“Cash help: More than 1,000 flood-affected families will get UAH 22.5 million ($608,000) in cash assistance. In the impacted regions, each home would get UAH 2,200 ($60) per person for three months, up to a maximum of five individuals per household, according to UDAID’s announcement on Thursday.
Additionally, USAID enables the prompt payment of wages to more than 57,000 personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, including rescuers operating in the Kherson area, via a $22.9 direct government budget contribution from the Government of Ukraine.
The State disaster Service and other disaster response organizations are reportedly receiving assistance from USAID in order to purchase and supply water treatment equipment, water pumps, water rescue equipment, boats, and outboard motors.
The initiative also helps with the supply of fuel, hot meals, and drinking water.
“Water: We continue to offer clean water and have already given it to over 14,000 individuals. Additionally, we assist villages in the Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk areas with water filtration systems so they may have access to clean water.
Food: In Kherson and Mykolaiv, we served hot meals to 7,000 people. In the following days, we want to provide more rations.
gasoline: The statement states that it provided more than 10,000 liters of gasoline to help water rescue efforts and emergency distribution.
According to the press office, USAID has given buses for evacuation and is also supplying boats to aid in rescue operations. The help of partner organizations has allowed for the provision of financial aid, the purchase of hygiene kits for the evacuees, and the formation of mobile support groups for evacuee children at train stations, during transit, and at reception facilities.
USAID said in regards to the restoration that “the U.S. government is working on a plan to deliver pumps for Kherson’s critical infrastructure.”
“The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of the large-scale measures of the U.S. government to support Ukraine, will continue to promptly provide assistance to people affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and other humanitarian crises caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine,” the press service stated.
It should be noted that USAID participated in the cleanup efforts following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on June 6. Currently, USAID is coordinating its efforts with those of the regional and municipal governments of Kherson, the State Emergency Service, the Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine, and other governmental organizations in order to secure vital support from the UN, international non-governmental organizations, and Ukrainian civil society.