Story at a glance
- Russia began invading Ukraine early Thursday morning, causing thousands of Ukrainians to flee the region.
- The sharp change in events threatens to displace millions of Ukrainians and trigger a potential large-scale humanitarian crisis.
- Multiple nonprofits have already established funds open for donations to help aid relief efforts for Ukrainians.
As Russia began attacks on Ukraine early Thursday morning in what is expected to become a large-scale invasion, one organization has rounded up the top charities that concerned citizens can donate to.
According to Global Conflict Tracker, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has led to more than 13,000 casualties and displaced 1.5 million people — and the conflict is worsening.
For those watching the violence unfold and who would like to help, Charity Navigator put out a list of the top highly-rated nonprofits engaging in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding region. The sharp change in events in Ukraine has threatened to displace millions of Ukrainians and trigger a potential large-scale humanitarian crisis.
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The charities highlighted by Charity Navigator are 3 and 4 star rated and have earned their ratings by being financially efficient and transparent in their operations:
1. Global Giving (4 stars)
This nonprofit is the first and largest global crowdfunding community that connects vetted nonprofit donors and companies in nearly every country around the world. It has delivered funds to community-led organizations that are best-suited to provide relief and long-term recovery. Global Giving has created the Ukraine-Crisis Relief fund and raised about $23,000 as of Thursday, with a goal of raising $3 million. All donations will support humanitarian assistance in impacted communities in Ukraine and surrounding regions where Ukranian refugees have fled—including food, shelter, clean water, access to education, health and psychosocial support.
2. Save the Children (4 stars)
This nonprofit was founded over 100 years ago and focuses on providing aid to children in countries around the world. It has also created a fund for vulnerable Ukrainians, laying out different donation tiers. A $50 donation can provide enough food to keep three children from going hungry for one month, $150 can wrap 30 blankets around children affected by conflict and $300 can provide 150 face masks to refugee health workers on the front lines.
3. World Help (3 stars)
This faith-based nonprofit serves the physical and spiritual needs of impoverished communities around the world. World Help has created a fund for Ukrainian families and has detailed how much each donation will contribute, with a $35 donation providing a week’s worth of food and water for one refugee, $70 providing enough for two refugees and $140 enough for four refugees.
4. Project HOPE (3 stars)
A global health and humanitarian relief organization, Project HOPE operates around the world by working side-by-side with health care workers to address public health challenges. This nonprofit has created a Crisis in Ukraine fund that will help deliver urgently needed medicine, supplies and aid to families at risk from violent conflict, COVID-19 and other health crises in Ukraine through emergency teams in Europe.
5. UNICEF USA (3-stars)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories providing children with health care, immunizations, clean water, sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. UNICEF is on the ground in Ukraine and aims to supply these same services to Ukrainian children, where they are also focusing on protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse.
The United Nations-General António Guerres tweeted on Wednesday night pleading with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring troops back to Russia amid an invasion into Ukraine.
“Under the present circumstances, I must change my appeal: President Putin, in the name of humanity, bring your troops back to Russia,” Guterres said.
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