What Teach For Ukraine does

Teach For Ukraine (Громадська організація «Навчай для України», EDRPOU 40817386) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian non-profit public organization founded in 2017, registered under non-profit code 0032, and operating as the 41st country member of the global Teach For All network. Its core mission is to deliver quality educational opportunities to children regardless of place of birth or residence, primarily through a portfolio of free programs rather than a single software product: «Навчай» places young leaders as teachers in 54 partner schools across five oblasts; «Освітній Суп» delivers catch-up lessons in frontline oblasts (40,000 students reached, 165,278 sessions delivered, 14 catch-up centers built); «СтудМентор» engages 1,069+ volunteers for mentoring; and «Імпульс» operates as a teen mental-health ambassador program with an associated annual prize and offline summer camps. A public-facing library of catch-up educational materials is also maintained. Region-specific projects include a Save the Children + Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mykolaiv remediation project (16 schools, running through December 2027) and an EU-funded Save the Children project covering 20 schools in Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts.

The underlying technology stack is a BYOD digital infrastructure typical of mid-sized NGOs: a WordPress-based website, Google Sheets, Trello for project management, embedded Typeform for program applications, and integrations with three external Ukrainian platforms — IAT Tutor (iat.tutor.org.ua), LMS E-School (lms.e-school.net.ua), and TestPortal (testportal.gov.ua) — for tutoring delivery, learning management, and assessment. Internal proprietary assets include a tutor-approach remediation methodology (12-week offline programs with 24 lessons), a public catch-up materials library, an internal MEAL system for measuring educational losses, and a privacy-compliant constituent-data workflow aligned with Ukrainian personal-data law. The organization does not operate proprietary AI/ML systems or a public API; no SDK or developer portal is published.

The business model is grant-funded non-profit operations with no user fees. All programs are offered free of charge to participants. Revenue streams consist of international institutional grants (Danish MFA via Save the Children; EU via Save the Children; UNICEF frontline-territory support; Education Cannot Wait resilience program), individual regular donors and crowdfunding via GlobalGiving, and corporate/in-kind partnerships (DHL for logistics, KSE and UMAEF as ecosystem partners). Distribution is via direct partnerships with 80 schools, online platforms for self-serve catch-up lessons, the Teach For All global network for methodology and credibility, and joint project delivery with Save the Children and UNICEF. Geographic scope is single-country (Ukraine) across Odesa, Poltava, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Leadership comprises CEO Natalia Etten, Co-founder and Operations Director Lyudmyla Lompas, and a 9-person executive team, with a Supervisory Board including representatives from Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, UMAEF, Women's Foreign Policy Group, hromadske.ua, and Women's Voice in Action.

Name

Teach For Ukraine

Legal name

Громадська організація «Навчай для України»

Website

https://teachforukraine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teach For Ukraine is a Kyiv-based non-profit and partner of the global Teach For All network that runs free educational programs — teacher placement in rural schools, frontline catch-up lessons, volunteer mentoring, and teen mental-health ambassadors — across 7+ Ukrainian oblasts, reaching 65,000+ children and funded primarily by international institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Systems & Skills Technical Assistance (BPADAEAI), Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC)

Keywords

• Teacher placement programs
• Learning loss remediation
• Educational nonprofit services
• Student mentoring programs
• Catch-up education tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit grants and donations: Statutory non-profit organization (Неприбуткова організація, code 0032). Income primarily from international institutional grants (Save the Children with Danish MFA funding; EU funding for Mykolaiv/Kherson; Education Cannot Wait), individual regular donors, and crowdfunding via GlobalGiving. IBAN UA953003350000000260022227523.
2. Corporate and institutional partnerships: Strategic partnerships with corporate donors (DHL) and ecosystem organizations (KSE, UMAEF, YouControl) providing cash and in-kind support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Teach For Ukraine is a Ukrainian non-profit public organization that recruits young professionals and places them as teachers in small-community partner schools, while running wartime-adapted catch-up education, volunteer mentoring, and teen mental-health ambassador programs. All programs are delivered free of charge to teachers, students, and schools, and are funded by international institutional grants and individual donations.

Product overview

Teach For Ukraine (ГО «Навчай для України») is a Ukrainian public organization (NGO) and partner of the international Teach For All network, operating a portfolio of educational programs rather than a single software product. The portfolio is organized around a core flagship — «Навчай», a teacher-training and leadership program that places young professionals in small-community schools — complemented by «Освітній Суп», a learning-loss remediation program with its own sub-program «СтудМентор» (volunteer mentoring) and a library of catch-up materials. Cross-cutting programs include «Імпульс» (teen mental-health ambassadors and the «Премія «Імпульс»» award) and the online camp «Суперсили майбутнього». Region-specific projects — such as the Save the Children / Danish MFA–supported Mykolaiv-region remediation project (through December 2027) and the EU-funded Mykolaiv & Kherson school-support project — extend the core offerings in frontline oblasts. Public artifacts such as the Annual Impact Report and the «Мапа діяльності» (activity map) round out the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Навчай: Main teaching/leadership program that places young leaders as teachers in small communities; 54 partner schools, with 101 young people having participated.
• Освітній Суп
• СтудМентор
• Імпульс
• Онлайн-табір «Суперсили майбутнього»

