United24 (Ukrainian: Об'єднані24, romanized: Obyednani24) is a Ukrainian government-run platform[1] launched on 5 May 2022[2] to raise money for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[3]
Abbreviation | U24 |
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Formation | 5 May 2022 |
Type | Governmental |
Purpose | Fundraising support for Ukraine |
Official language | English, Ukrainian |
Website | u24 |
History
editOn 3 May 2022, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that a platform for fundraising in support of Ukraine would be launched soon:[4]
Everyone in the world can make a donation and help Ukraine fight for our freedom. We want to unite the world around the support of our state. Ordinary people, charitable foundations, international companies, opinion leaders around the world. The creation of the platform is also necessary to demonstrate maximum transparency and openness in the use of funds raised: where and to whom they are directed.[5]
— Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
On 5 May 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the launch of the United24 initiative, the first component of which is an online platform to raise funds to support the state. The funds raised are distributed in three areas: defense and demining, humanitarian and medical assistance, and reconstruction of Ukraine.[6]
The funds are transferred to the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and assigned to the relevant ministries: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Healthcare, and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The reports on the platform are updated daily.[6]
With respect to the tax deductibility of donations to United 24, in response to the question "ARE DONATIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE" the response provided "UNITED24 is not an NGO, but it can collaborate with international NGOs. The official partner of UNITED24 in the United States is Ukraine House DC Foundation, a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization (EIN 872080907). Donations to Medical Aid and Rebuild Ukraine are tax-deductible under IRS regulations to the full extent".[7]
FC Shakhtar partnered with United24 for the "Pitch in for Ukraine" initiative in August 2022.[8] President Zelenskyy met with the project's ambassadors in August to discuss the creation of a new youth program for United24.[9]
In July 2022, United24 announced that it had raised US $166 million in donations since the creation of the initiative.[10] By May 2023, the platform had raised over US $325 million.[11] In November 2023, United24 donations reached half a billion dollars.[12] In May 2024, United24 donations reached $650 million (from 110 countries).[13]
Ambassadors
editName | Notes | Role | Since | Ref |
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Andriy Shevchenko | Football player and manager | First ambassador | 18 May 2022 | [14][15] |
Elina Svitolina | Tennis player | Second ambassador | 7 June 2022 | [16] |
Imagine Dragons | Rock band | Ambassadors | 25 July 2022 | [17] |
Liev Schreiber | Actor | Ambassador | July 2022 | [18] |
Demna Gvasalia | Fashion designer for Balenciaga | Ambassador | July 2022 | [18] |
Barbra Streisand | American singer and actress | Ambassador | 22 September 2022 | [19] |
Mark Hamill | Actor | Ambassador | 29 September 2022 | [20] |
Scott Kelly | Astronaut | Ambassador | 27 October 2022 | [21] |
Timothy D. Snyder | Historian | Ambassador | 2 November 2022 | [22][23] |
NAVI | Esports team | Partnership | 18 November 2022 | [24] |
Brad Paisley | Singer | Ambassador | 24 January 2023 | [25] |
Michel Hazanavicius | Film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer | Ambassador | 2 February 2023 | [26][27] |
Katheryn Winnick | Actress | Ambassador | 1 March 2023 | [28] |
Bear Grylls | Adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | [29][30] |
Edvard Moser | Psychologist and neuroscientist | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | [31] |
May-Britt Moser | Psychologist and neuroscientist | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | [31] |
Richard Branson | British entrepreneur, founded the Virgin Group | Ambassador | 10 April 2023 | [32][33] |
Paul Nurse | English geneticist and Nobel laureate | Ambassador | 5 May 2023 | [34] |
Ivanna Sakhno | Actress | Ambassador | 5 May 2023 | [35] |
Oleksandr Zinchenko | Football player | Ambassador | 30 May 2023 | [36][37] |
Misha Collins | Actor | Ambassador | 31 May 2023 | [38] |
José Andrés | Spanish-American chef and restaurateur | Ambassador | 17 September 2023 | [39][40] |
Mark Strong | British actor | Ambassador | 27 September 2023 | [41] |
Alyssa Milano | Actress | Ambassador | 28 May 2024 | [42] |
Hilary Swank | Actress | Ambassador | 28 May 2024 | [43] |
Reconstruction work and donations
editIn October 2023 United24 completed their 19th bridge rebuild, with a bridge in the Mykolaiv Oblast across the Inhulets river. This bridge was undertaken with assistance from donor AWT Bavaria and servicemen of the State Special Transport Service.[44]
United24 have funded medical related goods including Gurkha armored ambulances, 13 have been ordered by United24.[45]
Also in October United24 was undertaking the rebuild of 18 apartment blocks in Kyiv, using a 3D modelling system to provide donors with information on the rebuilding works.[46]
Funds are also used for rebuilding schools, including one in Marianivka, Kyiv Oblast.[47]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hernández, Javier C. (2022-12-01). "Scarred by War, a Ukrainian Children's Choir Finds Hope in Music". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Zelensky Launches Global Fundraising Platform for Ukraine". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Luxmoore, Matthew (16 March 2023). "Ukraine Needs Armored Vehicles. This Ukrainian Charity Bought Dozens". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Україна запускає платформу для збору коштів в межах проєкту United24" [Ukraine is launching a fundraising platform within the framework of the United24 project]. Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Кабінет Міністрів України – Денис Шмигаль: Вже зараз ми формуємо візію для нової України". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Зеленський оголосив про запуск ініціативи United24 – підтримати Україну можна з будь-якої точки світу" [Zelensky announced the launch of the United24 initiative – you can support Ukraine from anywhere in the world]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 5 May 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "about". United24.
