Last week we announced a campaign to raise $1,000,000 in one month through the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal for the children affected by the violent Russian attack on Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv.
Thanks to your generous response, we have raised over $165,000 towards our goal!
Today, we are excited to share an opportunity to double the impact of your donation. The Temerty Foundation has generously pledged to match every donation made to the Ohmatdyt fundraiser until July 21, up to $50,000.
One of the largest children’s hospitals in Europe, Ohmadyt was Ukraine’s most advanced for pediatric illnesses and oncology. On July 8th, the Russian military struck it with a cruise missile in a targeted attack, killing two doctors and injuring hundreds.
The number of casualties is rising. Since the strike, a young boy who had been in Ohmatdyt’s ICU at the time of the missile attack has died after being transferred to another hospital in Kyiv.
Your donations matter. The Canada-Ukraine Foundation has been supporting the international Institute of Postgraduate Studies for years, and now its staff and students from the Center of Psychological Counseling and Traumatherapy “Open Doors” are providing psychological support to the 31 children at a hospital that has accepted these young patients from Ohmatdyt.
With your continuous support, we can increase our assistance for the victims of the barbaric July 8th targeted attack and join the international effort to provide the resources and care the young patients need.
Please give today – doubling your gift with the Temerty Foundation’s generous pledge – and let these young children know they are not alone. Together we can give them hope for a brighter future.
Background
The Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal has been established jointly by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) 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.