Author: devel0per

December is a traditional time to summarize the year which is coming to an end.

Serhii Yevdokymov, Head of Sigma Software Unity Fund, recollects the activities, projects, and accomplishments of the Fund in 2024.

“Since 2022, the total amount transferred to help the Ukrainian army and Ukrainians has exceeded $4.8 million.

In 2024, the company, fund, our partners, and colleagues allocated ca $700,000 to various projects aimed at strengthening city security, restoring infrastructure, assisting civilians, and supporting the army. This year, we mainly focused on the needs of the Armed Forces and responded to numerous urgent requests. Among them were equipment for defenders, Starlinks and electronics, different construction equipment, drones as well as Ecoflows stations.

We helped purchase and repair military vehicles for the Armed Forces. Over 100 laptops and computers were transferred to various military units.

Among the most notable projects was helping the Okhmatdyt Hospital —the biggest pediatric institution in Ukraine — to restore and purchase necessary equipment damaged during the enemy shelling.

In honor of Sigma Software’s 22nd birthday, we organized a large fundraising campaign in partnership with the Kharkiv IT Cluster to support an important project to develop a system for protecting Ukrainian cities. We managed to gather about $43,000.

We cooperated with medical centers, hospitals, and volunteer organizations in different fields. We supported Kharkiv Rehabilitation Spine Center, which helps our defenders to recover; gathered clothes for the hospitals on the frontline, and donated blood for the Kharkiv Blood Center.

We helped equip protected educational facilities at KhAI University in Kharkiv and provided funds for computer classroom hardware for a school located in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Despite the hard times we experience now, we are sure that cultural and educational development must continue. Thus, the fund engaged in events and contests for talented youth and launched personal grants for rising Ukrainian tennis and rowing stars who moved to Sweden due to the war.
The Fund also became a partner of “Bucha” movie screening in Ukraine and abroad. The movie shows the world the real history of Ukraine, prevents distortion of facts, and fights disinformation.

We believe in our Victory and will support the Ukrainian defenders in their heroic fight for our country!”

We are United by Victory and inspired by our Unity!

Support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is now more important than ever. We have made good progress in 2024 and believe we can increase our funding assistance in 2025. 

We are excited to share the results of the last two months of 2024. Every hryvnya works for our victory, and every donation saves someone’s life.

In November, 132,752 UAH (3,185 USD) were transferred to the Armed Forces to cover some urgent requests of our defenders.

• Purchasing ammunition and personal equipment for a total amount of 51,362 UAH (1,232 USD)
• Purchasing computers for 49,900 UAH (1,198 USD)
• Purchasing a 3D printer for 31,490 UAH (756 USD)

In December, our Fund transferred about 522,080 UAH (12,500 USD) to cover the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces including: 

• Purchasing cars for military units in Donetsk and Kharkiv directions for 145,700 UAH (~3,500 USD)
• Purchased one drone for 41,500 UAH (~1,000 USD) for Kupiansk direction
• Purchased car tires for 16,280 UAH (~400 USD) for border guard service
• Bought charging stations for 285,000 UAH (~7,000 USD) for military unit 4962
• Purchased a repeater for 33,600 UAH (800 USD) for military unit 7042

By uniting our efforts, we can forge a better tomorrow and express our gratitude to those who protect us!  Donate 

 

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The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has awarded our colleagues from Sigma Software

We at Sigma Software are happy to have people on board who never tire of supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilians suffering from the war. 

Our colleagues Nataly Oprishchenko, Julia Nilga, Tetyana Shelkovaya, Oleh Sanin, Vadim Ganzen, Victoriya Galchun, Andrii Reva, Serhii Yevdokymov, Head of Sigma Software Unity Fund, and Valery Krasovsky, CEO and Co-founder of Sigma Software, were marked with special gratitude for their volunteering activity and personal contribution to support of the Ukrainians and Ukraine from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine according to a personal order of Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv.

It’s incredible to work with people united by mutual values and beliefs, a common goal, and an indomitable desire to help our country.

