U&WE HUB (UKRAINIAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS) IS A PROJECT BY CSR UKRAINE THAT DEVELOPS A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS UKRAINE.

Within this community, women start or scale their own businesses. The program was founded by Maryna Saprykina and the Center for CSR Development after the full-scale invasion.

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Why we created this project:

61%

Of all new private entrepreneurs registered in Ukraine in 2024 were women.

61%

Of winners of state grant programs were women.

25%

However, only 25% of women can correctly calculate an annual loan interest rate (compared to 37% of men).

53%

Of women want to improve their financial literacy.

68%

Of women are considering starting their own business.

$1 trln

That’s the estimated cost of Ukraine’s recovery and modernization over the next 14 years.

THE PROJECT WORKS IN THREE MAIN DIRECTIONS:

Rebuild yourself - moral and emotional recovery (retreats, seminars, meetings).

(Re)build your business — training on starting and scaling a business.

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Rebuild Your Country represents the broader impact that U&WE HUB makes through projects aimed at rebuilding Ukraine’s economy.

The hubs are operating within the framework of the project "Development of Women Entrepreneurs in Ukraine" with financial support from Global Giving. Project partner — Buzz Women

ABOUT THE FOUNDER

MARYNA SAPRYKINA — FOUNDER OF U&WE HUB AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE “CSR DEVELOPMENT CENTER”

Maryna Saprykina is the Chair of the Board of the “CSR Development Center” and the founder of U&WE HUB, an initiative that supports the development of women’s entrepreneurship in Ukraine. For more than 15 years, Maryna has been shaping the ecosystem of responsible business in the country, combining training, corporate advisory work, and implementation aligned with the international standard ISO 26000. Since 2022, Maryna has been actively advancing women’s entrepreneurship and has raised over €1.5 million to support youth and women entrepreneurs in Ukraine. She is an expert in sustainable business development and holds an Executive Management Business Administration diploma (Sheffield, London). Maryna is the author of more than 16 books and created Ukraine’s first CSR book (2012) and CSR online course (2019).

Her work spans a wide range of areas—from project management to shaping public policy in the field of social responsibility. As the founder of U&WE HUB, Maryna initiates practical programs for women entrepreneurs—from psychological support, training on launching and scaling businesses, mentorship, and peer-to-peer exchanges to digital literacy development, a women-owned business catalogue, and partner programs, including those implemented with international organizations. A distinct focus of her work is creating systemic opportunities for women through initiatives and collaboration with government institutions, donors, financial institutions, businesses, and international partners.

OUR GEOGRAPHY

U&WE HUB has four offline centers located in these cities, where live meetings, lectures, and local initiatives take place.

Kyiv

Сhernivtsi

Dnipro

Ivano-Frankivsk

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS U&WE HUB

OUR DONORS AND PARTNERS

The hubs are operating within the framework of the project "Development of Women Entrepreneurs in Ukraine" with financial support from Global Giving. Project partner — Buzz Women