What You Can Do to Support the People of Ukraine

It’s so easy to feel helpless about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia (Vladimir Putin) seems so powerful, a COVID-induced exhaustion seems to be permeating the atmosphere, and we can feel that we are just ordinary people and have little power or sway on the world stage. Yet it is a sad fact that thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been forced to flee their homes or take refuge in bomb shelters and underground stations throughout the country. Lives are being lost.

So what can we do?

You can send your views about the War in Ukraine to our Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP by using this link: Contact Your PM | Prime Minister of Australia

You can also support charities that are in the Ukraine right now asking for assistance. Donations can be made through the links to their websites or social media pages.

UNICEF

UNICEF supports health, nutrition, HIV prevention, education, safe drinking water, sanitation and protection for children and families caught in the conflict in Ukraine.

Médecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders

MSF runs a range of activities in Ukraine working with local volunteers, organisations, health care professionals and authorities to help people travel to health care facilities and access prescribed medications.

International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a Switzerland-based organization, which is aiming to help people affected by the conflict and support the work of the Ukrainian Red Cross.

Voices of Children

Voices of Children is a Ukrainian Charitable Foundation that helps provide psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by the armed conflict, according to its website. Voices of Children’s efforts of support for kids include art therapy, video storytelling, providing mobile psychologists and even individual help for families.

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