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IT Academy — tech skills, real portfolios, first jobs

An EU-based hub where war-affected teens and disabled veterans train for in-demand roles and graduate with hire-ready portfolios.

Why this matters

Millions displaced across the EU face school disruption, limb loss, PTSD and long gaps in work history. Without re-skilling, many remain locked out of today’s economy.
Our answer: a 24-week, mentor-led program (online + hybrid) that ends with a real portfolio and a capstone project, the currency employers trust for junior roles and paid internships.

What we teach

Web3 & Blockchain

  • Skills: smart contracts (Solidity), wallets, DeFi basics, security by design.

  • Capstone: NFT minting dApp with wallet login & audit checklist.

  • Roles: Web3 junior dev, community/tools support.

AI & Machine Learning

  • Skills: Python, data prep, prompting, small LLM fine-tuning, ethics.

  • Capstone: AI assistant (classification or RAG) with evaluation report.

  • Roles: data/AI assistant, automation support.

Game Design & Esports

  • Skills: Unity/Godot prototypes, 2D/3D assets pipeline, team playbook.

  • Capstone: Playable vertical slice + itch.io page.

  • Roles: QA/game support, junior designer.

Cybersecurity & Digital Safety

  • Skills: threat modeling, password & network hygiene, GDPR, blue-team labs.

  • Capstone: Security hardening guide + simulated incident response.

  • Roles: SOC/junior analyst, IT support.

NFTs and the Creative Digital Economy

  • Skills: tokenization basics, IP/copyright, platform ops, go-to-market.

  • Capstone: Micro-collection launch + sales/analytics report.

  • Roles: digital content ops, web coordinator.

Every graduate defends a capstone and leaves with a GitHub/portfolio site reviewed by mentors.

Help us launch the academy

IT Academy roadmap

Every milestone brings us closer to welcoming the first students and launching a new era of tech‑based recovery for war survivors.

Facility & online setup

Adapt inclusive classrooms and build out a secure online platform to support hybrid learning from day one.

Hardware & software 

Deliver and install high-performance PCs, VR gear, servers, and licensed development tools.

Teacher & mentor 

Train a multidisciplinary team in trauma-informed teaching and hands-on tech instruction.

First student cohort begins

Launch in-person and remote courses, with students completing real projects and graduating with portfolios.

Helping War Victims Foundation

registered public charity in Lithuania

juridical code: 306054239
Vilnius, LT

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