Estonia's foreign ministry to provide over €650,000 in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia has declared that it will provide 656,447 euros for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The main focus of this aid is to assist with the educational needs of the frontline regions and their children.
Postimees reports this.
The Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 352,695 euros will be used within the framework of the activities of the non-profit organization Eesti Pagulasabi to provide multi-purpose financial assistance in the most vulnerable regions of Ukraine, to improve the lives of people in Ukraine, and among Ukrainian refugees in Georgia.
With the help of 303,752 euros, the non-profit association Mondo will organize after-school summer camps for schoolchildren from Zaporizhzhia and offer support in the field of mental health to people in Ukraine.
"Residents of Ukraine, including young children, are paying a high and painful price due to Russian terror. Daily attacks, particularly in the Kharkiv region in recent weeks, have resulted in the deaths of civilians, the destruction of buildings, and the forced displacement of thousands of vulnerable people from their homes. We must support them in every possible way," the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna said.
He added:
"Thanks to our strategic partners, we reach those who need help the fastest with our help."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assisted Ukraine mostly on a bilateral basis through strategic humanitarian aid partners, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and humanitarian aid organizations under the auspices of the United Nations.
Moreover, various types of assistance were provided in the form of specific items, including:
- the latest provisions of medical equipment,
- vehicles,
- and energy sources.
The volume of humanitarian aid to Ukraine from all sectors of Estonia has already amounted to at least 26.6 million euros, of which the public sector's contribution amounted to 7.5 million euros.
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Also, the Norwegian government is starting a new grant program and will allocate almost $6.4 million to strengthen civil society in Ukraine. The project will operate until 2027.
