About us – MoveUkraine.org

John Shmorhun is an American of Ukrainian descent, founder and CEO of the MoveUkraine charitable foundation. He has over 35 years of experience working in the international arena, nearly three decades of which he has devoted to living and working in Ukraine.

Patricia Shmorhun-Hawrylyshyn is the co-founder of the MoveUkraine charitable foundation, a Swiss-Ukrainian entrepreneur, partner at Porcelain Group (a network of dental and eye clinics in Ukraine), co-founder of Pechersk School International (an IB school in Kyiv), and co-founder of Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation.

MoveUkraine is an officially registered and regulated charity in Ukraine, and it also holds registration in Switzerland as a charitable foundation.

The idea to establish the MoveUkraine charity foundation was born in the first days of the full-scale invasion, when John witnessed the heartbreaking sight of thousands of Ukrainian mothers and children flooding into Western Ukraine. Seeking refuge, many were forced to sleep on the floors of railway stations, churches, schools, and village halls. Moved by their resilience and the scale of the humanitarian crisis, John was determined to act. On May 18, 2022, he officially founded MoveUkraine to provide displaced people with safe, dignified living conditions — and hope for rebuilding their lives.

So far, MoveUkraine has raised over $4,900,000, providing homes for 1271 Ukrainians in more than 22 buildings all over Ukraine.

All of those new homes were built and refurbished by MoveUkraine and ensures dignified living conditions for internally displaced persons (IDPs).

MoveUkraine cares for internally displaced Ukrainians who have lost their homes and need support. We create modern rehabilitation centers for veterans and people affected by war, helping them restore their health, strength, and hope for a better future.

OUR MOTTO: HOMES, JOBS, LIVES

HOMES: our renovated homes and social apartment buildings are built to turnkey with the personalized furniture and appliances needed for dignified living conditions; we also establish rehabilitation centers equipped with specialized medical equipment and comfortable environments for the physical and psychological recovery of veterans and people with disabilities;
JOBS: we work with local furniture producers and we provide work for our local IDPs. We also provide in-house and external trainings for the site managers who regulate and accompany our residents in their new accommodations and communities;
LIVES: we visit our residents regularly and become part of their lives. We coordinate educational, cultural, medical and psychological programs for the families.

OUR STRENGTHS:

MoveUkraine gets things done quickly and efficiently leveraging our proven business management skills;
we excel at building strong relationships and valuable collaborations with established charities and government entities;
we are hands on. Team members often reside near many of our projects and routinely travel to more distant locations with extreme, immediate or long term need;
we prioritize trustworthiness both internally and externally. We have more than 30 years working in transparent successful businesses in Ukraine.

Our US partner, Applied Hope Foundation, is a 501(c)3 non-profit that has teamed with MoveUkraine, to provide US tax-deductible donations using processes approved by the IRS.

Your donation will help build a home for displaced families in Ukraine who have lost everything. In addition, your donation will contribute to the construction of rehabilitation centers for veterans and individuals with disabilities, helping them regain strength and rebuild their lives.