About Us

Based on our strong commitment to humanitarian values and founded in 2025, Kryla is a collaborative Swiss-Ukrainian endeavor. This ensures that our projects are closely aligned with the realities on the ground in Ukraine.

“Kryla” means "wings" in Ukrainian. Inspired by the beautiful poem “Kryla” by the renowned Ukrainian writer Lina Kostenko, our name reflects our shared goal to help Ukrainian children affected by the war to “spread the wings of hope, dreams, and passion…”.

Kryla’s first project will support an Art Lab and a Music Lab in Ukraine. Both initiatives are designed to help children and adolescents build resilience through creative expression.

Our values

Transparency:

Kryla is built on a foundation of transparency, trustworthiness, and effectiveness. Only reputable partners are chosen by us, with our Ukrainian contacts on site facilitating regular audits.

Integrity:

We uphold high ethical standards and expect the same from our partners in Ukraine. We are accountable for the meticulous governance of every donation.

Impact:

Our team works entirely on a voluntary basis, which allows us to maximize the impact of your contributions by minimizing overhead costs.

Sustainability:

Integrating sustainability into mental health care ensures follow-up and prevention. This fundamental value guides the long-term vision of our projects in Ukraine.

‍Our mission

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‍Kryla is dedicated to supporting the comprehensive mental and emotional wellbeing of war-affected children in Ukraine. By providing access to professional mentors and psychological care, we aim to empower children's inner strength.

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‍What we do

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‍Kryla supports established projects in Ukraine that help children and youths affected by the war and carefully evaluates their impact after completion. Our objective is to empower them to strengthen their resilience and revive the dreams that the war has shattered. Starting in summer 2025, Kryla will partner with the Ukrainian organization "Voices of Children", which provides expert social and psychological guidance to Ukrainian children and teenagers affected by the war. These services include professional counseling and therapies designed to assist youths in how to cope with their daily life in wartime.

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‍Why support Kryla?

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We support impactful projects that truly help children affected by the war.
Our projects are based on scientific evidence and proven methodologies and designed and executed by professionals in Ukraine.
By helping today, we are building Ukraine's future and empowering its children.
A majority of our team speaks Ukrainian and understands the culture, pain, and reality of war. This means your donation goes exactly where it is needed most.

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Our team

Retiree: Co-Chair/Fundraiser

As an active retiree and mother of two young adults, the wellbeing of children has always been a central focus in my life - from my past experiences in China and Cameroon to the current, unbearable war in Ukraine.

MD, PhD: Co-Chair/Project Manager

As a mother and a medical doctor, I understand the deep scars war leaves on children’s mental health, and I cannot remain still. Childhood is the most important period of a person’s life and impacts all our future actions and choices. The psychological trauma affecting Ukrainian children today will have profound negative consequences if we do not support them.

Head of HR: Accountant

I studied psychology and later specialized in human resources. I am very motivated to contribute to the most important part of Ukraine's future - its children.

MD, PhD: Kryla website design and Implementation

I am Ukrainian, a medical doctor, and a scientist. Although I have not lived in Ukraine for many years, I feel a responsibility to take part in the project. I am committed to helping secure the future of children affected by this war in any possible way.

Marketing Specialist: Marketing / Social Media Coordinator

I am a marketing specialist with over 10 years of experience in strategic marketing and e-commerce. Originally from Kyiv, I lost friends in the war and have personally seen how trauma changes children’s lives forever. Today, my mission is to apply my experience and knowledge to support those left alone to face this pain.

Visual Designer: Marketing / Social Media Coordinator

I strongly believe that art has the power to heal and transform. It sparks inspiration, lights up children`s eyes, and fills life with new hope and energy. Creativity is a set of wings – lifting us above everyday struggles and opening new horizons. I want to help children find these wings for themselves, so they can explore their own strengths and abilities.

PhD in Pharm Sci: Program Coordinator

I am an active Ukrainian, balancing my professional life while raising two children. I strongly believe that life is the highest social value. War destroys destinies and steals the happy childhoods of children in Ukraine. That should never be. Every person has the right to dream, to live in safety, to plan and to build their future.

Dr. of Pharm. Sci Prof: Program Coordinator

Seeing how deeply the war affects children in Ukraine has shown me how important it is to support them during childhood and adolescence – times when the world can feel overwhelming and hard to understand. That’s why I am committed to Kryla’s mission: to help young minds build resilience by encouraging them to explore their inner world, understand their changed reality and forge connections amidst chaos.

MLaw: Event Organizer

Through my legal studies, with a focus on human rights, I have developed a strong commitment to supporting vulnerable communities. I joined Kryla because I want to help children in Ukraine rediscover safety, expression, and hope.

‍Ambassadors for Kryla

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‍We are proud to welcome Luzia Tschirky as the first ambassador of Kryla. She is a renowned Swiss journalist, author, and expert on Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and the Russian war. For around twelve years Luzia has worked with SRF (Swiss Radio and Television), reporting first from Moscow and, after the beginning of the full-scale invasion, from Ukraine. In autumn 2023, she returned to Switzerland. Luzia is the author of the book “Live from Ukraine”.