Відео переможців
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Відео переможців
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How the NGO Nomad.Liv, with the support of the UVF, educates female and male veterans
Nomad.Liv is one of the NGOs that won the Varto+GO 2023 project competition from the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs. They are already implementing a project to develop family veteran businesses and businesses of active military personnel and their families. They work. They help. They inspire. More
Vinnytsia Center of Educational Technologies is implementing the VinOK project together with the UVF
Soap making, felting, beading, weaving, perfume making. In total, there are more than 15 types of supportive classes for the veteran community of Vinnytsia: both children and adults. All this is with the assistance of the UVF. This is a project of VinOK. Its ideological initiators are convinced that creativity, More
Veteran Serhiy Shvets has his own… ostrich farm! And Serhiy also won in the #VARTO DO YOUR OWN competitive program.
Now the entrepreneur will receive funds and replenish his “Savannah” with four families of exotic birds.Today, the “Savanna” farm in Prykarpattia is well known to tourists. People come from different parts of Ukraine to see slender and strong African ostriches. Here, the Shvetsy family created all the conditions for the More
Oleksandr Holopoteliuk, takeaway pizzeria VETERANO PIZZA
Oleksandr Holopoteliuk is a veteran, an owner of the “Veterano Pizza ” pizzeria in Odesa. Oleksandr has been fighting since 2014 in the 28th Mechanized Brigade. After being wounded and demobilized, he decided to open his own business. But before that, he received a relevant economic education. The veteran bought More
Anton Brostovsky, “Dragon Land” children’s amusement park
The passion for Japanese culture grew into something bigger. The veteran is planning to build a children’s amusement park “Dragon Land”. Anton Brostovskyi is one of the winners of the #VARTO competition program from the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. In 2014, he became More
Oleksandr Chub, “Strokati Yenoty”
"Strokati Yenoty" adventure camp has become the place where children from all over Ukraine dream of going. The first visitors to the camp were the children of the fallen and wounded defenders of the battalion where Oleksandr once served.
Serhiy Lugerya, production of animal feed and fuel pellets
Support your own. This is the goal veteran Serhiy Lugerya sets himself. He will increase the power of his village community and local production through his own business. Veteran Serhiy has won the #VARTO competition from the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation. He will develop his own business for the production of More
Natalya Gumba, mother of the fallen hero, visual content production
Once again, we get convinced by how strong people are our winners of the #VARTO program. A great example of this is Natalya Gumba, the mother of the fallen defender Astamur Gumba. Astamur was born in Abkhazia, a territory of Georgia which was occupied by Russia. So he lived most More
Oleksandr Morozov, Clean Shot
At the age of 25, Oleksandr Morozov patented oil napkins for cleaning weapons. The need for such invention was dictated by his own combat experience. “Once in 2015 I had to use my wounded comrade’s weapon for two weeks, because I did not have the opportunity to clean my machine More
Kateryna Priymak, ‘’Veteranka’’ sewing workshop
The number of women in the Ukrainian army is one of the largest in the world. According to various data sources, there are from 40 to 70 thousand female military personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Each of them needs a female uniform. The Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement, More
Ivan Pavlish, agricultural drones
Ivan Pavlish will use drones both on the battlefield and while working on the land. He is a veteran and recently won the #VARTO contest Ivan will receive funding for his own business – agricultural drones. Before the ATO, the veteran worked as a judge’s assistant. He planned to continue More
Marko Melnyk, “Intellectual Arsenal” project
Marko Melnyk, with the call sign “Viry” (‘’Whirlpool’’), will develop the “Intellectual Arsenal” project. The veteran became one of the winners of the first #VARTO veteran business funding competition. Marko was born and raised in the city of Kryvyi Rih. He participated in the Revolution of Dignity, then joined the More
Myroslav Hai, “Bandera’s Eye” project
Veteran Myroslav Gai currently serves in the ranks of the First Separate Special Brigade named after Ivan Bohun. And his project, the winner of the #VARTO competition, is called “Bandera’s Eye”. And his nearest ambitious plans include ousting Russian propagandist content from Ukrainian YouTube. Myroslav Gai is a veteran, journalist, More
Andriy Vasylchenko, restoration of the business of providing automobile freight transportation services
Andriy Vasylchenko had a farm for 300 piglets in the Luhansk region – the Russians stole them. He cultivated 1,000 hectares of land – the Russians occupied them. Mr. Andriy founded his farm back in 1993 in the Starobilsk district of the Luhansk region. The land was cultivated and sown More
Oleg Kashlyak, Merlion veterinary clinic
Oleg Kashlyak is one of the winners of the #VARTO veteran business financing competition program. He expands and develops the Merlion veterinary clinic in Lviv. Oleg has been on the veterinary path since 1996, when he graduated from the Lviv Veterinary Institute. But in 2013, Oleg was overthrown from the More
Oleksandr Shylin, expansion and legalization of business in the direction of treatment of household and large-sized waste in Kharkiv
