Project description: 

Diversity, equity and inclusion, as one of SoftServe’s strategic areas of sustainable development, became extremely important in Ukraine in the context of the war. 

The company  expects up to 2 million veterans, tens of thousands of people with disabilities, millions of IDPs, and people who will need additional support from the state, business and society.

In 2023, the global EmpowerU program was launched, targeting diverse communities, including women, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees and others. In partnership with public organizations, the company organized several months of free training courses in various IT disciplines. 

There are about 100 graduates (veterans, military and their family members, people with disabilities, single mothers, teenage mothers) in Ukraine, Poland, Mexico and Colombia. Till the end of 2023, SoftServe is planning additional recruitment in these countries, as well as starting a program in Bulgaria, Romania and Chile.

The project Generation Tech has been launched especially for the children of Ukrainian soldiers and veterans. It was preceded by our IT Pupil project, which started back in 2016 and covered over 600 children from orphanages and vulnerable families. 

As a result of the first round, 109 children had the opportunity to work with SoftServe mentors for three months and learn programming languages, the basics of cyber security, teamwork and public speaking.

Partners:

Veteran Hub, Recovery of Ukraine Charitable Foundation, NGO Darunok, Ukrainian Educational Platform Charitable Organization, Zakład Aktywności Zawodowej, Fundacja Opieka i Troska, Fundacja Imago, Fundacja Ponad Schematami, Fundatia Consiliul Național Roman pentru Refugiati (CNRR), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán, UNAM,  Fundación Juanfe, AWS Re/start program.

Category: People

Company: SoftServe

About the company:

SoftServe is one of the largest software development companies in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the largest IT service companies in Ukraine. About 12,000 employees work in more than 50 offices located from San Francisco to Singapore. The company’s headquarters are located in Lviv and Austin.