Charity Picnic for the Toy Drive

Published: September 1, 2017   

Last weekend, our Toy Drive team hosted a charity picnic in Central Park to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence. We couldn’t have asked for better weather and a better turnout! The day was action packed with fun activities, salo tasting, music, and great company. By the end of the day, we raised $2,000, which we will send to the Lviv Education Foundation in support of their program “Big Brother” (“Старший Брат”). “Big Brother” is a mentorship program for kids, whose fathers have been affected by the war in eastern Ukraine.

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Connect through a story: NYC storytelling festival Speak Up, Rise Up

Published: August 29, 2017   

No report can compare to a personal story full of emotions and energy. Four Razom volunteers performed at a storytelling festival in New York City, sharing their stories from the stage with everyone who came to listen.

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Lessons from the Ukrainian Pitch Night: Are You Serious?

Published: June 1, 2017   

One of the goals of Razom IT is to give more opportunities for Ukrainian startups and entrepreneurs to be placed front and center of the New York startup scene.  The Hatchery’s “Are You Serious?” pitch night, which has run in the city for six years, is one such great opportunity.  Razom IT partnered with The Hatchery for the second time to bring a Ukrainian edition of AYS and showcase five early-stage startups* with Ukrainian roots in front of a panel of investors tasked with giving their honest feedback about the startups’ technology, business, presentation, financial plan, marketing strategy, and more.

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The Co-Pilot Project Launch Event in New York, March 5th 2017

Published: April 11, 2017   

New Global Neurosurgery Initiative launched by Razom in Ukraine

 

By: Tamara Lashchyk

 

On Sunday, March 5th at the Ukrainian Institute of America, I had the privilege of attending the launch of the Co-Pilot Project (CPP), an initiative of Razom that seeks to raise the quality of neurosurgical training in Ukraine through surgeon-to-surgeon mentoring.  There I listened to Dr. Luke Tomycz, the lead physician on the project, describe in detail the complex surgeries that he performed last year in Ukraine to remove deadly brain and spine tumors from otherwise young and healthy patients who in many cases were refused from neurosurgical centers throughout the country.  Much like a co-pilot helps land a plane safely, Tomycz and his colleagues hope to serve a similar function, guiding Ukrainian surgeons safely through complex neurosurgical operations.

 

The Co-Pilot Project Launch Event

Thanks to everyone who made The Co-Pilot Project happen. More about the initiative here: razomforukraine.org/cpp. Video by Bad Duet.

Posted by Razom for Ukraine on Sunday, March 12, 2017

 

   
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Engaging and Informing on Capitol Hill

Published: December 16, 2016   

When a group of graduate students attending meetings on Capitol Hill were told that there is a need for more policy-oriented information on Ukraine, they sprung into action. Led by Razom volunteer Mykola Murskyj, a team of writers came together to create the report titled U.S. Policy on Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities. The team expects to release the 100+ page report by the end of February 2017.

 

“Our objective is to engage and inform policymakers about Ukraine so that they build policy that continues to help Ukraine become stronger and more prosperous,” explained Mykola Murskyj.

 

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Razom helped bring twenty artists to Galicia Cult: a cultural festival in Kharkiv 2016

Published: December 15, 2016   

Razom is happy to announce that with the support of our donors and volunteers we were able to sponsor the transportation of 20 artists participating in the Galicia Cult festival in Kharkiv that ran Oct. 2-18, 2016.

 

Galicia Cult is a multidisciplinary social-cultural forum that aims to introduce eastern Ukrainians to modern western-Ukrainian culture. Besides promoting a cultural exchange, the forum also intends to break common stereotypes in both the east and the west.

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Razom in Austin: Charity Photoshoot and Networking

Published: December 12, 2016   

Razom announces a new program: The Co-Pilot Project – Neurosurgery Training in Ukraine

Published: December 5, 2016   

The Co-Pilot Project (CPP) is an initiative that aims to address the significant deficit in high quality neurosurgical and spine surgery training in Ukraine, a country of 45 million people in eastern Europe. Just as a co-pilot acts as another set of eyes and ears for the pilot, our mission is to send surgeons from North America to mentor and aid Ukrainian surgeons through difficult cases.

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Razom visits SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont

Published: December 1, 2016   

On a hill in Brattleboro, Vermont, a group of 70 master students speak a language more often heard in the cultural cafes of a progressive metropolis. The language borrows only the big words from the English dictionary that breathe of lofty goals and social revolution. Terms like cross-cultural, advocacy, social change, justice, exchange, political policy, peace and education are the cornerstones of communication at the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont.

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Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Technology Industry at the “Razom IT Technology Ecosystem Summit”

Published: November 28, 2016   

When we think about Ukrainians in tech, the bright and the brilliant come to mind. We also think of the engineers who can build the geekiest tech-solutions in the world, win Google and Facebook computer science competitions, and get talent-based visas to the US on a whim!

 

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