Humanitarian Support for Ukrainians

Ukrainian Red Cross Society: “Since the start of the crisis, the Ukrainian Red Cross has sent to the regions of Ukraine over 5,418 tonnes of humanitarian cargo. Every day the staff and volunteers in logistical centres receive, sort, assemble, and send to the regions hundreds of tonnes of cargo containing food, hygienic products, medicines, water, bed linen and other essentials. Our volunteers and employees deliver humanitarian aid, provide first aid, first psychological aid, accompany evacuation from hotspots, provide psychosocial support to the affected people, inform about mine danger, international humanitarian law and first aid. Without stopping, almost 24 hours a day, Ukrainian Red Cross works to help all citizens who need it the most.”

Let's Do It! Ukraine: “Let's do it, Ukraine team has established a communication network of over 1400 volunteers spread out across the nation for smooth information transition and is ready to engage in the delivery of aid to citizens. From the reports sent by official channels and the Let’s Do It Ukraine team, there is a shortage of food and medicine, and basic gear of survival for Ukrainian citizens, such as hygiene products, first aid kits, socks, thermoses, and everything else that may be needed in shelters and by aid volunteers and territorial defense volunteers.”

Kiev Charity Foundation: Kiev Charity Foundation is distributing food and sanitary supplies to Ukrainians throughout the country, organizing logistic centers close to western border of Ukraine to secure food stocks that will be supplied from Europe and further distributed throughout Ukraine. Additionally, the charity is organizing a food center in Kyiv in cooperation with Metro to make food packages available for the citizens of Kyiv.

Tabletochki Charity Fund: “With chemotherapy nearly impossible to deliver in hospital basements, where young patients are sheltering to avoid artillery strikes, Tabletochki has helped to evacuate hundreds of children from the country, with plans for further convoys in the coming days. Julia Nogovitsyna, programme director of Tabletochki, said the foundation had arranged private cars, buses and trains for children across Ukraine to travel to safety. Tabletochki also collects medical records from families of children with cancer and sends them to the US-based St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which helped coordinate the evacuation. Professionals in the US, UK and Australia translated the records into various languages and ensured they arrived at the patient’s final hospital so that doctors were aware of the diagnosis and treatment.”

Tvoya Opora (Charitable Foundation “Your Support”): The Foundation's mission is to ensure that every person in Ukraine who needs help receives it in a timely and high-quality manner. What we do: we restore, strengthen and/or create systems that guarantee social and humanitarian support to those who need it. The Foundation is the only organisation in Ukraine member of the World Heart Federation (a WHO structure).

UNICEF Ukraine: "UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, is launching a multi-purpose financial assistance program for vulnerable families with children affected by the war and in need of financial support. This program will provide additional support to large Ukrainian families affected by the war. At the first stage, more than 50,000 families with children will receive assistance. During the first phase of the Program, UNICEF assists families in Ukraine who fall into one of two categories: have three or more children under the age of 18, of which at least one child has not reached the age of two at the time of application; have two or more children under the age of 18, of which at least one is a child with a disability. Named parents or foster parents may also apply for assistance if they meet the current criteria."

Zagoriy Foundation: “Operating a program to enhance local and small organizations' institutional capacity and teach them to create more effective fundraising campaigns. The program consists of the following components: project management, fundraising, partnerships development, communications, and reporting. has the following goals: to increase institutional capacity and support the development of NGOs in Ukraine; to help volunteer initiatives developed during the war to become registered organizations and build a strategy; to become a platform for networking and partnership between organizations in Ukraine.”

NonProfit Organization “Charitable Fund ‘Voices of Children’": "The main areas of our work:1. Individual and group psychological assistance to children and parents affected by the crisis, including art therapy methodology (provided in the IDPs shelters); 2. Psychological support hotline ‘We are nearby’ for the first aid psychological support, as well as trainings for psychologists on war trauma; 3. Emergency relief to women and children - IDPs from all over Ukraine: humanitarian response, temporarily accommodation, evacuation from active military zones and relocation; 4. Financial, first aid, health care, rehabilitation and accommodation support to IDPs, with focus on families with persons with disabilities; 5. Advocacy, policy influence and children rights protection; 6. Information dissemination campaigns on children’s rights, psychological health, trauma and human rights violations."

Global Compact Network Ukraine: "The aim of the Project is to accelerate the economic development through developing entrepreneurship movement with an incubation program. The program will target a total of 125 future entrepreneurs, providing them with a customized training, mentoring and business pitching opportunity in 5 different sections. Each section will include 25 program participants to enable small cohorts and improve quality of trainings.The business ideas that will be prioritized will be in the food supply chain and ecology, such as waste management and recycling, addressing improving economic opportunity and creating sustainable supply chains, simultaneously."

Corporate Aid for Ukraine Fund: “Front Line Assistance for Ukrainians: 'Corporate Aid for Ukraine’ is a donor-advised charitable fund spearheaded by the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland in cooperation with several other leading business organizations. CAU is supported by the honorable U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Mark Brzezinski. CAU and AmCham Poland are in a unique position to help the Ukrainian people, including the more than three million refugees who have fled their motherland – of which more than two million have already arrived in Poland. There is a massive and unprecedented need for financial support for humanitarian aid. U.S. corporations and businesses are an important source of funding for such front-line aid. The CAU advisory board and AmCham Poland will monitor the evolving situation and respond promptly to emerging needs and rapidly evolving challenges as this crisis continues to develop.”

Andrea Bocelli Foundation Friends Fund: “The Andrea Bocelli Foundation is deeply proud to launch the campaign “With You, To Shape A Future Of Peace”, in order to offer support in the humanitarian crisis that followed the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Rebuilding a future filled with opportunities and hope for the people who have left their homes in search of a safe place and aid is critical: that is why ABF is active with its network of communities, located in the province of Macerata, in the Marche region, to welcome families, women and children coming from the areas devastated by the conflict. The funds raised will go toward: purchasing basic necessities (such as clothing, soap, detergents, food, hygiene products, diapers, specific and generic medicines and toys), covering the expenses for cultural and linguistic mediators and ensuring the presence of an emergency psychologist on site. Moreover, thanks to the ABF’s school network, access to education is guaranteed for all children, as each and every one of them will be able to attend classes, without losing the opportunity to continue their educational path.”

