How You Can Help The Ukrainian People:
Fight for Right:
Ukrainian Obama Leader Yuliia Sachuk’s organization, Fight for Right, promotes and protects the human rights of people living with disabilities in her community. In response to the crisis, Fight for Right is coordinating accessible shelter, evacuations, and emergency services–ensuring those living with disabilities aren’t left out of the humanitarian efforts. Their Go Fund Me page is the place for direct donations.
Hungarian Helsinki Committee:
Obama Leader András Léderer and his team at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee have been helping provide free-of-charge legal assistance and representation to refugees in Hungary for decades. Right now, they are focused on helping asylum seekers from Ukraine find professional and free legal assistance.
Fundacja Ocalenie:
Following reports that a number of African and Indian students have faced discrimination and racism at the border of Poland while trying to escape to safety, Fundacja Ocalenie has stepped in to provide support.
Kyiv Independent:
The Kyiv Independent, an English-language media outlet, was launched three months ago and was created on the principles of independent journalism and free-press. The goal of their Go Fund Me campaign is to keep the accurate news coming.
Polish Migration Forum:
This Polish organization is offering a free crisis hotline to assist people who are being affected by the Ukrainian crisis, including individuals who have fled the country, families worried about the well-being of their children, and those who have relatives in Ukraine and are feeling a sense of hopelessness.
Cordélia Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims:
A Hungarian nonprofit that has experience helping severely traumatized asylum seekers, refugees, and their family members. They provide counseling and advanced psychiatric support.
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights:
The Urgent Action Fund is helping support women, transgender, and nonbinary activists on the ground in and around Ukraine, by providing flexible funding, access to communication channels, and medical support.
International Organization for Migration (IOM):
IOM is scaling up its humanitarian operations in Ukraine and neighboring countries, providing emergency services in health, shelter, winter supplies, and protection.
Association for Legal Intervention:
This Polish NGO has been providing pro bono legal work for migrants and refugees since 2005. Due to the rapidly changing rules and individual cases of those fleeing Ukraine, the Association for Legal Intervention just launched a dedicated legal portal to provide prompt legal advice.
UNICEF
UNICEF’s emergency interventions in Ukraine include providing health, hygiene, and education supplies; providing safe drinking water to conflict-affected areas; protecting children separated from their families; and working on the ground to provide emergency assistance. Donate here.
The International Rescue Committee
Representatives from the International Rescue Committee are currently meeting with organizations in Poland and Ukraine, with the goal of gauging refugees’ needs and responding as quickly as possible. Though you can donate any amount you’d like to provide food, medical care, and emergency supplies, the organization emphasizes that $108 will provide temporary shelter for eight displaced families. Donate here.
Vostok SOS
Vostok SOS maintains an emergency aid hotline for Ukrainians; those who call in can receive assistance with evacuation, as well as humanitarian aid and psychosocial support. Donate here.
Médicins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders
MSF runs a variety of programs in Ukraine, working with local organizations to help people travel to health care facilities, access prescribed medications, and raise awareness about common health challenges. The organization also offers mental healthcare and coordinates a Covid-19 response effort. Though MSF is still formulating its emergency action plan for Ukraine, you can donate here now.
Voices of Children
Voices of Children, a charitable foundation based in Ukraine, focuses on addressing the psychological effect of armed conflict on young children. Founded in 2015 in response to conflict in Eastern Ukraine, the organization provides art therapy, mobile psychologists, and individual therapy to affected children. Donate here.
Sunflower of Peace
Started years ago to provide backpacks of medical supplies to frontline doctors, Sunflower of Peace is currently providing backpacks to Ukrainian soldiers, volunteers, and citizens. According to the group’s website, “Each backpack is designed for groups of 5 to 10 people and includes a variety of first aid supplies: bandages, anti hemorrhagic medicine like Quikclot and Celox, medical instruments, and a means for survival in extreme conditions.” Donate through this fundraising page on Facebook.
CARE
International aid juggernaut CARE is providing food, water, and hygiene supplies to Ukrainians displaced by armed conflict. The group hopes to build a fund that can reach four million people in need, especially women, girls, and the elderly. Donate here.
Save the Children
Save the Children notes that 7.5 million Ukrainian children are in grave danger; the organization is currently working to provide food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, and cash assistance. "We are gravely concerned for children in Ukraine, Afghanistan and around the world who might be caught in the middle of armed conflict, forced to flee their homes and exposed to injury, hunger and sub-zero temperatures," their website reads. Donate here.