Just bought my travel toothpaste and Tylenol PM. My flight leaves Friday night and I arrive in Kyiv on Saturday night - so 2 nights rest before the tech begins ; ) My schedule is pretty booked with visits to the US Embassy, Women's Organizations (NGOs), group dinners and workshops (with 45 NGO representatives) throughout the week. Trish, my friend and co-founder of WAKE, just emailed this article out today describing the resilience of the Ukrainian people and how women are particularly effected by the current situation.
My goal for this trip is to develop relationships with the NGOs and work with these women to establish stable technical work environments. Which will hopefully allow them to focus on their mission.
Thank you all so much for your support. I hope to post daily while in Ukraine.
xo Amy
WAKE and Tech Advisers for Ukraine