You have no excuse not to learn about what is happening in the Ukraine. Some curated links to help, inform and support:

Donate money

Here are a list of just some of the places to donate money to:

• United Help Ukraine United Help Ukraine – Helping People. Saving Lives.
• Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal, are working on the ground to provide those who are being displaced by the war in Ukraine with food, water, medical supplies and shelter Ukraine Crisis Appeal | British Red Cross
• Save the Children, to help distribute essential aid to children and their families, deliver winter and hygiene kits, as well as giving cash grants to help families meet basic needs. It will also offer psychological support for children impacted by the war in Ukraine: Donate to Ukraine Children Now | Save the Children UK
• UN refugee Agency UHCR, The agency is providing emergency shelter, relief items and emergency payments, as well as access to social services and psychological support for those in need. Donate to UK for UNHCR (unrefugees.org.uk)
• Unicef, the charity is providing families with access to clean water and nutritious food, and helping to ensure child health and protection services continue amid the on-going crisis.: Ukraine crisis: donate now to protect children - Unicef UK
• Care international: to help provide food, water, hygiene kits, cash and support to those affected by the war in Ukraine via its partner People In Need, which is already working on the ground in the country: Support our Ukraine Emergency Appeal (careinternational.org.uk)
• Choose Love: help provide emergency medical care, food, shelter, clothes, support for the LGBTQ+ community and mental health support, as well as legal support to those in Ukraine and those fleeing the country: Choose Love

?Learn

During this time it is important to support our colleagues and friends by taking the time to learn about what is happening, rather than relying on people to educate us. Here are just some of the useful links that are out there:

• Kyiv not Kiev and why it matters: How to pronounce and spell ‘Kyiv’, and why it matters | Ukraine | The Guardian
• Budapest agreement and why it matters: Ukraine′s forgotten security guarantee: The Budapest Memorandum | Europe | News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 05.12.2014
• Brief history of modern Ukraine: A brief history of modern Ukraine - BBC News
• Winter of fire documentary on Netflix: Watch Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom | Netflix Official Site
• UkraineCast - regular podcast from the BBC: BBC News - Ukrainecast, Russia attacks
• With lots of misleading information being shared, you can use the BBC reality check service: Reality Check - BBC News
• English-language news outlets based in the country are covering developments on the ground:
• The Kyiv Independent - News from Ukraine, Eastern Europe
• Ukraine News Premier Independent English-language Source — The New Voice of Ukraine (nv.ua)
• This twitter site covers many local journalists: @RobertMackey/Ukraine / Twitter

?How to talk to children about what is going on:

• How to talk to children about the invasion of Ukraine, and why those conversations are important (theconversation.com)

?Help raise awareness of what is going on in Ukraine:

Amplifying the voices of those on the ground in Ukraine by liking, commenting and sharing their content such as their appeals for support can help to raise awareness of what is happening.

?Join a protest

Since the war started there have been protests all around the world that are calling for peace in Ukraine. You can follow Ukraine Solidarity Campaign for details of these protests: (1) Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (@UkraineSol) / Twitter

?Sign petitions

There are a number of petitions you can sign to help those in Ukraine including a Change.org petition:

• Petition · Tell the UK govt: Help Ukrainian refugees! #HelpUkrainianRefugees · Change.org calling for the UK government to provide more help for refugees who are fleeing the country.
• A second petition is calling on the government to track asylum seekers who have been displaced due to the Russian invasion. Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion - Petitions (parliament.uk)

?More links and resources can be found here:

• Support Ukraine | Linktree
• Real ways you can help Ukraine as a foreigner (super.site)

#ukraine #supportukraine #stopputin #helpukrainianrefugees

Thank you Nicke Harrison for sharing this with the teams.