Overnight Camps in Lviv

Code for Ukraine is the 12-month adaptation of Code.X’s flagship 3-year program, run jointly with local Canadian-Ukrainian partner Help Us Help. Code for Ukraine provides students from war-affected and disadvantaged backgrounds with a unique approach to computer science, human-centered design, and project management fundamentals, taught by Code.X volunteers from top U.S. universities and tech companies. The program will kick off on July 5, 2024.

While Code For Ukraine takes place far from combat zones in the western city of Lviv, Code.X and Help Us Help will be monitoring program safety continuously and will alert all applicants if there are changes to our ability to host the program.

Program Design

Code for Ukraine’s pilot cohort will include 50 students selected across Ukrainian society, with special emphasis on Ukraine’s war-affected youth and orphan populations. The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia has had a devastating impact on Ukrainian youth. Many children have been orphaned or directly affected by the violence and instability caused by the war, suffering from educational and economic disadvantages and limiting their future prospects.

In response to this need, the Code for Ukraine program aims to provide life-changing technical education and personal skills development to Ukraine's war-affected youth. The program focuses on empowering these young individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the digital age, preparing them for future career opportunities and enabling them to become agents of change within their communities.

Code for Ukraine will take place in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, far from any military conflict. Students will participate in 3 overnight camps between July 2024 and July 2025, developing computational, creative, and critical thinking skills. Students will practice the skills they learn over the summer with additional twice-monthly extracurricular classes between camps.

Press & Media Coverage

  • “Code.X, Help Us Help Announce New Youth Program “Code for Ukraine”” (Help Us Help, Code.X, 2024)

Our Local Partner

 

Help Us Help is a nonprofit organization based in Canada that originated in 1993 as a charity to help orphaned children develop transferable life skills. Help Us Help’s mission is to provide tools, training and resources that improve the lives of Ukraine’s disadvantaged children and conflict-affected veterans, enabling them to become fully contributing members of society.