Lithuania allocates over €14 million for Ukraine's recovery
At a meeting on Wednesday 28 January, the Lithuanian government approved four projects to support Ukraine's recovery, which will be financed from the Fund for the Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid.
As reported by LRT, more than €14.5 million has been allocated for these projects.
Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said that she was pleased that their promises and agreements were being put into practice. She added that Lithuania's participation in Ukraine's recovery was very important for everyone involved and noted that she was glad Lithuania was contributing more and more through various projects and concrete solutions.
A proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs earmarked €5 million for the first phase of the Future School for Ukraine project. Of this amount, €500,000 will come from Ireland's targeted contribution to the aid fund.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this phase, to be implemented by the Central Project Management Agency, will include technical architectural design for a school in Zhytomyr that was destroyed in 2023 during Russian attacks, as well as the construction of an underground multifunctional shelter.
The first stage is planned to be implemented over an 18-month period.
An additional €5 million will be allocated to implement the Children First: Protecting Ukraine's Future project.
As part of the project, the Boiarka children's home will be reconstructed and adapted to operate as a child and family return centre. Short-term accommodation will be provided, and areas for delivering social and psychological services will be created.
In addition, 10 modular buildings will be constructed in Irpin for medium-term integration, providing up to 80 accommodation places per year.
The funds will also be used to purchase 19 vehicles for foster families in order to improve access to services in the regions.
In Lviv, a child rehabilitation and mental health centre will also be established. This will include hospital renovations, staff expansion, the development of methodologies for working with war-related trauma and the strengthening of professional capacities of specialists working there.
The project is planned to be implemented over 22 months, with half of the required funding coming from the Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania, which will make a contribution to the aid fund.
Almost €4 million more will be allocated for the second phase of reconstruction of the Zelenyi Hai school in Mykolaiv.
In addition, a further €800,000 will be allocated for modernising the equipment of a DNA laboratory in Poltava.
In autumn 2025, European Union countries contributed more than €22 million to the Civil Protection Shelter Coalition, an initiative to create more shelters in Ukraine.
In early November, Lithuania made a contribution through the UNITED24 initiative, financing the construction of shelters in three Ukrainian schools. Thanks to Lithuania's support, new shelters were provided to schools in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Zhytomyr oblasts.