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Andalucía with Ukraine
Betty Henderson
THE Andalucían regional government announced a funding boost to support Ukrainian refugees in three Axarquía towns on Monday, February 20.
The Junta de Andalucía said it will offer a funding package worth €320,000 to several towns in the Málaga province including Vélez Málaga, Rincón de La Victoria and Periana, as well as another 17 towns in the rest of Andalucía.
The funding will cover expenses related to the councils’ refugee welcome schemes including offering educational, employment and social services. The money will go directly to the councils who will use it to offer inhouse services as well as collaborating with NGOs including the Red
Cross.
The President of the Diputación de Málaga, Francisco Salado thanked the regional government for the investment, highlighting that more than 11,500 Ukrainians are registered as living in the
