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The Ukrainian people continue their heroic defense of their homeland from Russia’s genocidal war. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is critical and the needs immense. According to the UN, 15.7 million people are in need.

Thanks to your generous support and commitment the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal is able to deliver aid and assistance– both in Ukraine and to Ukrainians who have sought refuge in bordering countries.

CUF continues its support for the Association Іnternationale de Сoopération Médicale (AICM) which distributes much needed medical and humanitarian supplies to some of Ukraine’s most devastated regions in an effort to ease the lives of many suffering and vulnerable people in this time of severe crisis brought on by Russia’s genocidal war against Ukraine.

Thanks to your generous support, those most vulnerable people are receiving the treatment and care they need! Thank you! Дякуємо! Merci!

Along with local partners, AICM recently distributed much needed supplies and food to some of Ukraine’s most war-torn regions and other distribution centers. In Slavutich, Mayor Yuriy Fomichev and Deputy Mayor Viktor Shevchenko expressed immense gratitude on behalf of the 25,000 residents of their city and all of Ukraine for the work of AICM. As a city that was on the frontline of Russia’s war of aggression, receiving food, blankets, beds, linen, and medicine came as a great relief. 

The delivery of medical goods to Shostka’s 3 hospitals was greatly appreciated by its residents and will help those suffering from chronic illnesses. The Shostka Central Regional Hospital in particular serves the entire northern part of the Sumy Oblast, making it a major hub for the treatment of civilians and those affected by the war. While the delivery of goods by AICM was greatly appreciated patient monitors, laryngoscopes, defibrillators, and syringe dispensers are still in dire need. 

Please donate to the appeal today to support millions of Ukrainian families who have been displaced from their homes. #HelpUkraineNow

Your donation is needed to help support this important community project!

Donations in support of humanitarian relief can be made through:

www.cufoundation.ca

Email: [email protected]

Background

The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal has been established jointly by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Canada Ukraine Foundation to formalize a coordinated approach in providing humanitarian assistance quickly and efficiently to those in need in Ukraine to address any further aggression by Russia. The main efforts of cooperation are to provide humanitarian assistance/relief in the areas of Assistance to displaced persons, Medical care, Emergency Shelter and Food security. 

The Ukrainian people continue their heroic defence of their homeland from Russia’s genocidal war. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is critical and the needs immense. According to the UN, 15.7 million people are in need.

Thanks to your generous support and commitment the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal is able to deliver aid and assistance– both in Ukraine and to Ukrainians who have sought refuge in bordering countries.

CUF continues to assist the currently strained healthcare sector in Ukraine at this critical time of need. 

One successful project started when Gad Acosta, a senior technologist at the University Health Network recognized that a substantial quantity of medical equipment that was being retired by the hospital system but in excellent condition, could be made available to other countries where such equipment is badly needed.

He and his colleagues were instrumental in setting up the Ontario Surplus Hospital Equipment Network (OSHEN) program. Gad advised CUF to complete an application to become a potential recipient of such medical equipment. Through this program, CUF secured 17 dialysis machines and three reverse osmosis machines, all in excellent working order, that were made available by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The machines were shipped to Lviv to and were distributed among three hospitals, including a children’s hospital, greatly expanding the existing dialysis program in the city. 

Although this project was initiated a few months before the full-scale Russian lead war in Ukraine broke out, the dialysis machines now also have the potential to serve the internally displaced persons with end stage kidney disease, who otherwise may not have had any access to treatment at all. A big thank you goes out to two senior dialysis technologists at Sunnybrook, Tim Wu and Colville Chin-Lyn, who recognized CUF as a reputable recipient and ensured a very smooth transfer of the machines to Meest.

Please donate to the appeal today to support millions of Ukrainian families who have been displaced from their homes. #HelpUkraineNow

Your donation is needed to help support this important community project!

Donations in support of humanitarian relief can be made through:

www.cufoundation.ca

Email: [email protected]

Background

The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal has been established jointly by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Canada Ukraine Foundation to formalize a coordinated approach in providing humanitarian assistance quickly and efficiently to those in need in Ukraine to address any further aggression by Russia. The main efforts of cooperation are to provide humanitarian assistance/relief in the areas of Assistance to displaced persons, Medical care, Emergency Shelter and Food security. 

The Ukrainian people continue their heroic defence of their homeland from Russia’s genocidal war. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is critical and the needs immense. According to the UN, 15.7 million people are in need.

Thanks to your generous support and commitment the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal is able to deliver aid and assistance– both in Ukraine and to Ukrainians who have sought refuge in bordering countries.