Ukrainian Red Cross Society: “Since the start of the crisis, the Ukrainian Red Cross has sent to the regions of Ukraine over 5,418 tonnes of humanitarian cargo. Every day the staff and volunteers in logistical centres receive, sort, assemble, and send to the regions hundreds of tonnes of cargo containing food, hygienic products, medicines, water, bed linen and other essentials. Our volunteers and employees deliver humanitarian aid, provide first aid, first psychological aid, accompany evacuation from hotspots, provide psychosocial support to the affected people, inform about mine danger, international humanitarian law and first aid. Without stopping, almost 24 hours a day, Ukrainian Red Cross works to help all citizens who need it the most.”

International Committee Of The Red Cross: Since 1993, the ICRC has been present in Ukraine, expanding its presence in 2014, and reinforcing reinforced operations in February 2022. The organization leads on promoting protection of civilians and urging compliance with International Humanitarian Law. ICRC’s multidisciplinary response addresses emergency and longer-term needs, provides food and cash assistance, supports livelihoods and improvs access to water, medical care, first aid training, and other essential services. The ICRC staff also visits people deprived of their freedom, restores family links, supports missing people’s families and efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons. The ICRC works closely with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society in assistance to those in need

International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies: “IFRC will be launching an emergency appeal, and we are working closely with ICRC and National Societies in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to co-ordinate our movement response.”

Polish Red Cross: "In connection with the tragic events in Ukraine, the Polish Red Cross is launching a fundraiser under the slogan #n PomococUkrainie. The Polish Red Cross is prepared to organize help for Ukrainian citizens who have suffered as a result of the armed conflict. The Polish Red Cross monitors the situation on an ongoing basis and adjusts its activities to the prevailing conditions. We are launching a fundraiser to help victims of the war in Ukraine. All our actions will be coordinated with the activities of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ukrainian Red Cross, which is operating at the scene, says Jerzy Bisek, president of the Polish Red Cross.The funds raised will be allocated in the first place, inter alia, to for the purchase of food, dressings and other priority needs. The Polish Red Cross is ready to help refugees from Ukraine. Already in mid-February this year. The Lublin Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross has provided camp beds, mattresses and sleeping bags, which will allow to prepare 370 places for Ukrainian citizens in need at border crossings in the Lublin region. The Subcarpathian Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross in Rzeszów is also prepared for action."

Bavarian Red Cross - district association Munich (Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz - Kreisverband München): “Right now, we are preparing everything to provide shelter and medical needs. We, as the Munich Red Cross, are preparing a facility for medical screening but also for vaccination against COVID -19. The pandemic is still present and we want to give the best possible support and aid relief. In particular, the mother and children need our special care. We are getting prepared for all possible needs, especially for babies, small infants but also for children. They need our support! The Munich Red Cross is taking every possible effort to provide them with vaccination, medical screening, shelter, but also support wherever needed. We are currently taking into consideration to lease space for a medical screening and vacation center, with the required staff for nursing but also medical doctors. We want to provide them with the best possible support, but also to ensure that they are in a safe and sanitary environment.”

French Red Cross: “The scale of displacement caused by the intensification of violence in Ukraine could surpass anything that’s been seen in Europe in years. At least 150,000 people have left their homes due to the conflict escalation, and many have crossed into neighbouring countries, according to the UN. Like the entire Red Cross Movement, the French Red Cross is really concerned with the fate of people fleeing in the midst of ongoing fighting. Displaced people must be protected and their access to a safe place granted. The French Red Cross has therefore launched a fundraising appeal to support the actions of the ICRC and the Ukrainian Red Cross as far as the security situation permits; to help National Societies in neighboring countries, in conjunction with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which welcome and help refugees leaving Ukraine; and to develop specific actions according to the evolution of needs in the field.”

Hungarian Red Cross: “More than 150 000 refugees arrived to Hungary during the first days of the crisis in Ukraine, the whole country is welcoming them and taking care of them. Mainly women and children are arriving. There are two main activities we are working on: supporting refugees at the border area, in Budapest and nationwide where they arrive by trains, buses, etc.; and aid to Ukraine Red Cross vis-a-vis working on aid transports to Ukraine Red Cross and planning to deliver small and larger consignments of donations based upon their needs.”

Slovenian Red Cross:"SRC has been fully engaged in providing assistance to Ukrainians. SRC headquarters and our 56 local branches, both employees and volunteers, carry out several activities. In the very first days of the crisis, we set up a SRC Coordination Group and opened an account to raise funds to help Ukraine (all the people affected in relation to situation in Ukraine). We are currently collecting material assistance at locations throughout Slovenia in cooperation with civil protection, the type of which can be adjusted according to the actual needs in the field. Assistance collected will be delivered to people in need - in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, facing large flee of refugees. SRC already takes care of several families from Ukraine, who fled to Slovenia; the numbers are increasing daily, and such a trend is expected in the future as well. We offer them food and clothing, and there are teams to provide Psychosocial Support and teams for Restoring Family Links on standby. We provide refugees from Ukraine with all the necessary information about their rights and obligations upon entry and residence in Slovenia. We are in daily contact with the RCRC Movement, our authorities and other humanitarian organizations. We also expect that with increased activities in working with refugees and consequently with less activity on our regular programs, we will face a lack of funds for our smooth operation (salaries).”

SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit Hermann-Gmeiner-Fonds Deutschland e.V.: "SOS Children’s Villages are currently preparing emergency aid for at least 15,000 people in Ukraine. This includes, for example: transport to safe areas; accommodation in rented accommodation; groceries, toiletries and blankets; medical help; psychosocial support after stress and shock. In particular, the aid organisation wants to support parentless children as well as foster families and needy families. Concrete measures are continuously being developed to enable and ensure the necessary assistance."

SOS Villages D'Enfants France: "SOS Children’s Villages has been active in Ukraine since 2003. Our main priority is, of course, to protect and shelter the children and vulnerable families we care for and support in our SOS Programs across the countries. We will extend our activities to reach out to, at least, 15 000 people, mainly families, fleeing the conflict. We will provide transportation, shelter, food, access to care product, health services and psychological support to the children and their parents. We will also work tirelessly to facilitate family reunification."

