine

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Timeframe 01.01.2023-31.12.2024 Aktiivne
Target group Ukraina inimesed
Budget 376 000 EUR
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  • Eesti Välisministeerium

At least 80 small group homes have been destroyed in the war. Although the families have moved to safer areas in Ukraine, they live without a fixed address. Currently, there are more than 1,300 small group homes in Ukraine, and each houses 5-10 orphans. According to the Olena Zelenska Foundation, 40 of these foster families have an acute need for new housing.

The construction of small family-type group homes is Estonia’s third major project aiding the reconstruction of Ukraine. In early summer 2023, Estonia built a kindergarten in the town of Ovruchi, and in October, the Malyn Bridge was reopened thanks to Estonian support.

Project objectives

Cooperate in the implementation of the project for the construction of family-type children´s homes in Ukraine and the provision of housing for families who lost it as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.

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The home is being built according to the Olena Zelenska Foundation’s “Room for Childhood” initiative. Estonia will provide approximately 370,000 euros in financing for a six-bed, five-bath, fully accessible home in Zhytomyr. The house itself encompasses 285 square metres and includes an underground concrete bomb shelter in the yard of the house. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of this year. The house will be completed in 2024.

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