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STAND WITH UKRAINE 🇺🇦
ASTEM Foundation Supports Ukraine
On February 24, Russia began the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This is an act of war, an attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, a gross violation of the UN Charter and international law’s fundamental norms and principles.
Astem Foundation, as one of the leading social development foundations in Ukraine, launched an emergency humanitarian project to respond to emergency and long-term needs resulting from military aggression in Ukraine.
The initiative aims to establish a pooling of donor contributions for designated funding of multi-sectoral aid programs.
📍Our offices are located in Lviv and Kyiv.
About Us
Astem Foundation is a mission-driven fund, committed to fostering principled and innovative communities in Ukraine. Our social investments contribute to betterment of life through education, community development and proactive civic engagement.
The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Astem Company, which has been providing support to Crimea and Ukraine community programs for many years, starting as a family initiative in 1993.
Foundation is founded and led by Aslan Omer Kirimli and Rustem Umerov.
Our Mission
Our mission is to make a better world for all of us.
Our values
- Integrity & Accountability
- Learning & Innovation
- Growth & Development
- Freedom & Openness
Strategic Impact
Areas of our primary interest include education, entrepreneurship, culture and civic engagement. Our commitment to shared prosperity and social innovation allows us to build collaborative platforms for new projects and partnerships, that will drive sustainable community benefits over the long-term.
Satisfying community needs without compromising the quality of environment
Operational Approach
We raise and manage targeted funding to innovative and well-run not-for-profit organizations that perform activities in areas of our primary interest. We support following types of fund administration:
Donor-advised
usage of the funds is suggested by the board or donor
Designated
funds are used for whatever charitable entity the donor chooses
Community Service
funds are used to address changing needs of specific community
Scholarships
funds are used to assist students with the cost of higher education
Latest Activities
ASTEM Foundation provides humanitarian aid during the war
Since the beginning of the full-scale war on February 24, the ASTEM Foundation, one of Ukraine's leading social development foundations, launched a humanitarian project to respond to emergency and long-term needs resulting from military aggression
ASTEM Foundation became a sponsor of the first Crimean Tatar fairy tale in the Ukrainian theater
On December 21, 2021, the premiere of the first Crimean Tatar fairy tale in the history of Ukraine, "Legends of Bakhchisarai," took place on the big stage of the Kyiv Academic Theater for Young Spectators.
The ASTEM Foundation became a partner of the Kyiv School of Economics
The ASTEM Foundation became a partner and started its cooperation with Kyiv School of Economics. In partnership with KSE the ASTEM Foundation has arranged an educational space in the School's new building. Education and culture are
Restoration of the Yani Kapu tug by ASTEM Foundation
On May 2020, ASTEM Foundation restored the raid tug "Yany Kapu" of the Ukrainian Navy, damaged by the Russian military during the Kerch Strait incident. The raid tug was captured by Russia in November 2018
A special medical program established by ASTEM Foundation
In 2020 ASTEM Foundation launched a special program to support medical aid for people with cancer and cardiovascular diseases. During this year, ASTEM Foundation helped 11 patients from Ukraine to get treatment in Turkey and
ASTEM Foundation granted educational programs for 3 Crimean Tatar students
ASTEM Foundation bestowed grants on the education to the USA and Canada for three students from Crimea, Ukraine for 2020/2021 school year. One of the students will study Computer Science at the University of North