Who Qualifies?

This is not a holiday. We are travelling in a war zone, and for reasons of safety members of our group need to meet certain criteria. 
 

• Members of the group must be healthy and physically fit enough to carry their own luggage several blocks occasionally, mount and dismount a civilian vehicle quickly if required, and walk short distances wearing body armour and a day pack (15-25lbs). 

• Members of the group must be able to walk some distance unburdened.

• Members of the group cannot be male Ukrainian nationals of fighting age unless in possession of a valid military exemption. 

• Members of the group must carry a passport from a country on good diplomatic terms with Ukraine. This will avoid delays and problems at the border. Canada, the United States, and most western European countries are on good terms with the Ukrainian government.

• Previous military experience isn’t required because we’ll teach you basic safety protocols, but it would be an asset. 

• We encourage influencers, academics, politicians, and journalists to join the team. Our trip is designed to give our team members a sense of war and its physical and psychological effects, and an understanding of the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine.

• We discourage adrenaline seekers.  There’s nothing wrong with extreme war tourism, but that’s not what we do.  We will be storming no Russian trenches nor waving red flags at Russian snipers. 

• Members of the team must sign a liability waiver and have next of kin with the ability to pay for medical and medical travel expenses if the need arises. While we have evacuation plans in place for medical emergencies within Ukraine, we cannot be responsible for medical expenses should they arise. Limited health and war event insurance is available in Ukraine, and we encourage you to purchase it. Good medical care is available in Ukraine at a reasonable cost.