Olga Zubashko shares her story around her identity of being both Ukranian and American, the emotional impact the Russo-Ukrainian war has had on her and her community since 2014, and action steps that we can take no matter what causes or issues we are passionate about to support people in Ukraine"
After our recording, I realized that subconsciously I've apparently learned to add "The" in front of Ukraine and that there is actually a history of oppression tied to that. I apologize for the use of the article, and rather than editing it out - I wanted to share an acknowledgement of this error and would like to pass along this knowledge to others so we can all un-learn that. This is the 2014 Time article that I read.
As promised, here are the resources and organizations from Olga:
- Nova Ukraine: https://novaukraine.org/
- Humanitarian aid to people on the ground
Razom for Ukraine: https://razomforukraine.org/- Humanitarian aid, currently focusing on medicines and first aid
Come back alive: https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/- Focus on bringing Ukrainian soldiers home alive. Provide aid directly to Ukrainian military
Other humanitarian organizations:- Red Cross of America: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/
- All donations currently go to supporting the efforts of the Ukrainian Red Cross & neighboring nationalities.
Focus on supporting health facilities with medicines, equipment, and families with food & hygiene items.International committee for red cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine- Evacuate victims, identify civilian casualties, find captives, etc.
UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/- Supporting displaced Ukrainians with accommodation, psychological support & core relief items such as food, water, medical aid, and cash assistance
The Polish Center for International Aid: https://pcpm.org.pl/en- Help evacuate Ukrainians from the most dangerous areas and offer on-site help. More than half of Ukraine's 1.2 million refugees have fled through Poland.
Where to donate physical humanitarian aid:- UA Aid (global): https://ua-aid-centers.com/
UA Aid US (NJ, DE, FL): https://ua-aid-centers.com/usaSan Jose Based Teknika: https://www.teknika.com/