 

Warm clothes collection for our Defenders

A week before Christmas, we launched a collection of warm clothing for the defenders in frontline regions’ hospitals. At the end of the campaign, we received huge parcels from our 11 offices in Ukraine and teammates in Poland. Colleagues brought warm clothes: sweaters, sweatshirts, hats and scarves, pants, underwear, socks, and shoes. 

The warm package was sent to our defenders at the stabilization center in the Kharkiv region before the New Year. May these warm clothes comfort those who are recovering now.

 

Laptops for the State Border Guard Unit of Ukraine from organizers of the L.E.A.D. conference

Nowadays, everything works for Victory, and education is not an exception!
Last year, the L.E.A.D. conference was held for the internal and external professional community and provided valuable insights on business development and professional growth. Sigma Software University — the event organizers, donated Unity Fund a significant part of the proceeds from general ticket sales and all the funds from internal sales. 

This donation was directed to fulfill one of our Defenders’ urgent requests: laptops for one of the State Border Guard units. This equipment will help our border guard perform combat missions and bring Victory closer day by day!

 

Letters of gratitude from our Defenders

In December, we received a letter of gratitude from the 97th Separate Mechanized Battalion, one of the military units we support. Last autumn, Sigma Software Unity Fund purchased and transferred an unmanned ground vehicle to our defenders. This vehicle works like a tracked tow truck robot and helps our servicemen in their combat missions in the Donetsk direction.

We will never stop helping to defend Ukraine against the aggressor! – words that inspired us to keep going in our work.

Our strength is in our Unity!

 

Support of a Young Tennis Player from the Odesa region

Last year, Sigma Software and Sigma Software Unity Fund joined other Sigma Group companies to support a rising tennis star — Oleksandr Ponomar. Born in 2006 in Odesa region he moved to Sweden before the war to boost his sports career. After receiving a scholarship from Sigma Group companies, he dedicated that season to achieving his ambitious goals. He traveled to two continents and played in major tennis tournaments: Malaysia Juniors J300, Finland Hanko Juniors 100, and Sweden Juniors World Tour 100. 

Last fall, Oleksandr switched from Juniors to men’s PRO tournaments — a big step in his tennis career. 

Sigma Software is firmly convinced of the importance of working for the future and helping those who will light up Ukraine on the world stage one day. Our company supports young talents and invests its knowledge, time, and charity funds in the Ukrainian youth.

 

Thank you for supporting Sigma Software Unity Fund during that challenging 2024!
Stay tuned for many new initiatives ahead.

Sigma Software and Sigma Software Unity Fund supported the screening of the feature film “Bucha”, based on the true story of the volunteer Konstantin Gudauskas, who saved dozens of lives during the russian occupation of part of the Kyiv region.

The film continues to conquer world cinematographic events: Berlin International Film Festival, screenings in New York and Boston, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and a screening at the Cinema for Victory event in Ukraine. We are proud to observe the global resonance it makes.

On September 17, during the 40th anniversary of the Warsaw International Film Festival, the official world premiere of the film “Bucha” took place. Among 57 nominees, the film took 2nd place in the audience awards.
In November, special screenings were held in Vienna for the media and OSCE delegations, where the director himself was present. On November 7, the film was released in all Ukrainian cinemas.

The film crew is invited to a special screening at the European Parliament in Brussels in December. Next January, the film will be released on Ukrainian Netflix. Contracts have already been signed for distribution in cinemas in Canada and Portugal. The film team is currently negotiating about screenings in other countries.

The support and help of Ukrainian businesses in dubbing the film into English have helped to promote the film on the global Cinema market.
Sigma Software and Sigma Software Unity Fund were honored to support this important for Ukraine work of the director Stanislav Tiunov. It is extremely important for us to show the world our real history and prevent distortion of facts. This film opens society’s eyes and aims to fight disinformation.
The film has already received a lot of feedback from critics and spectators because it simply cannot leave anyone indifferent.

For the past 10 months, we all together have been doing a great job helping our defenders on the frontlines and civilians, who are suffering from the war. We keep receiving help requests, therefore it is very important to keep donating, every hryvnia counts.

And now let’s recall all our achievements for the last month. Let’s dive in!

