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Local NZ-Based Initiatives

  • The Ukrainian Refugee Relocation Trust was established in March 2022 with assistance from Mahi for Ukraine members and is managed by an Independent Trustee – Perpetual Guardian (the trading name of Perpetual Trust Limited).  All funds raised (incl. direct donations) will be held in the New Zealand Ukrainian Refugee Relocation Trust and used for the benefit of Ukrainians relocating to New Zealand to escape the war. Trust’s account details for donations: 02-0108-0306765-003 (IMPORTANT: please use the following client number as your reference when doing transfers: 3010211430). Atawhai for Ukraine – if you are a Special Ukraine Visa holder currently based in New Zealand, you can apply for a support package through the Ukrainian Refugee Relocation Trust’s initiative “Atawhai for Ukraine “, the URR Trust details can also be found on this page.

  • Razom Platform(a ukrainian marketplace in NZ)

  • How does it work? From March 2023 NZRC started supporting Ukrainians who are sheltering in New Zealand, to find meaningful employment. Details on how to access this program are provided on the NZRC website. To find out more about their migration employment services program Pathways to Employment, please visit this page on helping refugees find a job.  For more details and how you can support check out this interview. You can also view a summary of current candidate profiles available here.

  • Section name: Ukrainian Assocoation of New Zealand - Humaniatrian Containers Fundariser

    Blurb: Imitative run by the UANZ in coordination with regional Ukrainian Communities of NZ. Your donation will cover the shipping costs to transport containers with humanitarian aid, donated by generous Kiwis, from NZ to Ukraine.

    Givealittle Link.

  • Taste Of Ukraine - volunteer action

    Volunteer group supporting Ukraine through bake-sales/ catering and fundraising in New Zealand. To find out more visit their Facebook page or email: tasteofukrainenz@gmail.com

    To donate directly, account number: ANZ 01-0142-0727942-00 (reference "Mahi for Ukraine")

New Zealand Led Initiatives

  • Kiwi K.A.R.EGivealittle.

    “Kiwi K.A.R.E.” (Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation) is operating in Ukraine delivering essential supplies and evacuating civilians from dangerous areas, and is led by Tenby Powell. With over three decades of military service in the NZ Army, a successful business career, and service on government boards, Tenby is funding his own way while in Ukraine and now seeks help with sustainable funding for Kiwi K.A.R.E.

  • The UANZ collaboration with Rotary NZ World Community Service is aimed at addressing the emergency medical needs of people in Ukraine, supplying food, and goods of first need, and assisting in support of displaced Ukrainian communities worldwide. This support is being organised through the network of the Rotary clubs and the Rotary Districts in Ukraine and Poland. The donations into the UANZ – Rotary scheme are tax deductible. Account # 03-1702-0192208-01 Donation receiver: Rotary NZ World Community Service (RNZWCS) Westpac, Reference 2232.

  • ReliefAid was founded in 2015, by Kiwi Mike Seawright, with the vision of saving lives and alleviating the suffering of people affected by armed conflict through independent and impartial humanitarian action. By July 2023 they have delivered emergency aid to over 350,000 people in Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan. Following the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Mike Seawright went to Ukraine to see how they could help. As a result, ReliefAid has been on the ground since March 2022 actively delivering humanitarian aid. Their aid interventions have included the distribution of emergency shelter materials, food, medical supplies, clothing, wood-fired stoves, and solar lamps. The aid deliveries reach people in front-line areas including Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Preobrazhenka, and Kherson (responding to the flooding). The team prides itself on being on the ground and able to respond swiftly to emergencies, ensuring that aid reaches those in urgent need in a timely manner. You can donate to support their efforts HERE.

  • Doctors without Borders – “Healthcare workers New Zealand: Work a shift for Ukraine” initiative. Donate your earnings from a shift or day’s work to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) who are providing medical humanitarian assistance to those affected by the war in Ukraine. 

  • Initiative run by the UANZ in coordination with regional Ukrainian Communities of NZ. Your donation will cover the shipping costs to transport containers with humanitarian aid, donated by generous Kiwis, from NZ to Ukraine.

    https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-wounded-ukrainians-to-live-their-lives

  • https://www.facebook.com/TasteofUkraineNZ

    Volunteer group supporting Ukraine through bake-sales/ catering and fundraising in New Zealand. To find out more visit their Facebook page or email: tasteofukrainenz@gmail.com

    To donate directly, account number: ANZ 01-0142-0727942-00 (reference "Mahi for Ukraine")

Official Ukrainian Government Fundraisers & Resources

Helping Children

Global & Ukrainian Initiatives

    • Come Back Alive – Supplying Ukraine’s defense forces with defensive equipment. Armour, bulletproof vests, night vision goggles, etc.

    • Army SOS – Supplying Ukrainian soldiers with necessary medicine.

    • Prytula Foundation.

    • LGBTQIA+ – Ukraine Support Organisation: Insight Ukraine.

    • Revived Soldiers Ukraine – A non-profit to help wounded soldiers, and their rehabilitation.

    • Unite With Ukraine – The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) fundraiser | Birds of Freedom fundraiser.

    • UkraineNow – a global decentralized effort to help Ukrainians and other nations deal with the humanitarian crisis and consequences of a brutal invasion by the Russian Federation.

    • Repair Together is a Ukrainian student volunteer collective and initiative to help rebuild, repair, and restore communities that sustained damage and suffered from Russian occupation (sort of an equivalent of the Student Volunteer Army). Instagram: @repair.together

    • Ukraine Crisis Appeal (Australia) is the largest Australian tax-deductible fundraising effort for Ukraine. It is a collaboration between: the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations; Rotary Australia World Community Service; and  Caritas Ukraine. It was established in 2015 to help provide emergency and humanitarian aid to those affected by russia’s war in Ukraine. See the latest update on their fund here.

Media-run fundraising

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