{"id":43,"date":"2022-04-13T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T08:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukraine-hilfe-berlin.de\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:24:26","slug":"ueber-uns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukraine-hilfe-berlin.de\/en\/ueber-uns\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About Us<\/span>

Voluntary, non-profit, reliable<\/h2><\/div>

We come from Berlin, Ukraine, and all over the world. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in 2014, we have been supporting the people of Ukraine with humanitarian and medical aid. Everyone at our non-profit Ukraine Aid Berlin works on a volunteer basis.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at Cafe Kyiv. The image for his Christmas cards comes from the benefit gallery of Ukraine Aid Berlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201eYou are doing great work, you are sending aid supplies to the war-torn regions of Ukraine\u201c \u2013 B\u00e4rbel Bas, President of the German Bundestag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201eWe stand firmly by Ukraine\u2019s side\u201c \u2013 EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Ukraine Aid Berlin at Cafe Kyiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs, Franziska Giffey, during her reading on the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ambassador Oleksii Makeiev with Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin board members Oksana and Oleg Motus at the premiere of the documentary about our aid deliveries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201e"There is never enough support as long as this war continues" \u2013 former boxing world champion, entrepreneur and Ukraine activist Wladimir Klitschko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Historian and Ukraine supporter Timothy Snyder with Tetyana Sell from Ukraine Aid Berlin at the taz newspaper. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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AID GOODS<\/span>

Medical and humanitarian aid<\/h3><\/div>

As a non-profit aid organization, we collect donations and organize aid transports. We work with vetted and reliable partners<\/a> in Ukraine. Together, we are ensuring that aid reaches those who urgently need it. Find out what is urgently needed and what is required now in our latest report. List of needed in-kind donations<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Medical technology and hospital equipment<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>medical aids<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Bandages and hygiene products<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Medications<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Shelf-stable foods<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Equipment and much more<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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BENEFITS<\/span>

Help for rescuers and those in need<\/h3><\/div>

The recipients of our aid shipments are medical and care facilities, such as hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, nursing homes, and orphanages in Ukraine. specific aid projects<\/a> We also support rescue workers and fire brigades, as well as war victims and their families.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Emergency services<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Doctors and nurses<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Disabled and chronically ill people<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Children and young people<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>War wounded and their families<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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PURPOSES OF FUNDING<\/span>

Voluntary and non-profit<\/h3><\/div>

We are recognized by the tax office as a non-profit organization, and every donation is tax-deductible. Everyone here works on a volunteer basis. This ensures that every donation goes directly to our aid projects. You can learn more about our work and our goals in the [link to relevant page\/document]. Statutes of Ukraine Aid Berlin<\/a>. For these reasons we are a non-profit organization:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Promoting public health<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Promotion of youth and elderly care<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Promoting aid for war victims, prisoners of war, survivors and disabled people<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Promoting rescue from life-threatening situations<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Promoting international understanding<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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News from us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n