Hunt for the Nightingales is an alliance of organisations with the bold mission of sourcing 100,000 new laptops to close the gap of vulnerable students in Ukraine whose schools have been bombed and their education halted.

Hunt for the Nightingales is primarily focused on mobilising wealthy organisations and individuals around the world, to purchase Nightingale laptops that will go to vulnerable students in Ukraine. While our strategic focus is on those organisations with the means to purchase 50+ Nightingale Laptops, we appreciate the generosity of any organisation or individual able to help by funding a laptop - every single laptop gets us closer to putting an end to the education crisis for vulnerable students in Ukraine.

To date, the Ukraine Ministry of Education, Olena Zelensky Foundation, and UNESCO have collectively purchased 230,000 devices to address the huge educational hole caused by the war. Google has also donated 10,000 devices. Nonetheless, there are still over 100,000 vulnerable students without the means to purchase a device for remote learning - bringing their education to a halt for the indefinite future. Hunt for the Nightingales aims to give these students back the chance of an education and a positive future.

The Hunt for the Nightingales alliance is led by NZ impact consultancy Eco Shepherd, supported by King’s High School Prefects (Dunedin, NZ) for strategic outreach; Vector Global Logistics (UK) for humanitarian freight and logistics; and UNESCO Ukraine for humanitarian logistics guidance. We will be announcing additional organisations joining the alliance over the coming weeks.

In war-torn Ukraine, education has become a lifeline for the hundreds of thousands of students whose schools lie in ruins. For vulnerable students, of all ages -particularly those from low-income families and orphanages—remote learning is often their only path to a future. Yet, without laptops, even this opportunity slips away.

 The Ukraine Device Coalition has estimated that the education of 358,000 students was halted due to bombed school facilities or living in conflict-affects regions, and who lack the means to secure devices for remote learning. To date, 240,000 laptops have been secured but there are still 118,000 students without devices. 

Our base target is to provide 10% of the remaining vulnerable students (10,000) with devices, but ultimately, we aim to close the gap by securing the 100,000+ new laptops needed to give every student in Ukraine the chance to recommence their education.

Complete the form below, choosing how many laptops you intend to fund. Pay through bank transfer to bank details below. Upon receipt of the funds, you will receive a receipt PDF in the confirmation email. Eco Shepherd is a NZ-based organisation; for currency consistency, we’re securing funds from organisations in NZ Dollars (NZ$900 per laptop).

Please contact us for transfers in other currencies on hello@ecoshepherd.com

Eco Shepherd Ltd

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) 02-0912-0400699-025

Code: Laptop

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Nightingales are the national animal of Ukraine. Nightingales represent resilience and hope. 

  • DNo. Due to the cross-border All donations will be cross-borders transactions, so GST or Sales Taxes are not applicable. GST or Sales Tax is typically applied to purchase transactions, even as donations for charitable organisations, they are not applicable for this initiative as all donations are cross-border transactions.escription text goes here

  • Hunt for the Nightingales will be purchasing the laptops & software through several manufacturers who have provided us with a special Nightingales prices in USD. This means that we are able to avoid losing funds from currency fluctuactions.

  • New laptops is a prerequisite of the Ukraine Ministry of Education, as it means that every laptop received by students commences in identical condition. This reduces propensity for technical issues, which are difficult to overcome when many communities are devasted or remote rural.

  • IHunt for the Nightingales is an independent initiative fully owned by impact consultancy, Eco Shepherd Ltd, a limited liability company registered in New Zealand (Company No. 8963237). Eco Shepherd operates a Purpose over Profit social enterprise model, working on behalf of not-for-profits, in the provision of commercial strategy, operations, fundraising and initiatives to address major societal and environmental issues.

    As Eco Shepherd is working on behalf of NGOs and charities for Hunt for the Nightingales, organisations are able to receive a registered charity tax receipt for their purchase of Nightingale laptops, if required.

  • A group of trustees is being established to provide independent governance for this initiative. A list of their names will be provided here by early September.

  • Our European logistics partner, Vector Global have experience sending humanitarian aid packages into Ukraine, and have an office in Kyiv. Vector Global will oversee and manage all the customs and regulatory paperwork associated with sending a humanitarian aid package in the Eastern Bloc, with support from the UNESCO Office in Ukraine.

  • The Ukraine Ministry of Education will work with each of the local education authorities across Ukraine, who have comprehensive lists of vulnerable students in their region, but unable to share those to the Ministry or elsewhere due to privacy regulations.

  • Humanitarian aid is the provision of material support and logistics that goes direct to people affected by natural disasters and military conflicts. Importantly, humanitarian aid aims to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity by providing essential needs during and immediately after a crisis. Education is considered an essential need.