On May 5, 2022, the Minister of Education and Science Serhii Shkarlet met with the Executive Director of Save the Children International David Wright, and Pete Walsh, Save the Children Country Director in Ukraine and its representatives.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the measures taken to ensure the sustainability of the educational process, as well as access to quality and safe education in wartime.

The Minister expressed hope for further support from international donors and partners and submitted a description of project proposals prepared by the Ministry’s team with short- and medium-term needs.

According to the Minister, 11 proposals are priority, including:

providing digital devices for education;

conducting the introductory campaign 2022;

opening of educational hubs in Ukraine and abroad;

supply of schools for general secondary education with school buses;

publication of textbooks and manuals for New Ukrainian School.

"Long-term priorities are the restoration of damaged and destroyed infrastructure, the return of displaced participants in the educational process and the continuation of the policy of reforming the education sector at all levels," said Serhii Shkarlet.

Background

Ukraine joined the Safe Schools Declaration in November 2019 and became the 100th country to support the provisions of this document.

The signatory countries of the Declaration are both states where there are no military conflicts and those where there is armed aggression.

The Declaration contains a number of commitments to prevent and respond to attacks and the use of educational institutions for military purposes during armed conflict. Approaches to the implementation of the document have already been developed and are being successfully implemented in the countries that joined the Declaration earlier.

It should be mentioned that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Agreement between Ukraine, the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.