With the support of UNHCR and the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Ukrainian company QHome is manufacturing and installing 100 houses for families who lost their homes due to the war.

15 March 2023 - In the Kyiv region, prefabricated houses constructed by QHome are being installed on the private land of families whose homes were destroyed due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Such a house is suitable for a family of four people and is equipped with everything necessary. The project has been initiated and supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in cooperation with the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
As part of the project, 100 houses will be installed. The first batch of prefabricated homes is provided for the communities of the Buchansky district most affected by the war. The Deputy Head of the Kyiv State Administration, Mykola Boyko, and the UNHCR Representative in Ukraine, Karolina Lindholm Billing, visited a family who received a prefabricated house in Nizhuylovychi village, Buchansky district.
The family's house was destroyed due to an airstrike by the Russian forces. Since them, the family has been renting accommodation in another location. Receiving a prefabricated house is their opportunity to return to their land and community and start rebuilding their lives.
"Our main goal is to help people return to their homes. Such prefabricated houses are designed for living and allow people to rebuild their destroyed houses while living in their own backyards. For many, it is very important not to lose touch with the place where one's whole life has passed. I am grateful to the UNHCR for their constant support, assistance and implementation of this important project”, Mykola Boyko emphasized.
“We know, from our direct consultations with internally displaced people and Ukrainians who have fled abroad that having a safe and warm house to move back into is one of the main enablers of sustainable and dignified return. We are therefore working with Oblast Administrations, like the one in Kyiv, to support people with house repairs, and piloting initiatives like this one with QHome,” said Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine. “It is especially important that we are working on this project together with a Ukrainian company, which employs Ukrainian staff and contributes to the local economy.”
The prefabricated houses are produced from durable materials by QHomes and equipped with Ukrainian-made furniture. The housing units are ready for use when installed. Its area is 25 square metres, designed for up to 4 people. The house is equipped with everything necessary, including a wood burning stove, an air conditioner, a refrigerator, toilet and a shower, and a functioning kitchen. In addition, it is equipped with furniture - beds, a table, and chairs.