War in Ukraine – How Can Devs Help?
summary
Community volunteers build a refugee camp logistics system on monday.com integration and add an Airbnb API check to verify drivers within hours; 250 volunteer engineers sign up to cover Ukrainian roles through a Ukraine Tech Collective; NordSecurity gives free VPN access to Belarus Ukraine and Russia; an online DevFest raises $130,000 and crowdsourcing buys three drones; Ukraine hosts about 200,000 IT specialists and over 5 million people become refugees, creating urgent needs for donations, verified transport, SIM cards, jobs and mentorship.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and panelists
- 6:44Ukraine Tech Collective
- 11:39NordVPN initiatives and cybersecurity
- 13:23Refugee camp logistics at border
- 17:33Needs of people in Ukraine
- 21:51Controversy around military donations
- 23:17Tech for political change
- 25:04DevFest Ukraine fundraiser
- 26:10Helping Ukrainian refugees abroad
- 34:16One action everyone can take
- 39:51Q&A and closing remarks
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