120,000 UAH donation for a new car

Sigma Software Unity Fund participated in a fundraising campaign to buy a new car for the 114th brigade. Our donation of 120,000 UAH covered approximately half of the target amount. This car will serve our defenders in the Kharkiv direction. We hope to get several photos of the new car from the frontline to share with you in the next digest.

75 kg of Sigma Software T-shirts for hospitals and children

Over 320 branded T-shirts (about 75 kg of textiles) were transferred to volunteers, who distributed them to those in need. Our T-shirts were transferred to hospitals and stabilization centers, to wounded patients undergoing treatment or rehabilitation, and to children forced to leave their homes.

Good deeds will make the world a better place!

5 Mavic drones for Kupyansk direction

Sigma Software Unity Fund donated 5 Mavic drones to be used in the Kupyansk direction by the 114th brigade.
We have heard back from our defenders – they are sending their gratitude to all our donors and a photo with 5 drones we bought and transferred them.
The Fund is thankful to all of you for each donation! Let’s keep going!

2 Gratitudes from the State Border Guard Units of Ukraine

We received two more gratitudes. Both of them are from the State Border Guard units of Ukraine.
Our defenders thanked us for our active support of their personnel, which helps them carry out their combat missions more effectively. In particular, they highly appreciated our help with the technical equipment.
We are inspired by the bravery of our Defenders and are pleased to increase their efficiency in their everyday tasks!

Interview with Sigma Software heroes

In our new column, we meet Sigma Software heroes: Armed Forces servicemen and volunteers. This time we spoke to Oleksii Mitiev.
He shared with us his memories of the way to the frontline, military service, and the impact of previous professional experience during the service.

READ MORE – FOLLOW our page on Facebook.
Now Oleksii is back to his civil life but is still in touch with his comrades, helping them with their urgent needs.

Purchase Merch to Help Our Army!

And just in case you forgot about the cool merch of Sigma Software Unity Fund: thermo cups, sets of stickers, chevrons, or amazing United by Victory merch and patriotic T-shirts we want to remind you that you can buy it by contacting: pr.team@sigma.software.

All the funds from these purchases are directed for the Army support.

United by Victory! Inspired by Unity!

The first month of autumn came to an end in the blink of an eye, and we are pleased to share with you some key points from our September timeline.
1,605,568.30 UAH (38,970.00 USD) were transferred for the army needs to cover some urgent requests of our defenders.

• Purchasing ammunition and personal equipment for our defenders for a total of 53,263 UAH
• Purchasing computers and components for Bakhmut direction for 31,685 UAH
• Purchasing five Mavic drones for 372,536.30 UAH for Kupiansk direction
• Purchasing UAV “SICH” for 876,200 UAH for Kharkiv direction
• Purchasing a drone UTE for 271,884 UAH for one of the military units

We are grateful for your donations and support which help us cover requests from our Army and our defenders. Let`s keep it up! Donate here

 

Took part in the study “Where is IT in the War”

This year Sigma Software Unity Fund has taken part in the study “Where is IT in the War” conducted by IT Ukraine Association and Mind.ua media with the support of the Ministry of Digitalization.

According to the data provided by more than 150 respondents such as big and small IT companies, IT clusters and associations, charity foundations, etc., UAH 68.1 billion (USD 1.65 billion) in taxes were paid to the budget of Ukraine. UAH 38.8 billion (almost USD 1 billion) in donations from IT companies and their employees were made over the past 2 years.

Our Unity Fund donated more than UAH 176 million (USD 4.4 million) since 2022, out of which UAH 170 (USD 4.1 million) to help the Armed Forces. We took part in numerous projects and were engaged in various fundraising campaigns aimed at supporting the military and civilians living on the front line and under occupation.