Products and services

• «Навчай» (Teach) Program Flagship program that recruits motivated young professionals and top graduates from Ukrainian universities to teach in small-community partner schools, providing teachers and role models. Since 2017, the program has engaged 54 partner schools across five oblasts and reached 65,000+ children.
• «Освітній Суп» (Educational Soup) Catch-up learning program launched in 2022 to help children in frontline oblasts and IDP communities recover missed learning through free online and offline lessons. Has reached 40,000 students, supported 798 teachers with tutoring competencies, built 14 catch-up centers, and delivered 165,278 lessons for children from frontline oblasts.
• «СтудМентор» (StudMentor) Volunteer-based mentoring sub-program under the «Освітній Суп» umbrella that engages university students and volunteers to help children catch up on learning. 1,069 volunteers have participated.
• «Імпульс» (Impuls) Program that builds school-based teen ambassador teams that promote mental-health literacy and peer support, including offline camps for frontline/IDP schoolchildren and the «Премія «Імпульс»» recognition award.
• Online Camp «Суперсили майбутнього» (Superpowers of the Future) Online-camp format educational program listed as a distinct project of Teach For Ukraine.
• Catch-up Educational Materials Library Public-facing repository of free educational materials and catch-up learning programs (Навчальні матеріали та освітні програми), hosted under the «Освітній Суп» umbrella and designed for self-education and additional lessons by teachers and learners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65,000+ children reached with quality educational opportunities
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Teach For AllflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding international network membership (Ukraine is the 41st country globally and 17th in Europe). Provides Teach For Ukraine with global brand credibility, tested methodology, and access to 80,000+ alumni across 63 countries. Referenced on the homepage as «Навчай для України — партнер міжнародної мережі Teach For All».
• Save the Children (Врятуймо дітей)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementation partner on the Mykolaiv educational-loss project («Посилення майбутнього Миколаєва — розширення спроможностей стійких громад, сімей та громадянського суспільства для відбудови й відновлення»), running through December 2027 with Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs funding, and on the EU-funded Mykolaiv + Kherson project covering 20 schools. Joint project design, teacher training, tutoring methodology, and school support.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting education on frontline territories (May 2026 announcement: «ГО «Навчай для України» та ЮНІСЕФ об'єднують зусилля задля підтримки освіти на прифронтових територіях»). Logo displayed in the partners section.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner organization (logo on homepage partners section). Likely operates in education and protection in Ukraine.
• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (mon.gov.ua)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian government ministry displayed prominently as a partner on the homepage, indicating alignment with national education policy.
• Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization and advisory-board connection: board member Anton Vashchuk serves as Director for Innovation, Education and Entrepreneurship at UMAEF.
• UCAP (ucap.help)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner organization on the homepage partners section.
• Kyiv School of Economics (KSE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner organization on the homepage partners section.
• DHLminorOthersCorporate partner listed on the homepage partners section (logo link to dhl.com/ua-uk). Likely logistical or corporate-sponsorship support.
• IAT tutor (iat.tutor.org.ua)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnline tutoring platform integrated into program delivery for catch-up and online lessons.
• E-School (lms.e-school.net.ua)coreTechnology or IntegrationUkrainian LMS platform integrated for online learning and program delivery.
• TestPortal (testportal.gov.ua)coreTechnology or IntegrationUkrainian assessment/testing platform integrated into program delivery for educational-loss measurement.
• ZMINOtvortsI (ЗмінЮТворці)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner on the homepage partners section; Ukrainian community of young changemakers initiative.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teach For America: Founding Teach For All network partner and the original teacher-placement fellowship model. Directly comparable on program design (young leaders placed in under-served schools), methodology and alumni-network approach, though operating in the U.S.
• Teach First (UK): European Teach For All network partner running an essentially identical leadership-development-through-teaching fellowship. Closest geographic and structural analogue to Teach For Ukraine among major network members.
• Teach For India: Large-scale emerging-market Teach For All partner placing Fellows in low-income schools. Comparable in targeting rural/under-served schools and in operating at scale within a single national education system.
• Smart Osvita: Ukrainian education-analytics and advocacy NGO. Comparable on the policy/advocacy axis and on positioning Ukrainian education reform toward international donor and government stakeholders.
• Osvitoria: Leading Ukrainian education NGO focused on education reform, teacher development and EdTech adoption. Directly comparable as a home-grown Ukrainian education civil-society organization competing for similar donor mindshare and ministry relationships.
• EdCamp Ukraine: Ukrainian teacher-led professional development community running EdCamp unconferences. Comparable mission (modernizing pedagogy, teacher upskilling) and donor base in Ukrainian education reform.

Emerging players

• Teach For Bangladesh: Emerging-market Teach For All partner with a similar teacher-fellowship model in a low-income context. Comparable on program mechanics and donor-funded NGO structure, though operating in a different country context.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Both an active co-implementation partner and a far larger incumbent in education-in-emergencies. Comparable on the Mykolaiv/Kherson projects but operates at global scale with much broader programming beyond education.
• UNICEF Ukraine: Active strategic partner on frontline-territory education support and a far larger incumbent in Ukrainian child education and protection. Comparable donor-side relationship but with a much broader mandate.

Others

• GlobalGiving: Crowdfunding platform hosting the public Teach For Ukraine donation project. Ecosystem participant / distribution channel rather than a competitor; relevant for understanding the organization's individual-donor acquisition strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teach-for-ukraine

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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