Government allocates over UAH 15 million in WFP funding to equip kitchens at 203 border and frontline schools

A total of 203 educational institutions across six regions will receive additional equipment, appliances and supplies for school canteens and kitchens. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated UAH 15.225 million provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to local budgets for this purpose.

“During the full-scale war, school meals provide families with daily support and help create better learning conditions for pupils. This is particularly important for border and frontline communities, which operate in challenging security conditions every day. I thank our partners at the United Nations World Food Programme for their consistent support and cooperation. Together, we are improving school meal provision and, more importantly, helping generations of Ukrainian children develop healthy eating habits,” said Minister of Education and Science Andrii Butenko.

The support will cover educational institutions in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions. The additional equipment will help schools improve food preparation and the provision of meals for primary school pupils.

The funding will be transferred to local budgets as a subvention for purchasing equipment, appliances and supplies for school canteens. This will enable communities to improve the quality of school meals using international assistance secured earlier.

Implementing the decision will require no additional funding from Ukraine’s state or local budgets.