Varvara Tertychna is the co-founder and CEO of the Starenki Charitable Foundation. She has led the organization since its establishment in 2017 and built it from a local volunteering initiative to a foundation that survived and expanded its activity despite the full-scale invasion and throughout 2022. The organization has helped lonely elderly people in need in 12 regions of Ukraine relying on a network of 20 core members, over 300 volunteers and a trust from local and international businesses, professional non-profit organizations and NGOs.
In addition to her great expertise in the non-profit sector, Varvara also has experience of working in top FMCG companies and UN-system organizations. She is an efficient but very empathetic leader with a solid background in organizational development, project management, financial control, and accounting. Varvara has a great interest in global politics, international cooperation, and building a better future for our children. Her priorities as the CEO of the Starenki Foundation are raising the voice of seniors, uniting communities and businesses to help elderly people locally, and activating a dialogue in society to form a responsible attitude towards older age in Ukraine.