Refugees in Krakow. How the city helps Ukrainians [fakty, liczby]
150,000 thousand from Ukraine came to Krakow. The city has already spent 20 million zlotys on helping them, and you have replaced some of them by those who came and took the Ukrainians under their roof.
There are currently approx. 210 thousand people in Kraków. Ukrainians. 60,000 were in our country even before the outbreak of the war, but as many as 150,000. It appears near Wawel until February 24, 2022. – For a city taking up the challenge – officials are not hidden from view by the enormous and Krakow city magistrate. – Actions are being taken to facilitate our process in the process, without destabilizing the situation of residents – ensuring. What is the city doing?
Registration point at TAURON Arena
So far, 7,500 people have been handled at the point. Currently, there are 22 positions, ultimately there will be 30 (operated with the help of government administration employees). The Arena also accepts applications for the payment of the assistance benefit in the amount of PLN 300. Already 5,600 such proceedings have been submitted.
Nearly 780 tons of gifts
On the day after the outbreak of the local government war, he launched a database of gifts from Krakow citizens, thanks to which it is possible to use the help of many needy cities in Ukraine. Krakow sent there 53 trucks, 64 services, 1 ambulance and 5 city buses with gifts. Migliknijmy, close to tons of gifts, nearly 780 public transport. The city also launched a special account for payments for aid in Ukraine, donations new 55 thousand. PLN and 610 euro.
Krakow also turned to partner cities for help. The aforementioned uprising, which was deliberate, was to take place, inter alia, power generators, organization of financial aid for the purchase of medicines.
Shelter for several thousand people
From the very beginning, the city provided shelter in hotels, boarding houses, hostels and large halls, incl. on Kolna, in the building at ul. Śniadeckich, in the building of the “red surgery” at ul. Kopernika 21. Plaza has been launched, and places in the former Tesco are ready. Currently, there are 1,681 people at these points.
– From the beginning of 2020, we have also removed the Ibis hotel, which originally operated as a quarter. In the last children of people available from this opportunity, there was a lot, this facility was not in the case, so we decided that these places were replaced by a city not from Ukraine – said Andrzej Kulig, deputy president for social and communal policy.
For mothers with children, the city has also launched a special place in Galeria Krakowska, where in peace and quiet you can pick up a child, feed it and rest.
At the Kraków railway station, the main scientific staff and employees who speak Ukrainian work at the reception point. The work of the point is supported by volunteers. Information leaflets in Ukrainian are a great convenience for the arriving guests.
Multi-million support for sources
– For the support to be effective, the appointment of funds for the city’s funds. In such a situation, the local government may use the assistance from the crisis reserve. In the city’s budget for 2022, the total amount for ten goals is up to PLN 19 million. From this visit, in two weeks to help the first million seniors, already more than 15 – said Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Kulig.
More than PLN 20.5 million has been involved in helping this group to date. reception desk at the station, catering and financial resources. As part of the initiative regarding work for refugees residing in Poland, we will already obtain a refund of costs incurred for the company of the Institute of Ukraine.
Schools and kindergartens languages of children and pupils from pupils
Since the outbreak of 6,100 school children and teenagers who already have schools and kindergartens in Kraków.
As reported by Anna Korfel-Jasińska, deputy mayor of Krakow, approx. 8 thousand students in re-form schools vacancies, in schools in secondary schools, 2 thous. The city also has over 400 places in kindergartens. This offer will be because of the education teacher. To allow the city to offer 2 thousand. square of places in schools (grades 1-3) and almost 1 thousand. area of places in kindergartens.
The city gave schools the green light in English and support institutions for people working in a multicultural language, languages for teachers with children who do not speak English. In 82 schools in Krakow, Ukrainian-speaking teachers are their teachers 140. Teachers who aim to adapt the teaching of Polish as a foreign language to a group of almost 300 people are very helpful. This potential cannot be overestimated also in the case of linguistic training in Ukrainian. The city has already received 120 applications from Ukrainian teachers, lifting staff in Kraków schools and kindergartens.
The city has also experienced the trauma of war, which will introduce educators, psychologists and educators to work with children.
Currently, it is not possible to create preparatory units in students’ schools. By law, preparatory only in schools available. Therefore, the president of Krakow secures a request to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to change the provisions in this regard. Among people who came with additional children and wards that are difficult to access, there should be one in the generally accessible 30-person access. Establishing preparatory departments in schools to facilitate the diagnosis of children, observation and providing them with appropriate support.
(red, krakow.pl)