Create a trusted platform to unite the friends and allies of Ukraine in their support through meaningful and synergistic partnerships.
Putting people first.
Building trust through accountability and transparency.
Amplifying impact through honest partnerships.
Putting people first.
Building trust through accountability and transparency.
Amplifying impact through honest partnerships.
UA Resistance Foundation thrives thanks to the dedication and hard work of our committed team. Since the onset of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, we've grown from a small group of three to a robust community of over twenty passionate individuals. This expansion, coupled with the invaluable contributions of our volunteers and ambassadors, has been crucial in ensuring that Ukraine receives the essential resources and aid it needs during these challenging times.
There are not many ways to contribute your labor directly to Ukraine without leaving Chicago. You can fundraise and protest and share the culture but making a difference with a few hours of sweat feels different.
To see so much resilience and strength not only physically but in character in spirit and in collective will is deeply moving. When you think about freedom or justice in America you probably don’t think about the maidan the revolution of dignity or the reason Ukraine is so determined to manifest their own destiny, but when you learn the history, the Holodomor their sacrifice in world war 2 the journey to independence and the fight to reject secondhand Russian oligarch rule, you cannot help but feel empathetic and inspired and want to help. When you listen to the sound of the language, see the clothing and the traditions and the values of the Ukrainian people you cannot help but want to join them in being people. And when you learn of the war crimes the half hearted help the Constant attacks on civilians in parks and homes and shopping centers hospitals and schools, the burning of historical buildings and art, the theft of cultural icons, the attempts to erase their traditions and contributions, the rape and torture of civilians and prisoners of war, on and on, your heart will break. It’s a mountain of grief poured over genuinely good people, people who have every right to be bitter and angry and vindictive who would be justified in leaving and never looking back, who would be logical to give up and choose an easier way, yet who still smile as they work to hold on to rebuild to give back to home and country.
It is both an urgency and a relevancy that we mostly just read about in text books.
But here you have the opportunity to sweat for someone’s chance at a bit more life, a bit less pain, a bit more hope.
If that isn’t worth a few hours I don’t know what is.
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I met Daryna, who motivated me to do more, because it gave me great hope for tomorrow’s day. Through her I met Natalia. To me, she is the heart of UA Resistance Foundation, I would want that heart to not stop beating.
I volunteer with UA Resistance because I find this nonprofit trustworthy. They have interesting projects and initiatives and a great team. It’s a place where I made a lot of friends.
I was simply looking for a way to help Ukraine, and as we all know, life is an interesting thing that throws opportunities at you when you are looking for them, and this is how I learned that there are opportunities to sort medical supplies. As a bonus, I met all the people from the nonprofit. When you call yourself Ukrainian, the question of why you help doesn’t arise. You do it because you can’t otherwise.
Will start with why you need to help. I think it's a responsibility of everyone who wants to call themselves Ukrainian, so we need to make sure that we have our military’s back because, in this war, they are sacrificing the most important; their time, health, and their lives. Hence, I choose to volunteer to help directly here in the U.S. Through Oleksandra I discovered what US Resistance does, so I started coming to their warehouse to sort medical supplies to help and was honestly surprised with the scope of aid that they deliver to Ukraine. I also want to recognize the people I have met there. They have a lot of ideas and are united by one mission.
There was a time when I even approached them for help with specific medical aid for my friend in Ukraine and without hesitation they helped us out, so I can say first hand that they are trustworthy and I have huge respect for them for all the work that they do for Ukraine’s victory
Last year UA Resistance Foundation went to Burning Man and as far as I can recall my friend helped them with some aspect of it. He came here and they organized it all, put together that phoenix and I picked that friend from their warehouse a couple of times. That’s how I met Ellen, Natalie, Oleksanda and they mentioned that they will need volunteers to sort some medicine. And it happened at the same time as I wanted to get involved in helping Ukraine more because I didn’t have that feeling of being part of helping Ukraine when just donating. I wanted to help with my hands to instantly see that result with my hands. So, that’s how I joined them:)
I chose this organization because I advocated for Ukrainian legislation with them in D.C., so I am familiar with the people leading the effort. Additionally, they are honest, efficient, and hardworking in their objective of helping Ukraine and getting people involved.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller
We are looking for volunteers who can help us out with organizing and putting together pallets with humanitarian aid for Ukraine! Please forward this to someone who would be interested and has availability!!
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Let change happen, let light win over darkness, let kindness spread through the world. #unitedwestand
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The previous container shipment allowed us to bring not only wet wipes and shower kits but also mixed medicine. All those medical supplies were taken by @marlog_ukraine and further distributed to medical facilities like hospitals, stabilization points, universities, and nursing homes. In fact, here is a detailed list of all the regions and destinations of the medical supplies!
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