About Hromada
Hromada — "community" in Ukrainian — connects municipalities with donors to rebuild critical civilian infrastructure, focusing on renewable energy and resilience.
What Hromada Is
The value of Hromada is not the platform itself. The value of Hromada is the communities it serves. Without them, the map would be empty. The website would be nothing. They asked for this. They are Hromada. That is our model.
Who We Are
Thomas Protzman
Founder, Project Director
Thomas built Hromada to channel US philanthropic capital toward Ukraine's municipal renewable energy transition. He holds a Master of International Affairs from the Hertie School in Berlin and writes on climate change, transatlantic affairs, and European politics.
Kostiantyn Krynytskyi
Founding Partner, Ukraine
Kostiantyn heads the Energy Department at NGO Ecoaction, where he focuses on green reconstruction, energy security, and decentralized renewable generation across Ukraine. A lawyer by training, he previously coordinated Ecoaction's campaign for a just transition of coal regions and has served as an analyst for Ukraine's Public Integrity Council.
Sloan Austermann
Co-Founder, Alternate Project Director
Sloan is an AI Engineer at Accenture Federal Services, where he designs, builds, and deploys cloud-native systems supporting critical federal operations. He holds multiple professional AWS certifications and dual degrees in International Economics and Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame.
Our Partners
Trusted NGO partners on the ground in Ukraine verify projects and facilitate connections between communities and donors.
Partner Work in the Media
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