SOS Children’s Villages Poland (Stowarzyszenie SOS Wioski Dzieciece W Polsce): “SOS Children’s Villages Poland has welcomed around 100 Ukrainian children from SOS Ukraine with their caregivers. We will take in even more. We know that they will stay with us for an indeterminate time. We need funds to take care of children, for psychological help, food, medical help and medication, transport, and as soon as possible: education. Our educators, caregivers, staff, but also children and youth under our care are all acting in a wonderful way doing what they can to make Ukrainian traumatized children feel most welcomed.”

Medecins Sans Frontieres (France): "MSF teams remain in Ukraine, and we are currently seeking ways to adapt our response as the conflict situation evolves. We are deeply worried about the consequences of the conflict for Ukrainian people and communities. We see on the roads that tens of thousands of people are frightened and on the move. The situation is fast-evolving, so we are mobilizing general emergency-preparedness response to be ready for a variety of potential needs. Our teams in Belarus and Russia stand ready to provide humanitarian assistance if needed and we are looking to send teams to other neighbouring countries, especially Moldova and Poland, to be ready on stand-by, either for response in Ukraine or to provide humanitarian medical assistance to refugees seeking asylum abroad. Our supply centers are currently working on readying medical kits for rapid dispatch. We will need to see over the coming period what access will be possible in a safe and impartial manner for humanitarian assistance."

Doctors Without Borders USA: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is setting up emergency response activities in and around Ukraine. In the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, our teams have already distributed medical kits to treat war-wounded people, and have provided telemedicine training in trauma care to 30 surgeons from eastern Ukraine. Our emergency teams have arrived at the Polish-Ukrainian border and are trying to get staff and supplies into Ukraine, and set up emergency response activities across both sides of the border. Teams will also carry out assessments along Ukraine’s border with Russia and Belarus.Our staff have seen many exhausted refugees cross over the Ukraine-Poland border on foot, in cars, and on buses—some with infants less than one month old. We have donated basic shelter items to a reception center in Poland and are working to step up our response.

European Food Banks Federation: "Following the rapid escalation of events and Russia’s attack on Ukraine, on 28 February 2022 the European Food Banks Federation convened an urgent meeting with all the Presidents of its members in 29 European countries and a representative of The Global FoodBanking Network from the USA. The representatives of the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” testified that Kyiv is completely isolated while in other cities, where the security situation permits, the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” continues its activities to provide food assistance to the charitable organisations that are also hosting refugees. It is anticipated that Kyiv will be depleted of its food reserves within one month. In neighbouring countries, Food Banks recover and deliver food to refugee centres, particularly in Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The requests for help are varied but they ask for support in the medium and long term as their resources and strength cannot last much longer. The priority of the European Food Banks Federation, with unanimous approval of the meeting participants, is to assist the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” and the Food Banks in the neighboring countries such as Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. As a sign of concrete solidarity, the Board of Directors of the European Food Banks Federation has already allocated 300.000 € to provide immediate food aid and support. A first donation has already been transferred to the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank”.”

Caritas Austria (Caritas Österreich): “Active for more than 30 years in the Ukraine, around 1,000 Caritas employees are working in Ukraine to support people in need in fields ranging from distributing emergency aid packages over child protection projects to elderly care. Since the outbreak of the war in 2014, Caritas aid has reached more than 800,000 people in the country - in the east of the country as well as in all other parts of Ukraine. Currently, we are supporting the emergency aid directly in Ukraine, distributing emergency aid packages (including e. g. food, water, medical and hygiene products) as well as the efforts from Caritas in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to welcome and support Ukrainian refufgees fleeing their country, providing shelter and food. Beyond this, we are currently preparing for an increasing number of people from Ukraine seeking protection in Austria. We aim to be able to provide these refugees with accommodation, clothing, in-kind donations, food and medical assistance one they arrive in Austria.”

Belgium Red Cross, Flanders (Belgische Rode Kruis/Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen): “The crisis in Ukraine has emerged as one of the greatest humanitarian emergencies in Europe of this decade, and the Red Cross has been responding to the growing humanitarian needs. In Belgium, the Red Cross has been present from the outset at the registration and guidance centre for people who have fled Ukraine, initially set up at the former hospital in Bordet and moved to Heysel since Monday. The Belgian Red Cross is working in close cooperation with the authorities so that this initial reception takes place in the most dignified and humane conditions possible. It goes without saying that these actions and this support must change in line with the changing situation and needs.”

BCause Foundation: From the early days of the crisis in Ukraine, our partner in Bulgaria BCause has been fundraising for Ukraine humanitarian relief and collecting essential items. BCause is partnering with the Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Bulgaria (‘Mati Ukraine’) that represents the Ukraine diaspora in Bulgaria. The campaign is called ‘Mother Ukraine’. Today 10 March they report volunteers successfully delivered medicines to the hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in the West of the country that has received many  victims of the conflict from Kharkiv and Dnipro in the East.  Yesterday 9 March four shipments of humanitarian aid successfully travelled to the Ukraine and delivered food packages, hygiene materials, warm clothing and other essentials including diapers and baby milk.  A local company Telus donated 80 tablets for refugee children and company A1 has donated mobile phones and sim cards for the volunteers to coordinate their efforts. The campaign is also supporting refugees who are arriving in their thousands in Bulgaria. Many people from Sophia, the capital city were BCause is based, have volunteered to sort donations with as many as 150 people helped over the weekend.

People In Need: “More than one million people have now fled Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis, and the number is rising rapidly, according to the UN. The Ukrainian government estimates there will be as many as 5 million refugees in the worst-case scenario. Under these circumstances, People in Need has mobilized extensive resources to support the population of Ukraine. Our core team has transferred from Kyiv to Lviv, where a new office has opened. New activities are being planned to address the needs of people in different regions. We have adapted to new challenges and organized water delivery to people displaced by ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Experienced psychologists are constantly providing psychological support to the population on our telephone hotline 0800210160. People in Need will provide financial support to local NGO partners to support displaced people with water, food, hygiene, and other urgent humanitarian needs in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Sviatohirsk. Our activities will also be focused on the western part of Ukraine. Specifically, on the border crossings to Poland, where people are waiting for several days in long queues of cars to cross the border. Local authorities and local communities have organized food collection points and transportation of people to these locations. We have engaged in distributing hygiene items and important information at these locations.”

