Project “Help Ukraine”
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has triggered Europe’s greatest humanitarian refugee crisis since World War II. It is estimated that Poland has accepted nearly 3 million refugees already and there are still approximately 30 thousand new refugees crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border every day. Over 90% of these refugees are women and children. The rest are mainly elderly and/or ill people. The men remained in the Ukraine to fight the Russians.
Rotary E-Club Poland’s “The Future is Now!” 2023 Project
Target group: orphaned kids who were evacuated in 2022 from Ukrainian state foster homes in the war zones and housed in isolation in temporary refugee camps in the Kaszuby Region in northern Poland as well as several kids from family orphanages still operating in Ukraine. These orphaned kids who were already in foster homes for various reasons are now experiencing additional trauma as a result of the war and their emergency evacuation to Poland. Our project is aimed at giving these kids an opportunity to join the summer camp, take part in sports (football, beach volleyball, badminton, swimming, trekking etc.), engage in social integration activities with Polish peers.
Camp location: Baltic Sport Centre in Cetniewo – on the Baltic Sea coast (address: Baltic Sport, ul. Żeromskiego 52, 84-120 Władysławowo-Chłapowo)
Dates: 28.07 – 07.08.2023 (11 days)
Cost of sending one Ukrainian child to the integration camp: 2500 PLN (575 USD)
Our Partners:
Almatur (the biggest tour operator in Poland) https://www.almatur.pl/
Rotary E-Club Poland Coordinator: Maria Niedzińska niedzinska.maria@gmail.com
DONATIONS
Financial aid definitely works best and it is the fastest way to help.
The best way to make a donation is via bank transfer to any of our designated Rotary e-Club Poland IBAN accounts:
Account holder: Rotary e-Club Poland
Bank: Santander Bank Polska SA
SWIFT/BIC: WBKPPLPP
PL78 1090 2590 0000 0001 2339 7337 (PLN account)
PL85 1090 2590 0000 0001 2339 8181 (EUR account)
PL12 1090 2590 0000 0001 5018 8664 (USD account)
Please indicate clearly on the transfer order that this donation is for: „HELP FOR UKRAINE” – Rotary E-Club Poland Charity Fund
For confirmation of receipts of donations and other financial matters please contact our Rotary e-Club Poland Treasurer: Marzena Śliz marzena.sliz@wp.pl
Please let us know if you’d like to receive a donor’s certificate and thank you letter as well as regular updates on our projects. We are happy to provide all donors with relevant financial documentation and welcome any volunteers who would like to help make our projects successful.
If you are interested in receiving more materials (pictures, films etc.), please let us know. If you have ideas on how to provide other help for Ukrainian refugees or can assist in relocation of refugees to other countries and you’d like to talk to us personally, we will be happy to tell you more about our projects, the current refugee situation in Poland and our plans on zoom. Please let us know if you’d like us to schedule a meeting. Rotary e-Club Poland thank you very much for all your support and willingness to contribute to this worthy humanitarian refugee cause!
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Our projects in 2022
- implementation of aid projects aimed at refugees from Ukraine residing in Lesko
- camps for children and teenagers in Olsztyn and Krynica Morska
- ad hoc material assistance to refugees from Ukraine residing in Poland
- material support (sports equipment) District Complex of Special Schools and Placements in Legionowo
See our FB for more details and photos! https://www.facebook.com/rotaryeclubpoland/