SVAROG supports Ukrainian communities:

to cope with the current severe power cuts and
to build the resilient electricity infrastructure needed for the future

SVAROG

We collect donations in Germany for solar power systems and battery storage units that supply electricity to hospitals, rehabilitation centres, waterworks and schools.

These systems and storage units ensure that electricity remains available in the relevant buildings during power black-outs caused by Russian bombing of the electricity infrastructure. Power black-outs cause considerable inconvenience for all citizens and can be life-threatening for the elderly, young children, the sick and the wounded.

Solar power plants (SPPs) are the fastest, most cost-effective and most environmentally-friendly way to cope with power black-outs and to alleviate the suffering of the Ukrainian population.

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Our Achievements in 2025

In 2025, we raised over €300,000 of funds to enable new 8 SPP projects to be built.

View Achievement Documentation

About Us

We founded SVAROG (named after the Slavic god of the sun and fire) in 2024 to draw attention to the plight of Ukrainian citizens, some of whom have to cope without electricity for long periods, sometimes as long as 24 hours. SVAROG wanted to be useful to Ukraine, so it chose as its role to fundraise in Germany to enable Ukrainian non-governmental organisations to install more SPPs on hospitals, waterworks, rehabilitation centres and schools than they would otherwise have been able to.

Richard Elsner

Co-founder and Board Member of SVAROG
Consultant for leadership and strategy development

Mechtild Beucke

Co-founder and Board Member of SVAROG
Consultant for change processes, coach
Co-founder of the ‘Lörrach Climate Round Table’

Sven Alberding

Technical Consultant at SVAROG
Energy consultant for the City of Zurich, engineer
Member of the ‘Lörrach Climate Round Table’

Heating blankets for a hospital and elderly people

Elderly people and patients are particularly reliant on warmth in winter. With this project, we are providing the hospital and elderly people with urgently needed warm blankets.

Funding with impact!

The mayor of the towns of Chervonohrad and Sosnivka in the Lviv region asked the SVAROG team to supply the local hospitals with 50 blankets equipped with a portable battery and charger. This allows the batteries to be recharged during electricity times and provides a warm blanket for 30 hours.

We have done it! With donations from over 40 citizens from Lörrach, Freiburg and the surrounding area and a contribution from the Svarog team, 50 electric blankets, batteries and chargers were purchased. They were transported to Gervonorad and Sosnivka at the beginning of February and have arrived there. The mayor’s representative wrote to us:

“Congratulations, Mechtild and Richard!
On behalf of the mayor Andriy Zalivskyi and our entire community, I thank you and your entire team of caring people for helping to organize “warmth” for the poor and lonely residents of our city, and children with difficult life circumstances. May the Lord God reward your good deeds!
Thank you again! Glory to the heroes!”

These thanks are not only due to the Svarog team, but also to all those who contributed to making this delivery possible with their donations.

SVAROG's renewable Energy Fund for Ukraine

SVAROG launched its fund 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, the fund has offered foundations a range of medium-sized projects costing between €20,000 and €92,000.

When these projects are realized, the 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.

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Svarog secured the funding for these projects

Regional municipal utility in Mykolaiv

Cost: 31.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

The company supplies 310,000 people – around 60 per cent of the population of Mykolaiv – with heating and hot water. The administrative complex provides vital digital and administrative support, whilst the water supply centre provides all residents with clean water. A 32-kW photovoltaic system enables the facility to become independent of the central electricity grid and reduces electricity costs.

Shatsk Wastewater Treatment Plant

Cost: 25.000 €

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project from Ecoclub Rivne

Shatsk wastewater treatment plant: expansion into a 50-kW solar power plant to supply water to the town’s 5,330 residents

Borodianka Academic Lyceum

Cost: 47.000 €

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project from EAUF

The lyceum was renovated following damage sustained during the Russian military occupation. A 37 kW solar power system provides electricity during power cuts lasting 5–8 hours

Lyceum No. 2 in Arbusynka

Cost: 60.000 €

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project from EAUF

For over 100 years, the Lyceum has been a key educational institution in the Mykolaiv region, with 725 pupils and 57 teachers. This region suffers from persistent power black-outs, which significantly disrupt teaching. An SPP reliably supplies electricity to the classrooms, the boiler room and the emergency accommodation.

Rehabilitation centre in Uzhhorod

Cost: 25.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

The sports and rehabilitation centre for people with disabilities and war veterans has been equipped with a 24.57 kW solar system and batteries with a capacity of 25.6 kWh.

Stebnyk Town Hospital

Cost: 25.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

The hospital, which serves around 100,000 residents, suffers from prolonged power black-outs. A 25 kW photovoltaic system ensures energy independence and reduces operating costs.

Staryi Sambir Hospital

Cost: 35.500 €

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project from Ecoclub

The hospital provides regular outpatient and inpatient care to around 60,000 residents. It suffers from regular power black-outs, which hinder life-saving treatments. A 42-kW photovoltaic system ensures an uninterrupted power supply and reduces costs.

Hospital in Horokiv

Cost: 56.600 €

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project from Ecoclub

The hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic, laboratory and treatment services to 50,000 residents as well as numerous internally displaced persons (IDP’s). The 34-kW photovoltaic system ensures an uninterrupted power supply during power cuts and reduces costs.

We collect funding for these projects

Central District Hospital in Berezanka

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Cost: 92.000 €

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project from EAUF

It is the largest hospital in the region and provides the local population with surgical services and intensive care. Frequent and prolonged power cuts disrupt scheduled operations and the provision of vital care to patients. There is a new roof suitable for the installation of a 67.28 kW solar system.

