Ukraine
Charities helping Ukraine
Ukraine has a great need for humanitarian and rebuilding assistance. Due to the scope involved, this page is dedicated entirely to them. Since this page is new, we really need visitor help in recommending charities assisting Ukraine. If you are personally aware of any that you know and trust, please send us their info via the button link below. Thank you so much, — ge.life
Long-term commitment
Hopefully one day peace will come to the country of Ukraine. Besides the rebuilding challenges to come, there will be many negative effects left by land mines and other horrible devices. We hope people throughout the World will be committed long-term. We'll maintain this website page for as long as needed,
so please submit related charities you believe will not only make a difference today, but also in the long-term.
Ukraine civilian suffering
Nowhere is safe...
This dramatic drone footage shows the extent of loss to a once safe-living apartment building. Fear must go... this cruelty must stop.
No playing in their World
Children are innocent victims of conflicts. Click below to help.
Homes lost
So many have lost their safe place to live, so need immediate help.
Kidnapped
Thousands and thousands of Ukrainian children have been forcefully taken from their families, with no option to reunite. Please help ge.life find related charity groups whom are trying to find these children. Click below to share a related organization's help links for us to share.
War puppy (10min)
The effects of war are far reaching. It must never happen again.
Injured pets (9min)
Innocent pets don't understand why bad things happen to them.
What if this happened in your neighborhood?
Ukraine tech sector goes to war
— by Financial Times (27min)
Support Ukrainian small businesses
A lot of Ukrainian refugees / displaced residents, are struggling to support their families. Many have started small businesses online to sell their goods and services. We have provided links to a few on this page but need more to share. If you're personally aware of a small Ukrainian business which you have supported and trust, please submit link HERE for us to share with others. Thank you, — ge.life
Support Ukrainian businesses selling online:
Dodo Socks (& more)
From their site:
Despite the danger of missile strikes our team remains in Ukraine and keeps working to support the economy of Ukraine and resist Russian terror. Our products are manufactured exclusively in Ukraine.
Enjoy The Wood (3D wood wall maps)
From their site:
Prior to the war, Enjoy The Wood built a modern production facility in Borodyanka and relocated its main office to Irpin. These were lost in the war, along with equipment.
One month later, they made a remarkable comeback in Serednie near Uzhgorod, overcoming challenges to rebuild. The company secured a new location, facilitated the transportation and resettlement of personnel, re-established logistics and procurement processes. On top of that, they supported the Ukrainian army by purchasing body armor, helmets, vehicles, and organizing fundraising events. Throughout the war, their team has worked tirelessly to acquire and deliver humanitarian aid to the local population.
Sample of an Enjoy The Wood wall map.
Black Ficus (linen clothing/custom)
From their site:
Black Ficus is linen clothing. Comfortable and cozy clothes, perfect for everyday life. We work only with pure linen fiber without any synthetic impurities.
Customization is another one of our features. Lengthening pants, sewing a custom size, adding a pocket or removing a hood — just tell us what you want.
UGEARS DIY Models (30 sec)
UGEARS DIY Models (30 sec)
From their site:
UGEARS is a 2014 Ukrainian startup with a growing worldwide reputation for producing unique, self-propelled, wooden mechanical DIY models, puzzle boxes and educational toys. UGEARS models have become a fun and educational hobby for people in 85 countries across 5 continents.
Ajax security systems
From their site:
Our mission is to combat evil, providing people with best-in-class security and automation tools to overcome adversity. While safeguarding homes and businesses, we believe safety should be accessible to all, and our commitment is to make this a reality.
Skylum (software)
Skylum is an award-winning photo editing and image enhancement software company based is Kyiv, Ukraine.
Spend With Ukraine
Spend With Ukraine
Spend With Ukraine is a directory of some locally owned, super cool mid-size Ukrainian owned businesses.
Supporting Ukraine's medical needs
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
From their site:
With Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has now become the most heavily mined country in the world—a title that no nation wants. In mid-2022, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) initiated a project in response to this need, focusing on the early rehabilitation of war-wounded patients
From their site:
With Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has now become the most heavily mined country in the world—a title that no nation wants. In mid-2022, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) initiated a project in response to this need, focusing on the early rehabilitation of war-wounded patients at hospitals in Vinnytsia and Kyiv.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) scaled up activities to meet the many health needs—supporting health facilities, running mobile clinics, and operating a specially designed medical train.
