Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (UWVM) Charity Foundation VETERANKA

What Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (UWVM) Charity Foundation VETERANKA does

Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (UWVM), operating under the brand VETERANKA, is a Ukrainian non-profit charity foundation founded by women veterans in 2018 and formally registered in 2019 (ЄДРПОУ 43319371), headquartered in Kyiv with regional branches (oseredky) across Ukraine including Lviv, Vinnytsia, and Bakhmut. It is the first and only community in Ukraine of women with combat experience, serving women veterans, active-duty military personnel, women volunteers, and their families with advocacy, rights protection, physical and psychological rehabilitation, education, and community-building services connected to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

The foundation delivers its mission through a portfolio of programs: a social-enterprise sewing workshop (CEH VETERANKA / byVTRNK) producing military uniforms for women and merchandise for fundraising; a charitable rehabilitation foundation for combat-wounded women; psychological support groups and the 'Insight and Unity' mental-recovery project with GIZ Ukraine; the 'Na Rivni' (On Par) podcast; the 'Compass of a Hero' adventure counseling program; IT, English, and AI Fundamentals courses via the EmpowerU program with SoftServe; rights-protection advocacy culminating in Law No. 13037 on sexual harassment in the armed forces; 11 'Alleys of Memory' honoring fallen women warriors; and the Center of Strength 'Plan B' for relatives of fallen military personnel. Operational delivery relies on a small core staff of approximately 5 employees supported by more than 150 volunteers, with over 3,000 movement participants engaged.

VETERANKA operates as a charity foundation with services provided free of charge to beneficiaries, funded by a mix of individual donations (PayPal, Portmone, bank transfer), grants from international institutional partners (UN Women, German Marshall Fund, GIZ Ukraine, Swedish Fund via UN Women, Ukrainian Women's Fund, Masha Foundation, British Embassy Ukraine), corporate contributions (Intellias, SoftServe, Piraeus Bank Ukraine), and proceeds from charitable events and merchandise sales. Recognition includes UN Women acknowledgement, Order 'For Courage' III degree, UP 100 'Power of Women' 2024, and a BBC 'Book of the Year' nomination in 2025.

Name

Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (UWVM) Charity Foundation VETERANKA

Legal name

ГО «Жіночий ветеранський рух» (Public Organization Women's Veteran Movement)

Website

https://uwvm.org.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (VETERANKA) is a Kyiv-based non-profit charity foundation, founded in 2018, that supports women veterans, active-duty military personnel, and volunteers in Ukraine through rehabilitation, advocacy, education, and community programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veteran Support Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Veterans & Military Family Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAI)

Keywords

• Women veteran advocacy
• Veteran rehabilitation services
• Military uniform production
• Psychological support programs
• Veteran community building

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The organization primarily operates as a charity accepting monetary donations from individuals and organizations. Donations are used for rehabilitation, equipment, uniforms, and operational costs.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: Funding from international organizations, governments, and foundations for specific programs and projects
3. Charitable Events Revenue: Funds raised through charitable events, auctions, performances, and community gatherings
4. Social Enterprise - CEH VETERANKA: Sewing workshop producing military uniforms, merchandise (byVTRNK), and branded items. The workshop provides free uniforms to female military personnel and sells merchandise to generate revenue for charitable purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement (VETERANKA) is a Ukrainian charitable foundation supporting women veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families. It delivers rehabilitation, psychological support, advocacy for women's rights in Ukraine's security and defense sector, educational programs, memory preservation, and direct provision of military uniforms through a social-enterprise sewing workshop. Programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries via headquarters in Kyiv and a network of regional branches (oseredky), funded by donations, grants, and charitable events.

Product overview

VETERANKA is a nonprofit charity foundation that operates as a unified community organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the Women's Veteran Movement itself — a support network for women veterans, active military personnel, and volunteers. Supporting programs include the Sewing Workshop (Цех) social enterprise producing military uniforms, rehabilitation services through the Veterananka Foundation, psychological support groups, advocacy for women's rights in the military, educational opportunities including IT courses, memory honoring projects, community gatherings (Zlety), and charitable events. Media products include the 'На рівні' podcast. The 'Компас Героя' adventure counseling program provides therapeutic outdoor activities. Regional branches (oseredky) operate in Lviv and Vinnytsia. The organization does not operate as a technology company with traditional software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Цех VETERANKA / byVTRNK: Sewing workshop social enterprise producing military uniforms for women, merchandise for fundraising, and training veterans in sewing skills
• БО «БФ «ВЕТЕРАНКА»
• На рівні (On Equal Terms)
• Компас Героя (Hero's Compass)
• Інсайт та Єдність (Insight and Unity)
• Центр Сили «План Б» (Plan B Strength Center)
• Гендерно чутливе та недискримінаційне спілкування у війську