Learn more

 

Transferred computers for a school in the Ukrainian Carpathians

We at Sigma Software strongly believe that education should be accessible to everyone and in every corner of our country. Sigma Software Unity Fund, together with UA Tech Network, helped fully equip two computer classes for a school located in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

We hope that now pupils will master computer science with passion and comfort. Excited to open the world of programming to talented children. Check the video

 

Helped to cover hospital needs in Kharkiv region

At the end of September, Sigma Software Unity Fund transferred 140 Sigma Software branded t-shirts to one of the hospitals in the Kharkiv direction.
Nowadays, hospitals in the frontline regions experience a shortage of clean change clothes needed for special therapy of the wounded patients. Our high quality t-shirts transferred by the Unity Fund will be used to change patients` clothes as many times as needed for their comfort treatment. We hope this will make the stay and rehabilitation of our defenders a little bit more convenient.
Doctors and patients shared with us the words of gratitude.

 

Celebrated Ukraine Defenders Day

On October 1, we celebrated the Defenders of Ukraine Day, when we honor the bravery, strength, and resilience of all those who protect our homeland.
We want to express our special thanks to the real heroes of Sigma Software, who right away courageously and loyally protect us on the frontlines!

Let’s help together with might and main!

The time has come to share with you the August highlights of Sigma Software Unity Fund. So, check the main results below, and let`s continue the work to enforce our resilience.

In August, Sigma Software Unity Fund transferred 378,139.48 UAH for the needs of our mobilized colleagues and to satisfy numerous direct requests from the Armed Forces. This includes:

• Purchasing four drones for 7042 unit serving on the Kupiansk direction for the total sum of 297,580.78 UAH.
• Purchasing a printer and computer equipment for unit 7028 serving on Kramatorsk direction for a total amount of 31,685.00 UAH.
• Purchasing personal equipment for our colleagues, who joined the Army for 48,873.70 UAH.

We appreciate your endless support and your every donation!

 

Story of our colleague, Oleg Gavrylenko

Recently dev.ua media has published a story of our colleague, Oleg Gavrylenko, who joined the Armed Forces and defended our country.
We are proud to work side by side with such brave people and gladly share Oleg`s story with you. After 598 days on the frontline, he returned to civilian life and his role of a Business Analyst in the company. For his service, Oleg received the rank of captain, the medal “For the Defense of the Hero City Kharkiv”, the badge “Excellent Border Guard” and gratitude from the Administration of the State National Guard Service.
“It was difficult to return, but military habit helps to adapt: there is an order, and you follow it, no matter what,” he says.
Thank you, Oleg, for defending our country!
Read the full story here: https://dev.ua/news/veteran-1-1724653738.

 

Gathered 22K UAH during the Day of the City of Kharkiv

On August 23, we celebrated the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine, but it was also the day of the city of Kharkiv, where Sigma Software company originates from.
It is very symbolic that these two holidays are celebrated on the same day, because our flag is a symbol of resilience, heroism, and struggle for independence. Just like Kharkiv, which every day proves its courage and fights for its freedom.
On this day our whole Kharkiv team including the Head of the Sigma Software Fund Sergey Evdokimov, gathered for a warm and cozy celebration and donated to Sigma Software Unity Fund. All the raised funds totaling over 22K UAH were transferred to our defenders who fight in the Kharkiv direction.

 

Our defenders say “Thank you”

In August, we received a nice video message of gratitude from the 114th Brigade for the Mavic drones.
They have already received three Mavic Pro drones, which are successfully operating in the Kharkiv region.

We also got a certificate of gratitude from the special purpose police battalion in the Kharkiv region for our constant support.
We join forces to bring victory closer!

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The end of July marked the end of the first half of the year as well, and we are thrilled to share the H1 results along with the main figures from July.

Sigma Software Unity Fund’s work results for H1 2024

The first six months of the year ended so quickly, and we did our best to help our people and our Armed Forces when they needed it.

• We transferred 350K USD in aid during the first half of 2024 and 4.4M USD during the whole activity period of the fund.
• We are receiving numerous requests from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including requests for drones and personal equipment, as well as electronic equipment.
• We held a large-scale fund raising with Sigma Software Group for a project aimed at protecting Ukrainian cities from rocket attacks. The total amount donated for this project is 1.7M UAH.

Find more details in the infographics.