International Medical Corps
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
From their site:
International Medical Corps has expanded its relief efforts inside Ukraine in response to the war there, as well as in neighboring countries, to provide medical, mental health and protection services to the millions of people affected by the conflict, including refugees.
Info video:
Direct Relief
Doctors Without Borders -Ukraine
Ukraine's medical needs
From their site:
Direct Relief is working directly with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other on-the-ground partners to provide urgently needed medical aid, including emergency response packs intended for first responders, oxygen concentrators, critical care medicines, and much more. Shipments of specifically requested medical aid contin
From their site:
Direct Relief is working directly with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other on-the-ground partners to provide urgently needed medical aid, including emergency response packs intended for first responders, oxygen concentrators, critical care medicines, and much more. Shipments of specifically requested medical aid continue to Ukraine and surrounding countries to address medical needs.
Ukraine's medical needs
Ukraine's medical needs
Ukraine's medical needs
Another site link coming soon.
Unbroken
Ukraine's medical needs
Ukraine's medical needs
From their site:
UNBROKEN. This powerful word is now denoting Ukrainians.
Many of them have lost everything. Home. Family. Childhood. And yet… remained UNBROKEN.
The city of Lviv has turned into a big humanitarian hub in which people fleeing the war are finding refuge. Since February, the First Medical Union of Lviv alone has provided quali
From their site:
UNBROKEN. This powerful word is now denoting Ukrainians.
Many of them have lost everything. Home. Family. Childhood. And yet… remained UNBROKEN.
The city of Lviv has turned into a big humanitarian hub in which people fleeing the war are finding refuge. Since February, the First Medical Union of Lviv alone has provided qualified medical help to more than fifteen thousand Ukrainians affected by the hostilities. Every week, wounded patients are transported from front-line hospitals by evacuation trains and ambulances. Treatment of the war-affected Ukrainians takes place within the framework of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center. This is a unique place where adults and children affected by the war can receive comprehensive qualified medical care. It includes reconstructive surgery, orthopedics and robotic prosthetics. Here, prostheses are not only fitted but also manufactured. In addition, the Center provides physical, psychological and psychosocial rehabilitation of the injured military and civilians. The project is implemented by the First Medical Union of Lviv and the Lviv City Council with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
Our goal is to help Ukrainians remain UNBROKEN and get all the necessary help here, in their own country, near their families.
Ukraine's medical needs
Ukraine's medical needs
Ukraine's medical needs
Another site link coming soon.
Local residents sit on a bench near an apartment building destroyed in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 25, 2022. Source: REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Never give-up
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
Child war refugees are the most vulnerable victims of conflicts. Please visit the Save the Children non-profit charity below if you can help.
Innocent victims (5min)
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
UNBROKEN children's charity in Ukraine: the story of unbroken Yana Stepanenko (12yr old lost both legs from attack on train station).
World Central Kitchen (3min)
Refugees — victims of conflicts (2min)
World Central Kitchen (3min)
"When you talk about food and water, people don't want a solution one week from now, one month from now. The solution has to be now."
One Day (4min)
Dangers of war (1min)
World Central Kitchen (3min)
Matisyahu — One Day
A song asks to stop the fighting (all World fighting), so one day our children can play.
Missing kids (8min)
Dangers of war (1min)
Dangers of war (1min)
Ukraine says more than 20,000 children have been kidnapped since the start of the war. According to an investigation by the Financial Times at least four children - listed as missing in Ukrainian databases - have been seen on Russian adoption sites.
— By DW News
Dangers of war (1min)
Dangers of war (1min)
Dangers of war (1min)
This Convoy Of Hope charity video is from about 2 years into the invasion of Ukraine, but still worth sharing to understand the extreme dangers encountered by charities working in live conflict zones.
