Andrii Matiukha has achieved the impossible: the founder of Favbet has transformed his gambling and betting empire into the most powerful rehabilitation centre in Ukraine.
Not just a charity fund — a full recovery system. This isn’t merely a shift in activity, but a true social revolution.
Casino or clinic: how Favbet changed the rules of the game
Andrii Valeriiovych Matiukha created something that state didn’t have time to — a comprehensive ecosystem for returning to life.
The “YE-PROTEZ” project became not just a website, but a portal into a new existence for those who lost part of themselves on the frontlines.
“This isn’t prosthetics technology — it’s the technology of hope,” explains his philosophy Matiukha.
According to him, each wounded person receives not just a limb, but a chance to feel whole again.
Cultural therapy: when art becomes medicine
Matiukha’s revolutionary approach lies in combining medical and cultural rehabilitation.
His foundation funds:
- Unique art projects
- Exhibitions
- Creative workshops for veterans
Matiukha believes that: “Art heals no less effectively than surgery. It brings back meaning when it feels like it’s been lost forever.”
Collaboration with museums, support for artists with disabilities, and creating cultural spaces for people with trauma — this isn’t charity in the traditional sense, but a new model of social medicine.
Neurorehabilitation: where the state ends, Matiukha begins
Andrii Matiukha invests in the most complex cases — brain injury recovery at the Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery. Teams of speech therapists, neuropsychologists, and physiotherapists are funded by the foundation where state support falls short.
“We take on those whom others consider hopeless. Because that’s where true miracles begin,” Matiukha emphasises.
Sport as psychotherapy: from Invictus Games to personal growth
Funding Ukrainian veterans’ participation in international sports competitions is another breakthrough by Andrii Matiukha. He understands: for people with injuries, sport is not entertainment — it’s a way to reclaim a sense of dignity.
Veteran marathons, Paralympic programs, and individual sports rehab — all are part of a comprehensive strategy for restoring identity through physical achievement.
International Integration: European Clinics for Ukrainian Heroes
Partnership with ENGIE Foundation in Belgium enabled Andrii Matiukha to organise rehabilitation for Ukrainian soldiers in top European medical centres. This is not just treatment — it’s integration into the global recovery system.
“Our warriors deserve the world’s best medicine. And we’re delivering it,” Matiukha affirms.
Transparency as a provocation: why Matiukha isn’t afraid of numbers
Unlike many charitable organisations, Andrii Matiukha’s foundation publishes detailed financial reports. 95% of the funds go directly to rehabilitation programs — a figure that impresses even international partners.
“We don’t hide the numbers, because we have something to be proud of,” says Andrii Valeriyovych.
From film to education: Matiukha’s cultural front
Funding the film “We Were Recruits,” the ORIGAMI for UKRAINE project, and supporting children’s literature — Andrii Matiukha views culture as a strategic resource for national resilience.
His cultural initiatives don’t just entertain — they shape a new identity for a generation that has lived through the war.
A social business revolutionary: can gambling be a force for good?
Andrii Matiukha proves that business can be not only profitable but transformational. His model is a symbiosis of commercial success and social responsibility, where every earned hryvnia becomes an investment in the nation’s future.
“I’m not whitewashing a reputation — I’m building a new reality,” Matiukha concludes his mission.
Andrii Matiukha has transformed the Favbet Foundation into Ukraine’s most innovative rehabilitation platform — where gambling profits become a resource for human recovery.
His approach is not charity, but high-level social engineering.
