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In the Kharkiv region, a UNOPS project with EU funding repaired a school in Bezruky after a direct hit, turning its basement into a shelter and gallery, enabling over 15,000 children to return to classrooms. Teacher Yurii Tkalenko joined a 2025 UNESCO-led teacher training programme, supported by Ukraine’s education ministry and the Global Partnership for Education, to adapt to the New Ukrainian School reform. The initiative focuses on practical classroom skills for educators in conflict-affected areas.

Anastasiia gave birth to twin boys in a Kharkiv maternity ward supported by UNFPA and the EU, after fleeing her home in Donetsk. The facility provides protected care in a frontline city. Childcare shortages often determine whether mothers can work; the ILO’s Nanny School has trained 80 women to care for children aged 0–3, with nearly half securing jobs shortly after certification, aiming to transition workers from informal to formal employment.

In Kryvyi Rih, Oksana began driving one of the city’s longest bus routes after completing UN Women’s She Drives training programme. Initially doubting her ability to pass selection, she now cites passenger gratitude as motivation. The project targets women seeking stable employment in male-dominated sectors, offering vocational training and support to enter the workforce.

In Zaporizhzhia, hospital director Hanna Makarenkova has treated over 25,000 patients since the full-scale invasion, including evacuees from Mariupol, often during bombardment and blackouts. New independent power units, funded by the EU and installed by UNDP, maintain critical medical equipment during grid failures. In Kostiantynivka, Oleksandr, who lost both legs and an eye in a drone strike, is relearning mobility with support from a WHO-trained rehabilitation specialist, as part of EU-funded programmes to rebuild healthcare capacity.