Background information

The Ukrainian Resilience Fund was established by Healthy Ireland, an initiative from the Government of Ireland with four central goals for improved health and wellbeing as follows:

1. Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life
2. Reduce health inequalities
3. Protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing
4. Create an environment where every individual and sector of society can play their part in achieving a healthy Ireland

Content of measure

The Healthy Ireland Ukrainian Resilience Fund is a once off €1 million fund to support projects helping Ukrainian refugees by delivering a range of health and wellbeing initiatives in line with the vision of Healthy Ireland.

The funding will be allocated across the 30 Local Authorities across Ireland.

The funding is being used to support a wide range of projects to support Ukrainian refugees including:

• participation in recreational, physical, creative, social and cultural activities. supporting integration into the local community, including after school clubs for children and woodland walks for adults.
• family excursions.
• physical activity and movement, including yoga, dance, and adapted physical activity sessions aimed at older or medically vulnerable people.
• therapeutic interventions to provide support in coping with the trauma of war and displacement.

Use of measure

No information to date.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Migrants or refugees

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Local / regional government	European Funds National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

No involvement.

Views and reactions

No information available.

Sources

• 28 December 2022: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/91cb7-department-of-health-and-department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage-announce-1m-for-initiatives-to-support-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-ukrainian-refugees/
• 01 January 2023: €1m for local initiatives helping Ukrainians here (www.echolive.ie)