Initiatives

Fighting against Russian aggression in Ukraine continues. The Belarusian regiment “Pahonya” needs an additional SUV.

The Belarusian diaspora of Kaunas begins fundraising for the reconstruction of the grave of Claudius Duzh-Dushevsky, the author of the national flag and coat of arms. Claudius Duż-Duszewski was a member of the BNR, an architect, humanist and initiator of the revival of the Belarusian national symbols. He was buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.

The Belarusian “Pagonya” regiment, whose fighters bravely defend Ukraine from invading Russian troops, needs support. With winter approaching, the fighters need to buy winter gear. You can support the Belarusian fighters, defending Ukraine, by helping them to buy the necessary equipment.

We are a humanitarian foundation Fundacja “Voices from Ukraine” based in Warsaw, Poland. We help people who are fleeing from the aggressive actions of Russia, and people who stay and defend our lives, security and peace on the front line, under the attack of the Russian army.

Recently, the Belarusian air reconnaissance group started serving in the Ukrainian special forces brigade named after I. Bagun. The preparation and equipment of the group was provided by the collection started by the Belarusians of the Czech Republic from the Prague Support Team.

Collecting for 2 cars for the guys from 225th TRO Battalion Kharkov. I served with some of them back in 2015. Now they are in great need of transport as their transport was destroyed.

The “Palitviazinka” initiative is an art project dedicated to political prisoners in Belarus. We tell stories, share news and portraits of women who are now serving time in prison for their civic stance.

Separate Sagittarius Battalion VCh A4092, which guards the borders of Ukraine in the Sumy region (Krasnopolye), is in great need of a vehicle to better perform tasks and save the lives of military and civilian people who continue to live in these territories. You can support the army by helping them acquire the necessary equipment.

We are raising money to purchase Garrett ATX mine detectors for Volunteer Formation #1 of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian military is purposefully planting explosive devices, anti-personnel mines, booby traps in fields, bridges, dirt roads, forests, plantations, stores, houses, cars, toys and even in dead bodies.

On March 1, as part of volunteering, we launched a telegram bot where anyone can get psychological help after experiencing traumatic events. Currently we have 15 psychologists working at our initiative, both Ukrainian and Belarusian. We need help to pay for the work of psychologists who provide support to victims of military actions in Ukraine.

Providing psychological help to victims as early as possible after traumatic events is very important because the effects of psychological trauma worsen over time and develop into a chronic stage with health and mental health consequences.

Irina Minkovskaya, CEO of Europe's first educational center for educators, parents and children, “I AM MY SCHOOL” — initiated a charity project to help Ukrainian warriors. On February 24, 2022 the educational center became a shoe making workshop, where Irina helps to raise funds to deliver modern biker boots to Ukrainian children at the front. The project team is constantly in need of extra funding to buy leather, and you can help them.

We are opening a collection for women who faced violence during the war. We need help with expensive medicines (contraceptives, prescription drugs, Rape kit) and their subsequent transfer to Ukraine, so that women are not left alone with their misfortune, we are opening a collection for women who faced violence during the war.

The Prague Support Team, a Belarusian NGO, is setting up a separate aerial reconnaissance group of four volunteers in Prague. After training and preparation, the group will be able to perform various tasks of reconnaissance, patrolling, artillery spotting, etc.

We are helping Armed Forces of Ukraine to get off road vehicles to aid their needs. We are raising $250 000 to purchase 50 such vehicles to cover backs of our protectors.

We want to financially support families who have been left without a breadwinner. The help is designed to ensure that they have enough to pass on and support the families. These families include elderly and disabled people as well as very young children.

The purpose of our gathering is to buy minimal equipment to create video content on the platforms: Tik tok, YouTube, Instagram, VK, OK and maintain a minimum life support for the team of the project “This is Minsk, baby!” technically.

Fundraising for the Peace House initiative, a temporary shelter in Warsaw for people who have had to leave Belarus urgently due to political repression.

The first belarusian online school in Ukraine is urgently seeking sponsors. The school was urgently created to help children whose parents have been caught up in the repression machine and to preserve their children's Belarusian identity. Most of the families whose children attend our school cannot afford to pay even the minimal cost and are educated for free.

Fundraising to support the families of the defendants in the “Rabochag Rukh” case, who are accused of treason, attempted seizure of power and creation of an extremist organization.

Collection for renting a house in Kiev for the possibility after the urgent departure of Belarusians within a month to have a place to stay , this is enough to help the person to legalize in the country. Since Belarusians are persecuted constantly and in the near future there are no preconditions for suspension of repressions, the place for residence of such people is needed constantly.

Since August, our lawyers and attorneys have been helping illegally dismissed workers, giving them legal advice and accompanying them through the courts. The levy is needed financial aid so that we can continue to do this

Belarusians in Portland united in support of the BelAZ workers, who are fighting for democracy and justice in the country and have faced reprisals for their demands.

Belarusian expats from Seattle and the UK support workers of Naftan who joined the national strike in Belarus.

Medics are special heroes. In Belarus, they fight COVID-19 without state support and actively oppose arbitrariness and violence. We support their rights, an independent union, the laid-off and their families.