- ^ "FC Shakhtar becomes partners with UNITED24, putting ap a digital Donbass Arena field for charity sale". The Odessa Journal. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "President Zelensky meets with United24 ambassadors". www.ukrinform.net. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "UNITED24 reports on 3 months of activity: over $166 million in donations, with Imagine Dragons as ambassadors". The Odessa Journal. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "UNITED24 platform raised over US $325 million during its first year of operation". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "United24 platform raises US $500 million in eighteen months". Ukrainska Pravda. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "UNITED24 Launches Fundraising for Combat Robotic Platforms to Defend Against Russian Terror – President on the Occasion of the Second Anniversary of the Initiative". Official website of the President of Ukraine. May 23, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Andriy Shevchenko became the first ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform". u24.gov.ua. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Президент підтримав ініціативу про заснування національного бренду UNITED 24, першим амбасадором якого став Андрій Шевченко" [The President supported the initiative to establish the UNITED 24 national brand, whose first ambassador was Andriy Shevchenko]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Відома українська тенісистка Еліна Світоліна стала амбасадоркою UNITED24" [The famous Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina became the ambassador of UNITED24]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 7 June 2022.
- ^ Bowenbank, Starr (2022-07-26). "Imagine Dragons Named Ambassadors of Ukraine Humanitarian Project UNITED24". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ a b "UNITED24 reports on 3 months of activity: over $166 million in donations, with Imagine Dragons as ambassadors". The Odessa Journal. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand became an Ambassador for the UNITED24 Platform to Aid Ukraine". u24.gov.ua. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "May the Force Be With U: American Actor, Mark Hamill, Becomes the Ambassador for the UNITED24 Fundraising Platform". president.gov.ua. 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Timothy Snyder [@timothydsnyder] (November 2, 2022). "Honored to be asked by @ZelenskyyUa and his team at @U24_gov_ua to help defend Ukrainian civilians and their infrastructure from criminal drone attacks. Details on how to take part in my part of the campaign coming soon. https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1587851815009124352" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Miter, Mateusz (November 18, 2022). "S1mple donates generous amount to support Volodymyr Zelenskyy's charity amid Ukraine war". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "UNITED24 – The initiative of the President of Ukraine". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "President discussed "Rebuild Ukraine" direction with ambassadors of the United24 platform Elina Svitolina and Michel Hazanavicius". 9 February 2023.
- ^ "UNITED24". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Bear Grylls is a UNITED24 ambassador: the global adventurer has joined President Zelenskyy's fundraising platform". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Bear Grylls". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b "Edward Moser, May-Britt Moser". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "UNITED24". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Richard Branson". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Paul Nurse". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Ivanna Sakhno, Ahsoka". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "UNITED24". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Oleksandr Zinchenko". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "UNITED24". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "The renowned chef, restaurateur and founder of World Central Kitchen, José Andrés, becomes a UNITED24 ambassador". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "UNITED24". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "British actor Mark Strong becomes an ambassador for UNITED24, supporting the platform's Education and Science program". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Alyssa Milano". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Hilary Swank". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "THE LARGEST BRIDGE ACROSS THE INHULETS RIVER WAS OPENED IN MYKOLAIV OBLAST". 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine receives first Gurkha medical evacuation vehicle". 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Rebuilding of housing destroyed by Russians can now be seen online in 3D". 3 October 2023.
- ^ "UNITED24 charity dinner raises $635,000 to rebuild school in Ukraine". 26 September 2023.