Ukraine - How You Can Help

Liberty_Bear

Mods-if this is not allowed please delete and apologies in advance.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/03/ukraine-airbnbs-booked-in-effort-to-get-money-to-residents-pay-not-stay

Airbnb are allowing people to book rooms but not to take them up in an effort to help those who are stuck. There are up to 100,00 escaping the hardships.

Revolut are matching donations that people may make .

The Art of Coffee are also collecting medical equipment that you might get and drop off at their collection points - https://www.instagram.com/theartofcoffee_dublin/?utm_source=ig_embed

I would appreciate any other links anyone has

In case anyone is wondering about helping our own - I do that too when I can but I feel it needs mentioning before anyone feels the need to cringely post about helping out our own .

Thanks

jim-mcdee

Could go there and volunteer to fight is one option

Liberty_Bear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118727919#Comment_118727919

Id be more of a honeytrap for the Russian soldiers mate...pucker up

jim-mcdee

Ha! I'd put 556 up his shnausel

Temptamperu

i put a ukraine flag in my twitter bio

Liberty_Bear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118728111#Comment_118728111

And not on FB! You have to be consistent..the sheer indignation of it!

Grandeeod

I have lots of quality clothes and footwear in great condition to donate. Adult and teen. While I'm struggling to heat the house, pay for diesel and food, my heart ignores it due to this awful scenario that is unfolding for the Ukranian people. My problems are difficult yet pitiful in comparison. I was thinking rather than drop it off at my local charity shop so well heeled locals can hoover it up and save money (fact) I'd donate it to a registered charity working on behalf of the situation in Ukraine. I made a call looking for a drop off point and here is how the call went.

Me: I have some great clothing and footwear to donate to any Ukranian refugees who would need them. Where can I drop them off?

Charity: Eh...hang on. (comes back on the phone) Were you planning on selling them at a car boot sale, because if you were then calculate what you would have made and donate the cash amount.

Me: I was planning on donating them to my local Vincent de Paul or Sue Ryder shop, but I rather they go directly to victims of this situation. I really don't have any spare cash to donate. The Pandemic was financially difficult to me and these items are worth far more than the 20 quid I could maybe afford.

Charity: The 20 euro would be great! (excitement in the voice) and then donate the clothes and footwear to your local charity shops.

I hung up. Thankfully I had a back up plan. A Ukrainian couple live near me. Hard workers and have family still trying to escape Ukraine. One of them has resisted coming to Ireland for years. A very embarrassed me offered them the stuff if needed as they are hoping family will get here. I was thanked and told they would accept if the family arriving needed it. Humility met an offer of help and embarrassment from me. This is my small and direct way of offering help. Charities seem to want cash that must really be filtered through their systems. But as we all know they probably pay wages. If they take up the offer, I'll be delighted. They are genuine people

Liberty_Bear

Thats exactly what Im thinking about. In the case of the Art of Coffee I know the owner well for a few years and he is from Ukraine so all his items go direct. What you did is very humbling for me. I booked a room in Mariuspol , was 8 quid but it went direct to the owner. These little things achieve so much as you said.

Grandeeod

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118728225#Comment_118728225

My contribution was small. I'll go to work tomorrow, but still think of how this horrible situation has unfolded. I hope if people want to help, they can find a more direct way rather that charities that pay staff stupid amounts of money to earn a living based on human suffering. It aint easy.

sporina

donated money to The Red Cross

Apothic_Red

Big row in Aldi. Had about 20 bottles of Calpol for Ukrainian drive in work. Checkout girl said only one paracetamol product per customer. I made a song & dance about it so she called over manager who backed her up. Told them I hoped Putin didn't invade their home country next. Now I've got the hump

Gregor Samsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118731379#Comment_118731379

Not sure specifically about Aldi, but many supermarkets' and shops' registers are set up to automatically block the processing of anything more than the legal quantity of paracetamol in a single purchase.

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118731379#Comment_118731379

I really wish I was there to see that.

astrofool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118731379#Comment_118731379

You're doing helping wrong.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118728111#Comment_118728111

Stunning and brave

Mad_maxx

Probably need to employ an au pair soon so will choose a Ukrainian, we have the space

Manach

Charity link: Caritas, which was recommended to me based by an aid worker in a Uni course, https://www.caritas.org/donate-now/

Montage of Feck

I'd make some Molotov coctails, but have you seen the price of petrol?

Liberty_Bear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118737814#Comment_118737814

There will be lots of Russian vodka going spare but not as flammable

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118731379#Comment_118731379

I'm almost certain they can't by law, it's to avoid accidental overdoses. If they had had a trolley in the shop for collecting goods for the Ukraine (like they had in my local Lidl), though, they could have processed 20 individual transactions, once you had assured them the bottles wouldn't leave the premises.