July results

In July, Sigma Software Unity Fund transferred 511,988.98 UAH (about 12.5K USD) to cover the urgent needs of our defenders mostly in Donetsk and Kharkiv directions:

• Purchasing of personal equipment for a total of 58,075 UAH.
• Purchasing a radio scanner for the total sum of 52,417 UAH.
• Transferring laptops for the Army needs with a total price of 44,999 UAH.
• Purchasing a remote antenna for 139,800 UAH.
• Purchasing 3 drones DJI Mavic 3 Pro for the total sum of 216,707.98 UAH.

In July, we also transferred 500K UAH to help Okhmatdyt the biggest pediatric hospital in Ukraine that was damaged as a result of enemy shelling. The raised funds will be forwarded to restore the premises and purchase necessary equipment for the hospital as well as ensure appropriate conditions for continuous treatment of Ukrainian children.

Sigma Software Unity Fund constantly gets gratitude and words of appreciation. We are glad to receive “Thank you” words from Uzhgorod center of recruitment and social support for transferring laptops and computer equipment; the 114th brigade of territorial defense that serves in Kupiansk direction for helping them with drones; a unit serving in Kupiansk direction for transferring 2 antennas, a radio scanner, and 3 Mavic drones.

In our turn, we send our word of appreciation to our defenders and everyone, who keeps supporting us and our country. Every donation matters, thank you for your constant help!

Friends, surely you heard that yesterday in Kyiv, as a result of enemy shelling, the Okhmatdyt buildings were damaged and destroyed. Okhmatdyt is the biggest pediatric hospital in Ukraine, where more than 20,000 children are treated every year and more than 65,000 patients come for consultations from all over the country.

Sigma Software and Sigma Software Unity Fund decided to urgently transfer 500,000 UAH (12,5K USD) to the Okhmatdyt Hospital to restore and purchase necessary equipment damaged during the enemy shelling, to ensure the conditions for continuous treatment of Ukrainian children.

If you`d like to support the hospital, you can donate “For Okhmatdyt” on our website.

You may also join the fundraising announced by the Ministry of Health.

Dear Friends,

The first month of summer is over. We`re glad to share the June results featuring the main activities of Sigma Software Unity Fund. As always, we are endlessly thankful for your support and donations!

In June, the Fund transferred 320,173 UAH to cover two direct requests from our defenders on Kharkiv direction:

• Purchased a drone for the total sum of 190,823.00 UAH
• Purchased drone control station and other additional equipment for the total sum of 129,350 UAH.

Recently the Fund also transferred 1250 USD to support our Brazillian colleagues after the floods they faced.

Continuing partnership with Kharkiv Spinal Center

In February, Sigma Software and Unity Fund started a partnership with Kharkiv Spinal Center, which specializes in rehabilitating our defenders who have spine problems after serving in the army or as a result of injuries. In June, the Fund transferred 40,000 UAH for the urgent needs of the institution.

About 27,000 UAH of this sum has already been spent and included

• 25 doctors` consultations
• 21 appointments for сorrections by an osteopath
• 47 rehabilitation sessions

Stay tuned for further updates about our partnership with Spinal Center and other projects.

Dear Friends, in May, we announced a big fundraising in honor of Sigma Software’s 22nd birthday intended to support a large project aimed at developing a system for the protection of Ukrainian cities. The project should start from Kharkiv, which is suffering from enemy`s missiles.

Many of you have responded to this fundraising. We are glad to share the amazing results we have:

• 13,035.82 USD (about 534,839.53 UAH) donated by our wonderful colleagues! We are so proud to be a part of such a close-knit and caring team!
• 20 ambassadors supported the fundraising in their social networks, inviting their followers to join it. They were able to gather almost 2,400 USD (93,750 UAH).
• 72,460 UAH (1,800 USD) were raised among the participants of the DOU Day conference, which we supported as one of the main partners.
• Sigma Software and Sigma Software Unity Fund decided to double not only the amount gathered inside the company but the whole sum of received donations, which is 701,049 UAH.
• 300,000 UAH (around 7,500 USD) saved from the T-shirts are transferred to the common fund.

The total sum thus reaches 1,702,099 UAH or around 41,800 dollars!

We thank all of you, who made this possible! You are incredible!