CHARITIES / DONATION-BASED NGOs / PRIVATE INITIATIVES.
ONLY THE TRUSTED & VERIFIED & BASED ON PERSONAL CONNECTIONS!
PRIORITY:
MONOBANK
Donation link in support of the Ukrainian army, super simple to use.
SAVE LIFE
Protection of Ukraine, veteran rehabilitation, relief for the Ukrainian soldiers’ families, etc
https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/
(See screenshot with translation for Fondy.eu link. It’s very simple to use but be mindful that you check your currency rate and type the amount in Ukrainian hryvnias.
KORPORATSIYA MONSTRIV
(Monsters Inc.)
Emergency medical, social, and humanitarian help for children and elderly people, mostly in Odesa and regions. Self-defense efforts in Odesa.
Their payment page is not perfect but donating there is totally worth the effort! They are heroes.
http://monstrov.org/rekvizity/
Scroll down for international banking details.
Євро рахунок = Euro account
доларовий рахунок = Dollar account
PayPal: oleksandra.podhorna@gmail.com
MARIUPOL PEOPLE SUPPORT
Direct fundraisers for citizens of the occupied, 90% demolished city of Mariupol where the worst war crimes of modern history are taking place right now, with a minimum of 4K casualties and growing.
PayPal:
(their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tu_mariupol/)
https://mariupolrada.gov.ua/en/news/mariupol-zvertaetsja-za-terminovoju-dopomogoju
DEFENDERS OF MYKOLAYIV
Andrii Stratu (a trusted volunteer) organized a fundraising effort to provide direct technical support to the heroic defenders of Mykolayiv city.
URGENT HELP FOR ODESA SOLDIERS ON FRONTLINE
A group of Odesa volunteers fundraising to buy essential ammo, uniform, boots, and medicine for the 126th brigade to be sent to the frontline.
PayPal to be added — for now, send me ira.lupu.ira@gmail.com with note ODESA FRONTLINE
VOLUNTEERS-UA MEDICAL HELP
Currently focused on sending protective gear/combat medical aid (tourniquets, hemostats, decompression needles, etc.) to people on the frontlines. They distribute other medical supplies to hospitals and people who need them the most, plus distribute food, clothing, and hygiene products. UN partner.
PayPal or Zelle: volunteer.movement.ua@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/cf.volunteer.movement
VOLUNTEERS V2, ODESA
Volunteers V2 is a very trusted and hardworking group operating in Odesa. (The city’s civilian infrastructure hasn’t been extensively bombed yet it hosts a lot of refugees at the time). They directly support the elderly, large families, animals, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine by supplying various products and food, hot meals, and medicine.
PayPal: menesuella@gmail.com (If you wish to get a receipt/report on your donation, please DM Alexandra or myself)
Or my Venmo with a note: V2 ODESA
@Ira-Lupu
DIRECT HELP ON THE GROUND, KYIV
A private initiative by Ihor Okuniev, Volodymyr Pavlov, and Vlad Sharapa. Since the beginning of March, they have provided food and medications to over a hundred sick and elderly people on the left bank of Kyiv. They also provide the essential items to a local self-defense group. Photo evidence & receipts per request.
PayPal: baindeminuitstore@gmail.com
Or my Venmo with a note: LEFT BANK
@Ira-Lupu
SIRIY UA / PRYTULA FUND
Probably the most trusted volunteer in the country, Sergiy Prytula has been helping the Ukrainian army since 2014 (also children and cancer rehabilitation centers). He is currently fundraising for unmanned aerial vehicles that are critical for the survival of Ukraine.
PayPal: serhiy.prytula.kyiv@gmail.com
Bitcoin, SWIFT, Patreon, etc — in every post on his Facebook
SLEEPING BAGS AND VEHICLES FOR THE ARMED FORCES
During wartime, a timely supply of the essentials to the Ukrainian heroes can be logistically challenging. Volodymyr Benedychuk and Oleg Mayhopar produce and deliver insulated sleeping bags, and collect funds to buy a vehicle for the frontline fighters.
PayPal: hellomort@gmail.com
Please add a note: SLEEPING BAGS (for sleeping bags) or PICKUP (for vehicle)
SPILKA.NYC
A NYC-based collective supporting Ukraine’s resistance in the war with Russia. All donations go DIRECTLY to people in need of aid.
