“No one knows what “build back better” is. And we managed to implement it. School No 20 in Chernihiv is such an example, when it is possible to restore it and bring it back to life, class by class, piece by piece. And in my deep conviction, this is an example for others, for business, how you can slowly recover without having millions of dollars”, – Anna Novosad.

On June 6, 2023. Anna Novosad, an expert in education of the UST coalition and the founder of the SavED charitable foundation, presented the restored computer science class at Chernihiv School No. 20. This educational institution is one of 25 in Chernihiv that were destroyed during the blockade of the city in February-March 2022. Two more were completely destroyed. On March 6 of past year, 5 Russian shells hit the territory of school No. 20, one of them hit the sports hall, the computer science class was also destroyed.

Now the computer science class is functioning again. According to Anna Novosad, restoration began in December 2022. IT company SQUAD provided it with equipment, namely 20 modern computers, and furniture. For repairs, money was raised from other donors.

“It may seem like it’s just one class, but in fact it gives hope. This shows that joint efforts can be done and that it is not so expensive,” said Anna Novosad.