Makariv has begun preparing project documentation for the future renovation of damaged apartment buildings. The local council has already signed an agreement with specialists who will inspect the buildings and develop the necessary technical documents. This marks the first real step within the HOPE program, which aims to help communities restore housing damaged by the war.
The start of the work was announced by the settlement council. The initiative is part of the project “Housing Repairs for Restoring People’s Rights and Opportunities,” supported by the World Bank. A team of engineers will soon visit courtyards and building entrances to assess the current condition of the structures, determine the extent of damage, and identify what exactly needs to be repaired. All these findings will form the basis of future project designs, without which it is impossible to move on to major reconstruction work.
The preparation phase will cover several parts of the community — in Kodra, Kopyliv, and Makariv itself. These are the buildings selected through the DREAM system and included in the first wave of reconstruction. After the inspections, it will become clear how much work is required and what technical solutions will be implemented in the project.
Overall, the HOPE program covers nearly two hundred multi-apartment buildings in five Ukrainian communities — including Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Izium, Bucha, and Makariv. According to the Ministry of Reconstruction, the program will help improve housing conditions for more than seven thousand families.
For Makariv, this is a chance to finally move from waiting to real action: measurements, assessments, technical planning — and eventually, actual repairs.
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