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.
Spirit of America has supported the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression since 20215.
Today, Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is the greatest threat to freedom and democracy since World War II.
Improving morale through mobile shower and
laundry units on Ukraine’s front lines
Driving Victory in Ukraine: How Spirit of America Repaired 347 Military Trucks for Ukraine’s Frontlines
As soon as Kabul fell to the Taliban on August 15, 2021, the Spirit of America team began an all- hands-on-deck response to support the US efforts to evacuate and care for Afghans who had served the US mission.
In 2014, Russia launched a war in Ukraine, eventually annexing the entire Crimean peninsula and occupying two eastern provinces.
Since 2011, more than 12,000 people have been killed or injured by land mines in Syria, including more than 3,000 children.
In support of US Special Operations Forces, Spirit of America funded a local Syrian organization finding and removing land mines planted by ISIS in northeast Syria.
Despite losing territorial control, ISIS has maintained a level of violent insurgency in Syria, forcing over 6.5 million people to flee their homes and seek refuge in ill-equipped camps.
MontenegroWhen the COVID-19 pandemic limited travel to, from, and within Montenegro, the Western Balkan country experienced a drop in tourism and faced a food production crisis.The US Embassy in Montenegro reached out to Spirit of America to help empower rural...
