East Europe Foundation has completed the selection of organizations for the civic tech project competition and the acceleration program “Act to Drive Change”, implemented under the “Phoenix: The Power of Communities” Project with the financial support of the European Union.

We are pleased to welcome these strong and diverse initiatives, united by a shared goal: to design and implement digital solutions that support infrastructure recovery, strengthen social cohesion, build transparent relations with authorities, and assist vulnerable population groups.

Meet the participants:

• Balbek Bureau Charitable Foundation – RE:Ukraine Shelters

• Mission Kharkiv Charitable Foundation – MK-Health Navigator

• “Protect Your Own” Charitable Foundation – Shelter. Work

• “Save Ukraine” Charitable Foundation – RescueCom: A digital platform for safe communication, monitoring, and support for families and children in temporarily occupied territories

• Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation – VolunteerUA – a next-generation digital volunteering platform

• Western Ukrainian Resource Center – VUZOL: a tool for identifying conflicts of interest

• Vinnytsia Regional Association of Local Self-Government Bodies – Map of Vinnytsia Community Funds 2.0

• Greencubator NGO – Readable Government Documents

• Astar Sustainable Development Agency NGO – EUplain

• Anti-Corruption Headquarters NGO – Hidden Interests 2.0: advancing the analytical platform for detecting conflicts of interest in public service

• Open Data Association NGO – Recovered Debts – Recovered Communities: Returning funds to communities through open data analytics for effective reconstruction

• Bureau for Development, Innovation and Technology NGO – Data for Safety: CrimeDataLab & IF SafeLab as tools for informed dialogue between communities and authorities on public safety

• Donor.UA National Blood Donation Development Association NGO – DonorUA: Communities

• Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities NGO – StratHubUA – a community development strategy builder with open monitoring

• Hidno NGO – DigitalHromad

• Speak! NGO – I Say – a speech recovery program for veterans after injuries and adults with disabilities or affected by the war

• Holka NGO – Recharge the Country—You Can Do It

• DiXi Group NGO – Energy Prices Monitor

• Dilo Hromad NGO – Investment Attractiveness of Prykarpattia

• Dopomahai NGO – CREED: a digital platform for transparent scholarships for children and youth in Ukraine

• Institute of Sustainable Regional Development NGO – Investment Recovery Ecosystem of Ternopil Region: digital tools and expert support for communities

• Institute for Sustainable Community Development NGO – Creating the open digital platform “IrpinOpens” to unite community and investor resources for entrepreneurship development, investment attraction, and sustainable economic recovery in Irpin

• “Code of the Nation” Cultural and Educational Platform NGO – Civic Linker – a digital platform for civic engagement in European integration

• Ukrainian Association of Business and Professional Women NGO – DataUAction: Education

• Forest Initiatives and Society NGO – DeepForest Platform: An innovative tool for monitoring forest resource use

• Office for Effective Regulation NGO – Ukraine Fixed Internet Coverage Map

• Search and Rescue Volunteer Organization NGO – SARVA CONNECT

• Free Choice Psychological Support and Rehabilitation NGO – BAZA: Expanding Support – an inclusive space for veterans and their families

• Conscious Bucha Community NGO – Sympto.me – digital care

• Ukrainian Development Foundation NGO – InvestMonitor

• Civil Society Development Forum NGO – CivicAssessment: monitoring and assessing public demand for strategic planning of community recovery and development

• Kharkiv Rehabilitation Center for Young People with Disabilities and Their Families “Right to Choice” NGO – Ukrainian RHVoice for iOS and macOS – technology of dignity and digital accessibility

• Fiscal Policy Research Center NGO – DATA4Transparency: Local Budget Openness Index

• Community Development Logistics Center NGO – Community Online Assistant – easy access to community strategy and projects

• Anti-Corruption Action Center NGO – ICT tool for analyzing asset declarations to support the work of civic activists and investigative journalists

• Center for Innovation Development NGO – AI Module for Sectoral Community Analysis

• Ukraine Support Team NGO – Monitoring energy consumption and energy expenditures of territorial communities in Kyiv region for public infrastructure

• JurShtab NGO – Right to Home
• Veterans’ Association “TITANS.UA” – TITANS: Digital reintegration into the community
• Ukrainian Public Health Foundation (International Charitable Foundation) – SafeWomenHUB

Up next, the organizations will participate in an intensive training day to strengthen their civic tech knowledge and prepare for pitching. Afterwards, they will present their ideas to the jury, with the chance to enter the top 20 teams selected for the acceleration program.