Bomb Shelters for Schools in Western Ukraine
Since September, face-to-face teaching has again been taking place in schools in Ukraine, where the security situation allows it. However, schools must have a bomb shelter in place in order to resume classes. Therefore, Cap Anamur has set up protective shelters for students in Novoselytsia, in the west of the country.
The Ukrainian schools must have an indoor shelter
In order for the schools in Ukraine to be able to offer the children school lessons in presence again, they must either have a bomb shelter or be able to use a room, in the immediate vicinity of the school, which can be visited in the event of an air raid alert.
Shelters for schools in Novoselytsia
In Novoselytsia, our location for the current emergency aid in Ukraine, the schools do not have an adequate space. Therefore, in consultation with the school authorities, we have just reconstructed bomb shelters for school children. This is the only way schools will be able to offer face-to-face classes again.
To this end, we renovated and equipped rooms in a building not far from a school to provide shelter for teachers and children in the event of an air raid. School desks, sanitary facilities and heaters were installed in the rooms. This allows those seeking shelter to stay in the basement for an extended period of time.
In case of emergency, the school children in Novoselytsia are protected
In addition, basic food, water and a first aid kit are available. A nurse, who is part of the school staff in Ukraine, is able to provide first aid in an emergency. We also distributed first aid kits to another 21 schools so that they could be used to equip the shelters.