We do two things. We build technology products for communities, the environment, healthcare and reconstruction — assembling teams of veterans, students, engineers and researchers. And we run social programmes where people need help directly, not through a product. We do not advise from the sidelines — we assemble teams of veterans, students, engineers and researchers, and take solutions from prototype to deployment.
An idea, people and technology resolve into a real product. It is a vector sum — a direction none of them reaches alone.
Each part covers what the others lack: the idea sets the direction, people bring expertise, time and execution, and technology provides the leverage — what once required an institute is now carried by a team of six.
Full name: NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION «GRADIENT CENTER», short form NGO «GRADIENT», registration code 46389902. We operate across Ukraine. Below is what the organization exists for and the rules it works by.
Two problems solved by one action. Communities, hospitals and the environment get working solutions. Veterans, students and beginners get a profession, a team and their first real track record.
A community does not wait a year for a contractor to see the state of its networks. A hospital offers rehabilitation at home, not 200 kilometres away. Environmental data is open, not buried in someone's report. And all of it is built here, not bought from a foreign vendor with grant money.
Six rules against which any decision of ours can be checked.
Drag the three vectors — idea, people and technology. Their sum is the product's direction, ∇.
In plain words: there is a real idea, there are people who build it, and the technology they build it with. Apart they are separate parts; together they add up into a single direction and yield a finished product. That shared direction is what we call a gradient.
We are not tied to a single technology — nor only to technology. Teams take on problems where they can create real civilian and humanitarian value, and where what is needed is not a program for a computer but a programme of care, we build that instead.
General-purpose products, services and tools.
Solutions for government, communities, recovery and safety.
Health, accessibility, environment and community rebuilding.
Support, education and direct help — where what is needed is people, not a product.
A through-line mission runs across every programme: reintegrating veterans through real work, opening doors for students and beginners, and bringing Ukraine closer to EU membership.
Not courses — real roles: veterans become product managers, engineers, analysts and QA in the teams building the products below — gaining a profession and social reintegration.
A first real team experience even with no portfolio: development, design, analytics or QA under senior mentorship — and projects worth showing.
Our products close concrete state needs and bring Ukraine closer to EU membership.
Four programmes in priority order where our DeepTech stack delivers civilian and humanitarian value — and where we build partnerships with institutional donors.
Satellite and AI monitoring of war impact — forests, water, soil; tools for smart energy grids. A way into green-recovery funding, the EU Green Deal and LIFE.
Local digital services, open data and GIS for communities; transparent-recovery dashboards on DREAM data. Problem: DREAM is mandatory from 2026, yet most communities lack IT capacity.
Health, rehabilitation and accessibility: telerehabilitation, digital mental health, prosthetic control, AI assistants and navigation for people with disabilities — aligned with the National Barrier-Free Strategy. Need is scaling into the millions, yet almost no one applies deeptech here.
AI- and satellite-based damage assessment, digital twins of communities, energy-efficiency tools. Tied to DREAM and the damaged-property register; $588bn in recovery needs.
a real problem
veteran, students, mentors
build under mentorship
real-world validation
adoption / spin-off
We create real technology jobs for veterans — not courses for the sake of courses. And we build technology for veterans themselves: rehabilitation, mental health, accessibility. To do this honestly, we want to hear you first: what is missing, what stops you, what support falls short.
The survey is anonymous and runs in Google Forms — we cannot see who answered. Aggregated results will be published openly: they may be useful to other organisations too.
Whether you are a veteran, a defender, a student, a researcher, a beginner, a senior engineer or a partner — there is a place for you.
Build your own product or switch careers — product/project manager, developer, analyst, QA tester or domain expert. Several of you can take on one project, each in your own role, alongside your own people.
Your first real team experience — even with no portfolio yet. Development, design, analytics or QA under senior mentorship, a way into DeepTech, GovTech and HealthTech, and projects worth showing.
Senior engineers and product leaders — pass on your expertise and lead teams. Flexible volunteering: a few hours a week give the product quality and you impact and community.
Back the direction with grants, pilots or expertise and gain access to the ecosystem and ready teams. Your contribution becomes not reports but real solutions for Ukraine and the world.
You do not have to be an engineer. Lawyers, accountants, psychologists, media people, drivers, coordinators — we need hands and heads, not only code. Flexible format: from a one-off task to ongoing involvement.
Got a problem with no budget and no contractor? Describe it. We cannot promise to take every one, but this is exactly where our projects come from — and the result stays with you, not with us.
Leave your email — we will write once, when the first teams start. No newsletters, no sharing with anyone.