Action Against Hunger France (Action Contre La Faim France): Action Against Hunger France specializes in dealing with hunger and fighting malnutrition around the world. They have been in Ukraine since 2014 and are currently assessing how best to respond to humanitarian needs on the ground. They have sent an emergency team to Poland and Moldova to evaluate the needs of the refugee population there. Their initial assessment is that refugees lack access to shelter and basic non-food items, medical care, mental healthcare, WASH, and basic services.  

French Red Cross: “The scale of displacement caused by the intensification of violence in Ukraine could surpass anything that’s been seen in Europe in years. At least 150,000 people have left their homes due to the conflict escalation, and many have crossed into neighbouring countries, according to the UN. Like the entire Red Cross Movement, the French Red Cross is really concerned with the fate of people fleeing in the midst of ongoing fighting. Displaced people must be protected and their access to a safe place granted. The French Red Cross has therefore launched a fundraising appeal to support the actions of the ICRC and the Ukrainian Red Cross as far as the security situation permits; to help National Societies in neighboring countries, in conjunction with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which welcome and help refugees leaving Ukraine; and to develop specific actions according to the evolution of needs in the field.”

SOS Villages D'Enfants France: "SOS Children’s Villages has been active in Ukraine since 2003. Our main priority is, of course, to protect and shelter the children and vulnerable families we care for and support in our SOS Programs across the countries. We will extend our activities to reach out to, at least, 15 000 people, mainly families, fleeing the conflict. We will provide transportation, shelter, food, access to care product, health services and psychological support to the children and their parents. We will also work tirelessly to facilitate family reunification."

Medecins Sans Frontieres (France): "MSF teams remain in Ukraine, and we are currently seeking ways to adapt our response as the conflict situation evolves. We are deeply worried about the consequences of the conflict for Ukrainian people and communities. We see on the roads that tens of thousands of people are frightened and on the move. The situation is fast-evolving, so we are mobilizing general emergency-preparedness response to be ready for a variety of potential needs. Our teams in Belarus and Russia stand ready to provide humanitarian assistance if needed and we are looking to send teams to other neighbouring countries, especially Moldova and Poland, to be ready on stand-by, either for response in Ukraine or to provide humanitarian medical assistance to refugees seeking asylum abroad. Our supply centers are currently working on readying medical kits for rapid dispatch. We will need to see over the coming period what access will be possible in a safe and impartial manner for humanitarian assistance."

Campaign Germany Helps (Aktion Deutschland Hilft): "Since the 1990s, we have have been committed to helping poor people in the Ukraine. And even now, our volunteers are active in the country supporting the families. With the help of donations, we provide families with hot meals, drinking water and other relief supplies; we enable relief supplies with medicines and medical equipment for injured people; we support people with cash so that they can help themselves with the basic necessities; we provide psychosocial support for children and adults; we create safe places for children so that they can forget the horrors of war and flight for a while; we support people seeking protection with drinking water, food and hygiene articles in Ukraine and neighbouring countries; and we ensure that help reaches older women and men as well as people with disabilities."

Bavarian Red Cross - district association Munich (Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz - Kreisverband München): “Right now, we are preparing everything to provide shelter and medical needs. We, as the Munich Red Cross, are preparing a facility for medical screening but also for vaccination against COVID -19. The pandemic is still present and we want to give the best possible support and aid relief. In particular, the mother and children need our special care. We are getting prepared for all possible needs, especially for babies, small infants but also for children. They need our support! The Munich Red Cross is taking every possible effort to provide them with vaccination, medical screening, shelter, but also support wherever needed. We are currently taking into consideration to lease space for a medical screening and vacation center, with the required staff for nursing but also medical doctors. We want to provide them with the best possible support, but also to ensure that they are in a safe and sanitary environment.”

SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit Hermann-Gmeiner-Fonds Deutschland e.V.: "SOS Children’s Villages are currently preparing emergency aid for at least 15,000 people in Ukraine. This includes, for example: transport to safe areas; accommodation in rented accommodation; groceries, toiletries and blankets; medical help; psychosocial support after stress and shock. In particular, the aid organisation wants to support parentless children as well as foster families and needy families. Concrete measures are continuously being developed to enable and ensure the necessary assistance."

Hungarian Red Cross: “More than 150 000 refugees arrived to Hungary during the first days of the crisis in Ukraine, the whole country is welcoming them and taking care of them. Mainly women and children are arriving. There are two main activities we are working on: supporting refugees at the border area, in Budapest and nationwide where they arrive by trains, buses, etc.; and aid to Ukraine Red Cross vis-a-vis working on aid transports to Ukraine Red Cross and planning to deliver small and larger consignments of donations based upon their needs.”

WeWorld Onlus: “WeWorld is carrying out an assessment to act according to a multisectoral approach, also according to the humanitarian corridors that will open. The base is Lviv, in Ukraine, which today is the nerve centre from which all humanitarian activities are coordinated in agreement with embassies, NGOs and local operators. Some of the activities we are carrying out include:

• • Support vulnerable children, women and families by basic necessities distribution (food, water, sleeping bags / blankets, sanitation kits, etc.)
  • Define an emergency education plan to carry out educational and school activities to ensure educational continuity for displaced Ukrainian children and teenagers
  • Create a helpline in agreement with other organizations and the civil society to manage purely operational needs (displacements, accommodation opportunities, refreshment points, etc.)
  • Start a pocket money delivery plan (through cash transfer) to vulnerable people for the purchase of basic necessities and for family needs”

Fondazione Francesca Rava NPH Italia: "The Francesca Rava Foundation is working tirelessly to collect and send aid to Ukraine. A few hours after the crisis in Ukraine began on February 24, the Francesca Rava Foundation took action locally to define the most urgent needs through Dr. Oleg Bodnar, Head of the Children's Pediatric Hospital of Bukovnian State Medical University of Chernivtsi. Bodnar is a volunteer pediatric surgeon for the Rava Foundation and has performed several missions at St. Damien's in Haiti. The most urgent response to the public health emergency in Ukraine is to care for the wounded on the front lines and for children in pediatric hospitals. Many hospitals have been bombed and medical equipment have been lost or out of stock due to lack of supply. Therefore, it is important to send supplies promptly in order to guarantee health care to  wounded soldiers. There is an urgent need to buy and send surgical instruments, first aid kits, electrocoagulators, vital signs monitors, antibiotics, anticoagulants, electrocautery, tourniquet, hypothermic blankets.’’

