{"id":61146,"date":"2025-08-27T13:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/?p=61146"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:52:32","slug":"for-ukraines-independence-dayboosta-shared-stories-of-its-employees-volunteer-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/for-ukraines-independence-dayboosta-shared-stories-of-its-employees-volunteer-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"For Ukraine\u2019s Independence DayBoosta Shared Stories of Its Employees\u2019 Volunteer Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boosta, a holding IT company, makes social responsibility an integral part of its corporate culture. The company\u2019s employees actively engage in volunteer initiatives both individually and as a team, implementing projects of various scales \u2014 from small activities to large-scale systemic support for Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ahead of Ukraine\u2019s 34th Independence Day, Boosta shares the stories of colleagues who dedicate their free time to volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taras\u2019s Story: 3D Printing Parts for the Armed Forces of Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taras Smyrnov<\/strong>, SEO Specialist at Boosta, has been with the company for over four years. Outside of work, he focuses on 3D printing parts for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). What started as a hobby of printing toys for his child evolved into volunteer work after he discovered the \u201cPrint Army\u201d initiative. To contribute, he underwent additional training and began producing critical components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To join the initiative, Taras purchased a 3D printer from Boosta\u2019s corporate store using the company\u2019s internal currency, Boosta Coins. Between June and August 2025, he produced over 30 kg of details: training weapon models, drone containers, and small adapters. Seeing his results, Boosta organized another Boosta Coins fundraiser to purchase a second printer, which will double production volumes and scale the impact of his support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to my colleagues for their support and trust in my project,\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>says Taras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Marta\u2019s Story: Making Energy Bars for Soldiers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marta Rykhal, Billing Manager at Boosta, has worked at the company for over six years. Every month, she participates in the company\u2019s Ukrainian Victory Support initiative, through which Boosta allocates funds to support volunteer efforts by employees and their loved ones. For 20 out of the program\u2019s 36 months, Marta has received financial assistance to produce energy bars for the Arm Forces of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, more than 230,000 bars have been made, with up to 20,000 sent to the front lines each month. The main ingredients are honey, nuts, and dried apricots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the biggest challenge is funding, as grant programs that previously supported the initiative have ended. According to Marta, even \u20b42,000 \u2013 \u20b43,000 can cover up to 25% of the necessary ingredients for two weeks of steady production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe lacked funds for a batch of ingredients, so I decided to ask for help. The support I received allowed us to meet our immediate needs and continue producing the next batches,\u201d <\/em>Marta <\/strong>adds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Alina Fedotova, <\/strong>Head of Communication at Boosta, comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTaras\u2019s and Marta\u2019s stories are not unique. It\u2019s essential for us to systematically support those who help the country and make their work even more impactful.<\/em> The Ukrainian Victory Support program has been running since 2022, providing financial assistance to employees engaged in volunteering. Over this time, <\/em>628 requests have been funded for a total of \u20b43.5M+<\/em><\/strong>, with another <\/em>114 requests worth \u20b4815,000 approved in just the first half of 2025.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boosta, a holding IT company, makes social responsibility an integral part of its corporate culture. The company\u2019s employees actively engage in volunteer initiatives both individually and as a team, implementing projects of various scales \u2014 from small activities to large-scale systemic support for Ukraine. Ahead of Ukraine\u2019s 34th Independence Day, Boosta shares the stories of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":61147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-members-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61149,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61146\/revisions\/61149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}