Over the past few weeks some 30 suitcase-sized packages have been quietly delivered from Poland, in the European Union, to towns and cities in Ukraine.
The suitcases do not contain secret weapons for the war with Russia, nor are they food or medical aid packages.
Each one is an ‘Administrative Service Centre’ (ASC) bringing to residents of war-torn communities in Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Poltava the same essential public services that are taken for granted in peacetime.
Ukrainian Public Servants can use the suitcases, each one equipped with a laptop with licensed software, a printer, a handheld scanner, ID card reader, video camera, mobile 4G/3G internet, and a WI-FI router, as a mobile remote workplace.
The project is the work of the EU and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine,
Head of the Local and Human Development Section at the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Martin Schroeder said with this equipment administrators can reach clients directly, simplifying the process and bringing basic public services to those that need them.
“This is particularly crucial for older people, people with disabilities, people with limited mobility, and residents of communities where ASC premises have been damaged or destroyed by hostilities,” Mr Schroeder said.
“The European Union is fully committed to promoting inclusive and equitable development in Ukraine,” he said.
“Granting local communities direct access to essential public services holds particular significance for their resilience, especially in areas affected by the Russian war of aggression.”
The mobile suitcases were purchased, equipped, and delivered by the UNDP in Ukraine in the framework of the EU4Recovery — Empowering Communities in Ukraine project, with financial support from the EU.
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