Ways to #StandwithMariupol
Mariupol - a port city in South East of Ukraine - has captured our attention and broke our hearts. It has become the symbol of Russia’s illegal, senseless and violent war on Ukraine, but equally a symbol of Ukraine’s strength, courage and resilience. For some reason, I became so drawn into the story of Mariupol, its people and locations maimed by the aggression, and my desire to help sometimes renders me feeling hopeless and helpless, but at the same time there are glimpses of hope, unity and solidarity across the globe. Seeing some of the children evacuated safely from underneath Azov Steel Plant, was one such moment, but of course, the struggle is far from over. There are still a lot of civilians hiding under the plant from the Russian bombing, and people in other parts of Mariupol need our help too. I was fortunate enough to have a heartfelt conversation with Mariupol-born, Austin-Texas-based, Olga Koutseridi, about her life in Ukraine, the food of her childhood and ways we can support her home town right now. Olia sent me a list of people and organisations who need our support, and I am so pleased to be able to share it here. You can also watch our LIVE session on my instagram grid and make sure to follow Olia on instagram for her phenomenal bakes.
#StandwithMariupol
Mariupol NGO and Organisations:
Instagram: @tu_mariupol and PayPayl: tu.mariupol@gmail.com
Instagram: @mariupolnow and PayPal: nowmariupolnow@gmail.com
Donbas SOS and Donate: https://fundraising-hotline.tilda.ws/dsos
Save Life and Donate: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/
Donate to Help Mariupol: https://fainemisto.com.ua/donate
Artists/Activists:
@margo_kai and PayPal Margokassie@gmail.com
@zoya.la and gmail: zoya.laktionova@gmail.com
@anton.varga and gmail: antonvargastef@gmail.com (Ukrainian born and NYC based artist doing a lot of advocacy for Mariupol)
@diana.berg.official
@wierawolf
@foderline
@nikita.blink
@help_army.ukraine
@vova.shishkin_ (humanitarian aid and military support fund, Paypal nikitasiritsa3@gmail.com)
@v.svarga (humanitarian aid, aid for animals, Armed Forces of Ukraine)
@martakaznovska (aid to refugees, Armed Forces of Ukraine)
Local Journalists and aid workers:
Artem Popov. Instagram: @popov.ua and PayPal artem93popov@gmail.com (Needs support)!
Khrystyna Kulakovska. Instagram: @kulakovska
Other organisations:
@safelife.in.ua (army relief fund comebacklive.in.ua )
@ngo.ei (non-governmental organization, Kharkiv, humanitarian aid)
@caritas.zp (Charitable Organization, caritas.zp@gmail.com)
General Lists of Resources and Charities:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/
https://www.nowar.help/en/donations
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ea1rMTkamVFOhZQayt_IOVkahjlHp9yUvr8AtV78hQw/edit
https://www.weareukraine.info/action/how-to-donate/
https://b8.notion.site/b8/Save-Ukraine-en-a7abccdf1b844b198d8aea9e23849d97