Fondazione Avsi: "Since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, AVSI has been organizing emergency response actions to help the Ukrainian people. In Lviv, Ukraine, we are collaborating with the local Caritas to give shelter, to feed, and to support the many people who continue to arrive here from all over the country. In Poland, Romania and more recently in Moldova, together with our local partners, we carry out first reception activities for the refugees who cross the border looking for safety. Most of them are women and children. They need food and other lifesaving items, but also psychosocial support to start dealing with the trauma, language courses and orientation to better integrate into their host countries. Fostering the integration process is one of our main goals also in Italy: here, we created a help desk and info point to coordinate the requests of the Ukrainian refugees and the offers to help families living in Italy."

Committee to Help Natural Disasters and National Emergencies (Comite de Ayuda a Desastres Naturales y Emergencias Nacionales [CADENA]): “As a result of recent events in the Ukrainian territory, CADENA expresses its support for civil society that has been affected by the armed situation, and we regret the effects that it may have. After carrying out an extensive evaluation of the possible actions to be taken, we have sent a task force to the country, with the purpose of articulating the Jewish communities of Warsaw and Krakow. Collection centers will be created, deliveries of medical material, essential supplies, as well as psychosocial support for those affected.”

Stichting Movement On The Ground: “We at Movement on the Ground are prepared to directly support Ukrainian refugees. We currently have a few team members on the ground on the Ukrainian border assessing how we can best support local organizations, municipalities, and people. Over the next couple of days, Movement On The Ground will determine our course of action based on where the largest gaps in support are, the short- and long-term needs on the ground, and our existing experience in refugee hospitality. We are actively taking extra time to assess this in order to make sure that our support will be as effective as possible. In the meantime, we will continue to align with other organizations and initiatives in The Netherlands such as the COA (The Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers) and People for People – a noteworthy initiative from the founders of Picnic, Bunq and MessageBird, in order to provide support to those fleeing from Ukraine to The Netherlands.”

The Kraków Foodbank (Bank Żywności w Krakowie): “The Kraków Foodbank is actively taking part in preparing Kraków and the Lesser Poland voivodeship for the coming wave of refugees. We specialize in collecting food and distributing it to the poverty-stricken. Additionally, we plan to give support to humanitarian aid transports  bound for Ukraine dispatched from our region. We will involve our entire team as well as volunteer workers, vehicles (4 delivery trucks), storage space (1000 sqm). We will be reaching out to 250 of our regular commercial donors for donations to aid refugees from Ukraine, as well as to our 200 NGO partner organizations with whom we will be organizing collections of funds, food and hygiene items.”

Good Initiatives Foundation (Fundacja Dobrych Inicjatyw): “Collection For Ukraine: We are launching the #FDIAid program , the purpose of which is to raise funds and in- kind assistance for Ukraine and refugees in Poland. In the coming days and weeks, we will inform you about the actions taken and the directions of help. We are in contact with friendly non-governmental organizations from Ukraine with whom we cooperated in previous years as part of the programsupport for children and youth from eastern Ukraine.”

Polish Center for International Aid Foundation (PCPM): “Polish Center for International Aid has immediately initiated a fundraising campaign to finance the work of Ukrainian humanitarian workers who cooperate on-site with the Polish foundation (polish workers were not sent to the Ukraine for safety reasons). Those humanitarian workers help to evacuate the inhabitants from the most dangerous areas. They also created a transit point of humanitarian aid placed at the west bank of Dnieper river for people fleeing from the war. The points of humanitarian aid are also created on the trails used by refugees traveling from the East to the West of Ukraine. Each one offers Ukrainian people the protection, nutrition, a place to sleep and rest before further journey.

Polish Red Cross: "In connection with the tragic events in Ukraine, the Polish Red Cross is launching a fundraiser under the slogan #n PomococUkrainie. The Polish Red Cross is prepared to organize help for Ukrainian citizens who have suffered as a result of the armed conflict. The Polish Red Cross monitors the situation on an ongoing basis and adjusts its activities to the prevailing conditions. We are launching a fundraiser to help victims of the war in Ukraine. All our actions will be coordinated with the activities of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ukrainian Red Cross, which is operating at the scene, says Jerzy Bisek, president of the Polish Red Cross.The funds raised will be allocated in the first place, inter alia, to for the purchase of food, dressings and other priority needs. The Polish Red Cross is ready to help refugees from Ukraine. Already in mid-February this year. The Lublin Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross has provided camp beds, mattresses and sleeping bags, which will allow to prepare 370 places for Ukrainian citizens in need at border crossings in the Lublin region. The Subcarpathian Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross in Rzeszów is also prepared for action."

SOS Children’s Villages Poland (Stowarzyszenie SOS Wioski Dzieciece W Polsce): “SOS Children’s Villages Poland has welcomed around 100 Ukrainian children from SOS Ukraine with their caregivers. We will take in even more. We know that they will stay with us for an indeterminate time. We need funds to take care of children, for psychological help, food, medical help and medication, transport, and as soon as possible: education. Our educators, caregivers, staff, but also children and youth under our care are all acting in a wonderful way doing what they can to make Ukrainian traumatized children feel most welcomed.”

Polish Humanitarian Action: “We provide direct help for people who have had to flee their homes in Ukraine, including food, psychological help and other forms of support. Our support covers people affected by the conflict, including those moving within the country as well as refugees coming to Poland. In addition, we are actively delivering humanitarian aid within Ukraine in the form of convoys, support centers, and distribution of meals to those in need.”

CCaritas of the Archdiocese of Krakow (Caritas Archidiecezji Krakowskiej): “From the first day (24th February 2022) of the armed conflict initiated by Russia against Ukraine, Caritas of Kraków Archdiocese has continuously been assisting refugees arriving in our country, and the victims of the armed conflict in Ukraine. The main aims of Caritas's assistance to refugees are the provision of accommodation, of food aid, of material aid and of humanitarian-aid transport to Ukraine.”

