Rotary Foundation - Ukraine Relief Fund

At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship caused by the war in Ukraine. We’re using our deep networks and decades of experience to take swift action in the region.

How we are taking action

  • Donate to the Disaster Response Fund

     

    The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for Rotary members and other donors around the world to contribute funds to support relief efforts underway by Rotary districts. The Foundation has designated the Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for this.

    Thanks to the generosity of Rotary members and others, the fund, to date, has received more than $10.4 million in contributions. These funds are being distributed to Rotary districts that apply for Disaster Response grants and will be used to provide relief to refugees or other victims of the crisis, including items such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing. 

    So far, 64 disaster response grants, totaling $1,799,873, have been awarded to support those affected by the war in Ukraine.

    Ukrainian Rotary clubs take action 
     
    • The Rotary Club of Cherkasy purchased and delivered medical supplies and medicine to multiple 
    local hospitals. The club has also organized daily meals for 250 evacuated families from Sumy, 
    Herson, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv. 
     
    • Some members of the Rotary Club of Kharkiv International have traveled to border countries to 
    help refugees adapt to their new situations. Members are also working, through their project Yel- 
    low Help, to evacuate families near war zones. 
     
    • Club members of the Rotary Club of Kyiv Synergy collected 350 boxes of medical supplies from 
    Italy and distributed them to areas in Kyiv and Sumy. 
    • The Rotary Club of Kyiv-Sophia are preparing and delivering hot meals to residents of Kyiv and 
    Irpen-Bucha. Members have purchased and delivered hygiene products and medicine to young 
    mothers and the elderly. 
     
    • Members of the Rotary Club of Lviv are unloading and organizing relief aid from European coun- 
    tries, then facilitating delivery to several humanitarian hubs across the country. 
     
    Clubs in Rotary District 2231 (Poland) are using a $50,000 disaster response grant to provide 
    transportation, accommodations, food, and medical assistance for refugees who crossed the border 
    from Ukraine. 
     
    Rotary District 2240 in the Czech Republic is purchasing $50,000 worth of sleeping bags, medi- 
    cine, food, and defibrillators, EKGs, and oxygen concentrators to victims.  
    District governors in Germany created a national task force to coordinate member initiatives and 
    relief efforts on an online platform. A liaison office for government agencies and nongovernmental 
    organizations has been established in Berlin. 
     
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    District 1910 in Austria is using a $25,000 disaster response grant to provide accommodations, 
    baby supplies, medicine, hygiene materials, psychological care, food, and appliances to Ukrainian 
    refugees in Austria. 
     
    Rotary clubs throughout France have mobilized to collect and distribute necessities to refugees. District- 
    governors are coordinating donations from French clubs to help Rotary clubs in Ukraine as well 
    as to assist refugees travelling through Poland and Romania or taking refuge in those countries. The 
    needs are determined by the France-Ukraine, France-Poland, and France-Romania-Moldova inter- 
    country committees. 
     
    • Our Club through DAA are working with their DA Europe counterparts to provide humanitarian supplies (including
    Sky Hydrants) into Ukraine from country access points.