Razom was born out of the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 when millions of people worked together and risked their lives to build a pathway to a better future for Ukraine. Those who were unable to be in Ukraine during this time, wanted to do their part to help the movement as best they could from abroad. Many sent funds and supplies to sustain the community built on the Maidan through the winter, but they also took to the streets in their own cities to raise awareness and amplify voices from Ukraine in the West.
In New York, a handful of the organizers and participants of those activities decided to form an organization that could help sustain momentum and propel forward the important work started on the Maidan. They named it Razom, which means “together” in Ukrainian and serves as a constant reminder of the community that it takes to create, build and do, to stay the path towards a more prosperous and democratic Ukraine.
Key Milestones
November 21, 2013
The first demonstrators gather on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, Ukraine protesting the president’s decision to suspend signing the Association Agreement with the European Union.
November 24, 2013
Ukrainians in America organize demonstrations, marches, and flash mobs across NYC in support of people on the Maidan. The following month, the future core of Razom leaders meets at the protests and on Facebook, and decides to hold rallies every weekend until victory.
January 21, 2014
Razom, Inc. is founded.
February 20, 2014
Since the start of 2014, $136,159.94 has been raised for emergency support of Maidan protesters.
December 25, 2014
Through the Toy Drive project, Razom assembles and ships 250 boxes of toys, clothing, and supplies to families of the fallen and injured, refugee centers, orphanages, and vetted charities.
February 25, 2015
Razom becomes a US-based 501(c)3.
August 4, 2015
Razom holds its first Razom IT event to support the growth of an engaged middle class in Ukraine through its booming tech sector.
April 8, 2016
Razom Dlia Ukrainy Foundation, was granted a tax exempt status as a charitable organization in Ukraine.
March 5, 2017
Co-Pilot Project raises enough funds and medical equipment to bring a team of neurosurgeons from the US to Ukraine where they go on to conduct 40 major brain and spine operations across the country.
June 2, 2018
Razom volunteers organize protests across New York City to raise awareness about the hunger strike of Oleg Sentsov to demand for the release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia.
March 17, 2019
The National Olympiad in Physics starts in Kherson, Ukraine. The Razom Ticket team is closely involved providing the needed additional funding for the event.
May 17, 2019
Begun in 2014, Razom Lounge is at the 46th Annual St. George’s Ukrainian Festival in N.Y.C. with exciting projects and activities like pottery classes and the amazing and fun “Face Box”.
February 9, 2020
Razom volunteers help backstage at BEVZA’s February 2020 Runway at New York Fashion Week for the third time in a row.
April 1, 2020
The Razom Emergency Response initiative is launched and raises over $45,000 to protect healthcare workers who were fighting COVID-19 in Ukraine.
February 24, 2022
Full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
March 5, 2022
Thousands of Ukrainians and supporters gather in N.Y.C.’s Times Square for one of the largest rallies in recent Ukrainian New York history.
May 5, 2022
Razom press conference in Lviv, Ukraine, to discuss support by Ukrainian volunteers in the U.S., helping Ukrainians in wartime and pausing projects to raise $40 million since February 2022.
September 18, 2022
First Ukraine Action Summit takes place to lobby U.S. legislators in Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2023
Razom opens its third psychological support center in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine for IDPs and others, under the auspices of “Razom z Toboyu” (Razom With You).
June 6, 2023
In response to the willful destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, the Razom team with local NGOs start immediate evacuations, supporting the community with food, supplies and later, water purifying stations.
July 14, 2023
Razom is a presenting partner with PBS Frontline and the Associated Press on the U.S. theatrical release of the highly acclaimed Ukrainian documentary 20 Days In Mariupol, which will go on to be a contender for Best Documentary at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
August 23, 2023
At a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Razom Heroes team reports on $40 million of humanitarian aid delivered to the frontlines.
November 7, 2023
Razom, along with Yara Arts Group, the Ukrainian Institute of America, the Shevchenko Scientific Society and Bowery Poetry Club, mounts the inaugural Ukrainian Cultural Festival in N.Y.C. in honor of Victoria Amelina, contemporary Ukrainian author killed in a rocket attack earlier in the year.
February 14, 2024
Razom launches its 10th Anniversary with an event at the Ukrainian National Home.
