The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation has launched a project on microfinancing of veteran businesses. The amount of payment is up to 20,000 hryvnias.
From now on, veterans, members of their families, families of deceased combatants, who have become internally displaced persons and have confirmation of this status, will be able to receive monetary compensation for purchased goods necessary for their own business.
In general, the amount of 10 million hryvnias for about 500 applications is provided in the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation to support the own cause of veterans and their families, but funfdraising has been started in parallel to support as many businesses as possible.
“It is possible to receive financial assistance if a person has already purchased something from the means of his production or entrepreneurship in the place where he moved since February 24 of this year. With these funds, she will be able to compensate for the costs in whole or in part. This will be done from the funds that the state has pledged for 2022 for the work of the Foundation, which is 10 million hryvnias. We also started fundraising among international partners to replenish the Foundation’s resources. This is an important signal for veterans that their families are needed by the state, that they are in the spotlight and important steps are being taken for them. Maybe not global yet, because the majority of the budget is currently allocated to the security and defence sector, but it is additional support for families who take over the management of affairs until the veterans stand up for the defence of the country,” says the Foundation’s executive director Nataliya Kalmykova.
To receive one-time financial support, you need:
Collect a package of necessary documents, namely: passport, the certificate of an internally displaced person, extract from the Unified State Register about the individual entrepreneur or self-employed person, confirmation of the status of a war veteran or the status of a family member of a war veteran, documents confirming the purchase after February 24, 2022 for business operation in accordance with Standard Industrial Classification codes.
Send your application with documents through the application form on the website in the business microfinancing section — https://veteranfund.com.ua/
Receive a response from the Foundation after checking the package of documents.
After approval you can receive funds.
We emphasise that applicants must meet three criteria at once:
1. A veteran or a veteran’s family member.
2. Individual entrepreneur or a self-employed person.
3. Internally displaced persons.
4. A check or other document confirming expenses for conducting activities after 24.03.2022. It is important that the expenses (goods) correspond to the Standard Industrial Classification codes of the Individual Entrepreneur.
People who correctly fill out the application, upload the entire package of documents together with purchase receipts or an expense invoice, will be able to receive a refund of up to 20,000 hryvnias within 10 days. Applications are accepted until the end of martial law.
