April – May 2022
#SAVEUKRAINE REPORT
The SAVE UKRAINE campaign, launched by Foundation Ukraine, comprises a series of activities and mechanisms aimed at aiding Ukraine, its residents, and refugees forced to flee to Lower Silesia due to the war.
Summary of activities during the April-May period within the Save Ukraine campaign👇
Coordination of Volunteers
7000
Coordination of Volunteers
Since the beginning of the war, we have managed to create a database of 7000 potential volunteers. Around 1600 of them engaged in activities with the Foundation Ukraine during April and May. Our volunteers offered support in translations, aiding refugee resettlement, providing psychological assistance, counseling, childcare during various integration events, assistance in humanitarian warehouses, and at Migrant Job Fairs. A significant focus of volunteer activity in April was the blockade of trucks at the Polish-Belarusian border carrying goods from the EU to Russia and Belarus. We extend our gratitude to everyone for their dedicated time, help, and support 💙💛
Informational Support
During the months of April and May, the specialists of our Institute of Migrant Rights Information Point provided informational support related to legalization and adaptation to over 2765 individuals, specifically:
✔️ Responded to 273 email consultations,
✔️ Conducted 1711 phone consultations,
✔️ Provided 702 in-person consultations,
✔️ Offered over 79 informational support sessions on social media platforms.
Informational Support
over 2765
Funds Raised
over 2,170,600 PLN
Fundraising within the SAVE UKRAINE campaign
During this month, thanks to your contributions, our partners, and donors, we managed to gather over 2,170,600 PLN! Although this amount is significantly less than what was raised in March, we are not slowing down our efforts. We urge everyone to do the same! The full-scale war in Ukraine continues and the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe due to ongoing military actions and their consequences only increases. That’s why consistent aid is crucial to bring us closer to victory.
🙏 Thanks to the funds collected during April-May, we managed to purchase and send to Ukraine among other things:
✔️ Drones, a thermal imaging camera, a battery, a mobile power station valued at over 175,000 PLN for the forces defending Ukraine in the directions of Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk.
✔️ An ambulance worth 90,000 PLN for the Mykolaiv Humanitarian Command “Svitli Spravy”.
✔️ A fire truck worth 60,000 PLN for the Kyiv State Emergency Service.
✔️ Thermal monoculars worth over 40,000 PLN for the forces from Mykolaiv, Luhansk, and Korysten.
✔️ First aid kits worth over 17,000 PLN for the forces in the Makarov district of the Kyiv region, Odesa region, Zaporizhya, and the border guards of the Sumy region.
✔️ Power generators and a mobile power station worth over 22,500 PLN for a separate special-purpose unit of the Western Territorial Administration of the National Guard of Ukraine.
✔️ Thermal monoculars worth 98,500 PLN for the military from the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Luhansk regions.
✔️ Drones worth over 25,000 PLN for the military from the Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, and Mykolaiv regions.
✔️ A Nissan Patrol car worth 30,000 PLN for the Special Forces of the North Kyiv Territorial Administration of the National Guard of Ukraine.
✔️ An Opel Monterey car worth 10,000 PLN for the Operational Task Battalion named after Hero of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhiy Kulchytskyi, of the National Guard of Ukraine.
✔️ Thermal monoculars worth 20,000 PLN for the military from Zaporizhzhia.
✔️ Additionally, 3500 USD was donated to purchase food kits for the charitable organization “SpivDiya”.
✔️ Tactical clothing, tires and pumps, compasses, and telephones for the Ukrainian military.
🔎 You can check a detailed list of purchases at the following link: https://tiny.pl/9knf4.
Partnership Events
During April, Foundation Ukraine took part in 7 charity events, raising 12,629 PLN to the SAVE UKRAINE campaign.
We extend our gratitude to the event organizers: Impart, the Richard Strauss Association, the Lower Silesian Musical Salons, the Music Academy, the Wrocław “Formaty” Club, Światowid Creative Actions Center, FAMA, Wrocław Literary House, and other organizations that raised funds for us – you are incredible 🙌
In May, two charity auctions “Artists for Ukraine – Gorzów for Ukraine” were held, raising 46,000 PLN – details can be found at https://tiny.pl/9zcv6. Also, “Unity4Ukraine” raised and donated 175,000 PLN – details can be found at https://tiny.pl/9zdtr.
Humanitarian Aid
over 214 pallets
Collection and Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
As of May 31st, we’ve managed to collect and dispatch 214 pallets of humanitarian aid including food, hygiene products, clothing, medicines, and tactical equipment.
📌 In April, we delivered humanitarian aid to such cities as Mykolaiv, Teplohrad, Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Zhmerynka, Bucha, Irpin, Kropyvnytskyi, Mariupol, Luhansk, Obukhiv, Brovary, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhzhya.
📌 In May we:
✔️ sent 32 pallets to Dnipro for the volunteer organization “Eleos Donetsk.”
✔️ sent 33 pallets to charitable organizations and territorial communities in Kyiv, Odesa region, the city of Teplohrad, and the special unit of the Western Territorial Administration of the National Guard of Ukraine.
✔️ With our support, 29 pallets of humanitarian aid were provided to Kramatorsk from the Marshal’s Office in Wrocław.
As a partner of the “Railway Helps Ukraine” project, Foundation Ukraine has contributed to delivering humanitarian aid through the railway freight corridor. So far, 22 wagons of humanitarian aid have been sent to Ukraine with our assistance, reaching Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv, Fastiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, and Luhansk administrations.
More about the project can be found here: https://railwayhelpsukraine.org/
Equipping the Refugee Centers
Thanks to a grant of 100,000 euros for refugees in Lower Silesia from the State of Saxony, our team provided all necessary items for setting up reception centers in Świdnica, Oława, Wałbrzych, and Jelcz-Laskowice.
In total, we purchased over 200 beds with mattresses and bedding sets, approximately 90 wardrobes, 22 refrigerators, and many other items – from large furniture to small household appliances and kitchen accessories.
This secured comfortable living conditions for 440 people residing in reception centers, including:
✔️190 refugees in Świdnica;
✔️100 refugees in Oława;
✔️ 50 refugees in Wałbrzych;
✔️100 refugees in Jelcz-Laskowice.
📌 In April, we also spent over 10,000 PLN to support a music club in Wrocław, catering to refugee children and employing individuals from Ukraine. We purchased necessary items for music classes and children’s comfort.
📌 The remaining funds will be allocated to support a refugee center in Wrocław (Gajowice district). We’ll share the outcomes of this assistance with you in the next report 🤗
📚 Additionally, in May, as part of the SAVE UKRAINE campaign, a Polish language course free of charge was organized for 60 refugees who have already started learning at the University of Wrocław’s lecture halls.We also remind you of the ongoing Rotary Kids Care project aimed at treating Ukrainian children with chronic illnesses, details of which can be found here: https://fundacjaukraina.eu/rotary-kids-care/.
👉 Together, we’ve survived another month of the war! Certainly, we’re holding the humanitarian front and every day, through collective effort, we’re getting closer to victory. But we cannot slow down – the war in Ukraine requires consistent support from each of us!
Share this information, maintain enthusiasm in volunteer actions, regularly donate – it’s better to help every month with a smaller amount than to exhaust the ability to help at the beginning of the war 🙌
Equipment for Refugee Centers
200 beds
90 wardrobes
22 refrigerators
