Svitlana Chystiakova is a financial and project manager, and vice-president of Kraina Foundation, helping Ukrainian refugees with humanitarian aid and allocation programmes. After 15 years of corporate finance and project management experience, Svitlana started her own business in Warsaw, Poland. Since the end of February 2022, she runs ‘Centrum Pomocy Mokotów’ [transl. Mokotów Aid Center] on Pulawska 20 in Warsaw where she became a volunteer supporting Ukrainian refugees coming to Poland. With this centre, Svitlana managed to help around 20 thousand refugees, coordinated around 500 volunteers, and managed around 8 mln PLN of donations from all over the world. With Kraina Foundation, she continues to help refugees and displaced people integrate into local societies.
