Ukraine charities

How to help Ukrainian civilians suffering one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the century? 

Last updated December 4, 2023

There are many ways you can help.

Charities run by friends:

Igor Lubashev (Massachusetts, USA) is raising money for lifesaving equipment for Ukraine as well as for the equipment for Ukrainian children’s education in orphanages and refugee settlements:

Here is the info from his GuFundMe page: 

Fundraiser by Igor Lubashev : Kharkiv Resilience Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/kharkiv-strong

I am happy to share our latest project.

Hundreds of children in orphanages and refugee settlements have been displaced by the war and are missing school and other learning opportunities. Worry about their children’s education is one of the very top concerns of the families in refugee settlements — this is one of very few things they can actually control. There are Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking volunteers around the world who are interested to teach the children remotely, but there are very few laptops where the children are.

We have partnered with Earthlings Hub, Kiddo Byte Ukraine, and Ukraine Rescue Fund to send 100 Chromebooks and 120 headsets to the orphanages and refugee centers to allow the children a chance to learn.

Our Chromebooks have been delivered to children in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih, Chernivtsi, and Vinnytsia! Hurrah!

P.S. In the works is delivery of 3000 donated science kits to Ukraine -- the word about us being able to get these projects done gets around. We are happy to help!

P.P.S. We are still helping with our original projects like procuring and delivering fabrics, Velcro-like tape, and webbing for vests and other lifesaving equipment.

Jan Bonhoeffer is a Swiss doctor who hosts and helps to resettle in Basel, Switzerland the mothers and children refugees from Ukraine. Please donate to Jan Bonhoeffer directly (see below), or through me (DM me for Venmo/Zelle/Paypal info). (Note: If you wire the money from a Bank of America account, you will be charged the wire transfer fee, which is $45 for $1000 transfer. After the fee is applied to your account, call the bank and explain that the money was for Ukrainian refugees, and they will refund the fee.)

 

Here is the excerpt from the email from Jan Bonhoeffer:

We have now matched another 80 mothers and children to guest families in Basel and the next coach is ready to launch.

We realize that the mothers and children are increasingly exhausted and traumatized as new bussed make it to Switzerland. The faster we can help via this trusted route and caring arrival setting, the better.

Please help support the next coach with 80 Ukrainian mothers and children from Kraków to Basel.

At this point, we are looking for USD 10,000 to make the next transport and arrival process happen. We will continue to launch buses, once we know that transport is safe AND a place promoting rest, arrival and re-gaining personal sovereignty is available. We will do so, as long as we find support and trusted guest families.

This is all arranged by the Heart-Based Medicine Foundation, a tax-exempt overseas 501(c)3 equivalent in Switzerland. 100% of all donations go directly into this project.

Here is our USD account to avoid any Forex losses:

    Account holder
    Heart-Based Medicine Foundation
    Gueterstrasse 152
    4053 Basel

    Account
    Konto-Nr: 1300-9255. 834
    IBAN CH61 0070 0130 0092 5583 4

    Bank
    Zürcher Kantonalbank
    Bahnhofstrasse 9
    8001 Zürich
    BIC (SWIFT) ZKBKCHZZ80A

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Heart regards
Jan

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Heart-Based Medicine Foundation
Prof Dr. Jan Bonhoeffer
http://heartbasedmedicine.org

Mikhail Yudovsky - artist, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. If you buy any painting, 100% of proceeds will be donated to Ukraine. He regularly posts the most recent works on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1421166992

Mikhail Yudovsky lives in Germany, and is a world-renowned painter, poet, writer and translator. His paintings cover most genres, from portraits to still life to landscapes (see his recent series of Kyiv, Ukraine works).

How does this work? Please contact Mikhail Yudovsky on Facebook regarding the painting(s) you want. Please either DM or post a comment under the post with your painting of choice. If the painting is still available, and you agree on the price, you can donate the money to the charity of your choice. There is currently a choice of two charities: either https://savelife.in.ua/donate/ (preferred) or https://krylanadiyi.org.ua/info/rekvizyty/ . After making the donation, please send Mikhail Yudovsky your mailing address and the receipt that you got from the charity, and he will mail you the painting(s).

If you have any questions about the charities above, please contact me:

email: tshtatland /at/ gmail dot com

Facebook: Timur Shtatland: https://www.facebook.com/timur.shtatland

Twitter: @tshtatland: https://twitter.com/tshtatland

Other charities vetted by me:

I have personally vetted all charitable organizations in the section below and have donated funds to all of the following organizations.

Nova Ukraine: https://novaukraine.org/

"Provide humanitarian aid to vulnerable groups and individuals in Ukraine." "501(c)3 registered non-profit organization (EIN 465335435)." Donated by PayPal, had an issue donating by credit card.