Est. February 2022

Together we can do great things.

We believe each life matters. Learn about our mission, our principles, and the people behind Swiss Aid to Ukraine.

What is Swiss Aid to Ukraine?

Swiss Aid to Ukraine (SA2U) was unofficially founded on February 25, 2022, and officially incorporated as a Swiss association on March 1, 2022. From those early days until September 2022, SA2U focused on coordinating and financing transports of humanitarian aid from Switzerland to Ukraine – 22 shipments and over 150 tons of aid in total.

In fall 2022, SA2U transitioned to direct financing of select causes and projects in Ukraine and abroad.

Feb 2022

SA2U born – first aid transport to Ukraine within days of the war starting

Mar – Sep 2022

22 humanitarian shipments delivering 150+ tons of aid from Switzerland

Fall 2022 – Today

Transitioned to direct project financing across three pillars of support

Our Team

100% volunteer-driven. United by the passion to help.

Tetiana Petrukha

Stacy McEvoy

Diana Gladka

Mareike Ostertag

Isabelle Ganz

Claudio Bernhardt

Alisa Burkhard

Lana Sobolevska

Who is Swiss Aid to Ukraine?

On the day the war started in Ukraine, Claudio and Lana felt the need to do something. While reaching out to friends and the rest of the world through social media, they jumped in Claudio’s van and drove to Ukraine, to help Lana’s family to leave the country.

They received an unbelievable amount of contacts and donations already in these early days, and further members joined the team from day one. We all felt paralyzed by the events unfolding and profoundly moved to do something meaningful at the same time.

Since then, many more people have made lasting contributions to the cause by becoming a part of SA2U.

Our Guiding Principles

Focus

We support the causes of providing basic aid to Ukrainians in need; supporting medical, rehabilitation and psychological assistance projects; and supporting children impacted by the war.

Direct Aid

We work with trusted aid partners to support short- and longer-term projects on the ground in Ukraine. Direct financing contributes to the rebuilding of local economies and gives aid partners resources and agency.

Efficiency

We respond to requests faster and more efficiently than big organizations so that more funds go directly to Ukrainians in need.

Agility

We adopt a “just in time” approach to provide targeted aid when and where it is most needed.

Trust

We work with proven aid partners with whom we have developed long-term relationships, so that we can ensure that all aid is going to those in need.

Transparency

We request in-depth reporting from our aid partners and guarantee full transparency to donors and the public.

Teamwork

We are driven by our passion to help those in need. The entire SA2U team works on a purely volunteer basis and loves what they do!