April 27, 2022 – WASHINGTON, DC, and LONDON – Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Global Fund for Children (GFC) has approved 43 emergency grants totaling $1 million to support 36 community-based organizations in Ukraine, Italy, Moldova, and Romania that are helping children and families under attack and refugees fleeing the country.
Working under difficult conditions, these GFC partner organizations are doing everything they can to keep children and youth safe, warm, and fed. Within Ukraine, GFC has supported 28 community-based organizations providing food, shelter, medical supplies, transportation, and other necessities; evacuating children with disabilities; offering trauma support; and assisting LGBTQ+ youth facing discrimination as they seek safety. In Italy, Moldova, and Romania, GFC has supported eight organizations welcoming Ukrainian refugees and helping them access accommodations, transportation, and other services.
“The war in Ukraine has forced millions of children from their homes, and they will need long-term support to continue their education, cope with psychological trauma, and adapt to new environments,” said GFC President and CEO John Hecklinger. “Global Fund for Children will continue to issue emergency grants quickly and steadily as organizational needs develop to ensure local organizations have the resources they need to support children and youth over the short-term and for months and years to come.”
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most of GFC’s partner organizations in the country either supported orphans or children with disabilities or engaged young people in the arts. When the war started, however, they pivoted to providing acutely needed humanitarian aid, and GFC quickly established an Emergency Response Fund to support their work.
GFC’s emergency grants are made possible by the generosity of individual and institutional donors who have contributed to the Emergency Response Fund. Learn more about GFC’s response to the war in Ukraine at: https://globalfundforchildren.org/ukraine-response
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