Charitable support for Christmas 2022

As every year, Axonlab refrains from giving customer gifts and supports charitable organizations instead.

Solidarity with the Ukrainian population

We usually focus our charitable support on projects on the African continent. However, this year the ongoing war in Ukraine has moved us to support the Ukrainian population.

Back in March of this year, Axonlab and its employees in Switzerland participated in Swiss Solidarity's national day for Ukraine, making a joint contribution to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. We are now renewing this solidarity with the Ukrainian people at Christmas time and support Swiss Solidarity once again.

Swiss Solidarity relief projects

The approaching winter with its low temperatures is extremely challenging and risky for the civilian population. The fighting in Ukraine has destroyed a large number of buildings and heating systems are no longer working. Swiss Solidarity is therefore also focusing its aid on projects with a heating component and, through its partner organizations on the ground, is ensuring that at least one room per home can be repaired, insulated and heated.

Swiss Solidarity supports the civilian population in many Ukrainian regions - be it with food, medical care or protection. In addition, Swiss Solidarity also finances relief projects within Ukraine by partner organizations such as the Swiss Red Cross, Caritas or Save the Childern. But Swiss Solidarity also supports those Ukrainians who seek refuge in other countries. For example, in the neighboring countries of Moldova, Romania and Poland.

 

Direct support of Ukrainian employees

Axonlab also provides very direct aid to the Ukrainian population. For several years now, a small team of web developers in Ukraine has been responsible for the further development of our website www.axonlab.com. In recent years, these Ukrainian colleagues have been working for us in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, where they lived and worked. Since February 24, 2022, the lives of our web developers have, of course, changed drastically.

As a company, we were committed to helping those employees leave the country who wanted to. We assisted them in fleeing Ukraine and helped them find a safe, temporary home in Germany, where they have since been able to go about their daily work in our German branch.

We were allowed to interview web developer Diana Koshelieva about her escape from Ukraine:

Axonlab: How long have you been working for Axonlab?
Diana: I have been working for Axonlab for about 3.5 years.

Axonlab: Where in Ukraine are you from?
Diana: I am from Kharkiv.

Axonlab: When did you leave Ukraine?
Diana: The first time I left Ukraine was on February 27, 2022, three days after the war started. After that I visited Ukraine twice more for a short time.

Axonlab: You are now in Germany. What did your escape from Ukraine look like?
Diana: I crossed the border in southwestern Ukraine into the neighboring country of Moldova. From there, the journey continued to Romania, where I settled for a few days. From Romania I continued westwards until I finally arrived in Germany. I have now been living near Reichenbach, where the German branch of Axonlab is located, since March 3, 2022.

Axonlab: Did you flee all by yourself or with family members or friends?
Diana: When the war started, I was in western Ukraine. To Romania I fled with my friends, but to Germany I continued alone. Later I helped organize the evacuation of my parents and sister from Kharkiv, and then my mother and sister joined me in Germany. My father went to war, he is a soldier. My mother and sister lived with me in Germany for eight months, but then decided to return to Ukraine, where they are now in a more or less safe place.

Axonlab: How do you like working in the Axonlab office in Germany?
Diana: I like it very much. I like this office and the people who work here. I am very grateful that Axonlab helped me move to Germany and rent an apartment. Without this help, it would have been much more difficult for me to manage all this. I'm also learning German, which gives me a sense of achievement every now and then.

Axonlab: And how do you like life in Germany in general?
Diana: Life in Germany is good. I am grateful to Germany for granting me asylum. Nevertheless, I dream of returning home after the war is over.

Axonlab: What do you miss most about Ukraine?
Diana: Ukraine is my homeland. I miss my family, my friends and the normal life that is familiar to me. I would like to return to Ukraine as soon as it is safe there again.