We are getting better, thanks to you!
Traditionally, we summarize the outgoing year. For the eighth year in a row , we are summing up the next results. The results, to say the least, are good. Thank you very much, dear friends, readers and partners! During this time we managed to raise over 31 million hryvnias and provide comprehensive assistance to 1,184 children.
In 2018, with the help of our readers, we raised 6,428,017 hryvnias, which means that the amount of fees exceeded all the years since 2012, when the fund was first awarded for the most productive work and the amount of comprehensive assistance. And of course, we will not stop there, we will analyze what strategy to choose to help more children and people who are ready to save children.
And now about everything and in detail. Today the fund’s benefactors are 16 companies, organizations and institutions of Ukraine and the CIS. The largest of them are JSC CB "PrivatBank" and the fund " Just help! " , With whom, for the second year in a row, we are holding the largest, most effective and, of course, good action -"Fill your heart with life!" . In 2018, our long-time friends and partners who are loyal to their work and we are loyal to them continue to cooperate with us: Ukrainian Charity Exchange, MTI , State Grain Corporation, Kyivkinofilm, Fora chain of stores "Fora" "Yagotinskoe for children" and many others. We have new partners: Agusha Ukraine TM, Divozhittya Foundation, Infopulse Company , Voice of the Capital Radio and other partner companies who wished to remain anonymous.
2018, as in previous years, was rich for Ufond, for new implementation and system projects. Not all of them brought money, but all of them attracted new thousands of compassionate people to our publications who help our wards.
The number of permanent donors, among private individuals, has doubled. About 700 individuals today are regular donors and assistants to the fund. Unfortunately, many of them do not want to advertise their names, and therefore, we can not say to everyone personally - Thank you! We thank you all for being with us! This year, we have a new partner, whose name we also can not name, but we can say one thing, this is a man with a big heart! In three months of cooperation, he saved 10 children who are now completely healthy. Thank you for saving the lives of children, it’s priceless.
Thanks also to those enthusiasts who are involved in charity through private initiatives. There are more and more such people in Ukraine every year. And of course, thank you to the volunteers who, like us, are doing everything possible to reduce the number of sick children in our country. In 2019, we will spend more time on the topic of volunteering, so far, you can become part of our team by filling out a questionnaire on the foundation’s website until January 11.
From achievements. In 2018, the Ukrainian Relief Fund (UFO) - won the national competition "Charitable Ukraine-2017" in the nomination - Charitable Action of the Year.
Unfortunately, we did not manage to realize much of what we had planned. For example, to cooperate not only with the editions: KyivVlast, Telegid, Gazeta . UA", And with the TV channels" Voice ", TC" ERA ", TC" Kyiv ", but also with other, major media. It would seem that there are good responsive people everywhere, and they all want to help sick children. And for some reason it does not work ... We are the bearers of charitable SMS messages that could be launched in the broadcast of stories, and with their help, to help more children. But no, and this does not affect the possibility of our cooperation with the major media, as the endless Ukrainian political crisis is the most attractive and rating for our media. We still have a very long and difficult way to go: why, despite our successes and attempts to reach a large audience, we have not been able to increase the number of those who would know about us.
And in the new year, we invite new partners to cooperate, together we can do more! Thank you, friends, for being generous!
Thank you for your trust!
Your Fund.