2023 Tier 6 Ukraine Award Winner

Utilizing on-the-ground partnerships and border country entry points in Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, ISOA Global Impact Award winner Reinaert’s efforts have reached communities in Uzhorod, Vorokhta, and Dnipro – some of the most impacted towns across eastern Ukraine.

Ongoing support includes:

• Humanitarian aid including critical care and medical supplies, food, and necessities such as mobile devices
• Delivery of a battery-powered, energy-grid independent blood cooler to a children’s ward in the regional hospital in Zaporizhya
• Winter clothing drive for families of the wounded and fallen in Dnipro and Vorokhta

The uncertain future in Ukraine highlights another direct need, unfulfilled at scale – resilience support for men, women, and children profoundly impacted by the conflict. Therefore, in October 2022, Reinaert, with the support of its non-profit partner, Operation Recovery, launched a unique resilience program centered around EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a widely utilized modern trauma intervention therapy. Led by a licensed, U.S.-based clinician, Reinaert program staff provide remote training to partner clinicians in Ukraine. Clinicians observe, learn, and then apply peer-reviewed coping and trauma-intervention protocols that mirror U.S. military and VA methodologies.

Reinaert’s resilience program provides tangible skills and tools to their Ukrainian counterparts to use for in-country care. Trainings are conducted once a week and are focused on stabilization and grounding techniques including the use of breathing exercises, dietary reviews, task prioritization, shared experiences, and support systems.

The program provides a model for how a small company can make a difference in the lives of people around the world. Trainings provided to date have already enabled providers in Ukraine to reach an estimated 6,000 people.

“The need today in Ukraine is monumental and as the war drags on, that need will only increase,” said Josh Owen, president of Reinaert LLC. “Our program is the ideal intervention to help meet the task. We are honored by this prestigious award from ISOA and pledge to continue this vital work to support the people of Ukraine.”

Reinaert, LLC, is a Service Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business that provides a range of humanitarian, security, logistics, training, and other highly specialized mission support solutions to multiple U.S. government, corporate, and non-profit entities. Reinaert’s team has more than 80 years of combined experience in national security activities, intelligence operations, special operations, and disaster management. Founded in 2019, Reinaert currently supports missions in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Slovakia, and the United States.