Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in preschool educational institutions and institutions providing complete general secondary education
Education and science
Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in secondary education institutions
State level of SPP
95
General Information
Program Description
The arrangement of shelters is a necessary condition for the protection of children, pupils, students and employees of educational institutions in conditions of military threats and emergencies. The presence of safe and functional structures allows for a prompt response to danger and guarantees the preservation of the life and health of all participants in the educational process.
Strategic Case
Program Goal
Strategic Relevance of the Program
Program Objectives
Number of shelters in educational institutions that will be implemented with state budget funds
0 units
1236 units
Programme Sustainable Development Goals
Economic Case
Economic feasibility of the program
What are the main benefits expected from the implementation of the program for the economy, business, society, or individual industries?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of mitigating the effects of climate change?
Does the program objective provide a contribution to the climate change adaptation objective: reducing the impact and/or reducing the vulnerability of an asset or population to one or more types of physical climate hazards?
Does the programme objective provide for a contribution to the climate objective of sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of transitioning to a circular economy?
Does the programme objective provide for a contribution to the climate objective of pollution prevention and control?
Does the program objective provide for a contribution to the climate goal of protecting and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems?
What social consequences are relevant for your program, after its implementation?
Why is it advisable to implement projects in the format of one comprehensive program, and not separately?
How will the program help strengthen other economic processes or reforms?
Program Components
Component ID
DREAM-01
Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in secondary education institutions
Justification
The main changes expected after the implementation of this component are fundamental for the functioning of the education system in wartime conditions: ● Restoration of a safe educational space: Thousands of schools across the country will be equipped with reliable protective structures that meet modern building codes and civil defense requirements. This will minimize the risks to the life and health of millions of students, teachers, and administrative staff during airstrikes. ● Systematic transition to in-person learning: The program eliminates a key barrier to returning to in-person learning - the lack of safe shelter. This will allow schools, where possible according to the security situation, to restore a full-fledged educational process. ● Improving the quality of education and socialization: In-person learning is much more effective than distance learning, ensures better interaction between teachers and students, promotes socialization of children, team building, and the development of soft skills. ● Inclusivity and accessibility: The introduction of mandatory inclusive standards (ramps, special bathrooms, navigation) will ensure equal and unhindered access to shelters and education for children with special educational needs (SEN) and low-mobility population groups. The value of this component for Ukrainian society and the state is extremely high: 1. Preservation and development of human capital: Protecting children and ensuring the continuity of their education is an investment in the future of Ukraine. High-quality education today means qualified specialists, scientists and leaders tomorrow. 2. Psychological resilience of the nation: Returning children to schools and creating a sense of security in the educational environment is a powerful factor in normalizing life and reducing the level of chronic stress and anxiety among millions of parents and children. 3. Strengthening state institutions and trust: Effective implementation of the program demonstrates the ability of the state to perform its main functions — to guarantee security and ensure the rights of citizens (the right to life and education) even in the most difficult conditions of war. 4. Promoting gender equality: By ensuring safe conditions in schools, the program indirectly supports the economic activity of women (who make up the majority of teaching staff and are often the primary caregivers of children), allowing them to work. The economic benefits of the component cover several sectors and have a long-term effect: ● Stimulating domestic production: The program generates significant demand for domestically produced construction materials, metal structures, ventilation systems, plumbing and other equipment, supporting the domestic market. ● Job creation and tax revenues: The activation of the construction industry and related services leads to the creation of thousands of jobs for builders, engineers, architects. This, in turn, increases tax revenues to the state and local budgets. ● Supporting overall economic activity: The ability of parents to work without constant distractions from issues of child safety increases overall labor productivity and stabilizes the employment market. Possible alternative approaches: 1. Continuing exclusively distance learning: This approach is the least costly in terms of infrastructure, but is unacceptable due to catastrophic long-term social and educational losses, deterioration of children's mental health, and reduced quality of education. 2. Providing shelters only in new buildings: This is a very slow process that does not solve the pressing problem for the existing school fund. 3. Spot, non-systemic projects (initiated by communities/sponsors): This approach leads to uneven coverage, lack of uniform safety standards, risk of misuse of funds, and logistical problems. Justification for choosing the comprehensive program format: The comprehensive program format with a set of projects was chosen because it provides the greatest efficiency, systematicity, and transparency: ● Scalability and unification: The program approach allows for rapid scaling of solutions, application of standard projects, and uniform state standards (SGS) throughout the country, which saves time and resources. ● Centralized management and monitoring: A single management structure ensures transparent use of funds through digital platforms (e.g. DREAM), minimizes corruption risks, and ensures accountability. ● Systemic impact and synergy: Interaction with the preschool education component ensures the integrity of the education system. The overall impact of the program is enhanced through coordinated planning and response to security challenges across the country.
