Babbel's largest competitor, Duolingo, recently announced layoffs and AI-integrated language-learning tools. This has serious negative implications across all the languages it offers, but this petition focuses primarily on the Ukrainian language, and how Babbel can gain the upper hand through thoughtful, authentic practices.

For those interested in connecting with Ukrainians in need, enlisting in the Ukrainian Army, providing humanitarian aid on the ground, translating first-hand accounts, or pursuing other undertakings related to the Ukraine war effort, it is imperative that a stable, reliable resource for learning the Ukrainian language is available to all.

All who sign this petition loudly request that Babbel take on the challenge of providing this essential service when it is, undeniably, needed most. Not only will this leverage a market advantage over Duolingo, but more valuably, it will protect and sustain this part of Ukrainian culture for years to come.

 We insist that this program be assembled, dispersed, and updated with 100% authenticity: No cutting corners with AI assistance - Fair pay to translators, speakers, and other contributors - Collaboration with NGOs and charities to spread the word about this resource - Accessibility for all.

We also politely encourage that the basic building blocks be emphasized - learning the Cyrillic alphabet is an essential component.

"The problem with all the printed resources over here, for learning Ukrainian, is that it's all Cyrillic words, and then just English translation. There's no Latinized equivalent of Ukrainian, so you've really got to learn the alphabet and make your brain work with it, which is difficult. It's 33 letters. 
I'm surprised the military has never come up with a printed phrasebook, or an app, for us -- for English, Polish, German, French, Spanish -- to cover most of the international volunteers, at least."
-- Joe 'BigMac' McDonald, volunteer soldier in Ukraine

Connecting through words, both spoken and written, is a powerful thing. Babbel, please pave us a trustworthy pathway to understanding Ukrainian. Every resource helps. The time is now.

Addendum
While Babbel has put forth an effort via this phraselog, it is imperative that this be expanded upon promptly, through the implementation of vocabulary-building, sentence-structuring, and grammar comprehension exercises.