Volodymyr Karpliuk reported on the work of the Irpin Reconstruction Summit project
24.03.2023

Volodymyr Karpliuk, the head of the Investment Council of Irpin and founder of the Irpin Reconstruction Summit (IRS), reported on the project's work. The project was launched eight months ago for strategic planning for the development and reconstruction of Irpin.

First and foremost, Volodymyr Karpliuk emphasized that no funds from the state or local budget were spent on the work of the IRS.

"The IRS team is engaged in fundraising, inviting Ukrainian and international specialists and companies, promoting the city in the international arena and the media, collecting statistical data, and building communications for the reconstruction of Irpin," he said.

According to the report, the results of the IRS team's work are as follows:

An official working group for the reconstruction of the Irpin Reconstruction Summit has been created, which currently includes about 200 Ukrainian and international volunteer experts, such as project managers, architects, designers, and planners.

22 project-architectural proposals for the reconstruction and restoration of critical infrastructure social facilities have been developed and presented.

Based on the architectural and project proposals for each object, financial analysis has been conducted, and the project's cost has been calculated. This is recorded in 22 estimates.

500,000 euros in financial assistance has been received from the city of Cascais (Portugal) for the reconstruction and construction of the kindergarten "Vinochok" (Little Wreath). As of today, these funds have already been transferred to the subcontractor that is carrying out the construction of the kindergarten.

700,000 US dollars have been raised with the support of the Italian fund "Terre des hommes" for the restoration of buildings for 2% of the population of Irpin, namely 4 apartment buildings, which are 450 apartments and 1,230 residents (Housing Cooperatives "Mineral" (Mineralna St., 11-a), Housing Cooperatives "Zatyshok" (Mineralna St., 18), Housing Cooperatives "Everest" (Turhenievska St., 10), Residential complex "Aristocrat" (Davidchuka St., 15-b). The project is fully funded by the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF).

A catalog of 100 residential buildings and 20 social infrastructure objects has been developed and printed based on the analysis of damage caused by the hostilities in the East of Ukraine.

International companies are involved in the reconstruction of Irpen: the world-famous architectural company "Gensler", the Italian foundation "Terre des Hommes Italia", "Green Building Council Italia", "Stefano Boeri Architetti", "Though, Integral Infrastructure and Urban Planning Solutions", "La Fuente", "Hiroki Masura MASA architects".

Involved in the design and restoration of the community of international experts and architects: the president of the Italian Green Building Council Marco Mari, the Italian architect Stefano Boeri, the Chilean architect Cristian Wittig, at the stage of negotiations, cooperation with the Dutch architect and urban planner of Japanese origin Hiroki Matsuura, Harbir Batia, Austrian architect Gerhard Hauser (Hauser Gerhard Alfred).




A promotion of Irpin as an affected city was also carried out, in particular:

at international events: International Expert Conference on the Recovery of Ukraine G7, Recovery Forum Ukraine 2022 - SOR27, European Conference on Local Government, Loughborough University in London, Forum for the Reconstruction of Ukrainian Cities in Warsaw and Prague, 4th Youth Conference of the Eastern Partnership "Youth for the Revival of Democracy".

in international organizations: Milan, Cannes, Nice, Brussels, Valencia, Barcelona, Paris, Cascais, and others, the Representation of Ukraine to the EU, and the European Committee of the Regions.

in the media: "New York Times", "Euronews France", "RAC1", "XAL - Local Audio-Visual Network", "EFE", "Gemma Nierga TV", "NRC Media", "La Stampa", "Radio Radicale", "AskaNews", "Libero24x7", "Milano Corriere", "Ansa", "Rainews", "Milanotoday", "Grae Sezionenews", "Mianews", "AGI", "Fanpage. it", official channels of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, "5 channel", National Marathon, "Snidanok z 1 + 1", "ITV", etc.

"On behalf of the Irpin Investment Council, I thank the Irpin Reconstruction Summit team for their daily work to restore the affected community," summed up Volodymyr Karpliuk.



Recall that recently the first founding strategic session of the IRS on community reconstruction took place in Irpin. Almost a hundred Irpin residents of various professions and occupations took part in it: educators, entrepreneurs, businessmen, and public activists. The organizers invited all concerned residents. Those who responded had the opportunity to offer their ideas and express their vision of how Irpin should be restored.