RAZOM FOR UKRAINE
A committed NYC-based organization providing particularly wide support for Ukraine in wartime. https://razomforukraine.org/donate/
ANIMAL SUPPORT:
Russian aggression took a toll on animals too. The animal crisis in Ukraine is SEVERE. Shelters and zoos get bombed, and a lot of these people escaping home have to abandon their pets. Details and websites might not be super clear because people are not used to foreign help. But they work — please try to your best ability! If you fail, scroll down for my PayPal/Venmo details or email me and I’ll assist you.
Gostomel Shelter
“Animals died in the Gostomel shelter, which was in the line of fire. The building was damaged, power supply was lost. There is no water in the shelter. Over 700 animals live there.”
PayPal: julia@kochka.fr
http://gostomelshelter.com/war
Best Friends Shelter
The shelter suffered severe damage after the bombing on March 1st. Issues with water and food.
https://animalslife.net/private-shelter-best-friend/
Help through the website. The best way to pay is to scroll to the bottom of the list and click on the field with the longest text (this one). Select your currency on the top — USD or EUR. Proceed with Google Pay.
Fundacja.ada
Polish shelter taking care of refugee animals from Ukraine. They appeared in NYT and are trusted
https://instagram.com/fundacja.ada?utm_medium=copy_link
Fundraiser on IG page
Sirius Shelter
Ukraine’s largest animal shelter (3600+ animals)
“The current situation is we have reduced the portions as much as possible to hold out for a couple more days. There is no light. We have no food,” the shelter workers write.
Ways to help from abroad:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaknO2xtRRK/
PayPal USD and EUR
HomeZoo Center
HomeZoo Center is a rehabilitation center for large predatory animals located in Eastern Ukraine. Their activity is aimed at saving large predatory animals that suffered of harsh treatment or being in adverse conditions.
https://www.instagram.com/homezoo.center.eng/
Maksym Belyi, private rescuer
Based in Odesa. Very committed and hardworking! Currently deals with hundreds of pets abandoned by the refugees.
https://www.instagram.com/belyi2865/
PayPal: macckrugen@gmail.com
Vet Crew
Private veterinarians Leonid & Valentina Stoynov help the sick and abandoned animals.
https://sites.google.com/view/vetcrew
MORE:
QUEER MILITARIES SUPPORT
https://www.ukrainepride.org/donate
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbAjaNyNDap/?utm_medium=copy_link
NIGERIANS LEAVING UKRAINE
Donations & information on evacuation
IN UKRAINE exhibition in NEW YORK CITY
A curated collection of photography, paintings, and photo books by Ukrainian artists (or Ukraine-related projects). All works for sale, cash donations available.
FRI/SAT/SUN until May, 8.
https://www.thegalleryatdobbinmews.com/
UNITED HELP UA
(American, tax-deductible)
Medical aid and humanitarian relief for front lines.
https://unitedhelpukraine.org/donate
(PayPal, checks, Facebook fundraiser, SWIFT, etc.)
NOVA UKRAINE
Humanitarian aid to Ukraine. VISA, Mastercard, PayPal.
Nova Ukraine is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization (EIN 465335435) dedicated to raising awareness about Ukraine in the US and throughout the world and providing humanitarian aid.
SUPPORT UKRAINIANS WITH DISABILITIES IN EMERGENCY
https://eng.ffr.org.ua/support-in-crisis/eng
ARMY SOS
Purchases of necessary ammunition, shields, intercommunication and reconnaissance facilities, uniforms, and food supply
https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army
LINKS FROM VITSCHE BERLIN
Assistance to protect the Ukrainian army
Receiver: Ukrainische Orthodoxe Kirchengemeinde e.V.
IBAN: DE64 1005 0000 0190 6741 30
Subject: Schutzausrüstung
Help for refugees
Receiver: Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V.
Konto: Deutsche Skatbank
IBAN: DE24 8306 5408 0004 8722 15
BIC: GENODEF1SLR
Subject: Flüchtlinge Spende Nothilfe Ukraine
Paypal: ukraine.hilfe@gmail.com (comment: Flüchtlinge Spende Nothilfe Ukraine)
Humanitarian help and medicine:
Receiver: PLAST Ukrainischer Pfadfinderbund in Berlin e.V.
Bank: Deutsche Skatbank
IBAN: DE88 8306 5408 0004 2640 37
BIC: GENODEF1SLR
Subject: Spende Nothilfe Ukraine
HOW TO HELP UKRAINE FROM FRANCE
Verified and compiled by documentary photographer Violette Franchi
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgdTGNFoSJojxbfHG4mrMz6umGCubuzlePZrY0XtCKw/edit
HUMANITARIAN AID — HOVA HVYLKA
A Ukrainian Saturday school in Brooklyn is accepting donations to buy and send essentials like first aid, medical supplies, essential items, and sleeping bags. It’s an excellent school with very kind people on board, with a good track of record in Ukraine-directed charitable action.