HopeFull pizza charity
From HopeFull website:
Since Ukraine was invaded in February 2022, we have been present across the country, serving freshly baked pizzas, snacks and drinks to communities in desperate need.
We often operate in regions with little or no other foreign aid or NGO support. From Kharkiv in the far north, Odesa in the south, along with Kherson and Zaporizhzhia on the eastern edge of Ukrainian controlled territory, we have cooked over 1.5 million pizzas for the local population.
In March 2025, the US President suspended all support and satellite access to Ukraine.
This act was devastating to the already suffering Ukrainians, so they presented this huge
flag in Washington for all to see, hoping the attention may sway the President to stop his
cruelty, by allowing the merciful support to flow again.
Photo is of Haley Romero walking beneath the flag (taken by Craig Hudson/Reuters).
Various Ukraine support
United For Ukraine
From their site:
Essential information and tailored advice for people affected by the war in Ukraine.
Free help and support includes:
-Psychological support
-Finding Temporary housing
-Employment services
-Community
-Education services
-Legal support
AIRLINK
From their site:
Airlink is a global humanitarian organization delivering critical aid to communities in crisis by providing free airlift and logistical solutions to nonprofit partners, changing the way the humanitarian community responds to disasters around the world.
Our Ukraine Response:
Airlink swiftly activated its Europe Regional Respo
From their site:
Airlink is a global humanitarian organization delivering critical aid to communities in crisis by providing free airlift and logistical solutions to nonprofit partners, changing the way the humanitarian community responds to disasters around the world.
Our Ukraine Response:
Airlink swiftly activated its Europe Regional Response Plan following the Russian Federation’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022.
In the first month of our response, Airlink transported more than 100 tons of humanitarian cargo, including medical supplies, hospital equipment, hygiene kits, and items for children. To date, we have now mobilized 320 cargo movements into Europe, including four charters to move lifesaving medical supplies.
We have also supported the transportation of 1,000+ responders... those deployed include doctors, nurses, psychologists, fuel assessment experts, telecommunication experts, logistics specialists, and team leaders.
Airlink will sustain operations for as long as airlift and logistics support is needed by our network of 200+ nonprofit partners. For this response, 66 partners have been provided with free airlift and logistical solutions.
Care - Ukraine
From their site:
CARE has launched a humanitarian appeal to support the most vulnerable Ukrainians, particularly women-headed households and the elderly. Our goal is to provide life-saving assistance to 4 million people who have been impacted by the conflict.
Our first priority is meeting the immediate needs of affected families through t
From their site:
CARE has launched a humanitarian appeal to support the most vulnerable Ukrainians, particularly women-headed households and the elderly. Our goal is to provide life-saving assistance to 4 million people who have been impacted by the conflict.
Our first priority is meeting the immediate needs of affected families through the distribution of critical food and water supplies, as well as hygiene kits, cash assistance and psychosocial support. In addition, CARE has spearheaded a cash-for work program that employs Ukrainian teachers in Polish schools to keep Ukrainian children in school.
Nova Ukraine
From their site:
Nova Ukraine is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States and throughout the world.
Since 2014, Nova Ukraine has run a variety of successful humanitarian projects in Ukraine. In 2022 and 2023, we raised over $100 million
From their site:
Nova Ukraine is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States and throughout the world.
Since 2014, Nova Ukraine has run a variety of successful humanitarian projects in Ukraine. In 2022 and 2023, we raised over $100 million and have helped over 5 million Ukrainians with an operating expense percentage in single digits.
2,957,306+Meals Served
22,109+Tons of Aid Delivered
158,615+People and Animals Evacuated
$758,313+Med Packs Distributed
3,517+Volunteers in Ukraine
5,051,116+People Helped
Volunteering travelers
From their site:
VolunteeringUkraine is an information portal about volunteering in Ukraine, which aims to ignite change, improve lives, and create a better tomorrow for Ukraine.
Our mission is:
- To provide comprehensive information, practical guidance, and support for volunteers in Ukraine
- To connect volunteers worldwide with meaningful oppor
From their site:
VolunteeringUkraine is an information portal about volunteering in Ukraine, which aims to ignite change, improve lives, and create a better tomorrow for Ukraine.
