most important As the conflict rages in Ukraine, many people want to help the local population who remained in the country or took refuge abroad. La Dépêche gives you some clues to help the Ukrainians.
Online pots, accepting refugees, sending medicines… There are several ways to help the Ukrainian people, whose country has been under the occupation of Russian troops since February 24, 2022. But sometimes it’s hard to figure it out. La Depeche sums up.
How to make a financial donation
First, the most effective way to help Ukrainians is to donate money, not goods, as several associations have pointed out. You can send your donations to many associations and non-governmental organizations such as the Red Cross, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or Care International. The World Central Kitchen Association starts collecting donations for food distribution at the border posts with Poland. The United Help Ukraine Association is responsible for transferring food, hygiene and food donations to Ukrainians who have remained in the country.
Please note that your donations can be sent directly to the Ukrainian Embassy in France. In her next Facebook post, she lists all the numbers and information needed to make bank transfers safely.
To make it clearer, the official website of the French administration has an incomplete list of structures that work on the ground.
Finally, like many people around the world, you can donate in cryptocurrencies. Alex Bornyakov, Deputy Minister for Digital Technologies of Ukraine, clarified on February 28, 2022 that the country has already spent about $13 million worth of crypto assets to buy equipment. Also give preference to bitcoins, the value of which is backed by the dollar.
Crypto Fund of Ukraine raised $12,977,722 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and volunteers. With this money, we bought thermal imagers, drones and other military equipment needed by our army.
We accept donations in BTC, ETH, USDT, DOT🤗 Stay with Ukraine!
— Alex Bornyakov (@abornyakov) February 28, 2022
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Throughout France, many associations and communities organize collections to help Ukrainians. The Association of Mayors of France calls on municipalities to mobilize, and invite cities to participate in emergency assistance, collecting essential items for their delivery to Ukraine.
If you would like to donate, feel free to contact your municipality, your departmental or regional council, as many local governments have taken the initiative to group donations and centralize initiatives.
Among the needs identified by the Embassy of Ukraine in France are, in particular, thermal blankets, sleeping bags, as well as hygiene products such as shower gel, toothpaste and even reusable masks. Feel free to send food items (water, energy bars, jam, pasta, cereals…).
How to welcome refugees
Want to offer housing to Ukrainian refugees? The state has created a platform for posting offers of refugees Ukrainians for local authorities, associations and businesses. A specific digital form has been posted online.
Persons wishing to accompany citizens of Ukraine are invited on the website: Je m’engage pour l’Ukraine.
In addition, the France-Ukraine association for charitable medical care has created an email address ([email protected]) to collect proposals for accommodation from the French.
Again, feel free to contact City Hall for more information. Many municipalities compile a list of housing offers for Ukrainian refugees in order to present them to the competent authorities and recognized associations.