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SVAROG

We fundraise for projects to install renewable solar and wind energy plants on hospitals and close to water utilities, to diminish the suffering and inconvenience caused to the Ukrainian population by Russian military bombing of the country’s electricity infrastructure

Following the Russian military’s repeated massive attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure since mid-2023, all regions of Ukraine now suffer 12 hours of electricity black-outs (or more), which causes major discomfort and inconvenience to all citizens and the risk of loss of life for the old, the very young and the sick and wounded.

SVAROG is helping to finance decentralized photovoltaic power plants on hospitals roofs and close to water utilities to keep the power on during black-outs. This is the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to responding to this emergency.

About Us

We created SVAROG (the Slavic God of the sun and fire) to highlight the plight of Ukrainian citizens without electricity for long periods in 24 hours. SVAROG’s strategic choice was to become a significant fundraising vehicle for Ukrainian NGOs which could distribute emergency relief and build photovoltaic power plants on hospitals and next to water utilities.
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Richard Elsner

Consultant in leadership development, strategist

Portrait Sven Alberding from SVAROG

Sven Alberding

City of Zürich’s energy advisor engineer, member of Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach

Mechtild Beucke

Change management consultant and coach, coordinator of the citizens‘ campaign for sustainable energy Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach

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Lorenzo Oschwald

creative designer

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Sebastian Kaltenbach

Board member of the Kaltenbach foundation, Member of Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach

SVAROG's Emergency Project

The temperature in winter in Ukraine frequently drops to -20C. Before Russia destroyed most of Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure, elderly Ukrainians were kept warm by the heating systems in hospitals and care homes where they were lodged. Now, with the infrastructure largely destroyed, there will be no heating for them for long hours this winter. Many frail elderly people are at risk of dying from cold this winter, if they are not provided with a substitute form of heating.

The mayor of the towns of Chervonohrad and Sosnivka, in the Lviv region, has requested SVAROG programme to supply the local hospitals with up to 50 blankets equipped with its own portable battery, which is charged from the mains during hours of electricity. Our target is to gather €14,000 as emergency funding, and on 1st January we were €7,000 short. The blankets have been bought in Germany and will be transported to Ukraine in January 2025.

Please contribute whatever you can.

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SVAROG's renewable Energy Fund for Ukraine (REFU)

SVAROG launched REFU in January 2025. We aim to have financed all 10 projects within the calendar year, and to be working on the next 10 projects to find finance for in 2026, and so on and so forth. 

In its first tranche of projects, REFU is offering foundations ten medium-sized projects costing between €25,000 and €98,000, with an average value of €61,700. The combined value of all 10 projects comes to € 617,000.

When these projects are realized, REFU’s cumulative investment into Ukrainian renewable energy will make a big difference to communities nationwide, and will help to heighten the profile of climate-friendly energy in the country.

Dolyna
Borshchiv
Dubove
Chernihiv
Vyzhnytsia
Uzhhorod
Volochysk
Odessa
Kyrivyi Rih
Pavlohrad

Project Locations

Our Partners in Ukraine

EcoClub Rivne

Ecoclub Rivne is a non-governmental organization in Rivne that has been working for over 20 years to preserve the environment, mainly in the field of renewable production and storage. Its mission is to create a safe environment by influencing policies and strengthening communities. Its core activities aim to increase energy efficiency and to spread renewable energy sources to prevent further environmental degradation, including climate change.

Ecoclub Rivne is convinced these measures are a priority for the development of Ukraine. The organization is based in Rivne (Lviv region) and has 30+ staff and a board with six members.

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Andriy Martynyuk

Executive director of the NGO Ecoclub

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Yuliana Onishchuk

Founder, and CEO of Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation

Energy Act ukraine Foundation

Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation (EAUF) is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2022 in response to the emerging energy poverty crisis in Ukraine, a consequence of the full-scale Russian invasion. The foundation primarily focuses on providing schools and hospitals with solar solutions.

The foundation initiated two campaigns in 2022 – 100SolarSchools and 50SolarHospitals aiming to install 150 hybrid solar power plants for schools and hospitals in Ukraine that suffered from Russian aggression.

Come and be part of an urgent investment in climate-friendly energy generation in Ukraine

Your Investment can play a key role in ensuring that a Ukrainian town will be able to keep its citizens safe with emergency medical services and plentiful supplies of water, by equipping the community’s hospital and water works with renewable energy power plants.

By investing, your Foundation will be doing three positive things:  

Enabling hospitals or water works to continue to serve their community and save lives.

Helping Ukrainian civil society to play a key role in the country’s political life

Contributing to the spread of renewable energy in Ukraine

If you are interested contributing to REFU, you can get an up-to-date list of projects seeking finance at this site.

Our Supporters & Partner

Together with our partners, we want to ensure that the support reaches exactly where it is needed.

Schöpflin Stiftung

The Schöpflin Foundation is committed to critical awareness-raising, a vibrant democracy and a diverse society. With our work, we want to set the course for a better future for young and future generations.

Baden Württemberg Stiftung

As an operational institution, the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung does not limit itself to financially supporting existing projects, but also initiates its own programs, implements them and ensures the results.

Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach Lörrach

Regional initiatives that support us in mobilizing funding in Germany.

City of Freiburg

Long-standing twin city of Lviv and supporter of the Ukraine initiatives.

Our vision for a sustainable future

Reconstruction and stabilization in Ukraine require long-term and sustainable solutions. Svarog is committed to building a resilient and sustainable energy system that supports local people and is future-proof. We not only want to attract donors, but also create a broad network for exchange and cooperation in sustainable energy supply.

Support us now

Your help makes the difference! Every support, be it financial or through networks and contacts, brings us closer to our goal of establishing a sustainable and independent energy supply in Ukraine.

E-mail: kontakt@svarog-ukraine.de

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People in Ukraine are freezing. Help now

In Ukraine, temperatures often drop to -20 °C in winter.

Due to destroyed energy supplies, there is no heating for hours on end – elderly people and children in particular are at risk of dying of cold. Donate now.

Our project:
We are collecting donations to provide battery-powered outdoor electric blankets for Chervonohrad and Sosnivka (Lviv region). People at risk and hospitals should be supplied with it.

We selected Makita electric blankets that produce up to 35 hours of heating and come with portable batteries.

Our goal:
Collect €15,000 to finance 50 outdoor electric blankets, 50 batteries, 50 fast-chargers and transportation until the end of the year.

Bank account Svarog:
IBAN: DE42 4306 0967 3218 6399 00