Fundatia World Vision Romania: "The war situation from Ukraine started a humanitarian crisis at Romanian border, more than 47.000 refugees - most of them mothers with children need emergency intervention, social and emotional support. Children whose lives were affected by war conflict suffer grave long-term consequences. A child who is out of education, his entire future is at risk. In emergency situations, education can give refugee children a sense of structure, direction and security. Helping mothers to recover their strengths and getting children back into an education settings quickly after a crisis can prevent them from falling into other crisis situation were child is expose to exploitation, neglecting, abuse, human traffic., depression.... .etc. Child-friendly spaces can be used by all children and adolescents (anyone under age 18), they are commonly used in working with vulnerable children, as well as those who have experienced trauma. Our activities at the Romania-Ukraine border include: Setting up - and endowing with educational & hygienic materials - three safe places at border to provide “ Child friendly Spaces/ Baby and Mother friendly Spaces” for mothers and children; organizing recreational and therapeutic daily activities with children refugees and providing nutritional/food kit for mother & children; developing individual and group counseling for mothers and children/ providing assistance social & psychological first aid; informing mothers and children about hygienic rules and measures to prevent pandemic diseases; and providing educational kit for every child."

Slovenian Red Cross:"SRC has been fully engaged in providing assistance to Ukrainians. SRC headquarters and our 56 local branches, both employees and volunteers, carry out several activities. In the very first days of the crisis, we set up a SRC Coordination Group and opened an account to raise funds to help Ukraine (all the people affected in relation to situation in Ukraine). We are currently collecting material assistance at locations throughout Slovenia in cooperation with civil protection, the type of which can be adjusted according to the actual needs in the field. Assistance collected will be delivered to people in need - in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, facing large flee of refugees. SRC already takes care of several families from Ukraine, who fled to Slovenia; the numbers are increasing daily, and such a trend is expected in the future as well. We offer them food and clothing, and there are teams to provide Psychosocial Support and teams for Restoring Family Links on standby. We provide refugees from Ukraine with all the necessary information about their rights and obligations upon entry and residence in Slovenia. We are in daily contact with the RCRC Movement, our authorities and other humanitarian organizations. We also expect that with increased activities in working with refugees and consequently with less activity on our regular programs, we will face a lack of funds for our smooth operation (salaries).”

ShelterBox United Kingdom: ShelterBox is activating a team to eastern Europe to assess the humanitarian needs of people displaced by the Ukraine crisis. Specializing in emergency shelter and basic household items the ShelterBox team is coordinating with other humanitarian organizations in the region to ensure they reach the most vulnerable who are often women, children, elderly and handicap. ShelterBox adapts aid packages to each situation and in past, similar responses, they have provided warm winter blankets, mattresses, winter clothing and heaters, solar lights, shelter kits and tents.

Khalsa Aid International: As KAI was one of the first NGOs to arrive at the Medyka border, our initial operations revolved around arranging transport for the refugees crossing the border. We expanded our operations to include medical aid, shelter and food provision. Within two days we had set up a 24 hour langar provision, serving hot food (curry and rice, chips) to the refugees as they crossed the border. To the exhausted and hungry refugees, the hot food was a blessing and very much appreciated. Khalsa Aid International was approached by Caritas to cross the border into Ukraine to provide hot food for the refugees waiting to cross into Poland. Food provision has been further extended to feed the refugees set up in shelters and to feed the other NGO volunteers. We continue to monitor the situation on an ongoing basis and have currently decided to expand our Poland and Moldova operations. This is where we feel the greatest refugee need will arise, as the war continues to rage through Ukraine.

British Red Cross Society: "We’re part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which unites 15 member charities who are experts in humanitarian aid and specialists in different areas of disaster response.The DEC launches appeals during times of monumental suffering, which is the case in Ukraine right now. Donations currently support the following:  providing food, first aid, clean water, shelter support, warm clothing, hygiene parcels and medicines; supporting hospitals and healthcare facilities; supporting fire fighters and civil protection units; training people up in life-saving first aid; helping families stay in contact with each other; educating people on the risks of explosives; repairing vital infrastructure; helping to repair homes, healthcare centres, schools and community centres."

International Medical Corps UK: “International Medical Corps is expanding its relief efforts inside Ukraine in response to the war there, as well as in neighbouring countries, to provide medical, mental health and protection services to the millions of people affected by the conflict, including refugees. International Medical Corps is on the ground in Ukraine, has created a logistics and support hub in Poland, and is working with health agencies and local partners to provide the following relief services: Primary and emergency health services from medical professionals, including specialist physicians, general practitioners and nurses; Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), critical for people affected by war; Gender-based violence (GBV) response services, and protection services for women, children and other at-risk people who face risks during conflict; Medicines and medical supplies, including PPE, to help provide critical care and prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 among refugees and displaced populations”

The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief: “We are proactively working with our 29 partners in the country, who describe fear, panic and disbelief, and are doing everything they can to protect themselves, their families and our vulnerable client groups. We are responding to the most urgent humanitarian needs within and beyond Jewish communities, and are prioritising the transfer of emergency funds to our partners. In Ukraine, we are responding across the country: providing cash transfers, food and medical equipment to existing partners and clients; continuing homecare and providing psychological support to older and vulnerable people; assisting our partners to evacuate vulnerable people where it is safe to do so; working with the Ukrainian Embassy in the UK to provide over 40,000 emergency food packages; and we are organising a massive shipment of humanitarian relief items into the country for those who need it most, including food ration packs, hygiene equipment and medication. In Poland and Moldova, we are: helping our partners scale up their capacity to welcome refugees; providing cash transfers, legal advice, food and shelter for displaced Ukrainians; and we are sending specialists from our Humanitarian and Refugee teams to Poland and Moldova to support our partners there in expanding their capacity to assist refugees fleeing Ukraine. In the UK, we have offered the government our support and expertise in refugee employment, and have urged the Home Office to extend humanitarian visas to Ukrainians. We are assessing how we can best use our expertise in Ukraine and with refugees to assist with the Government's new 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme.”

