It is a symbol of the indomitability of our country, economy, and defenders.
In 2022, the UVF supported its own causes of defenders with two macro-financing programs #VARTO and #VARTO 2.0.
53 winners – veterans and families of fallen defenders who run their own business – received from 500,000 to one million hryvnias for business development.
Among them there are:
- internally displaced businesses
- entrepreneurs from Mariupol and the frontline areas
- businesses, the ideas of which arose from military experience, etc
Who received the funds and what are the characteristics of these businesses? Nataliya Kalmykova, The Executive Director of the UVF summed up the results. Read the link in the column on Ukrainian Pravda: https://www.pravda.com.ua/columns/2022/12/30/7382583/
“Next year there will be even more projects aimed at supporting the veterans’ cause. After all, the budget already includes 200 million hryvnias for project financing. Also, the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation has a proactive fund-raising policy. In 2022, more than UAH 4 million were raised to finance the veteran business. In 2023, we plan to attract even more funds”, – Natalia Kalmykova about the plans for the next year.
At the Fund, we implement the principle of “opportunities, not benefits.” After all, we consider veterans to be the promising elite of Ukrainian society. We will continue to support the initiatives of defenders.
