Kevin Instead of my original plans for today, I’m posting this list of vetted, reputable resources on how to help Ukraine. This post is a companion piece to last week’s special report on the crisis in Ukraine. The list is based on this website, but I’m a couple of links individually, in case it goes away at some point.
As the website states, the war between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for eight years. In order to understand how things got to this point (and it never should’ve gotten this bad, tbh), we need to rewind and reframe how a lot of us once viewed Ukraine.
This post on how to think about the war in Ukraine states that we need to focus on Ukrainians.
My world history book in high school referred to the capital of Ukraine as Kiev, but it also referred to Russia as the “U.S.S.R,” and stated that Ronald Reagan was our current president. This was 2001, btw However, this article states that Kiev is a Russian-based transliteration, since they use the Cyrillic alphabet. Instead, the country’s name is Kyiv. That’s what I’m calling it from here on out, and I hope you readers will join me.
This article outlines how we can help Ukraine if we don’t live in the country.
This is a list of resources on where to donate. Readers, I encourage you to donate only if you’re in a place where you’re able to. As a heads-up, the link to donate to the Ukrainian military directly is broken.
This is another list of resources to read, and a place to donate.
On that second list is Razom. The founders are Ukrainian expats living here in the U.S., and they’re taking donations if you’re unable to access the international charities.
Here’s another place taking donations. They’re helping a list of charities dedicated to Ukraine.
One Child’s founders are from Ukraine, and they’re taking monetary and in-kind donations.
If money’s an issue, here’s how to help Ukraine without money. You can start by educating yourself about the history of Ukraine, what led up to what’s happening now, and why it matters. There’s Winter on Fire, if you have Netflix or know someone who does. Mr. Jones is also on Netflix. Bitter Harvest is on Google Play, Apple TV, and Ritz at Home.
If you’re on Sweatcoin like yours truly is, they just started a community challenge to walk for Ukraine. You can also donate sweatcoins to relief efforts in Ukraine, too.
You can also share posts on social media, and use your platforms to help raise awareness and support for the people of Ukraine. I’m doing this, since I’m not in a place where I’m able to donate at this time. However, that’ll change with a job, and for that to happen, a company out there will find it helpful to take a chance on me.
I promise, I won’t let ’em down.
It’s so sad that I even have to get into this, but here goes. There are scammers out there looking to capitalize on what’s going on in Ukraine. These lists of places to donate have been vetted, and they’re all legit. If a charity isn’t on these lists, I recommend not donating to them, just to be on the safe side.
I stand with Ukraine. How ’bout you, readers? Join me?
Because this is ongoing, I will update this post to reflect new developments, and new charities and ways to help as I learn about them.
