Kolos sports and rehabilitation complex for people with disabilities in Reshetylivka, Poltava region, restored with help of EIB, UNDP

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The Kolos sports and rehabilitation complex for people with disabilities was restored in the city of Reshetylivka, Poltava region, the cost of reconstruction amounted to EUR1.1 million, the Ministry of Restoration reported. "The opening of the complex, which takes into account all the requirements of inclusiveness, will allow hundreds of Ukrainians to receive the necessary rehabilitation services and realize themselves in sports.

I thank the partners from the EIB, UNDP, local authorities for effective cooperation on the implementation of this project," said Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration - Minister for the Communities and Territories Development and Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.

At the same time, he stressed that the implementation and observance of barrier-free standards is one of the basic principles for the restoration of Ukraine. "By 2024, we plan that all 100% of the restored infrastructure will be barrier-free," the official said.

According to a press release, the Kolos center will be able to provide rehabilitation services to more than 300 children and young people with visual, hearing, physical and mental development and musculoskeletal disorders.