Spanish giant Real Madrid as part of ” everyone with Ukraine campaign” will donate one million euros to help those affected by the war in Ukraine.
Marca reported that ” this campaign was set up the Real Madrid Foundation on March 5 to assist people who have had to flee their homes in Ukraine.
The Foundation works with a number of international NGOs, and in this situation, it is working with the Spanish Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cesal, Misiones Salesianas and Epicentr for children.
The Spanish Red Cross are carrying out an enormous humanitarian effort within Ukraine, for example distributing vital supplies.
They are helping to welcome Ukrainian refugees to Spain, and the Real Madrid Foundation have donated sports and recreational materials for children.
UNHCR are carrying out a wide range of efforts, such as is distributing blankets, mattresses and other vital supplies in Kryvyi Rih, in the centre of Ukraine, where more than 700 Ukrainians have arrived in recent days searching for safety.
Cesal are providing emergency support to vulnerable families in the Leopolis area and on the Polish border, and the Real Madrid Foundation have donated more than 13,000 items of clothing to help the refugees within Cesal‘s care.
Misiones Salesianas are welcoming children, mothers and the elderly from the east, north and south of the country to their facilities, and they are looking after refugees in Poland and Slovakia.
Epicentr for children has been working with the Real Madrid Foundation since 2018 in seven schools in various Ukrainian cities, such as Kyiv, Ternopil, Irpin and Khmelnytskyi.
The children in these schools will be given logistical help to enable them to leave Ukraine.”
