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Lithuanian govt allocates EUR 48,000 for children from eastern Ukraine
BC, Vilniaus, 16.07.2018.Print version
Lithuania's government has allocated 48,200 euros from its reserve to receive schoolchildren war-affected regions in eastern Ukraine, informs LETA/BLNS.
The
Ministry of Education and Science will use the money to cover education and
accommodation costs for 15 children and an accompanying teacher from September
until the end of December.
Lithuania
is currently implementing several projects providing aid to Ukrainian children.
Children from eastern Ukraine attend a school in Vilnius, and Lithuania and
Sweden co-fund short-tem visits of children from affected Ukrainian regions to
Lithuania, organize creative camps and train teachers and therapists.
Lithuanian
has been receiving Ukrainian children from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions
since 2014.