Charity projects
We are approaching Victory together!
About the project
Through charitable initiatives, the Vinnytsia IT Association unites companies to create real social impact together: supporting the military and civilians, helping educational initiatives, developing the community, and implementing corporate social responsibility projects.
We are creating a platform where IT companies can combine resources, expertise, and people to scale assistance and make it systemic.
Participation in our charitable projects gives companies the opportunity to:
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involve teams in volunteering and social initiatives
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support the country's recovery
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strengthen the reputation of socially responsible business
We believe that when the technology community unites, its impact goes far beyond the industry. Join the charitable initiatives of the Vinnytsia IT community and create positive change with us!
Donation reports
As part of the Innovation Day 2025 program, we held an auction and raised about UAH 40,000 to support the "Backpacks of Life" project of the Leleka Foundation and EPAM. The project is aimed at providing medical backpacks for medics working in combat zones.
Together with the NGO “Union of Indestructible Families”, the Department of Social Policy of the Ukrainian Red Crescent, the INTITA and ElifTech teams, we developed the “Living Memory of Vinnytsia” platform. This is an online memorial with over 1,000 stories of our Heroes and Heroines — Vinnytsia residents who gave their lives for Ukraine. Their voices, views, and memories — a bridge between the past and the future, which is essential to preserve, are preserved here.
The presentation took place on July 14, the third anniversary of the terrorist attack in Vinnytsia, which claimed 29 lives.
During the presentation of the Tech Connect platform, charity lots were drawn. In this way, it was possible to collect 12,500 hryvnias, which were donated to the development of the Department of Drones from the Vinnytsia IT Academy
Together with partners UA Tech Network, Country of Dreams and Epicenter, IT VN shared 10 modern tablets with covers and sweet gifts as New Year's gifts for military children from Vinnytsia. The gifts were given personally to the fighters of the 93rd "Kholodny Yar"
Together with FST Ukraine, thanks to the active gathering among the Telegram community of the Association and the Letyshops company, we delivered the first part of the purchased sports equipment to the Vinnytsia region—war veterans hospital.
As a result of charity auctions at the Code & Cheers Stand-Up meetup community, the IT VN community collected and donated 25,250 hryvnias to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Together with Letyshops, EPAM Ukraine, Lampa Software, Exadel, Existek, Onseo donated UAH 517,000 for the H20T camera for the Matrice 300 shock quadcopter, which was handed over to the 120th SMB
Together with EPAM Ukraine and LetyShops, collected UAH 69,000 and handed over the Cyclops 335 thermal imaging monocular to the fighters in the Kharkiv direction.
The IT Association of Vinnytsia participated in the replacement of windows in the entrances of three buildings that were damaged as a result of the Russian terrorist attack on July 14. In particular, together with EPAM Ukraine, Onseo, Infopulse, Exadel, Avenga, and Dedey Digital transferred UAH 700,000 to These are the houses: Shmidta, 34, V. Vinnichenko, 33, Zamostyanska, 27.
Together with Letyshops, EPAM Ukraine, Sigma Software, Lampa Software, and Winstars.AI, we provided uniforms and equipment for 120 soldiers; specifically, uniforms of a specific size were purchased - extra small and extra large.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and IT Ukraine, we provided Association member companies with a batch of 33 Starlink satellite communication systems with free subscriptions. We also thank the Infopulse team for helping deliver systems from Western Ukraine.
The Vinnytsia IT Association and Winstars Technology R&D engineers have created an announcement platform for the needs of the Ukrainian population. The service is called HELP UA. With the platform's help, you can help the army find housing, find transport, and receive humanitarian aid. Two main menus are available to users: "Give Help" and "Help Needed".