Our mission is:
- To provide comprehensive information, practical guidance, and support for volunteers in Ukraine
- To connect volunteers worldwide with meaningful opportunities in Ukraine
- To empower volunteers to contribute to various social, cultural, and environmental projects and initiatives in Ukraine
Hope For Ukraine
From their site:
Welcome to Hope For Ukraine where our mission is centered around compassion and positive change. We are dedicated to supporting those in need, addressing various aspects of well-being, from basic necessities to education and healthcare. Our purpose is to serve individuals and families of the poorest communities in Ukraine
From their site:
Welcome to Hope For Ukraine where our mission is centered around compassion and positive change. We are dedicated to supporting those in need, addressing various aspects of well-being, from basic necessities to education and healthcare. Our purpose is to serve individuals and families of the poorest communities in Ukraine.
We were founded out of a need to raise awareness for voices not heard. We have continued to make a difference with the help of our donors and volunteers who make our mission possible. Through all these years, our purpose remains the same: advocate change through action.
UNITED24
UNITED24 charity was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. The well organized website U24.gov.ua allows you to choose where your donations will go.
UNITED24
Celebrities from around the World, show their support for Ukraine, through UNITED24's
The Power of Unity.
UNITED24 helping restore & heal Bucha, after the massacre and atrocities such as torture / mass rape of hundreds of residents.
Photo is of Mr. Zelenskyy in Bucha, after the 1,400 civilian executions, including the executions of 37 young Ukrainian children.
Ukraine will need the World's merciful support for many years to come. Reconstruction cannot fully begin though, until the continual mass destruction of property has completely ceased.
Dog holding rescuer's leg in gratitude.
A dog rescued from the massive flood, caused by the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, clings to its rescuer's leg, 7 June 2023. Thousands of lost pets are in need of food and shelter.
By Ukrainian photographer Serhii Korovayny
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Charity train delivers 10,000 hot meals per day to cold & war-torn areas of Ukraine.
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
Ukraine's charity food train
The New Voice Of Ukraine is a comprehensive online news website. The link below is to the English language version.
Emergency medical assistants, Kyiv.
Yana and Natalia Stepanenko (mother and daughter) in hospital in Lviv, weeks after being injured when a Russian missile struck a railway station in Kramatorsk as they tried to flee the Donbas region. Generous people enabled both to receive prosthetic limbs.
From CNN* —
(By Ryan Bergeron, CNN)
*ge.life is not affiliated with CNN
Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, has been in a state of stress for the last two years. Located only about 20 miles from the border of Russia, the city has lived under attack and threat of attack since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. UNICEF says Kharkiv, known as a cultural and education center in Ukraine and home to around 1.4 million people, now has only two schools open for students. One is a makeshift operation in the city’s metro stations, the other is a Soviet-era anti-radiation shelter.
UNICEF spokesperson, James Elder, is currently in Kharkiv where he says childhood has been replaced by a “state of fear and state of uncertainty.” “They had two years of COVID and now two years of war. The two teenage girls I just spoke with were back in school for a week over four years,” Elder told CNN. “There is a massive toll being taken here on mental health.”
Since the war began on February 24, 2022, the UNHCR has recorded almost 6.5 million refugees from Ukraine globally. For those still living in the country, the constant bombardment is a strain both physically and mentally – especially on children.
“You really can feel the wounds are everywhere, because of their isolation, lack of socialization, because the attacks keep coming,” Elder said. “There’s this sort of psychological scarring that is really evident after two years of war.”
Elder tried to sum up the mood of the Ukrainians he’s met in a few words –
“Fear, isolation and resilience.”
Longing for peace
Organizations like UNICEF are providing psychologists and counseling, but Elder says that more help is needed. The need for basic health care, safe drinking water and financial stress are also adding to people’s anxiety. Through it all, however, Elder still sees a lot of resilience and determination. “Freedom is a word I hear regularly.”
Despite the attacks and threats of attacks, he sees Ukrainians focused on rebuilding efforts, sometimes within hours of the damage taking place. “There is this immense sense of community in terms of lending a hand, counseling, volunteering. Everyone I meet is working in some way in the evenings - volunteering in some capacity, be it in a laborious way of helping in reconstruction or be it in counseling or looking after children while other friends are doing things.”
