Over the last week, many of us have spent hours on Reddit, Twitter, news sites, etc. trying to make sense of what's happening in Ukraine right now. It's really frustrating not knowing how we can help while seeing the horrible videos and pictures. One of the stories that impacted me the most was that of this young lady who posted about her experience on Instagram shortly after she watched her own mother get shot: https://twitter.com/tdolling/status/1497149657679470596
Here are 7 ways we can help Ukraine in the midst of the Ukrainian/Russian conflict:
1. Monetary Donation
• For the vast majority of us, donating money is the best way to contribute. Do your research!
• Canadian Red Cross ($10M match): https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1
• Ukrainian Red Cross: https://redcross.org.ua/en/donate/
• National Bank of Ukraine (Armed Forces): https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi
2. Airline Miles Donation
• Help military and medical professionals get over to Ukraine: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/t1bhxu/im_willing_to_help_american_vets_with_combat/
3. Volunteer in Person
• International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine
• Most of the people volunteering are medical professionals like paramedics, EMTs, doctors, or people with military experience
• https://www.reddit.com/r/volunteersForUkraine/
• https://volunteerforukraine.org/
4. Volunteer With Refugees
• There are also opportunities to volunteer with the refugees heading over into neighboring countries such as Poland and Romania: https://give.unrefugees.org/220224ukr_emer_d_4983/
5. IT Army of Ukraine
• For those who are IT or Cybersecurity-inclined, task force called IT Army of Ukraine
• Telegram group: http://t.me/itarmyofukraine2022
6. Content Translation
• If you understand Russian or Ukrainian, can help translate video content on social media
7. Attend Peaceful Protests
• Opportunities to peacefully protest and show solidarity with the Ukrainian people
• https://standwithukraine.live/
• https://www.stopputin.net/
By Janet Lee
Janet Lee is an MBA candidate at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on a full-tuition fellowship. She is currently working for TenOneTen Ventures, Visible Hands VC and Tech Coast Angels. Before business school, she started two businesses, a tech-forward real estate brokerage and international trade & logistics company. Her MBA focus is venture capital, for which she was recently awarded the Deutschman Venture Fellowship.
