As the world watches the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion, and the massive humanitarian crisis it’s creating, many are wondering what they can do to help Ukraine.
Startup Wise Guys has pulled together this Notion page detailing ways to donate and support Ukrainians in various European countries, and this Reddit page has a useful list of charities broken down into different categories of support.
But on top of offering money, people working in tech are now coming together to find ways to use their skills to hopefully help Ukrainians affected by the invasion.
That includes remote work platforms for Ukrainians, a voluntary Airbnb service for hosting refugees and websites matching tech professionals and companies to NGOs to help digitise their work. We list them here.
This article will be updated to reflect new initiatives launched to help Ukrainians. If you have a project that you think should be included, please email us at [email protected].
Help NGOs build digital solutions for a crisis
Tech To The Rescue describes itself as a “voluntary movement of tech companies to help social impact organisations around the world implement digital solutions to scale up their influence”.
The organisation has launched a #TechforUkraine initiative, to help charities in the country digitise and scale up the impact they’re having.
Tech companies can help NGOs build systems for resource distribution, payments and donations, secure messaging and much more. So far, it says 250 companies and 400 freelancers have pledged their support.
In the coming days, it tells Sifted it’s planning to launch an internal database of humanitarian aid from various NGOs, a Ukrainian map of Poland with an API to connect and display various forms of support and a chatbot in Ukrainian aggregating useful information from various sources.
The organisation is inviting companies with tech skills to register here.
Get building
Similar to the #TechforUkraine initiative, but for individuals (rather than companies) with tech skills wanting to lend their help, Ukraine Global Taskforce was launched by Gustavo Iwanaga, a Google engineer based in Germany.
He says the purpose of the coalition is to “come together (irrespective of background) and work on various projects globally that will altogether minimise the impact of the war”.
Iwanaga says he has over 300 people in over 48 countries working on projects, from managing the food chain to prepping first aid kits. One goal is to develop a mobile app that will provide Ukrainians with digital solutions and support authorities with real time data.
While Iwanaga’s keen for anyone with skills to sign up — from full stack engineers to UX designers — he’s called out for people in HR to help structure the team.
Interested people can sign up using this form.
Hire Ukrainian tech workers remotely
Remote Ukraine is a new employment platform. It matches companies with highly trained tech talent who are looking for work as they try to escape violence in Ukraine. The work can be posted in the form of one-off tasks, short-term contracts or full-time work.
The site also handles payments, so whether you’re looking for short-term or long-term tech support, it seems like a pretty seamless way to hire Ukrainians.
Read: 18 Ukrainian tech leaders to follow on Twitter
Lisbon-based real estate platform Casafari has also launched a Telegram group for Ukrainians looking for IT jobs in Portugal.
Host Ukrainians in your home
Got a spare room? Sign up on We Help Ukraine if you’re able to host a Ukrainian who needs a place to stay. The platform was launched on Sunday and founder Hugo de Sousa tells Sifted that it’s been “an overwhelming experience” to see how many people have come together to build it in such a short period of time.
He hopes the initiative will be up and running in the coming days, and encourages people to register their contact details so that they can be alerted once the platform is ready to match hosts and guests. The site has already had more than 2,000 sign ups to host, he adds.
The service is also hoping to allow functionality to let people offer their services in the form of medical, legal, language and psychological assistance in the near future.
Register your interest here.
HR help for Ukraine
#HRForUkraine is a collection of HR resources to support the people of Ukraine, from relocation support to financial support for those still in the country. Its Notion page contains details on how to collaborate and contribute.
Show solidarity via your startup
A group of Ukrainian founders created a guide on how businesses can “support Ukraine and help stop the war, without firing a bullet”. They are asking for tech companies to:
- Put a blue and yellow ribbon on their logo and a statement on their website as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine;
- Make an official statement condemning the war;
- Inform their customers about the situation.
The full guide can be found here.
For the next week, 50% of Sifted’s membership revenue will be donated to The Kyiv Independent, one of Ukraine’s leading English language media outlets, to support its work. You can also donate directly to The Kyiv Independent.
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