About the Ukraine team
The Ukraine invasion left us feeling helpless, knowing our family and friends were in direct danger. We scrambled to help them to find their way to safety and to find help nearby, especially in the areas of transport and accommodation.
But overwhelmingly we felt helpless -- all we could do is organise and talk. Looking at social media there were thousands of asks for help per hour, most with some likes and no responses. It felt like there was nothing we could do.
So we decided to do something. We partnered with Helpify Community and translated the site and make it global.
Why Helpify Community? Because this humanitarian crisis is only going to grow, and the people in need right now are highly vulnerable. We want people in need to have a platform where they can get access to volunteer helpers who have had their identity validated. It is core to our values and to our mission.
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Meet The Ukraine Team
Olivier Dubuisson
Switzerland
Belgian & British
Helpify Community founder
Olena Leontieva
Ireland
Ukrainian
Case work, comms & media relations
Iryna Nazarovska
France
Ukrainian
Case work & social media
Andrew Warrington
Ireland & France
Canadian & Swiss
Support & system maintenance
Olya Chyketa
Switzerland
Ukrainian
Case work, translations & government outreach
Tatiana Shvydenko
France
Ukrainian
Research, social media, design
Anna Gusar
France
Ukrainian
Research, social media, design
Iuliia Koshman
Ireland
Ukrainian
Translations & social media
Xavier Sutter
France
French
Translations & government outreach