Recovery projects
Delivering recovery that is long lasting and substantive requires focus and planning. That is why we have identified our key areas in which we intend to provide support and keep working on the project pipeline. The energy sector as well as critical and socially vulnerable infrastructure are some of them and Lithuania is already hard at work. We have launched four pilot projects since August 2022 and have significantly strengthened our capacity to manage reconstruction projects on the ground. Together, with our partners, we hope to be instrumental in delivering a recovery that addresses all the needs of the society at the pace and standard required.
School in Borodyanka
The devastating invasion that has leveled much of Borodyanka has significantly impacted the education of the town’s children. For some of the 4th graders celebrating the last day of school in the schoolyard this May, the last four years have passed mostly out of school, first due to Covid, and then the war. Rebuilding such socially significant infrastructure and giving hundreds of kids and teenagers a place to call their second home will help bring Borodyanka back to life.
Project aim: to rebuild and equipt one of the three schools in Borodyanka. The school accommodates around 700 children who study in grades 1-12.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 7.9 million EUR (of which 1.8 million EUR contribution of Taiwan)
Project duration: completed in March 2024
School of the future in Ukraine: preparation of a typical technical project
Project aim: to prepare a high-quality standard technical design school project that meets the interests and needs of Ukrainian society via international architectural competition.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Partner: State Agency for Restoration and Developement of Infrastructure of Ukraine & Architects Association of Lithuania
Project value: ~500 thousand EUR
Project duration: the first phase of the project was completed in 2024, with the second phase expected to conclude by September 2028, marked by the opening and operation of the first school.
Strengthening administrative capacities of the Ukraine’s Agency for Restoration
Project aim: to strengthen the Agency’s public procurement, internal control and anti-corruption procedures in line with the EU pillar assessment methodology.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Partner: State Agency for Restoration and Developement of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Project value: ~300 thousand EUR
Project duration: completed in August 2024
Mobile settlement in Borodyanka
The town of Borodyanka bore the brunt of much of the destruction wrought in the earliest stages of the invasion. With a need to not only provide shelter amidst the devastation but also to give a glimmer of hope, a housing project was commenced.
Mobile housing has been provided for 36 families, with the first 50 people having already settled in. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian muralist was invited to decorate the new houses with a peaceful futuristic landscape scene – a positive symbol for the community.
Project aim: to provide citizens of the heavily damaged town of Borodyanka with temporary shelter.
Project implementer: The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
Project value: 1,000,000 EUR
Project duration: completed in April 2023
Kindergarten in Irpin
There is no place like home, and displaced Ukrainians are already coming back. Irpin is a fine example of that. Here, 70% of its 100,000 citizens have returned, ready to rebuild not just the city, but also their lives. And for this to be possible critical infrastructure has to be put in place – not only roads and communications but also daycare facilities. Finding a committed contractor on the ground was key to the project’s success, and the contractor working on this site has proven their dedication time and again.
Project aim: to rebuild and equip the damaged kindergarten. The kindergarten accommodates around 400 children and 60 employees.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 4.9 million EUR (of which 1.2 million EUR contribution of Taiwan).
Project duration: completed in August 2023
Design of electricity distribution network in Mykolaiv
We understand that maintaining a functioning and modern power grid is key to Ukraine’s resilience against aggression. Lithuania is completing the preparation of technical projects for the modernisation of the electricity distribution network in Mykolayiv. The modernisation will not only bring the network’s specifications as close to EU standards as possible but also use technical solutions to protect the energy facilities from missile and drone attacks.
Project aim: to prepare for the full modernisation and automation the city’s electricity system, including dispatching.
Project implementer: International Energy Cluster
Project value: 226 thousand EUR
Project duration: completed in August 2023.
Source of funding: Lithuania‘s Fund for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid.
Support for Ukraine’s energy sector with solar power plants
Project aim: to support critical infrastructure in Ukraine by providing solar power to schools, hospitals, and other essential institutions affected by ongoing energy disruptions.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 5,000,000 EUR (funded by The Lithuanian Fund for the Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid)
Project duration: April 2026
Healing heroes: rehabilitation of Ukraine’s freedom defenders
Implemented with the involvement of Lithuanian, international, and Ukrainian specialists, the complex veteran rehabilitation improvement program will create an innovative model for comprehensive medical and mental health rehabilitation services. This model will be practically tested and continuously improved in rehabilitation centres across Dnipro, Lviv, and Zhytomyr.
Project aim: provide professional, comprehensive care for Ukraine’s defenders effected by aggressor. The goal is to ensure they receive the proper hard-earned care and return to a normal and fulfilling life.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 15,000,000 EUR (10M allocated by the Lithuanian Fund for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, 5M allocated by Lithuania’s National Ministry of Defence)
Project duration: 2027
Bridging education gaps in Ukraine: CATCH-UP and STEAM classes for resilient learning
Around 4.6 million children in Ukraine face barriers in learning, including approximately 1,184,000 students who still study in hybrid or remote formats (32% of all students in Ukraine) and are therefore most affected by the closure of schools and kindergartens.
Project aim: enhancing the educational level of Ukrainian children through Catch-up and STEAM programmes.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 1,000,000 EUR (of which 0.5M contribution of Taiwan)
Project duration: October 2026
Create Ukraine: returning global talent to build Ukraine’s public sector
Create Ukraine provides a structured, results-driven pathway for international Ukrainian professionals to return and work inside public institutions. Based on Create Lithuania model, it combines project-based placements with mentoring and capacity building to ensure real institutional impact – not just individual experience.
Project aim: to attract and reintegrate young Ukrainian professionals with international experience into public institutions, strengthening state capacity and advancing key reform and EU accession priorities.
Project implementer: Central Project Management Agency
Project value: 10,000,000 EUR (of which 3M allocated by Lithuania)