On January 1, 2025, the first social taxi for the transportation of people with disabilities will start operating in Brovary. The implementation of this program became possible due to the cooperation of local authorities with the German district of Lan-Dill. This was reported by Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko, UNN reports.
"In April, we signed an agreement with our partners, the district of Lan Dill, Germany. As part of this program, we have already received the first support and assistance from our friends. This vehicle will work in our community as a social taxi on the basis of the Brovaryblagoustriy utility company, to transport people with disabilities," said Ihor Sapozhko.
The social taxi service in the Brovary territorial community will start operating on January 1, 2025. According to the mayor, there is a great demand for such a service today.
"We also received from our friends desks for three classes for 25 children, a teacher's desk and 75 tablets for children to use in the primary process. We also received a playground to be installed in Lyceum No. 10," said Igor Sapozhko.
He thanked Lan Dill representatives on behalf of the residents of the Brovary community for their prompt assistance.
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According to Mayor Ihor Sapozhko, during the martial law period, Brovary managed to attract more than UAH 466 million in investments and create almost 600 new jobs as part of the implementation of 76 investment projects . He added that during the period of martial law, the number of various companies and individual entrepreneurs in the Brovary community has increased - currently there are more than 18 thousand of them.
In addition to foreign funding, Brovary will receive and other assistance from the twin cities. For example, German partners have provided the local community with generators, medical equipment, special vehicles, and much more. In October, a representative of the municipality of the German twin city of Jena, City Councilor Matthias Mitt, arrived in Brovary to identify specific areas of further cooperation with his Ukrainian colleagues.
In general, as part of cooperation with the German cities of Jena and Erlangen, as well as the Lan Dill district, Brovary received three ambulances, four fire trucks, three units of public transport, one school bus, generators, and various equipment for community schools and the modular town where the IDPs live.