Links Post: Charitable Aid to Ukraine

[ermingarden]

This Newsweek article lists several credible organizations collecting donations to aid Ukraine. (I've donated to United Help Ukraine and to the Ukrainian branch of Caritas.)

(This should go without saying, but be wary of donating to individuals or to organizations you don't know much about; there are reports of people unknowingly donating to far-right extremist organizations in Ukraine such as the Azov Battalion, as well as numerous individual scammers falsely claiming to be Ukrainians in need of assistance. If someone requesting donations claims to live in Ukraine, a PayPal account is a red flag, as you cannot receive money in a Ukrainian bank account via PayPal.)

Edit 2/25: hhimring has particularly pointed out Voices of Children, a well-established Ukrainian children's charity.

Edit 2/27: Yale professor Timothy Snyder, a historian of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust, offered these suggestions for credible organizations in Ukraine making good use of donations.

Edit 3/1: Also check out this list from Charity Navigator of credible and effective nonprofits engaging in relief efforts in Ukraine; the list is updated on an ongoing basis.

Edit 3/2: The New York Times has highlighted four particularly effective organizations here: Direct Relief, Mercy Corps, International Medical Corps, and Save the Children.

Comments

[shirebound]

Thank you for this information, especially about the scammers.

[hhimring]

Thank you for this.

A friend of mine with Ukrainian connections directed my attention to this Ukrainian charity. It was already working with children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. Her Ukrainian friends vouch for it and appeal for assistance to it, so I thought I would mention it to you:

https://voices.org.ua/en/

[hhimring]

Thank you!

Also, I've just realized it is your birthday. Hope you are having a great day!