Donate Today to Save a Life Tomorrow
We are a small network of Ukrainian expatriates working with our contacts inside of Ukraine to provide direct help to women and children attempting to flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Your donation today will directly help a family in Ukraine tomorrow, or more often within hours of your donation. We have direct ties to volunteers who are working to help those trapped in Ukraine find safety. This task is incredibly difficult due to the constant shelling by the Russians and the lack of humanitarian corridors. Although there is much aid and relief being provided at the border, there are many who remain trapped in place under siege in Ukraine without resources to escape to safety.
With donated funds, we have directed our assistance in three primary ways:
- Delivering food, water, and necessities to families remaining in shelters in various cities and villages, who are unable to or who have not been able to make their way to the border;
- Coordinating and funding transportation for families who made it to western Ukraine, but require assistance getting to the border.
- Immediate assistance to secure medication for at least 1 week, or healthcare items to temporarily displaced families.
We transfer funds directly to those remaining in the cities and villages without income or other resources to buy food. Many have fled without having any opportunity to bring any items or supplies with them like food, water or medications, and thus work to provide those basic life necessities for those in shelters. We assist with obtaining temporary shelter for those making their way to the border or who have been forced out of their homes without places to go. This assistance has included renting hotels rooms for families to give them a night’s relief on their journey when shelters were not accessible or became compromised after further Russian attacks.
Travel to the border has become increasingly treacherous. The trip to the border in a vehicle is an approximate 15-30 hour journey. Passage by bus or a spot in a private care is approximately $80 per person, including for each child. While that may not seem like a lot, in Ukraine, passage for a mother, grandmother, and two children may be a family’s entire monthly income. It is nearly impossible for the average Ukrainian family to afford transportation, particularly since whatever money is left must be used to buy desperately needed food, water, diapers, etc., at significantly inflated prices and to support the husbands and fathers who are also required to remain behind to fight. As you have likely seen on the news, there are long lines for limited train service to border, requiring families to wait, standing, for days for their chance to escape. That is just not feasible for some families and is becoming increasingly dangerous as shelling has increased. We work to coordinate and fund transportation for those who are not able to afford it.
Every single dollar donated goes directly to a Ukrainian family in desperate need. Our volunteers carefully screen each case to ensure that help goes where it is needed most, but unfortunately right now that is everywhere. Please follow us to see the impact that these donations are having on lives in Ukraine every day.
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