The Tech Community is showing solidarity with Ukraine. In the first 72 hours of the #TechForUkraine campaign, over 220 IT companies from 40 countries and over 400 freelancers pledged their support.
#TechForUkraine campaign - launched by Tech To The Rescue - has already engaged over 220 companies from 40 countries and over 400 freelancers. The campaign’s objective is to match tech companies with international non-profits who are actively involved in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine after the country has been attacked by Russian military forces.
“Hundreds of NGOs – both on the ground and from afar – struggle to bring support in any means possible, from financial and material help to cybersecurity assistance. Tech companies have amazing talents that build innovations all the time. They could make a massive impact if they shared just 1% of this global talent pool,” Jacek Siadkowski, Founder of Tech To The Rescue, said.
A number of non-profits in Ukraine have already joined the #TechForUkraine campaign, calling for support from the international technology industry. They include:
Ukrainian Volunteer Service (Українська Волонтерська Служба), a non-profit organisation whose mission is to create a culture of volunteerism and mutual assistance in Ukraine to support senior citizens in need: https://volunteer.country/
Ukrainian Volunteer Service (Українська Волонтерська Служба), a non-profit organisation whose mission is to create a culture of volunteerism and mutual assistance in Ukraine to support senior citizens in need: https://volunteer.country/
NGO Kamyanytsya Austria (Кам’яниця Австрія), a local conservation organisation working to preserve the architectural cultural heritage: https://ngoaustria.org/
In #TechForUkraine, Tech To The Rescue is partnering with GURT Resource Center, the leading national centre for societal information and expertise. GURT has been active since 1995, committed to better Ukraine through strengthening civil society.
Since the beginning of war in 2014, a robust system of volunteer networks and charitable organisations have been established in Ukraine. Many of them have been supporting the estimated 2.9 million in need of humanitarian assistance according to figures from The United Nations. Russian re-invasion of the country has brought new disruption to this environment, including cyber-attacks adversely affecting the ability for organisations to deliver medical support and poverty relief. These local non-profits are now increasing the call for support from the international community.
The greatest areas of need are increasing cybersecurity, establishing more effective ways to interact with beneficiaries and coordinating efforts between different organisations through common databases, platforms and systems to share information and resources.
Technology companies from around the world can join the campaign by pledging resources and employee time to work directly with Ukrainian non-profits.
Since the beginning of war in 2014, a robust system of volunteer networks and charitable organisations have been established in Ukraine. Many of them have been supporting the estimated 2.9 million in need of humanitarian assistance according to figures from The United Nations. Russian re-invasion of the country has brought new disruption to this environment, including cyber-attacks adversely affecting the ability for organisations to deliver medical support and poverty relief. These local non-profits are now increasing the call for support from the international community.
The greatest areas of need are increasing cybersecurity, establishing more effective ways to interact with beneficiaries and coordinating efforts between different organisations through common databases, platforms and systems to share information and resources.
Technology companies from around the world can join the campaign by pledging resources and employee time to work directly with Ukrainian non-profits.