Together with 15 volunteers of three animal shelters we created emergency lights.
The Tolocar project sends mobile makerspaces into Ukraine to help, train and equip local communities.
The word “Toloka” stands for a traditional form of solidarity support in Ukraine.
With that in mind, the Tolocar project uses mobile makerspaces equipped with tools, open source hardware machines and consumables to support humanitarian activities in Ukraine.
Various partners work together in different projects like reconstruction & renovation, open production, knowledge transfer and innovation to strenghten the eco-system of Ukraine.
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We helped girls prepare materials for festive class.
School kids, veterans, and IDPs together learned digital fabrication for beginners.
Tolocars held a workshop on new-year decoration in darkness the other day.
3-day workshop for veteran amputees and school students in Truskavets in Lviv region.
Operator Denis has made a desk together with Lionella.
Together with 11 participants in the electricity workshop, we made heating mats.
Two tolocars by HIWW, joined our fleet and drove on a tour in October.
Klub Dobrodiiv invited TOLOCAR to run two electronic workshops in November.
What is a Tolocar?
A Tolocar is a converted van that offers the possibilities of a makerspace or fablab on wheels.
This means they bring the capacity of high end manufacturing or diagnosis technologies to the point of need. But crucially they remain plugged into a world wide community of diverse domain experts who can bring their collective intelligence to bear in ways that complement conventional relief or rebuilding efforts.
The aim is to enable communities to replicate some of the capabilities and so to catalyze rebuilding efforts and establish support networks.
The aim is to enable communities to replicate some of the capabilities and so to catalyze rebuilding efforts and establish support networks.
Photos: @ Nika Popova.
Our Impact
Be at the point of need
With the mobile makerspaces we can go to the point of need and deliver access to high tech production machines, tools, knowledge and man power.Solely humanitarian activities
Technology can be used for many things, but with our project we do focus on humanitarian use cases and refuse every involvement in war activities.Open hardware
We use and distribute as much open source hardware as possible to enable people to build hardware by themselves in an affordable way.Open knowledge
In our workshops and trainings we use a lot of existing open knowledge. We share this for free and invite everyone to contribute to it.Empowering people
Throughout our activities we aim to empower people to help themselves.Connecting communities
One of our main goals is to connect the global maker community with local makers and initivatives in order to support and strengthen them.
Tolocar 01
The Cadus Crafter
Renovation & Handcraft
May - August 2022
Tolocar 03
The MitOst Sprinter II
Making
September 2022 - Open End
Our fleet
Overview of all our past, current and planned Tolocars
Support Vehicle 01
The Cadus Supporter
Staff & Material Transport
June - November 2022
Tolocar 04
The HIWW Van
Making & Open Source HW
September 2022 - Open End
Tolocar 02
The MitOst Sprinter I
Making, Digital Fabrication
June 2022 - Open End
Tolocar 05
The HIWW Truck
Making & Open Source HW
September 2022 - Open End
What we do
With our Tolocars we operate directly in Ukraine.
We perform different maker workshops with various groups like schools, universities, fablabs and others in topics like digital fabrication, coding and more.
In our replication workshops we train fablabs and local businesses to build/replicate certain open source hardware machines like 3D printers, cnc-milling machines and laser cutters.
We support various partners with their project through our expertise, tools and machines. In this projects we renovate, repair, build and invent special solutions.
We support various partners with their project through our expertise, tools and machines. In this projects we renovate, repair, build and invent special solutions.
Building a community & empowering people
We are connected to local actors, makers and initiatives in Ukraine and internationally.
Our goal is to connect these actors and enable them to work together.
Interventions
When we go to a place to support a project, build a makerspace or perform a workshop, we call that an intervention. Every intervention has its unique partners, goals and outcomes, but every intervention aims to strengthen the ecosystem of Ukraine.
Projects
Within the Tolocar Project we support different projects with our equipment, knowledge and capacities. The projects are in areas like insulation, energy supply, connectivity and sewage water.
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