Because of Spirit of America supporters like you, students in eastern Ukraine are learning with the lights on. A few weeks after our successful Giving Tuesday campaign, we delivered emergency power and lighting equipment to schools in Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv....
Today is a grim milestone. Today marks two years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. I write this message to you as I ride the train from Poland into Kyiv, on my 16th trip to Ukraine since February 24, 2022. As I head east across the rolling fields...
Today is Armed Forces Day in Ukraine. The day is especially significant this year, 285 days after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. Spirit of America has delivered over 200 tons of lifesaving protective aid to Ukrainians on the front lines. Much of...
In 2022, Spirit of America funded and developed the UActive program in partnership with the Ukrainian nonprofit savED to support Ukrainian students in their efforts to rebuild their schools and communities.
Today, the UActive program is in 40 schools in 4 war-affected regions. And, it has supported 85 communities across Ukraine in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions.
Over 1,000 teenage participants have completed the UActive program.
In Novokyivka, a remote and impoverished village in Ukraine, a group of high school students turned their experiences under Russian occupation into a powerful reminder of lives lost during their country’s fight for freedom. The students created a memorial in the town...
Two young men climbed up Omaha Beach into Normandy on a crisp morning, beginning an epic journey across Europe. After passing through Paris, the men traversed into Bastogne, Belgium, site of the Battle of the Bulge. After crossing the Rhine, they entered Germany and...
Spirit of America recently visited our US military partners, Army Special Operations Forces (USSOF), in Europe to deliver new assistance, assess our impact, and identify emerging needs. Despite the recent and ongoing changes in international aid, our programs in...
Picture this: You’re a teenager living amidst war. You face daily attacks from Russian drones and missiles, electricity blackouts for hours at a time, and a shaky, uncertain future. What would you do in this situation? As Russia’s brutal, full-scale war on Ukraine...
