There are three different ways you can make a monetary donation to support Ukraine – details of each below:
- Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine via the Ukraine Crisis Appeal
- Humanitarian Aid for Ukrainian Refugees and Displaced Ukrainians via the UCQ’s Ukraine Crisis and Humanitarian Assistance Council
- Aid for the Ukrainian Armed Forces including food, water, body armour, helmets, uniforms, medical supplies and field hospitals via the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations’ Defend Ukraine Appeal.
1. Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine via the Ukraine Crisis Appeal
With the invasion of Ukraine, the population is in crisis. People are injured, displaced and need urgent supplies. #StandwithUkraine and help support through a donation.
The Ukraine Crisis Appeal – a collaboration between the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) and Caritas Ukraine – is the largest Australian tax-deductible fundraising effort for Ukraine.
Please donate today at https://www.ukrainecrisisappeal.org/
2. Humanitarian Aid for Ukrainian Refugees and Displaced Ukrainians via the UCQ’s Ukraine Crisis and Humanitarian Assistance Council
We are collecting funds from members of the public if they wish to support our local Refugee Welcome Centre at our Ukrainian Community Centre in Galsworthy St, Holland Park West. We intend to provide the following important services (although not all may be available initially):
- Sourcing temporary accommodation/homestay
- Copying of documents and certification by a JP or CDec (important for future visa application)
- Application of further visa issues
- Translation of documents
- Medical checks/scripts for medication as needed here
- Counselling/support
- Hot meals, somewhere to crash, laundry service, somewhere to call home
- Welcome packs with essential items and information
Any leftover funds will be transferred to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal or U-HELP.
If you would like to donate towards the funding of our Refugee Welcome Centre, please go to https://www.ukrqld.com.au/donate-to-uchac/.
3. Aid for the Ukrainian Armed Forces via the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations’ Defend Ukraine Appeal.
Defend Ukraine Appeal (formerly known as U-Help) is Australia’s largest community-run fundraising effort for non-lethal military aid for Ukraine.
Managed by the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), the peak body for 22 national community organisations in Australia, the fund:
- provides vital non-lethal military aid, such as body armour, thermal imaging devices, walkie talkies, surveillance equipment and transport vehicles to brave defenders on the front line
- delivers aid through an established and secure global supply chain, managed directly by the AFUO
- charges 0% administration fees, so that 100% of funds can go directly to supporting Ukrainian defenders
If you would like to donate (non tax deductible) towards the Defend Ukraine Appeal, please go to https://defendukraineappeal.org/