Recently, Ukrainians have faced difficult economic and political challenges. Quarantine, economic crisis, and war with Russia – all of these create significant difficulties in our country. However, Ukrainian citizens constantly help each other and those in need. One example of effective charitable work is our foundation – ivancrowdfunding. As part of our charitable activities, we decided to help families with small children who are suffering from hopelessness amidst the full-scale war that has been going on for a year now. We collected diapers for children aged 1 to 3, baby food, and personal care and hygiene items.

Through our Telegram channel, we selected 61 families. This help was an important drop in the ocean that helped to ease the burden of life a little bit. We found an efficient and transparent way for everyone to choose participants. We selected the first 61 comments that came in on the Telegram channel under the post about the aid distribution and invited those individuals to receive it. This approach allowed us to ensure that the help would go to those who really need it. Although our help did not solve all the problems of the families, it showed that even a small contribution can have a big impact on people’s lives.