As for my family, Svitlana remains in Germany
with our two children and I remain in Kyiv. The
war is lasting much longer than we expected
and there is no clear path for it ending. We will
continue to have a huge need for small batches
Julia Yalanzhi learned to weld at Hacklab because
her workers left to fight the war.
Volodymyr Vetrogradskiy at Hacklab Kyiv
FEATURES: Makers During Wartime
UKRAINIAN MAKER ASSOCIATION
Since 2015, Svitlana and I have worked under Maker Hub NGO. Now, it is time to gather all
the beneficiaries and develop a platform to support makerspaces and makers all around the
country. Late last year, we established the Ukrainian Maker Association (makerua.org) to
raise funds and build structures to help makerspaces and makers — those that are already
established and other spaces that are starting up.
of civilian and defense products, for makers and
small industries to come to the rescue to help
solve problems quickly with the help of innovative
technologies. We will continue to need makers.
MAKERS IN DEFENSE OF UKRAINE
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Yuri Vlasyuk, Artem Synytsyn
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