“When my employee goes on vacation, I will replace him. So it will be easier to get out of all these situations. To rehab,” says Oleksandr Shilin, winner of the #WORTH contest. Oleksandr is an ATO veteran. After returning to the army, he serves in Kharkiv region. Despite this, he More
Oleksandr Ruban, a shelter for internally displaced persons in the village of Karolino-Bugaz, Odesa region
“I myself had to leave my hometown, which is still being shelled by the Russians. Rockets have already exploded three times near my house. When we arrived in Odesa, I had problems with settling. On the first night of our move, we sought shelter in the villages. There were many More
Volodymyr Skosogorenko, granulated garlic
Veteran Volodymyr Skosogorenko has received funds to expand production of processing garlic into paste and fermented black garlic — into spices, sauces and single-use stacks. “Tell me, do you like to chop garlic and then wash that garlic press, clean it with a toothpick? No? In our business, it was More
Serhiy Svyrydenko, farmer, Eco Farm “Kozatske Podvirya”
After returning from the ATO zone in 2016, veteran Serhiy Svyrydenko founded the Eco Farm “Kozatske Podvirya” in Ivanopil’a village in Donetsk region. He raised a herd of goats there and made craft meat delicacies and fragrant cheeses. But on February 24th, active hostilities came close to his settlement. More
Victoria Tkach, Slice&dry’s
Active volunteering, teaching tactical medicine courses in 2014, participation in war in 2015, a successful start of her own business and war again – this is the story of Victoria Tkach, a veteran entrepreneur who won the #VARTO competition organized by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation Ministry of Veterans Affairs of More
Oleksandr Kvyatkovsky, agrodrones
“This is amazing because you can get the veteran business the most money with so little hassle. And it’s in these hard times!”, Oleksandr Kvyatkovsky shares his feelings on the victory in the #VARTO competition from the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. Oleksandr More
Andriy Sarvira, First Wave restaurant in Dnipro
During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation , veteran entrepreneur Andriy Sarvira opened a volunteer headquarters on the territory of his exquisite First Wave restaurant in Dnipro. In the first days of the war, the institution fed hot lunches to soldiers, internally displaced persons, and policemen. Half a thousand More
Mykhailo Roschuk, develops a Pizza BRO franchise
Suspended pizza for wounded services and medics in the hospital. The veteran will open a pizzeria that will work in support of the security forces. Veteran Mykhailo Roschuk is one of the 30 winners of the #VARTO funding competition from the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. More
Mykola Voropai
Veteran entrepreneur Mykola Voropai is a story about stubbornness, inspiration, forward movement, development and life. Just think about it: the man was on a combat mission in Mariupol surrounded by Russians as part of the Marine Guard unit. After the start of the Russian full-scale invasion, he fought in Mariupol More
Roman Yanko, Fuel pellets made of wood
In November 2019, Roman Yanko, a veteran of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, returned home from the war. While still in the hospital, he considered various ideas for his own business. And one of them was the processing of waste from carpentry production into pellets. The veteran says that he More
Valery Pryadun, cleaning company
Veteran Valery Pryadun is one of the winners of the #VARTO contest of the UVF. He plans to develop a cleaning company in Poltava with a full range of customer services. “The launch of the company is expected in February-March 2023. Currently, the process of preparation and purchase of the More
Vitaly Kucherenko, demining
Veteran Vitaly Kucherenko founded a company which is engaged with humanitarian demining of the de-occupied territories. He purchased special equipment with the help of the funds provided by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation. In 2022, Vitaly was invited to participate as an expert in the draft of the Law “On Mine More
Veteran’s brother Vitaliy Pyrogov, “Active Season” brand
Serhiy and Vitaliy Pirogov founded their own brand “Active Season”. Serhiy is a veteran. He had been in the ATO since 2014, and now he is currently undergoing rehabilitation. Therefore, now his brother Vitaly runs their family business. The brand works in Dnipro and produces goods that improve conditions for More
Oleksiy Beshulya, the rescue of the “Propala Gramota” publishing house
Veteran Oleksiy Beshulya is back again at the frontline. On November 20, Oleksiy celebrated 3 years since the foundation of his publishing house “Propala Gramota”. He recently won the #VARTO competition from the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans for its development and now he is sure that More
Artur Krasovsky, Azov bees
Veteran Artur Krasovsky is one of the winners of the #VARTO business financing competition from the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. Artur will be developing the production of natural, ecologically clean honey and other useful bee products of the “Azov Bees” brand. He will More
Anastasia, veterans wife, doctor-rehabilitologist from Irpin
“I fled the war twice. The first time from Luhansk region in 2014, then from Irpin in 2022. Russians shell destroyed my rehabilitation center. I found out about it from TV report. 20 thousand is not that much compared to the damage, which we have suffered. But every penny is More
Oleksandr Shaposhnyk, “Galya Baluvana” home-made semi-finished products store
Konotop, spring 2022. The city is surrounded by the Russian military, shops are closed, the settlement is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster. But the store of home semi-finished products “Galya Baluvana” works, manufactures products and feeds the population, without increasing the prices of their production. This is a More
