France to invest €7 mln in rebuilding dormitories for displaced Mariupol residents
France will allocate more than 7 million euros for the reconstruction of hostels in Dnipro within the framework of the project #IaMariupolZhytlo [#IMariupolAccomodation in English, #ЯМаріупольЖитло in Ukrainian].
Nataliya Yemchenko, director of communications at System Capital Management, reported this.
What is the problem?
It is estimated that between 200,000 and 300,000 individuals from Mariupol have left the city, both internally and internationally.
What is the solution?
"The French government and the International Organization for Migration have decided to support the #IaMariupolZhytlo project strategically – to allocate more than 7 million euros for the second stage of temporary social housing for Mariupol residents in the Dnipro, reconstruction of two more dormitories in the Dnipro," Yemchenko said.
How does it work?
It is noted that a total of 33 apartments/rooms will be reconstructed at this stage by the end of 2023.
It should be noted that the project involves the reconstruction and complete modernization of existing empty dormitories of the Ministries of Education and Science, Youth and Sports in Dnipro, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kropyvnytskyi, and Lviv.
By the end of 2024, the reconstruction of 1,220 rooms/apartments for approximately 4,000 of the most vulnerable Mariupol residents is planned within the framework of the #IaMariupolZhytlo project.
A pilot project in Dnipro for 35 apartments was launched in April.
For reference:
Mariupol, a port city situated close to the Russia–Ukraine border, was of great strategic importance to the Russian forces. From the outset of the war, the city was subjected to relentless bombing campaigns from the air and ground forces, leading to the eventual fall of the city in May 2022. The Russian aggression resulted in the death of thousands of civilians and the destruction of much of the infrastructure.