Year
Amount
1
6'200'000'000 UAH
2
11'000'000'000 UAH
3
11'000'000'000 UAH
4
11'000'000'000 UAH
5
10'994'000'000 UAH
Component ID
DREAM-03
Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in institutions of vocational and specialized pre-higher education
Justification
The implementation of the component will allow transforming the educational environment in the following areas: • Resumption of face-to-face learning: Transition from a distance or blended format to full-fledged offline learning, which is critical for mastering practical skills (working on machines, in laboratories, etc.). • Safety and inclusion: Creation of a protective space that meets modern standards of the State Standards for Education, including ventilation, autonomous lighting, sanitary facilities, and accessibility for low-mobility groups. • Psychological stability: Reduction of stress levels among students, teachers, and parents due to the presence of a guaranteed safe place on the territory of the institution. This component creates a foundation for the sustainability of human capital: • Preservation of human resources: Prevention of the outflow of youth abroad. The presence of safe learning conditions is a strong argument for staying in Ukraine. • Social protection: VET institutions are often chosen by children from vulnerable groups. Ensuring their safety is a direct duty of the state in the field of social justice. • Civil protection of the community: During off-hours or in critical situations, such shelters can be used by residents of nearby areas, which increases the overall safety of the community. Investments in shelters have a significant multiplier effect: • Training of skilled workers for reconstruction: The economy needs welders, builders, and power engineers. It is impossible to train them qualitatively "online". Full-time education is the key to the availability of professional personnel for infrastructure restoration. • Reducing youth unemployment: Graduates who have completed a full-time internship find jobs faster and start paying taxes. • Saving budget funds: Preventing the destruction of human capital is cheaper than future costs for social support for the unemployed or retraining abroad. Three approaches were considered to solve the problem: Alternative Advantages Disadvantages / Risks 1. Point subsidies (individual projects upon request) Flexibility for individual communities. Lack of unified safety standards, chaotic distribution of funds, delay in deadlines. 2. Complete construction of new buildings Maximum safety. Extremely high cost and long implementation time (years), which does not solve the problem "here and now". 3. Program with a set of projects (selected option) Systemic approach, quality control, rapid scaling. Requires powerful management at the central level. Why was the "Program with a set of projects" format chosen: 1. Typification of solutions: The program allows you to use standard design solutions for similar buildings, which saves time and money on design. 2. Priority: The ability to centrally direct resources to institutions in scarce regions or to professions that are most in demand for the front and rear. 3. Procurement efficiency: The scale of the program allows you to attract large contractors and control pricing for materials. 4. Complexity: This is not just a "basement repair", but the creation of a network of safe educational hubs with uniform standards.
