Money to support Ukraine: How much did Bąkiewicz’s organisation actually get?

Money to support Ukraine: How much did Bąkiewicz’s organisation actually get?

09.04.2022

Nearly a quarter of a million zlotys was granted to the National Guards [Straż Narodowa], an association founded by Robert Bąkiewicz. However, a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office had informed about the support for refugees provided by the association somewhat earlier. On Friday, 8 April, the Office of the Polish Prime Minister announced that […]

As part of our activities as a refugee relocation centre, we have already helped over 1,000 people

As part of our activities as a refugee relocation centre, we have already helped over 1,000 people

08.04.2022

For many refugees, Poland is the first safe destination that offers protection from war. Unfortunately, our placement options are limited, and many refugees want to flee further, but are not sure whether this is possible or how. Thanks to cooperation with foreign foundations and private hosts willing to accept refugees from Ukraine, our volunteers help […]

We launched a programme to relocate Ukrainian refugees from Poland to other EU countries

We launched a programme to relocate Ukrainian refugees from Poland to other EU countries

31.03.2022

In Poland we have managed to find homes for around 5,000 people and a dozen or so four-legged friends. Now, due to new needs, we are helping to find safe homes at the premises of our neighbours in the EU. What has our work been like on this ‘front line’ in recent weeks? On the […]

Support the Home for Independent Mums from Ukraine!

Support the Home for Independent Mums from Ukraine!

31.03.2022

Thousands of women have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine, fearing for their lives and those of their children. Now they find themselves in a new reality. We want to provide Mothers from Ukraine with a place where they will be able to receive long-term support and become independent in this difficult situation. […]

Producers of bullet-proof vests have lowered prices for Ukraine, but there are middlemen who inflate prices to make a profit from the war

Producers of bullet-proof vests have lowered prices for Ukraine, but there are middlemen who inflate prices to make a profit from the war

25.03.2022

“At the beginning of the invasion, there were times when only 1 out of 30 Ukrainian soldiers had bullet-proof vests. We have raised money and are buying them wherever we can,” says activist Jacek Wiśniewski. Jacek Wiśniewski is an activist who has been involved in helping Ukraine for the past month. He sends protective equipment […]

110 new ceramic armour plates arrived from the Netherlands

110 new ceramic armour plates arrived from the Netherlands

21.03.2022

Just before the weekend 110 new ceramic armour plates (ballistic class IV) arrived from the Netherlands. In the photo you can see the plates in combination with a tactical vests, more precisely the British Osprey. All the time we receive requests from the front for the supply of bulletproof vests. Help us supply more heroes […]

NO to trade with Russia! Blockade on the Polish-Belarusian border

NO to trade with Russia! Blockade on the Polish-Belarusian border

19.03.2022

At 9:00 a.m. today, we started a blockade of trucks at the Polish-Belarusian border crossing in Kukuryki. We demand to stop trade between the EU and Russia immediately, because every product, every euro that feeds the Russian economy, is killing Ukrainians. We have the power to stop it! We call on all Poles, opinion leaders […]

We are launching the production of tactical tourniquets

We are launching the production of tactical tourniquets

18.03.2022

We are receiving desperate calls about the need for medical equipment, including tactical tourniquets to stop bleeding. Tourniquets are one of the soldier’s main medical devices on the battlefield.  In recent days, members of the Open Dialogue Foundation team designed a prototype tactical tourniquet under the supervision of experts from the US Special Forces. It […]

A convoy with medical aid arrived in Bila Tserkva

A convoy with medical aid arrived in Bila Tserkva

18.03.2022

On Saturday 12 March 2022, thanks to our friends from Sigmed Group, our shipment of humanitarian aid arrived in Bila Tserkva. The shipment included medical supplies paid for with funds raised through our public collection and donations from donors. The two transport vans, which were packed to the brim, contained: ● Thousands of medical supplies […]

Helpline for refugees seeking shelter outside Poland

Helpline for refugees seeking shelter outside Poland

18.03.2022

Our volunteers resettle refugees in Western European countries. We answer the phone from 10:00 to 20:00 and sometimes, when possible, from 7:00 to 22:00. The helpline is available in six languages: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, English, Spanish and French. The person arriving in the country will be able to live with a local family in their […]

The car for the reconnaissance unit is already at the front!

The car for the reconnaissance unit is already at the front!

17.03.2022

Since the outbreak of war, we have received hundreds of requests for help every day. We were approached by soldiers from Lviv with an urgent appeal to help buy a vehicle for a reconnaissance unit.  Good mobility is vital in reconnaissance.  Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to purchase a car that is now being used by a reconnaissance unit of the Ukrainian Army.

A list of verified fundraisers for Ukraine and Ukrainians. What happens to your contributions? How to choose the right purpose and organisation?

A list of verified fundraisers for Ukraine and Ukrainians. What happens to your contributions? How to choose the right purpose and organisation?

16.03.2022

Many Poles contribute financially to organisations that help refugees from Ukraine, or support those left behind in the invaded country. What happens to the money you give? How is it used? Almost 2 million people from Ukraine, which was attacked and massacred by Russia, have already arrived in Poland. People have been fleeing death and […]

ODF for Ukraine. Interim summary

ODF for Ukraine. Interim summary

16.03.2022

The 21st day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine has passed. Russian rockets continue to fall on the cities of our friends and neighbours, and babies are being born in underground and other bunkers – without nappies, water or heating. As the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)  informed on Sunday, nearly 2.7 million people have already fled the terror of war. Poland has received 1.8 million Ukrainian refugees.

‘International institutions must protect Ukrainians from abductions and executions’, Ukrainian SCOs

‘International institutions must protect Ukrainians from abductions and executions’, Ukrainian SCOs

14.03.2022

The appeal was published on March 14 https://zmina.ua/statements/mizhnarodni-struktury-mayut-zahystyty-ukrayincziv-vid-vykraden-ta-strat-gromadskist/ Official addresses of the institutions to which we appeal:[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]  APPEAL to the international community on abductions and executions of Ukrainian activists, journalists, and local government officials in Russian-occupied territories We, representatives of Ukrainian NGOs, appeal to the international community in connection with the abductions and executions […]

TR Warsaw theatre joins Ukraine moneyraising

TR Warsaw theatre joins Ukraine moneyraising

10.03.2022

On 6 March 2022 at 7 p.m., a special concert ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ took place at TR Warsaw/Marszałkowska 8. The performers were violin virtuoso Vadim Brodsky, pianist Rinko Kobayashi and the Warsaw band Z LASU, which sang traditional songs from Polesia. During the concert, a campaign was held to raise funds on behalf of the […]

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