Driving Social Change: SoftServe’s Open Call 2026 to Provide Pro Bono Tech Solutions

27/ 01/ 2026

SoftServe, a premier IT consulting and digital services provider, announces the launch of its annual Open Call 2026 through its corporate pro bono program, OpenTech. As part of the competition, the company will select five impactful projects to receive tailored technological solutions. International or local non-governmental organizations, charitable foundations, social enterprises, media organizations, and local or state government bodies from four countries – Ukraine, Poland, Colombia, and Mexico – are eligible for participation in the competition. Initiatives will be evaluated based on factors including project scale, relevant societal needs, community and environmental impacts, as well as OpenTech’s capacity to provide the required technological expertise. “Our previous Open Call revealed incredibly strong and diverse initiatives, ranging from blood donation and veteran support to gender equality,” says Mariia Kucherenko, Director of Corporate Reputation & CSR at SoftServe. “The volume and quality of applications led us to expand our selection and support more projects than originally planned, proving the immense potential of this format. As we continue the initiative into 2026, we remain committed to finding new partners and providing the technological expertise needed to scale their positive impact on society.” Initiatives in the following areas are eligible for the Open Call 2026: Enhancing education; Environmental responsibility; Supporting healthcare; Providing innovations and supporting smart city initiatives; Empowering communities; Inclusion and equal opportunities; Helping people in need; Supporting Veterans (Ukraine) The deadline for applications is Feb. 18, 2026. Applications can be submitted at this link, acknowledging and accepting all terms and conditions of the Open Call 2026. The winners will be announced by April 30, 2026. OpenTech’s milestones include several high-impact projects completed in 2025: the launch of the global website for Prytula Foundation USA, an online forest restoration platform for WWF-Ukraine, a website for the Volleyball Federation in Bulgaria, a solution for integrating and automating databases for The Juanfe Foundation, a Colombian NGO that combines social, educational, and economic interventions to support adolescent mothers. * * * About OpenTech OpenTech is a corporate pro bono program founded and driven by SoftServe associates in 2019. The initiative has delivered 80 projects in partnership with government agencies and non-profit organizations across six countries. OpenTech’s partners include the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, UNICEF, UNFPA, WWF, and others. About SoftServe SoftServe is the largest global IT company with Ukrainian roots, specializing in software development and consulting services. More than 11,000 employees work in more than 60 offices located from San Francisco to Dubai. The companys headquarter is located in Austin (USA).  The company is working on more than 900 active projects for clients in North America, the EU, and Asia. SoftServes clients include IBM, Cisco, Panasonic, Cloudera, Henry Schein, Spillman Technologies, and others. SoftServe is a partner of Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA, and other major technology companies.

International or local non-governmental organizations, charitable foundations, social enterprises, media organizations, and local or state government bodies from four countries – Ukraine, Poland, Colombia, and Mexico – are eligible for participation in the competition. Initiatives will be evaluated based on factors including project scale, relevant societal needs, community and environmental impacts, as well as OpenTech’s capacity to provide the required technological expertise.

“Our previous Open Call revealed incredibly strong and diverse initiatives, ranging from blood donation and veteran support to gender equality,” says Mariia Kucherenko, Director of Corporate Reputation & CSR at SoftServe. “The volume and quality of applications led us to expand our selection and support more projects than originally planned, proving the immense potential of this format. As we continue the initiative into 2026, we remain committed to finding new partners and providing the technological expertise needed to scale their positive impact on society.”

Initiatives in the following areas are eligible for the Open Call 2026:

Enhancing education;
Environmental responsibility;
Supporting healthcare;
Providing innovations and supporting smart city initiatives;
Empowering communities;
Inclusion and equal opportunities;
Helping people in need;
Supporting Veterans (Ukraine)

The deadline for applications is Feb. 18, 2026. Applications can be submitted at this link, acknowledging and accepting all terms and conditions of the Open Call 2026. The winners will be announced by April 30, 2026.

OpenTech’s milestones include several high-impact projects completed in 2025: the launch of the global website for Prytula Foundation USA, an online forest restoration platform for WWF-Ukraine, a website for the Volleyball Federation in Bulgaria, a solution for integrating and automating databases for The Juanfe Foundation, a Colombian NGO that combines social, educational, and economic interventions to support adolescent mothers.

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About OpenTech

OpenTech is a corporate pro bono program founded and driven by SoftServe associates in 2019. The initiative has delivered 80 projects in partnership with government agencies and non-profit organizations across six countries. OpenTech’s partners include the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, UNICEF, UNFPA, WWF, and others.

About SoftServe

SoftServe is the largest global IT company with Ukrainian roots, specializing in software development and consulting services. More than 11,000 employees work in more than 60 offices located from San Francisco to Dubai. The company’s headquarter is located in Austin (USA). 

The company is working on more than 900 active projects for clients in North America, the EU, and Asia. SoftServe’s clients include IBM, Cisco, Panasonic, Cloudera, Henry Schein, Spillman Technologies, and others. SoftServe is a partner of Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA, and other major technology companies.