‘Oknianskyi’ Lyceum with primary and secondary schools

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Cost: 73.000 €

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project from EAUF

The school, which caters for 820 pupils, is currently suffering from persistent power black-outs that are significantly disrupting lessons. A 33.6 kW solar power system is intended to compensate for these outages.

Bereziv Lyceum No. 2

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Cost: 68.000 €

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project from EAUF

Large secondary school for 750 pupils. The current power black-outs are significantly disrupting lessons. A 33.6 kW solar power system is therefore planned

Waterworks in Vyzhnytsia

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Cost: 64.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

The waterworks supplies 4,000 residents and 15,000 IDPs in Vyzhnytsia. The persistent power cuts mean that the cost of fuel for the long-term use of generators is becoming unaffordable. The 60-kW solar power system is environmentally-friendly and enables significant cost savings.

Svalyava water supply

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Cost: 35.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

In Svalyava, a 57.4-kW SPP is to be installed as part of the municipal water and wastewater management system. This critical piece of infrastructure will ensure uninterrupted supply for 13,547 residents during frequent power black-outs, strengthen energy security, reduce environmental and health risks, and lower long-term fuel and operating costs.

Municipal water supply in Staryi Sambir

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Cost: 34.200 €

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project from Ecoclub

An SPP with a capacity of 52.65 kWh will be installed at the municipal water and wastewater treatment plant in Staryi Sambir. This will enable annual savings of around €17,000 and ensure that the plant can continue to operate for up to 10 hours during power cuts.

Khmelnytskyi City Medical and Diagnostic Center

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Cost: 60.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

A 46-kW solar power system is to be installed at the medical center, which will save over 10,000€ annually and can bridge power outages for 3 hours. The facility serves a catchment area of approximately 50,000 people.

Lviv Municipal Polyclinic №5-А

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Cost: 108.000 €

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project from Ecoclub

A solar power system with a capacity of 93 kW and a battery capacity of 215 kWh is being built, which will benefit the facility and enable it to reduce costs by more than €20,000 annually. More than 85,000 people living in the facility’s service area will benefit from the system.

Our achievements make an Impact

Our Partners in Ukraine

Ecoclub Rivne is a non-governmental organisation in Rivne that has been campaigning for environmental protection for over 20 years. In the last 10 years, Ecoclub Rivne has been focusing on energy-saving and alternative energy sources. Its activities aim to improve energy efficiency and further expand renewable energy sources (particularly solar energy) in order to reduce the burden on the environment and prevent a rise in global warming.

EcoClub Rivne is convinced that these measures are of paramount importance for Ukraine’s development. The organization is based in Rivne (Lviv region) and employs over 30 staff, as well as having a six-member board.

https://ecoclubrivne.org

Andriy Martynyuk

Managing Director of the non-governmental organisation EcoClub

Yuliana Onishchuk

Founder and Managing Director of the “Energy Act for Ukraine” Foundation

The “Energy Act for Ukraine” (EAUF) Foundation is a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation founded in 2022 in response to the looming energy crisis in Ukraine. EAUF aims to address the consequences of the Russian bombing. The foundation focuses primarily on equipping schools and hospitals with SPPs.

In 2022, the foundation launched two campaigns – ‘100SolarSchools’ and ‘50SolarHospitals’ – with the aim of installing 150 solar power systems for schools and hospitals in Ukraine.

https://www.energyactua.com

Join us and invest in the urgently needed climate-friendly energy production in Ukraine

Your donation can play a crucial role in enabling a Ukrainian town to ensure the safety of its citizens through medical care and water supply by equipping its local hospital and waterworks with solar panels and battery storage systems.

Through your donation, you or your foundation will make three positive contributions:

Enabling hospitals, schools and waterworks to continue providing essential services to their communities

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

Contributing to the expansion of renewable energy in Ukraine

If you are interested in SVAROG’s projects, you will find an up-to-date list of projects requiring funding on this page.

Donate now

Why not donate to SVAROG e.V.? In doing so, you will be making a direct and immediate contribution to improving the lives of hundreds of Ukrainian citizens who desperately want their hospitals, schools and waterworks to function at all times. Help SVAROG e.V. get another project off the ground!

You can donate to
Bank details: SVAROG e.V.
IBAN: DE51 4306 0967 1356 2539 00

SVAROG e.V. is a charitable organization, registered in Germany. You can claim the amount of your donation on your tax return to receive a tax deduction. For all donations of €300 or more, you will receive a donation receipt. For all donations under €300, a bank statement (or a transfer receipt) is sufficient to claim a tax deduction. We have also provided a simplified donation receipt HERE, which you can download.

Our Supporters & Partner

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

Schöpflin Stiftung

The Schöpflin Foundation is committed to fostering critical awareness, a vibrant democracy and a diverse society. Through its work, it aims to pave the way for a better future for young and future generations.

Baden Württemberg Foundation

The Baden-Württemberg Foundation is an independent and non-partisan foundation of the State of Baden Württemberg. Its key focus areas range from climate change, life sciences and health, through early childhood education, to civic and cultural engagement. As part of the ‘Perspektive Donauraum’ programme, the Baden-Württemberg Foundation also supports projects in Ukraine.

Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach Lörrach

The Runder Tisch Klima Lörrach is a regional citizens’ initiative that organizes events and workshops on climate protection issues, advises residents on solar panels and heat pumps, and volunteers to assist with the installation of solar panels.

City of Freiburg

The City of Freiburg has a long-standing town twinning partnership with the town of Lviv in Ukraine.

Our vision for a sustainable future

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

Support us now

Your help makes all the difference! Every contribution, whether 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