Samaritans Purse International: "Samaritan’s Purse has established an Emergency Field Hospital on the outskirts of Lviv, in western Ukraine, to care for those suffering as war rages on. The initial patients arrived on 14th March. Our very first patient was a woman named Marina from Malyn, a city west of Kyiv… She fell and injured her arm while escaping into a basement/bomb shelter. She suffered for nine days before arriving at our field hospital after her travels. She cried tears of relief as one of our doctors told her: “We can fix this for you.” The field hospital has two operating rooms, with capacity for 14 major surgeries or 30 minor surgeries per day. There are nearly 60 total inpatient beds, including four intensive care unit beds and four step-down beds. The emergency room can handle 100 patients per day. The facility also has a pharmacy and its own water and sanitation system. Samaritan’s Purse has also opened a 24-hour clinic, or medical stabilisation point, at a train station in Lviv where we are seeing dozens of patients a day. In Moldova, we’ve set up a mobile medical unit at a large stadium housing refugees in Moldova. Also, we are providing hygiene kits to refugee families and delivering food to local churches who will distribute them to fleeing Ukrainians."

Save the Children UK: "More than 2.5 million people have crossed the borders from Ukraine into neighbouring countries since the 24th of February. Half are estimated to be children. Save the Children has been operating in Ukraine since 2014. Our teams are ready to provide life-saving assistance such as food, water, cash transfers, and safe places for children. We are delivering essential humanitarian aid to children and their families including the provision of winter and hygiene kits. We are also providing cash grants to families so they can meet their basic needs such as food, rent and medicines. Our specialist teams are providing children with access to safe, inclusive, quality education and are working with schools and community centres to help children overcome the mental and psychological impacts of their experiences of conflict and violence. Our Child Emergency Fund allows us to respond wherever the need is greatest. It helps us to reach children quickly with the essentials they need to survive."

UK for UNHCR: "UNHCR has been working in Ukraine since 1994 and established a country office the following year in 1995, supporting refugees and asylum-seekers, stateless people, and internally displaced and other conflict-affected persons. UNHCR and its teams work in both Government controlled and non-Government controlled areas, and in neighbouring countries, delivering humanitarian assistance such as emergency shelter, winter relief (such as winter clothing and blankets) and psychological support to people in need. With teams across Ukraine and in neighbouring countries hosting refugees from Ukraine, UNHCR is providing protection and humanitarian assistance, including emergency shelters, repairs for homes damaged by shelling, emergency cash assistance, and protection such as psychological support. Winter relief is also provided for displaced people in need as temperatures plummet, such as winter clothing and blankets. UNHCR has also provided training for Ukrainian civil society organisations involved in helping to protect refugees and other displaced families. During the coronavirus pandemic, UNHCR has worked to strengthen the capacity of health and social care providers in Ukraine, as well as advocating for asylum-seekers to have free, equal access to healthcare and vaccination against COVID-19."

Unicef UK: "More than 3 million people have now fled Ukraine, with the number expected to climb to 5 million. UNICEF UK has been working tirelessly to keep children safe since this crisis began and we are determined to remain in Ukraine to reach the most vulnerable children and families. We are helping to provide families with access to clean water and healthy food. We are delivering lifesaving supplies to support families who have been forced to flee and are working closely with local health facilities to ensure they have the vital supplies needed. We are helping to make sure that child protection services continue. We are working with our partners and the UNHCR to assess the refugee situation across neighbouring countries. In neighbouring countries we are delivering Blue Dot safe spaces with our partners, which will provide care and support, information to families seeking refuge, psychosocial support, water and sanitation supplies, safe spaces for mothers and children, protection for unaccompanied and separated children and more."

World Vision UK: "At Ukraine’s borders with Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova, huge numbers of people are arriving with only what they can carry. In many places there are long waits to cross and scant facilities waiting for them on the other side, with temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. World Vision UK is part of the DEC (Disasters Emergencies Committee) which is launching an appeal to help those affected. We are assessing the likely long-term needs of the displaced so we can cushion the impact of this conflict. We are trying to find accommodation for refugees, provide food, phone cards and of course helping people get transport to their desired destinations. We are organising teams to provide psychosocial counselling. We want children to be safe and we will work to create programmes that are protective and caring, so a child’s development is not harmed."

International Rescue committee UK: "The IRC is on the ground in Poland, and working with local partners in both Poland and Ukraine. Working with partners allows us to bolster the crisis response of people who have already been active in the community and are experts on the local context. In the initial phase of our response, the IRC is working through partners to provide critical information services, legal counselling and psychological support to some of the 1.6 million people that have arrived in Poland from Ukraine. We are also procuring medical supplies and essential items such as sleeping bags and blankets for distribution at reception centres on the Ukrainian/Polish border. In Ukraine, we are working with partners to provide blankets, sleeping bags and warm clothes to people who have been displaced. We are also providing cash so people in need can purchase what they need the most."

Disasters Emergency Committee: "The DEC exists to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas such as this. A maximum of 10% of the money we raise is spent on fundraising and running costs and the rest goes to our member charities to carry out their vital work. DEC member charities are experts in humanitarian relief with decades of experience responding to crises around the world – from earthquakes to floods as well as conflicts.  No one expected to be responding to this kind of crisis in Europe in 2022, but DEC charities are scrambling to help people affected both inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries. Five DEC charities are already responding directly or through local partners within Ukraine, while others are working in Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and Romania – to help civilians fleeing the country to escape the conflict:  Age International is responding inside Ukraine via local partners and in neighbouring countries to support older people. The charity aims to reach 400,000 people, providing emergency food and water kits, medical, hygiene and dignity kits and support in response to trauma that so many older people will be experiencing; Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers are providing first aid, warm clothes, and support in shelters and metro stations; International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working to restore water supplies, provide support to medical facilities, and provide food and shelter to those affected by the fighting; in neighbouring countries, national Red Cross  societies are helping those fleeing Ukraine; CARE International has partnered with a local partner to distribute urgently needed emergency supplies such as food, water, hygiene kits and cash to cover daily needs; CAFOD, through its international partner, Caritas, has 19 centres across Ukraine running warm and safe ‘collective centres’ with beds, food, washing facilities and safe spaces for children, as well as providing transport, up-to-date information and psychosocial support;The International Rescue Committee is rapidly scaling up resources and mobilizing partners to assist civilians who have been forced to flee their homes, meeting with partners and local civil society organizations in Poland and speaking to partners in Ukraine to meet the humanitarian needs that arise as conflict forces people to flee to neighbouring countries and inside Ukraine itself; Save the Children is working in neighbouring countries to help provide children and families with immediate aid: food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, cash assistance; and World Vision is working through partners in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to help provide fleeing children and families with hygiene kits, protection and psychosocial support including child-friendly spaces."

