Elena Zelenskaya: Schools and kindergartens, despite the war, have become places where our children's healthy future is laid

The first lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenska took part in a major partnership meeting, which took place on Saturday at the first in the country in the Kukhni factory, in Bucha, Kyiv region. The event was devoted to discussing the strategic goals of school nutrition reform, the main purpose of which is to provide quality and healthy nutrition for children in every corner of Ukraine.

The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of the Ukrainian ministries (Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Community, Territories and Infrastructure, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Health), representatives of Who (WHO), WFP (UNV), Unicef ​​Ukraine, The HOWARD G.

Buffett Foundation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine, UNOPS Ukraine, Decide, Ulead with Europe, Project "Acting for Health" in Ukraine, European Investment Bank in Ukraine, European Reconstruction Bank , EU, embassies of Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Finland, Great Britain, USA, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Australia. “Bucha is a place of our pain, but also our hope.

For two years, tomorrow has been released from the Russian occupation. Then we found the city wounded, exhausted. And now we see how it recovers. People return, new ones come. It is incredibly inspiring. And one more proof of this recovery that is happening with Buucie is twice a unique institution, because it is the first such in the country, ”said Elena Zelenskaya.

She thanked all partners and participants in the reform for helping to develop and embody its projects, "not only survive, but also develop, look into the future with optimism.

" The partner meeting consisted of two blocks: the interactive part, within which the participants got acquainted with the work of the factory-kitchen and plunged into the technological processes of cooking, and from the official part, which provided a panel discussion with the participation of ministers and international reform partners.

Within the framework of the Great Partnership Meeting, the Office of School Nutrition Reforms together with the first viceremer-minister of Ukraine-the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko, Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko, Deputy Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Alexander Azarchin and Deputy Minister of Education and Minister of Education and Deputy Minister The sciences of Ukraine Andriy Stashkov presented four strategic goals of school nutrition, such as: strengthening of financial and institutional capacity of communities, modernization of infrastructure of educational institutions, ensuring the development of personnel potential, formation of a culture of healthy nutrition.

In particular, a map of needs (the most urgent needs of reform), created by the reform team and profile ministries, was outlined to better understand the priority tasks by partners according to strategic reform goals. Within the presentation of strategic goals, the ministers voiced the most relevant needs of school nutrition reform. The panel was moderated by the head of the school food reform, Orest Stepanyak.

The first Viceremier-Minister of Ukraine-Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko spoke about the importance of intensifying the development of a public-private enterprise in the field of education by adopting law No. 7508, as well as emphasizing an important need to maintain a business ecosystem through gradual and well local farmers and local service providers.

Deputy Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Alexander Azarchin has voiced the general need for the construction, restoration and modernization of food blocks of educational establishments throughout Ukraine, stressed the need to involve grant support for the development of PCTs for construction, reconstruction and overhaul She spoke about the needs such as conducting training activities for projects and project organizations and financing expert support for the communities.

Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy Stashkiv told about the need to provide equal food opportunities for children and the construction of 24 culinary hubs throughout Ukraine until the end of 2027, stressed the need to organize training for managers, introduced those present with digital reform projects, and shared plans and plans. Creation of the National Prize for Chefs Know Awards.

Health Minister Viktor Lyashko voiced an urgent need to maintain a healthy food information campaign, emphasized the need to involve the CCCC in the formation of food habits and healthy lifestyles in students, emphasized the importance of creating educational and didactic materials for the Ukrainian school on the impact of healthy nutrition. Also, a panel discussion with the participation of international reform partners: Unicef, WFP, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Decide.

The panel moderator was Svetlana Kisileva, a specialist in social and behavioral changes in UniceF. Specific goals for future cooperation were defined, ideas and initiatives are presented that will increase the interaction between the state and international partners within the framework of reform development. “To scale our achievements and results, more resources and more partners are needed.

We want to find friends who will now help implement the same projects and continue the reform at their level to every community. Schools and kindergartens, other children's institutions have become places where, despite the war, healthy eating habits for life are laid, so the future of the whole society is laid, ”the first lady said. Certificate.

School nutrition reform, which began in 2020 at the initiative of the first lady of Elena Zelenskaya, continues to gain momentum contrary to the challenges of the war. The cushive factory is the initiative of the first lady of Elena Zelenskaya within the framework of school nutrition reform, which was planned before the Russian invasion. The patron of the project was an American businessman and Philanthropist Howard Buffett.