Help for Ukraine

Michaela Srpová

The conflict in the Ukraine is really serious. For all of us it is heartbreaking to see what is happening to innocent people there. I know many people want to help in any way possible and it makes me proud of our republic. Maybe you are one of these kind people who wants to help the Ukraine, but you do not how. You are definitely not alone and owing to this fact I decided to write one unusual article. I would love to introduce you to some charities, where you can donate money (some of them you can know from my previous articles) and show you some collection points in Prague and the nearest surroundings in case you would like to donate some of your clothes, toys or anything else.

Any way of help counts, thank you for your support and solidarity. <3

Charities:

Caritas Czech Republic:

The non-profit organization Caritas Czech Republic announced a public fundraiser to help Ukraine and released half a million crowns from its own crisis fund for immediate aid.

https://www.charita.cz/podporte-nas/darujte/v-zahranici/charita-pro-ukrajinu/#platebni_moznosti

Post Bellum collection for defenders of Ukraine:

The public collection was also announced by the Post Bellum organization, which manages the archive of memories of witnesses of the totalitarian Memory of the Nation regimes.

The organization wants to provide selected funds to the Ukrainian non-profit organization Повернись живим / Come Back Alive, which supplies protective equipment and material security to the defenders of Ukraine.

https://www.darujme.cz/projekt/1205934

Collection of SOS Ukraine People in Need:

The collection called SOS Ukraine was established by the humanitarian organization People in Need in 2014 at the time when the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation took place.

https://www.darujme.cz/projekt/648

Red Cross:

The Czech Red Cross has been helping Ukraine since 2014. During that time, it handed over fourteen aid shipments to the Ukrainian Red Cross, which contain so-called first aid trauma sets. Now the organization intends to support mobile medical teams in particular, by supplying cars, medical tents or surgical kits worth 3.6 million crowns.

https://www.cervenykriz.eu/aktuality/cck-prima-pomoc-detem-ukrajiny

Janeček's Endowment Fund:

Another collection is organized by the Karel Janeček Endowment Fund under the auspices of the non-profit organization ADRA, which has a branch in Ukraine. ADRA has been cooperating with UNICEF and has been operating in Ukraine since 2014. During its operation, it provides humanitarian assistance to displaced people in eastern Ukraine, takes care of their basic necessities (hygiene, food, housing) and also provides psychosocial assistance.

https://www.znesnaze21.cz/sbirka/pomoc-ukrajine#o-sbirce

Collection points:

Dvůr Kobylisy (Klapkova 1035, Praha-Kobylisy):

They are mainly looking for tents, sleeping bags, raincoats, chargers, power banks, headlights, but also car seats, baby food, muesli bars, wafers, chocolates, snacks, diapers, sanitary napkins and more.

Dům dobra v Karlíně (Prvního Pluku 211, Praha 8):

There they organize help for refugees who are already in Prague. A group of volunteers is remodeling an abandoned house near Florence into temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, who should be accommodated by up to 80. The organizers, led by photographer Aleš Foff and the founder of Fluxfoto, cooperate with leading brands of furniture - mainly beds, mattresses, through cans and sweets, to hygiene supplies, plastic cutlery, sleeping bags, power banks or cigarettes.

Wardrobe Prague:

You can visit this place if you want to donate mostly clothes. It also offers mostly help to single parents. But now they are also helping Ukrainian refugees. He delivers selected items both in Prague and in the Czech Republic. "If a Ukrainian family comes to you, we go too and a car full of things for them. We guarantee top condition, clean and quality linen.´´ they say from the Wardrobe.

Iron Ball Fitness Center (Opatovická 160/18, Praha 2) and House of National Minorities (Vocelova 602/3).:

This collection point was created so that refugees can stay in touch with their family as easily as possible and also communicate with the Czech authorities more easily. At the reception you can bring functional laptops, tablets, phones, power banks and all this, including the charger or connecting cable. The technique should not be more than 4 years old.

The memory of the nation (Žižkov):

There is also a problem with other military equipment, such as bulletproof vests, helmets, camouflage and more. They are not currently available on the market. Since there is already a large amount of everything at the borders and we have already managed to get a large number of people to the Czech Republic, the situation at the borders is already stable, but on the contrary, young Ukrainian boys who voluntarily join the Armed Forces of Ukraine or Territorial militia of Ukraine. They are mainly looking for coffee, tea, sugar, energy bars, durable food, biscuits. Women's swabs, bandages, painkillers, thermal underwear, warm socks, gloves, military boots or elbow and knee pads are also suitable.