After two years of war, fatigue is taking its toll on Ukrainians and other crises have grabbed the world’s attention, but Elder says that the people remain “unrelenting.” “They don’t imagine anything other than living here, at some point, peacefully. There is no flexibility on that. They are utterly, utterly determined to ensure their own peace and freedom.”
Pupils of the first grade attend a lesson in a classroom set up in a subway station in Kharkiv. Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images
20 Days in Mariupol (trailer)
An Associated Press team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
20 Days in Mariupol (full 94min documentary)
This is the entire documentary provided free, by Frontline PBS. Link is provided below to visit the film's website.
Supporting Ukraine's children
Save Ukraine (rescues the stolen)
From their site:
Save Ukraine is the only NGO that regularly organizes rescue missions to return deported children from Russia. We are also evacuating the most vulnerable populations from war zones with 4 brigades and 60 vehicles. We are rehabilitating those displaced by war in one of 7 Hope and Healing Centers, where children and families
From their site:
Save Ukraine is the only NGO that regularly organizes rescue missions to return deported children from Russia. We are also evacuating the most vulnerable populations from war zones with 4 brigades and 60 vehicles. We are rehabilitating those displaced by war in one of 7 Hope and Healing Centers, where children and families stay for up to 3 months and receive shelter, humanitarian aid and psychosocial support and more.
Children enduring evacuations...
— photo from Shelter House Ukraine
Children Of Heroes charity fund
From their site:
Children of Heroes was founded to help the countless number of Ukrainian children who have suffered the ultimate tragedy: the loss of a parent, or parents, during the ongoing war.
Kidsave
From their site:
Since 2016, Kidsave has been deeply involved in reforming Ukraine’s overburdened child welfare system. With over 100,000 children languishing in institutions, orphanages, and boarding schools across Ukraine, Kidsave stepped in to change the outcome for these kids. Our ongoing programs are helping older orphans and children
From their site:
Since 2016, Kidsave has been deeply involved in reforming Ukraine’s overburdened child welfare system. With over 100,000 children languishing in institutions, orphanages, and boarding schools across Ukraine, Kidsave stepped in to change the outcome for these kids. Our ongoing programs are helping older orphans and children be reunited with family, find adoptive families, or successfully transition into independent living.
UCAP
From their site:
In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the lives of children are being disrupted and their future is increasingly put at risk. The Ukraine Children’s Action Project (UCAP) is working to ensure that all children in Ukraine have access to the vital resources they need to stay safe and secure in the face of war and devastation.
Ukraine Charity
From their site:
Ukraine Charity was established in the UK by volunteers in 2007 when the team began funding projects for disadvantaged children and young adults in Ukraine. Our experience and accumulated knowledge of administering help for over more than 16 years helped to develop a substantial network of well-trusted partners in Ukraine
From their site:
Ukraine Charity was established in the UK by volunteers in 2007 when the team began funding projects for disadvantaged children and young adults in Ukraine. Our experience and accumulated knowledge of administering help for over more than 16 years helped to develop a substantial network of well-trusted partners in Ukraine and internationally, which enables us to operate in an efficient and transparent manner. Since full-scale Russia`s invasion in February 2022, we have secured more than £2 million to provide people with medical supplies and other humanitarian relief.
Ukraine's children
Another charity coming soon.
Save the Children — Ukraine
From their site:
As the war in Ukraine worsens every day, all Ukrainian children — at least 7.5 million — are in grave danger. But together, we can provide shelter, care, safety and hope for Ukrainian children and their families.
More than 4 children a day are killed or injured, and this number is assumed to be a gross underestimate.
Ukraine's children
Ukraine's children
Another charity coming soon.
ge.life
...the orphans
To all the people whom choose to be kind / have empathy for those in need; your love does have a major effect, and makes this life better for all. When the suffering are shown mercy, they grab on to the new light and begin to thrive. If you have been blessed in personally seeing a soul blossom, please share your story.