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership support for veteran gatherings (Zlyty). UN Women has supported the organization's educational and advocacy programs, including training sessions and events for women veterans.
• NDI (National Democratic Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner support for gatherings and community building activities. NDI has supported the organization's efforts to strengthen women's participation in policy making.
• Ukrainian Institute of National MemorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the production of biographical films about women who died for Ukraine. Eight episodes of the series 'Women Who Died for Ukraine' were created with their support.
• GIZ Ukraine - Resilient SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for the 'Insight and Unity' project on psychological support and mental health for veterans and their families.
• British Embassy UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the development of the educational series 'Gender-Sensitive and Non-Discriminatory Communication in the Military' on the Diia.Osvita platform.
• Masha FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on psychological support for women veterans. The 'Nezlamna' Mental Recovery Center provides psychological services to VETERANKA beneficiaries.
• Victory CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of cooperation signed in October 2024. Collaboration on veteran support programs and services.
• Kvítna FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of cooperation on women's health. Focus on preserving women's health among military personnel and veterans through education and support programs.
• SoftServe UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner launching free 'AI Fundamentals' course for veterans, military personnel, and their families as part of the EmpowerU global education program.
• Ukrainian Veteran Fund (Ministry of Veterans)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the EmpowerU education program providing AI courses for veterans and military personnel.
• Lobby XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the EmpowerU education program for veteran IT training and career development.
• Piraeus Bank UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the EmpowerU education program supporting veteran professional development.
• Amnesty International UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the 'Tribe' project - collaboration on human rights advocacy and veteran support programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wounded Warrior Project: A large US veteran-focused nonprofit providing physical and mental health programs, career support, and long-term reintegration. Comparable in mission (veteran rehabilitation and advocacy) but operates at vastly greater scale and on a non-conflict veteran population.
• Ukrainian Veterans Fund (Міністерство у справах ветеранів): Government-affiliated fund supporting veteran programs across Ukraine. A broader incumbent with greater funding scale that competes for the same grant pool and veteran-services contracts, but is not women-specific.
• Team Rubicon: Global veteran-led humanitarian organization combining veteran service with disaster response. Comparable as a veteran-driven nonprofit community-building organization with international reach and a similar movement-led structure.

Direct peers

• Victory Center (Центр Перемога): A Ukrainian veteran reintegration organization with which VETERANKA has a memorandum of cooperation. Provides comparable veteran transition, training, and community services to the same target population of Ukrainian military veterans.
• Fight For Right: A Ukrainian veteran advocacy and rehabilitation NGO providing grant programs, prosthetics, and rights protection. Directly comparable as a Ukrainian veteran-focused nonprofit serving overlapping beneficiaries with similar advocacy and rehabilitation programming.
• Help Heroes Ukraine: Ukrainian veteran support organization focused on psychological rehabilitation, prosthetics, and social reintegration. Direct peer with similar nonprofit charity model serving Ukrainian veterans and active-duty military.
• Invisible Battalion (Невидимий батальйон): The original advocacy campaign that seeded VETERANKA. Continues as a women-in-military advocacy initiative focused on policy reform, gender equality in armed forces, and documenting women's combat experience in Ukraine.

Regional players

• Combat Stress (UK): UK charity specializing in mental health treatment for veterans. Comparable in its specialized veteran psychological support services, but operates in a different geography with an established post-conflict veteran population.
• Help for Heroes (UK): UK charity providing rehabilitation and welfare support to wounded military personnel. Comparable veteran-focused charity model with similar rehabilitation and recovery programs, but serving a UK rather than Ukrainian population.

Others

• Razom for Ukraine: A large US-based Ukrainian support organization funding humanitarian and recovery programs. Comparable as a Ukrainian-focused nonprofit raising Western institutional funding, but with a broader rather than women-veteran-specific mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/veteranka_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@veteranka
• Facebookfacebook.com/VeterankaMovement
• Instagraminstagram.com/veteranka_
• TikToktiktok.com/@veteranka_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ukrainian-women-veteran-movement-uwvm-charity-foundation-veteranka

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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