A four-party Statement of Strategic Cooperation was signed between Ukrainian Financial Housing Company (UFHC), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the Housing Institute and the State Fund for Support Youth Housing Construction at the Parkovy Exhibition and Convention Center.
The event took place during the inauguration of the Housing Institute, a joint effort between the NRC and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The signatories were Roberto Vila-Sexto, Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine, Ievgen Metsger, Chairman of Management Board at UFHC, Alina Moskalenko, Director of the Housing Institute of the Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine, and Mykola Marchuk, Chairman of the Board of State Specialized Financial Institution “State Fund for Support of Youth Housing Construction.
The parties identified areas of cooperation for the sustainable implementation of housing policy in Ukraine. This includes exchanging information and experience, organizing joint events and meetings, providing assistance and support for partnerships with international and national institutions on housing policy implementation, and ensuring sustainable financing of housing solutions.
‘I am convinced that our cooperation will be successful and fruitful, and will bring many benefits to Ukraine and the Ukrainians who have been left homeless by russian aggression. After all, our goal is to help people who dream of having their own safe, energy-efficient housing, and this joint document is about moving towards people. UFHC is a young company, we are only two years old, but in these two years we have done a lot in the field of housing policy. And thanks to the ‘yeOselia’, almost 13 thousand families have received their dream home. And we are not going to stop. Thank you for your attention and help to our country,’ said Ievgen Metsger, Chairman of Management Board at UFHC.
For reference. NRC is an independent Norwegian humanitarian organization that assists people who have been internally displaced. The organization works to protect the rights of displaced people and those affected by crises, and provides assistance to meet immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement and promote durable solutions.
