ESTDEV receives funding from the Taipei Mission in Latvia to build a permanent home for a displaced Ukrainian foster family
The Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia will finance the construction of one family home in Ukraine with €1.1 million as part of the Estonian Centre for International Development’s initiative to provide housing for Ukrainian foster families.
Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia Representative Andrew H.C. Lee and the Estonian Centre for International Development’s (ESTDEV) Executive Director Klen Jäärats signed the partnership agreement today in a ceremony hosted by the Estonian Parliament’s Estonian-Taiwan Support Group.
“Taiwan is pleased to form a partnership with Estonia and is fully committed to continue working with Estonia and other democratic partners to participate in more cooperative projects to deliver practical support critically needed by the Ukrainian people in the future,” said Lee.
The 1.1 million euros financing covers construction costs for one fully-furnished, seven-bed, four-bath, 212-square-metre house with a concrete bomb shelter and the costs associated with organizing public tenders and project management. The house is expected to be ready by the end of 2025.
“We are grateful to the Taipei Mission in Latvia for trusting ESTDEV and presenting this proposal to finance the construction of one group home. We are ready to share our successful experience in delivering reconstruction projects in war-torn Ukraine with international donors and partners. By including Estonian world-class know-how in our joint projects, we provide Ukraine with much-needed support as they rebuild their country,” said Jäärats.
In addition to project management, ESTDEV will bring the family to Estonia and provide the parents with training on trauma-informed foster care while the children attend a summer camp designed to provide respite from wartime conditions in Ukraine.
“Ukraine needs all the help it can get, and I am glad that we have a new cooperation between Estonia and Taiwan to rebuild Ukraine. Together, we are standing for democracy and showing authoritarian regimes that like-minded allies will stick together and prevail,” said Kristo Enn Vaga, the chairman of the Estonian Parliament’s Estonia-Taiwan Support Group.
Taiwan has supported Ukraine’s reconstruction by cooperating with several EU countries, including Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Lithuania.
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