Empower Through Sport: Adaptive Events for Ukraine’s Amputee Veterans

Empower Through Sport: Adaptive Events for Ukraine’s Amputee Veterans

«Winner in the category People»
Project description:
Challenge: Securing ongoing funding to support its partner organizations in Ukraine to keep hosting adaptive sports events and provide veterans with prosthetics free of charge.
Solution: Coordinating a broad network of international partners, combined with persistent on-the-ground work and dedication to supporting Ukrainian veterans and medical teams.
Result: Delivered over 8,000 prosthetic components and over 2,000 full systems to Ukrainians, spent more than 400 days in the field, and organized over 40 events and training sessions, and the impact is still growing.
Partners:
Unbroken, U+ Systems, Superhumans
Category: Veterans Empowerment
Company: Levitate Technology ApS

About the company:
Levitate is a Danish sports-tech company dedicated to breaking down barriers in prosthetics. Founded by amputee Lasse Madsen, the company designs and produces lightweight, high-energy-return prosthetic feet that are both affordable and accessible. By combining engineering innovation with a mission for equality, Levitate empowers amputees worldwide to stay active, compete in sports, and live without limits.