Project HOPE - The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc: "Project HOPE is actively shipping essential medicines and medical supplies to affected areas. We are currently readying an initial shipment of two tons of essential medicines and medical supplies to ship within the next 48 hours. These Interagency Emergency Health Kits (IEHKs) are designed to meet the initial primary health care needs of displaced populations in areas where there is no access to medical facilities. Initial medicines and equipment being shipped into Ukraine include oral medicines, topical medicines, medical supplies, and medical devices. These initial kits will provide enough medical supplies to care for tens of thousands of people over the coming months and will be handed over to the WHO Health Cluster in Ukraine. Project HOPE is also activating an emergency response team in Ukraine to provide immediate health and humanitarian relief. Additionally, we have medical teams on standby to provide health screenings and care for Ukrainian refugees and those inside the country who do not have the ability to flee to safety."

United States Fund For Unicef: Executive Director Russell shared an overview of UNICEF’s lifesaving work scaling up in Ukraine, including trucking safe water to conflicted-affected areas; prepositioning health, hygiene, and emergency education supplies as close as possible to communities near the line of contact; working with municipalities to ensure there is immediate help for children and families in need; providing psychosocial care to children traumatized by the chronic insecurity.

Save The Children Federation: "Save the Children has been in Ukraine since 2014. Prior to the invasion, we were working through partners to help children in the worst affected areas, including Donetsk and Luhansk, providing families with winter kits and hygiene kits, including soap, washing powder, toothbrushes, warm clothes and blankets, as well as cash grants, so families can afford basics like food, rent and medicine, or can have the tools they need to start new livelihoods. We were partnering with schools and community centers to give children access to safe, inclusive, quality education, and help children overcome the psychological impacts of what they’ve experienced and build their resilience. While some programming has had to pause, our staff are accounted for and we will be working through partners to deliver humanitarian aid in the days and weeks to come. We are committed to providing relief, as the escalation of conflict will only increase needs."

Flexport.org: “Flexport.org specializes in coordinating ships, planes, and trucks to solve logistics crises for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations. In response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, donations to the Flexport.org Fund enable shipments of essential supplies to refugee sites in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova.  Since 2016, Flexport.org has partnered with hundreds of humanitarian aid organizations to deliver over 7.5 million kg of relief supplies to over 60 countries."

Good360: “Good360 is assisting those impacted both outside and inside the Ukraine. We are in constant contact with our nonprofit partners on the ground in the region to determine how we can best support their work. To date, hygiene items, amenity kits, and bottled drinks from Good360’s donors are on the ground in Poland, making a meaningful difference. More goods will be on the way as we work with partners like USA for UNHCR, Global Empowerment Mission, CIS Development Foundation, and others to fulfill verified product needs. We continue to respond to these tragic events thoughtfully and strategically. With help from nonprofit partners, we are setting up distribution channels via cargo shipments, airlifts, and Western European logistics networks. While we pray the crisis ends soon, over a million refugees and many millions more displaced in-country require immediate attention and planning. We are committed to aiding refugees and internally displaced Ukrainians as they grapple with short term needs and the long-term realities of these events. The refugees are mostly women, children, and older men. They arrive with the clothes they are wearing and only what they can carry. The immediate needs include food, water, warm clothing, and comfort items for those sleeping in temporary shelters.”

Habitat for Humanity International: “Habitat for Humanity has been supporting shelter needs in Central and Eastern Europe since 1992. Habitat National Offices in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are currently responding to humanitarian needs in alignment with our Pathways to Permanence methodology and a two-pronged approach to reducing the vulnerability of refugee families by: (1) Supporting refugees on the move: provision of hotel vouchers, emergency supplies and travel kits, partnerships to adapt existing communal spaces (e.g. churches, gyms, warehouses) into collective shelters; and (2) Helping refugees advance along a path to permanent, durable shelter: rental assistance and social service connections, refurbished rental housing, advocacy to increase effectiveness of policies and/or eliminate legal barriers for both provision of transitional and more permanent accommodation. This approach prioritizes the most vulnerable, women with children, nationals of third countries that may have been displaced multiple times such as Afghan or Syrian refugees, people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, and unaccompanied minors. Habitat also joins regular calls led by UNHCR to help ensure a coordinated approach, and has sent crisis-response reinforcements to the countries bordering Ukraine.”

Doctors Without Borders USA: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is setting up emergency response activities in and around Ukraine. In the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, our teams have already distributed medical kits to treat war-wounded people, and have provided telemedicine training in trauma care to 30 surgeons from eastern Ukraine. Our emergency teams have arrived at the Polish-Ukrainian border and are trying to get staff and supplies into Ukraine, and set up emergency response activities across both sides of the border. Teams will also carry out assessments along Ukraine’s border with Russia and Belarus.Our staff have seen many exhausted refugees cross over the Ukraine-Poland border on foot, in cars, and on buses—some with infants less than one month old. We have donated basic shelter items to a reception center in Poland and are working to step up our response.

Direct Relief: “Direct Relief is working directly with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other on-the-ground partners to provide urgently needed medical aid, including emergency response packs intended for first responders, oxygen concentrators, critical care medicines, and much more. Health concerns during this time include medical needs for thousands of people that have been internally displaced within Ukraine and many others that have fled into refugee camps that have been established in the neighboring countries of Moldova, Poland, and others. Humanitarian crises invariably lead to a wide range of health problems, such as infectious diseases – in Ukraine, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, and Covid-19 are particular concerns, especially since oxygen shortage is a serious problem in the country. Loss of chronic care medications frequently leads to acute, life-threatening health crises. These real concerns are compounded by additional pressuresm, and drawing on its extensive history of humanitarian response, Direct Relief is preparing to support overwhelmed health systems working to care for those impacted, as more information becomes available. Direct Relief is also working with the manufacturers of essential medical products to facilitate donations to assist Ukrainians affected by conflict, whether they are still in the country or have fled to one of the neighboring nations receiving refugees.”