Community

We are a highly interactive group with diverse backgrounds driven by the desire to reduce suffering in Ukraine. We connect international makers and initiatives with local communities. You can join in this community effort in a variety of ways and be a part of the Tolocar project. Connect with us online or on the ground. This way we can jointly establish support networks and catalyze reconstruction efforts.

BMZ

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is the donor of the Tolocar project. The BMZ sees itself as a transformative ministry working to support the worldwide transformation to a sustainable, climate-friendly and nature-friendly way of doing business whilst at the same time strengthening peace, freedom and human rights.

www.bmz.de

GIZ

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federal enterprise with worldwide operations. It supports the German Government in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ is also engaged in international education activities around the globe and supports the realization of the Tolocar project.

www.giz.de

At Stake

At Stake gGmbH is a non-profit consulting company with the goal of empowering people and communities around the world to participate in value creation for sustainable development through unrestricted access to knowledge, technology and infrastructure. To this end, At Stake is breaking new ground in the areas of innovation, production and knowledge management, supporting the Tolocar project.

www.at-stake.org

HIWW

HIWW is a leading consulting firm for value creation increasingly focused on openness, decentralization and sustainability. It supports and accompanies organizations in breaking new ground in the areas of innovation, production and knowledge management. HIWW implemented the Tolocar project.

www.hiww.de

MitOst

MitOst has been connecting active citizens in an open and diverse network in Europe and its neighboring regions for years, and was managing administration, communication and networking during the first phase of the Tolocar project.

www.mitost.org

CADUS

CADUS is a non-profit and independent aid organisation that provides medical and technical emergency response in crisis-affected areas. CADUS managed the first Tolocar during the first project phase.

www.cadus.org

METALAB

METALAB is an urban development laboratory in Ivano-Frankivsk that aims to research the needs of the city and the region, create livable public spaces, and develop a community of like-minded people so that the number of active citizens and urban development experts in the region increases.

www.metalab.space

Insha Osvita

A non-governmental organization that works with culture and art as forms of collective learning and exchange, and creates and uses spaces for this. This aspect is also very important in the Tolocar project: through diverse, holistic and living learning from each other, we develop more trust in ourselves and others, and join together to strengthen ourselves and our communities.

insha-osvita.org

Ostriv Platform

Ostriv is a community makerspace in Kyiv. Together with the Ukraine's largest volunteer organisation, Building Ukraine Together (BUR), they have been helping different communities in Ukraine to create spaces for exchange - and to grow together as communities - for years.

ostrivplatform.com

Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)

GIG facilitates collaboration between Ukrainian and international makers. Together, they're co-designing essential open-hardware products, workshops, and service kits aimed at addressing local needs. Diverse teams from various countries collaborate on ideation, design, and testing.

globalinnovationgathering.org

betterplace lab

A digital-social think-and-do tank focusing on digitalization for the common good innovation for digital transformation conducting research, workshops and organizing events.

betterplace-lab.org

Future Challenges e.V.

A non-profit organization dedicated to building ecosystems for human rights actors fostering digital transformation in the field of human rights empowering co-creative, sustainable, and digital mindsets.

futurechallenges.org

Maker Hub NGO

The Maker Hub develops zero-to-maker and maker-to-business pipelines by providing small and big events for makers, such as meetups and Maker Faires, and publishing manuals and playbooks for makerspaces.

makerhub.org

Creative Rural Hub

A hub for makers, artists, architects, scientists and all creatives in Ivano-Frankivska.

www.creativeruralhub.org

Hub Lab

Coworking for inventors, technical specialty students and other people who want to implement technological projects.

www.impacthub.odessa.ua

Hack Lab

Oldest hackerspace/open lab in Ukraine (founded 2013). Has long been a center of a large maker community.

www.hacklab.kyiv.ua

Makerspace Lviv

Lab with STEAM workshops for children and teenagers in Lviv.

www.makerspace.com.ua

Ksiprostir

An open art workshop where everyone can find a place to realize their own ideas.

www.ksiprostir.org

Maker Hub

A makerspace in Kyiv which organised Kyiv Mini Maker Faire, Odesa Mini Maker Faire, Raspberry Jam's, Maker BBQ etc.

https://makerhub.org

Appropedia

Appropedia, a widely recognized platform for accessible solutions, serves as a comprehensive resource for global development and aid, allowing individuals to access, replicate, and utilize projects and training kits worldwide.