From helping seriously ill children to purchasing assault boats: the DobroDiy Charity Exchange told where their support is directed
Kyiv • UNN
Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia, DobroDiy Charity Exchange has donated UAH 120.43 million in aid primarily to the needs of the Ukrainian military, as well as to medical facilities, seriously ill children, and humanitarian and educational projects. They also donated trucks and assault boats for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Although the main recipients of assistance are now the military, the DobroDiy Charity Exchange does not abandon support in other areas, including assistance to seriously ill children, support for medical institutions, and educational projects, UNN reports .
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In total, from the beginning of the full-scale invasion until the end of November 2023, thanks to the joint efforts of all partners of the Exchange, founded by Olena and Yulia Sosiedko, assistance was provided, estimated at 120 million 430 thousand hryvnias.
The assistance was received by:
- the Armed Forces of Ukraine - for 88,800,000 UAH.
- basic medical institutions - UAH 8,200,000.
- seriously ill children - UAH 9,700,000.
- recipients of humanitarian aid - by UAH 13,300,000.
- educational and social initiatives - by UAH 430,000.
It should be reminded that in November , among other things the transfer of the second batch of large-sized trucks from Volvo Group and Scania AB for the Marine Corps units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was completed. In addition, 5 Whaly assault boats were purchased for the 35th and 38th Brigades, which operate in the Southern direction together with the company of the Birds of Paradise attack aircraft. Assistance was also provided to the medical volunteer battalion "Hospitallers".
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The DobroDiy Charity Exchange was founded by sisters Yulia and Olena Sosedka on August 1, 2014 in Dnipro. Already in 2018, DobroDiy became one of the three best charitable organizations in Ukraine and received a diploma from the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine-2018". In 2020 and 2022, the Exchange received 2 prizes in the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine-2020" and 2nd place in the nomination "Platform of Good."
In addition, in 2022, the UWC was included in the prestigious rating "Top 100 Public Transparent Charitable Organizations of Ukraine (based on the results of activities in 2022)". According to Olena Sosedka, co-founder of the DobroDiy Charity Exchange, the organization's algorithm of work, thanks to cooperation with business, unlike traditional "passive" permanent fundraising for specific needs, charitable foundations can implement large-scale projects in a shorter time. As a result, this gives a joint high-quality and effective result.
"For me, all 9 years of DobroDiy have not been about charity in the usual sense of the word. It is about our internal needs here and now to do what is necessary for those who need help and support the most," she says.