CUF continues its support for GlobalMedic’s efforts to deliver and distribute emergency family kits and food hampers to people in need in Ukraine and to displaced Ukrainians in Moldova and Romania. Thanks to your generous support, vulnerable people are receiving much-needed frontline assistance.

Thank you! Дякуємо! Merci!

Recently, together with CUF volunteers, GlobalMedic packed 10,000 food hampers, which were then flown to Ukraine.  Rahul Singh, Executive Director of GlobalMedic, speaks about the support that the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal is providing: 

Please donate to the appeal today to support millions of Ukrainian families who have been displaced from their homes. #HelpUkraineNow

Your donation is needed to help support this important community project!

Donations in support of humanitarian relief can be made through:

www.cufoundation.ca

Email: [email protected]

Background The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal has been established jointly by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Canada Ukraine Foundation to formalize a coordinated approach in providing humanitarian assistance quickly and efficiently to those in need in Ukraine to address any further aggression by Russia. The main efforts of cooperation are to provide humanitarian assistance/relief in the areas of Assistance to displaced persons, Medical care, Emergency Shelter and Food security. 

The Ukrainian people continue their heroic defence of their homeland from Russia’s genocidal war. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is critical and the needs are immense. Thanks to your generous support and commitment the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal is able to deliver aid and assistance– both in Ukraine and to Ukrainians who have sought refuge in bordering countries.

CUF continues to assist the currently strained healthcare sector in Ukraine, at the same time rapidly aligning our partner linkages for an impactful result. One such successful project started when Orest Sushko at Humber College in Toronto reached out to us, having recognized that a substantial quantity of a medical product could be made available for Ukraine: namely, high-quality syringes that were in supply on campus. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now with the war in Ukraine, Humber has worked with our community partners to provide assistance whenever we could,” said Tyler Charlebois, Director, Centres of Innovation Network and Partnership Development, Humber College. “We are so pleased that more than 165,000 unused syringes left over from our COVID-19 vaccination clinics were able to be shipped to Ukraine to provide some medical supply relief during the humanitarian crisis happening there.” 

CUF rushed the large shipment to Ukraine and directed it for efficient and strategic distribution by the recently-formed Medical Service of the Plast National Scout Organization of Ukraine, which along with its partner organizations quickly determined four metropolitan areas of focus where the Russian attacks on the country had resulted in major humanitarian need. Dr. Markian Mandziuk, Acting Head of Plast Medical Service, noted, “We have no right to stop, and we will not stop! Plast Medical Service will continue to help the people of Ukraine, for a speedy victory and a better tomorrow for our motherland!” Ukrainian hospital staffers sent this message about the syringes, for their new Canadian friends: “We are grateful for your help and your caring. These syringes are interesting to use, because we had used simpler ones in our usual work, but we learn quickly and use them to help civilians who now need help.”

Donations in support of humanitarian relief can be made through:

www.cufoundation.ca

or by cheque to

620 Spadina Ave, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M5S 2H4 For further information: [email protected]

Background

The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, established by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) and the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) is working with Ukrainian government ministries, who are in the best position to advise on the needs on the ground so that we can ensure that the donations we receive meet the needs of the Ukrainian people. The appeal will work with established partners on the ground who have demonstrated the ability to deliver aid in a timely and effective manner. The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal Committee is established jointly by the two organizations to formalize a coordinated approach in providing humanitarian assistance quickly and efficiently to those in need in Ukraine to address any further aggression by Russia. The committee will work with the Ukrainian Canadian community across Canada to reduce duplication of effort, increase efficiency and ensure aid efforts have the most effective impact for Ukrainian citizens affected by the crisis.

This Easter, our thoughts and hearts are with millions of Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes, their loved ones, and those who lost family members in this war. Our prayers are with brave Ukrainian defenders, volunteers, and those who help Ukraine in so many different ways.

While all of us watch in horror the atrocities being committed in Ukraine, the Canada Ukraine Foundation was created to help precisely during this type of crisis. 

Partnering with UCC, we established the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to help streamline efforts in assistance to displaced persons, medical care, emergency shelter and food security.

Generous support from communities and donors all across Canada has enabled us to deliver aid within days of the onset of the attacks and continue to deliver the assistance and be able to do so for the coming months. The need will not go away soon. 

With your support, we will continue to help Ukrainians as they rebuild their lives in the coming months and years.

We hope that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ will bring the revival of hope and future to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

There will always be a Ukraine!

Слава Україні!

Героям Слава!