PayPal: donation.diaspora@gmail.com
Zelle: 646-421-0405 Help Ukraine
Tax-deductible donation:
Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union
1678 East 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Ukrainian New Wave Co
Rout # 226078544
Account # 13680184160158
Memo: Help Ukraine
AIRBNB (personal support for the Ukrainians)
Please book my friend Iren’s Airbnb. She is a superhost with a firm 5 star rating. Iren and her mom work REALLY hard and put A LOT of love into their house but now they are left with no income for the foreseeable future. They can’t leave Ukraine for now.
https://www.airbnb.com/h/familyhouse-1929
https://instagram.com/f.house1929
https://instagram.com/chelidzei
MEDIA:
Independent media about the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. It’s Donbas Frontliner who made Lynsey Addario’s incredible NYT coverage possible.
Most trusted Ukrainian media in English.
https://www.patreon.com/kyivindependent
Breaking news and updates on the war in English.
https://www.patreon.com/svidomi
GREAT LINKS FROM THE READERS OF THE LIST:
http://tvoya-opora.org/help-ukraine-no-war
A small organization that gives money to orphanages, hospitals for critical medicines, or just to keep them running. They buy medications and food, they pay electricity bills for the institutions, etc. They have excellent direct contact with the hospitals and clinics.
https://fsd.ch/en/ (donations)
https://www.facebook.com/BezMin.info (self-help information for Ukrainians)
FSD foundation worked since 2015 in Donbas for mine action and education against the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. While their Ukrainian staff is forced to only do prevention and data collection for the time of the open fights, they will go back to demining as soon as parts of the country are in a ceasefire.
Not the most obvious thing we think of when a conflict arises, but they are the first step to safe cities and homes.
https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/ukraine-emergency-appeal/
(Information and donation link)
After having delivered 3 tons of medical equipment to 3 hospitals, crucial medical supplies and medicine are on their way to 7 other health centers in the most affected territories of Eastern Ukraine, and in and around Kyiv. They are also providing trauma and surgical equipment to a hospital in Severodonetsk, and sent an additional emergency team to help their nearly 100 colleagues already in the field.
https://www.lphr.org/en/humanitaere-soforthilfe-fuer-die-ukraine/
Liberco is a Swiss-German human rights organization focusing only on Belarus and Ukraine. Vostok SOS has 8 years of experience in humanitarian aid in Ukraine, mainly in Luhansk oblast. In this crisis, they decided to help only inside Ukraine. They set up an office in Uzhgorod for coordination, other workers are on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Vostok SOS workers are in Ukraine, mainly evacuating people from cities under fire to safer areas and delivering medicine and other goods to people in need. They are also delivering goods from Germany and other countries into Ukraine, in cooperation with other NGOs and companies.
Vostok SOS: https://vostok-sos.org/en/
Liberco's Facebook where you can see photos and stories of how the donations are already helping on the ground
https://www.siepomaga.pl/ukraina
A trusted, well-known Polish website for humanitarian help.
NEW YORK CITY help — various initiatives throughout the city to support Ukraine.
A non-profit helping people who are trying to cross the border in Uzhhorod.
https://www.facebook.com/shaslyvidity/
Humanitarian aid by Darya Kolesnichenko. We are gathering money to purchase humanitarian help in the US and have direct channels to send them to Ukraine through the Polish green corridor. (Darya provided her bank account details + student ID + workplace info for verification).
Venmo: dkolesnichenko@uchicago.edu
An app developed by Georgians to show all hosts available in one place.
https://artistsforukraine.betterworld.org/
Ceramic arts fundraiser.
https://sites.google.com/a/niranjanaswami.org/ukrainian-vaisnava-refugee-fund/
ISKON movement supporting their refugees from 2014 Donbas war up until today.
MORE GOOD LISTS
They all seem credible but please note that I didn’t verify them to the core.
The best one: STAND FOR UKRAINE
A good list circulating in Romania
Extensive help guide (incl. various refugee resources )
Real ways you can help Ukraine as a foreigner
HOW TO HELP MARGINALIZED PEOPLE
INFO AND MORE DONATION RESOURCES
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@Ira-Lupu
Phone number:
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HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIST: please send your suggested links to ira.lupu.ira@gmail.com with a “DONATION LIST” in the headline. I might not respond due to overload but I’ll see you!
