Help 600+ Ukrainian Children Learn in Safety

UA Brokers Without Borders has been working in the Mykolaiv region for the past four years, supporting communities in restoring educational infrastructure and creating safe learning conditions for children living through the war. The lack of protected learning spaces continues to limit children’s access to education.

Throughout 2025, our team actively worked to secure funding for the rehabilitation of protective shelters in three educational institutions in Mykolaiv requiring upgrades to enable safe in-person learning. Publishing this project on the GlobalGiving platform, alongside ongoing outreach to international donors, became an important catalyst for launching the initiative. Increased visibility through GlobalGiving helped draw the attention of an international donor, allowing us to partially secure funding for shelter improvements in two schools. However, funding remains insufficient to fully implement works in one of the institutions. A third school has been included in a UNICEF support programme, which has taken responsibility for financing the required works.

The project is now moving into the implementation phase. Our team is currently developing detailed Bills of Quantities (BOQ) to define technical solutions and prepare for the selection of contractors who will carry out the construction works. Contributions raised through the GlobalGiving community will be integrated into the overall project budget and allocated toward installing a ventilation system in one of the shelters — a critical requirement for ensuring children’s safety during prolonged air raid alerts.

The next step will be the commencement of construction works, enabling hundreds of children to return to a stable and safe learning environment. We are sincerely grateful to the GlobalGiving community for its continued support, which helps expand access to safe education for children even in frontline regions of Ukraine.