Citrus_8

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118728162#Comment_118728162

Ukraine has enough clothes already from the neighbouring countries. If you read news, it says please don't need more, they will end up in a landfill. Ukraine needs money now to buy ammunition, armory, protective helmets, vests etc... Ukrainian military doesn't know how to use the very modern ammunition so older generation armory is best for them.

They had a need for clothes last week, but no longer. Men needed warm socks just a few days ago, I'm not sure if it's still relevant.

There are some designated charities for Ukraine, but some are fake, so be careful.

Maybe have a look at (Blue-Yellow, NGO Blue/Yellow). Apparently, the problem is that we here in Ireland are still have very little information about what is happening. This is because the Western world has ignored Russian aggression for too long and were numb to was was happening. West is still learning, and it's reflected in a poor quality news we are getting from Ukraine. There's a serious lack of quality discussion and rapid decision making.

Clothes unfortunately no longer relevant. Last week it was a Putin vs Ukraine invasion and sent a message he wants to bring Europe back to 2 decades back. While this week he threatens with a nuclear weapon and WW3 if Nato gets involved.

West problem now is that we thing rationally, while Putin seems to be in a serious mental stage, just one button away from a disaster.

This isn't a local war anymore. Ukraine is fighting for Europe, not just for Ukraine. This is way money is important to them.

Also important is to stop buying gas and oil from Russia (Ireland still does that which means we financially support Russian government and the military as these gas and oil companies have tight relations with Putin or his oligarch friends).

The US is against Nato to make Ukraine a no-fly zone as they're afraid of WW3 and don't want to get involved as Ukraine is not a Nato member.

West is still trying to make a sense in this messy situation with a mad man... We all will suffer of sanctions as they work both ways. So better to invest for a better future and give Ukraine some money now. Otherwise it can get worse if Ukraine gets defeated.

ankid

Hi,

I was living in Ireland for many years but left for Ukraine 4 years ago.

My wife and I were on vacation abroad with a flight back to Kyiv on the 24th of February. As Russia attacked Ukraine this day, we couldn’t go back to Kyiv, the flight was cancelled. We took a flight to Krakow last Friday and booked in an hotel up to Friday this week while looking to rent an apartment.

Does anyone know if someone can rent us an apartment with a reasonable price with a flexible lease? We will stay for sure 1 month in Krakow but obviously 2 or 3 months, all depends how the situation in Ukraine  will evolve.

Thank you in advance.

New Home

Not related to your post, ankid (I don't know anyone in Poland, I'm afraid), but I've just come across this. At face value, it sounds like a great idea.

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118753650#Comment_118753650

Great idea, NH, but I fear the “real heroes” will be along shortly to scoff, and sneer, at the idea of supporting landlords. They might even make jokes about them being Russian landlords.

I’ll be passing it along to my friend circle anyway.

New Home

I'm sure that can be applied to any local business with an online presence. Now, you'd probably need to be able to speak Ukrainian to "place an order", I doubt local pizza places (say) would have a website translated into English, but perhaps the likes of Google Translate could help.

Anyway, it's possibly the usual softie (gullible?) side in me, but that made me think of the story of the man who was throwing beached starfish back into the sea.

ankid

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118753650#Comment_118753650

It's not a bad idea to do that in Kharkiv, Kiev or the east of Ukraine as no tourists will come here at the moment and that will offer some support to the owners.

I understand and I really appreciate than people are willing to help citizens of Ukraine but this might have some downsides.

A lot of people who left the east of Ukraine are looking to rent an accommodation on the west side of Ukraine and by renting nights on Airbnb to support people,this actually bring a shortage of rooms for people who really need to rent an accommodation in some place.The rooms are not available anymore on Airbnb and the ones who bought some nights won't show up and the ones who need to rent a room cannot rent as there is no availability anymore on Airbnb.

I fully support any idea that can help Ukrainians but it would be wiser to use that process in some specific places where you know the lack of rooms won't affect the ones who desperately need to rent an accommodation.

cj maxx

Apart from donating money, I really don't think we can help. Unless you're a doctor or similar professional.

deise08

Paddywagon are looking for drivers to drive buses over and back.

cj maxx

I'd help alright !. I can't walk or run, but can shoot. Dick head

animalinside

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118727919#Comment_118727919

For which side? The sooner Russia end this the better, resistance is just prolonging the inevitable and costing more and more civilians lives (which the Ukraine and west seem happy to clock up).

New Home

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118766254#Comment_118766254

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dRXZSdnKaLw