The Global Fund for Children has announced that, more than a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, its community-based partners are continuing to provide food, shelter, medical supplies, and other essentials to children and families in Ukraine and refugees fleeing the country. They also are evacuating children with disabilities, offering trauma support, and assisting LGBTQ+ youth facing discrimination as they seek safety. As of the first week of April, the fund has approved 32 emergency grants totaling $660,000; provided support to 28 local partners in Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania and seen the long-term and immediate needs of its partners continue to grow.

Jewish Federations have announced the allocation of approximately $40 million of the $43.4 million that has been raised to 35 NGOs operating on the ground in Ukraine and neighboring countries to support refugees and Jewish communities in their time of need. Both the Jewish Federations of North America and individual federations have driven funds to partner agencies—the Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and World ORT. The groups are providing immediate relief and direct services to vulnerable populations and are maintaining basic service delivery to the extent possible, providing housing, clothing, medication, cash assistance, mental health services, security, and transportation for refugees.

The New York Jets have announced a $1 million gift to be split among 10 organizations working to assist the people of Ukraine. The first organization to receive a donation is Plast Scouting – USA.

Rotary International has announced that it has raised more than $7 million in support of locally led relief efforts underway by Rotary clubs in Ukraine and neighboring countries. Funds raised by the Rotary Foundation—Rotary’s charity arm—go directly to those in need through local Rotary clubs, which are also coordinating with partners to explore effective ways to address increased humanitarian needs. Rotary’s disaster response partner, ShelterBox, is collaborating with Rotary members in Eastern Europe to provide essential supplies and access to temporary housing for those who have left Ukraine, along with medical and shelter supplies for communities in Ukraine. Items include mattresses for people living in schools and sports centers, shelter kits with tools and rope, hygiene kits, winter jackets, solar lights, and water carriers to help people survive as they are forced to live in damaged buildings.

SIGMA Corporation of America, a camera and lens manufacturer for photography and cinema applications, has announced that from April 1 through June 30, 2022, 5 percent of all sales at participating retail partners will be donated to three charitable organizations, including Save the Children – Ukraine and World Central Kitchen, which are providing immediate humanitarian relief in Ukraine.

Teleperformance, which works in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and advanced related services, has announced a $500,000 donation to assist UNICEF in delivering life-saving support to children and their families affected by the war in Ukraine. The commitment is part of a three-year, $6 million global partnership to help strengthen education programs for children in India and the Philippines and to provide disaster relief around the world.

USA for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has announced its first stablecoin crypto donation, valued at $2.5 million, which will provide support for families forced to flee Ukraine to neighboring countries. Made through Binance Charity, the gift will help provide humanitarian, legal, and social assistance including psychosocial support and emergency shelter to people in need.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the launch of a Ukraine Heritage Response Fund, which aims to address the immediate critical needs of heritage professionals in the country and to lay the groundwork for future rehabilitation. The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation has committed $500,000 in initial funds in support of the initiative. WMF has a long history of serving as heritage first responders with a well-established crisis response infrastructure to address emergency situations for cultural heritage sites around the globe. The current crisis in Ukraine requires an immediate response from the heritage preservation community, including WMF, to address the short-, medium-, and long-term needs of the country and its heritage professionals.

For more information about philanthropic response to the war in Ukraine, see Candid’s special issues page.

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