Ukrainian Leadership Academy Foundation of Canada
The Ukrainian Leadership Academy Foundation of Canada (ULAFC) is an independent Canadian not-for-profit corporation. Our purpose is charitable and educational: to advance the education of young people — building their knowledge, character, civic responsibility, and leadership so they can help create a democratic, prosperous, and self-reliant society.
ULAFC works in Canada and internationally. Where we support organizations abroad — including the Ukrainian Leadership Academy — we do so by funding and delivering programs that further our own charitable purposes. The Foundation’s Board of Directors retains full and independent authority over how ULAFC’s resources are raised and used. We apply due diligence to every grant, enter into written agreements, and require ongoing monitoring and reporting so that funds are applied exclusively to charitable and educational activities.
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International coverage of Ukraine
International media continue to report on the war’s impact on Ukraine’s young people. Foundation-supported mentors and educators contribute their perspective on how youth and communities are coping and rebuilding.
Community and humanitarian response
Students, alumni, and educators connected to the programs we support have mobilized to help civilians affected by the war — delivering humanitarian aid, supporting displaced families, and assisting vulnerable community members.
Volunteering and civic education
Volunteering is embedded in the programs we support. Young people devote time each week to civic projects in their communities — a core part of their leadership education.
The Foundation
ULAFC advances education by supporting rigorous leadership-education programs for young people — delivered in partnership with organizations such as the Ukrainian Leadership Academy, under grant agreements that keep decision-making and accountability with the Foundation.
These programs give students aged 16–18 a demanding, full-time year that develops intellect, emotional intelligence, communication, teamwork, and conflict-resolution skills — alongside the study of leadership, languages, humanities, social sciences, and management, and a practical understanding of how society, the economy, and civic life interact.
Students devote time each week to serving their communities. Activities focus on civilian humanitarian assistance — helping displaced families, supporting vulnerable community members, and contributing to local relief and recovery efforts.
Programs that reach communities across Ukraine
With the Foundation’s support, the programs we fund deliver national educational and public-awareness initiatives that help people gain new skills, learn about their country and its history, and see that they can make a difference.
Uncounted since 1932 — Holodomor education
A public-awareness and education initiative that informs audiences about the Holodomor.
Dobrodvizh —
civic engagement
Encourages thousands of acts of community service and volunteering.
UA.MENTOR —
mentoring skills
Teaches mentoring to young people as a core 21st-century skill.
Why support Ukrainian Leadership Academy?
I listened to project presentations from students of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy and, you know — I have no doubt that Ukraine will soon become an example for others! I wish the whole country was like this so that Ukraine was charged with such energy. It is necessary for people like them to get a quality education, feel free and have access to all the opportunities. They will stay here and build Ukraine of the future, which we will all be proud of.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
President of Ukraine
Our Partners
The Ukrainian Leadership Academy was founded in 2015 by Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund f/k/a Western NIS Enterprise Fund — the first regional direct-investment fund in Ukraine and Moldova — and has since drawn support from more than 50 businesses, family foundations, and individual donors.
ULAFC is grateful to its Canadian supporters, whose contributions make the Foundation’s work possible.
ULAFC’s Canadian supporters
Support youth leadership education
With the Foundation’s support, the programs we fund deliver national educational and public-awareness initiatives that help people gain new skills, learn about their country and its history, and see that they can make a difference.
How your donation is used
You may indicate a preference for how your gift is applied. Final authority over the use of all donations rests with ULAFC’s Board of Directors. If we are unable to apply your gift to your preferred program, we will use it for other activities that further our charitable purposes, and it will not be returned.
Ways to give
Online: donate securely through ULAFC’s Canadian donation page.
In person or by mail: 3029 Bloor Street West, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, Canada M8X 1C5.
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ULAFC is an independent Canadian not-for-profit corporation and retains full discretion and control over the use of all funds it raises.