Year
Amount
1
0 UAH
2
268'429'080 UAH
3
2'684'290'770 UAH
4
2'684'290'770 UAH
5
1'342'145'380 UAH
Component ID
DREAM-02
Arrangement of civil defense structures (shelters) in preschool educational institutions
Justification
The implementation of the component on the arrangement of civil defense protective structures in preschool educational institutions and ensuring their barrier-free nature involves achieving qualitative changes in the functioning of the educational network under martial law. The primary expected result is the restoration of the full-time work regime of institutions, which will ensure the continuity of the educational process and the socialization necessary for the development of children even during air raids. A significant increase in the level of physical safety of participants in the educational process is expected due to the creation of reliable shelters that meet state building standards, as well as ensuring full inclusiveness of the educational space. Modernization of engineering networks and the implementation of universal design principles guarantee equal access to protection for all categories of the population, including persons with disabilities. The created social and state value of the component is to strengthen social stability and restore citizens' trust in the state's ability to guarantee the safety of the most vulnerable segments of the population. At the state level, this contributes to the preservation of human capital, prevents the outflow of the population abroad and ensures the constitutional right of citizens to education and protection of life. In the economic dimension, the implementation of the component generates direct and indirect benefits. The key economic effect is the release of the working-age population (parents) to return to the labor market, which contributes to the growth of tax revenues and GDP. Additionally, capital investments in construction and reconstruction stimulate the construction industry, create new jobs and have a multiplier effect for related sectors of the economy. Reducing the risks of injuries and psychological disorders in children in the long term reduces the burden on the healthcare and social security system. When choosing an implementation mechanism, alternative approaches were analyzed, in particular, situational (point-based) solutions to the problem by individual communities or maintaining distance learning. The distance format for preschool education was recognized as ineffective due to the age characteristics of education seekers and the inability of parents to fulfill their work responsibilities. The point-by-point approach carries the risks of chaotic use of funds and uneven provision of security, which deepens social inequality. Instead, the chosen format is the most justified, as it ensures systematicity, centralized quality control, unification of project decisions and transparency in the use of budget funds. This approach allows for the application of uniform standards of security and inclusiveness, optimization of costs through the scaling of typical solutions, and priority funding of facilities with the highest social effect.
Year
Amount
1
0 UAH
2
1'000'000'000 UAH
3
1'000'000'000 UAH
4
1'000'000'000 UAH
5
1'000'000'000 UAH
Financial justification
Total estimated program cost
61'173'156'000 UAH
Estimated cost of program components
61'173'156'000 UAH
Component
Amount
Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in secondary education institutions
50'194'000'000 UAH
Arrangement of civil defense protective structures (shelters) in institutions of vocational and specialized pre-higher education
6'979'156'000 UAH
Arrangement of civil defense structures (shelters) in preschool educational institutions
4'000'000'000 UAH
Cost justification
Short description
Justification document
Sources and mechanisms of financial support for the implementation of programs.
Status
Funding mechanisms
Coverage, %
Investment
Non-repayable financing. Direct budget financing. Direct expenditures from the state budget (public procurement).
100%
Justification document
What potential funding sources can be mobilized on the basis of prior agreements or intentions to cooperate (if any)
Based on prior agreements and intentions of cooperation, the following sources of funding may be involved: The State Budget of Ukraine (through programs of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development); Local budgets (regional, district and city programs to support education and infrastructure); International donor organizations (World Bank, European Union, UNICEF, UNDP and others); Grant programs of international funds supporting the development of education and security; Private sector and public-private partnerships; Charitable organizations and public foundations.
Management Case
Total program duration (months): 5
Approaches to project selection
Have approaches and criteria been defined for including public investment projects in the program, initiators of such projects, and their prioritization?
Organizational Measures
One stage
60 months
Risk Assessment
Risk
Probability
Degree
Strategy
Risk
Delays in funding or underfunding due to budget constraints
Probability
Medium
Degree
Critical
Strategy
Reduction
Risk
Power outages, which complicate the implementation of project work
Probability
Medium
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Reduction
Risk
Ensuring fuel supplies and maintaining generators. Switching to cordless tools. Prioritizing electricity use for critical tasks.
Probability
High
Degree
Critical
Strategy
Reduction
Risk
Military actions or worsening security situation in implementation regions
Probability
High
Degree
Critical
Strategy
Acceptance
Risk
Construction delays due to frequent airstrikes
Probability
High
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Acceptance
Risk
Rising costs of materials and services due to inflation and market fluctuations
Probability
Medium
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Acceptance
Risk
Changes in legislation or regulatory requirements
Probability
Low
Degree
Considerable
Strategy
Acceptance