Our story
Hello! My name is Alice. I am a founder of Safe Refuge.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, my friends and I started volunteering at the border. There we met refugees who had faced horrible experiences abroad. Many of which were victims of terrible crimes not excluding sexual and labor slavery.
Why did it happen? Most of them just couldn’t find any real help when they needed it. The current processes of getting help are much too slow and insecure. So my volunteer friends and I decided to create an NGO to help solve this problem.
About Us
Hello! My name is Alice. I am a founder of Safe Refuge.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, my friends and I started volunteering at the border. There we met refugees who had faced horrible experiences abroad. Many of which were victims of terrible crimes not excluding sexual and labor slavery.
Why did it happen? Most of them just couldn’t find any real help when they needed it. The current processes of getting help are much too slow and insecure. So my volunteer friends and I decided to create an NGO to help solve this problem.
Our mission
– to help women and children refugees from Ukraine securely contact verified volunteer organizations and refugee centers, to avoid their exploitations and prevent from dangers of sexual abuse and human trafficking;
– to connect different NGOs on the ground to share resources
and make an immediate impact;
– To be the first on the ground in each new crisis to coordinate with volunteers, NGOs, and anyone willing to help refugees.
Our activities
Our goal is to help people navigate the conditions of being displaced. The main focus is on the technical solution. But we also seek to help refugees directly.
Many members of our team volunteer at the Polish-Ukrainian border. They help refugees search for information on resources, shelter and care. Others help raise money for refugees or donate themselves.
Sometimes we cooperate with other NGOs to help a certain refugee or join an important initiative. We try to support any activity that helps Ukrainian refugees. And seek to respond to all calls for help.
Alisa Vysokaya
Founder
Nikita Polikarpov
Android App Developer
Evgeny Demchenko
Head of Data Mining and Ingestion
Tetiana Liubytska
UI/UX Designer
Natalia Plakhotniuk
Social Media Manager
Alexey Piskarov
Frontend Developer
Ben Jousselin
Brand Manager
Valeria Ivanenko
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