The war leaves thousands of people with unique experience — and a need for a new role. We turn that experience into technology products: the veteran gains a profession and a team, the country gains the solutions it needs, the industry gains trained talent.
We operate within Ukraine's technology and innovation ecosystem and are open to partnerships — with donors and funds, universities, industry and government institutions.
Grants and pilots that become real solutions, not reports.
Students, research and joint educational programmes.
Mentorship, technology and a path to deployment.
Real needs, pilot grounds, scaling.
A direct line to the people we build for — and who build with us.
Telling the story of what already works, not of intentions.
We do not sell a logo on a banner. Partnering with us means concrete involvement: your engineers mentor a team, your infrastructure becomes the development environment, your budget covers a programme rather than a line in a report.
We are open. Policies are published in full, not as extracts and not on request. All five were approved by the Board and have been in force since 17 August 2026 — the rules are visible before any work begins.
Statute of NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION «GRADIENT CENTER», revision of 17.08.2026.
Reg. code 46389902 — verify in the public register.
Aligned with FCPA and EU standards.
Declarations for governing bodies.
Protection of vulnerable groups and minors.
Processing under UA law and GDPR where applicable.
Budgeting, donor fund accounting, procurement thresholds, audit.
Five internal policies — full texts, published openly.
The first report covers 2026 and will be published here. Until then any donor can request interim figures by email.
Bank details are in the «Support» section: hryvnia, dollar and euro, with SWIFT and correspondent banks.
Every decision and every hryvnia under clear rules. Governance, finance and intellectual property are built to international standards before the first grant.
No distribution of income (Tax Code 133.4); funds only for the statutory mission.
Written declarations for all governing-body members.
Aligned with FCPA and EU anti-corruption standards.
Bookkeeping and the option of independent, including international, audit.
Rights under the Civil Code; spin-offs via licensing, without equity stakes.
Results relating to dual-use goods are transferred only in compliance with state export-control law.
We screen counterparties and fund recipients against sanctions lists and do not work with sanctioned persons or entities.
Corruption, harassment or conflicts of interest can be reported to hello@gradientcenter.org marked «Report of a violation» — such messages are handled by the Head of the Board personally. You may report anonymously. No one may be punished for reporting in good faith.
Personal data handled under Ukraine's Data Protection Act and GDPR where applicable.
Full statute, policies and contracts available to partners and donors on request.
We are non-profit: distributing income among members is prohibited by our statute and by the Tax Code. Funds go to team equipment, infrastructure, participant stipends and taking products to deployment.
Добровільна пожертва на статутну діяльність ГО «ГРАДІЄНТ». Без ПДВ.
Charitable donation for statutory activities of NGO GRADIENT. Non-commercial.
Charitable donation for statutory activities of NGO GRADIENT. Non-commercial.
The simplest route for donors abroad — a transfer to the organization's email.
hello@gradientcenter.org
Open PayPalEquipment, cloud credits, licences, premises, legal or accounting help, mentoring hours — all of it is as valuable to us as a transfer.
Beware of fraud: the only valid bank details are the ones on this page. We never ask for transfers to a personal card and never message you first asking for money.
We publish a report on the use of funds annually. Until the first full reporting year — at a donor's request at any time.
Accessibility is one of our values, so it starts with our own site. We aim at WCAG 2.1 level AA. This is not a certificate but a commitment: if something does not work, write to us and we will fix it.
The whole site is navigable with Tab. The first press reveals a «Skip to main content» link. Focus is always visible.
Headings follow a hierarchy, form fields have labels, diagrams carry text descriptions, decorative animation is hidden from narration.
If your system has «reduce motion» enabled, the site turns off animations, parallax and the particle field in the header.
Body text has a contrast ratio from 8:1 against a 4.5:1 requirement. The page holds up at 200% zoom.
There is no easy-read version and no sign-language interpretation. Both are planned, but for now we say plainly: they are not there.
Email hello@gradientcenter.org with the subject «Accessibility». We reply within five working days and tell you when it will be fixed.
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OnThe founding phase is complete: the NGO is registered, the statute and policies are in force, the site runs in two languages. Three phases ahead, each with a measurable result.
NGO registered (EDRPOU 46389902), statute and five policies approved and published, site launched in two languages. Governance and compliance ready for the first grant.
The veterans needs survey is running. Onboarding veterans, students and mentors; 2–3 pilot projects for real needs.
Prototypes validated in the field. First grants, pilots and partnerships.
Deployment, spin-offs via licensing and ecosystem growth. Funds return to the mission.
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