EUROPEAN SOCIAL PROJECT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN UKRAINE

Help us raise EUR 200,000!

Dear Presidents, dear Secretaries,

Josy Glatigny, our President of Kiwanis Europe 2023-24, and the European Governors have launched a social project to help children and families in Ukraine.

War continues to wreak havoc in Ukraine, and it's the innocent children and families who suffer most.

To help these victims, every club in Europe is asked to contribute a minimum of

300 EUR! *

Be one of these generous donors and motivate your members and your club to take part in this project, which runs until September 2024!

 * any club making a donation of €1,000 or more will receive a digital recognition award for its web site, as well as a nomination for the Kiwanis Europe Convention.

Our Kiwanian DNA is to help children. Tens of thousands of families in Ukraine need us, need you! Don't let them down!

For more details on this action, read on:

1. How can you help families in Ukraine?
   Kiwanis in Europe works with SOS Children's Villages. This organization has been helping orphans and families in difficult circumstances in Ukraine for a long time. With the war, they have created many new reception points for internally displaced families, sometimes with partners. As a result, they know the situation inside out and have the contacts needed to take effective action.
    
2. What are the goals of SOS in Ukraine?
   Helping single-parent families, orphans, disabled children and severely traumatized children.
   
   Prevent the separation of families and provide them with essential aid such as security, food, livelihood, health and education.
   
   Protect children in emergency situations.
   
   Create a substitute family environment for children who have lost their families.
   
   Prevent these children from being placed in state institutions, which are totally overwhelmed and lack the resources to create an environment conducive to children's development.
    
3. How does SOS work in the field?
   Children and young people who have lost their parents, or who have had to flee with a single mother or foster family, are taken to safety and cared for by professionals; families in need receive direct assistance to enable them to cope with emergencies and ensure their children's education. For the year 2023-24, SOS plans to help at least 170,000 people, with financial requirements estimated at 33 million euros.
    
4. How can you support this project?
   Support this action with a donation – the Ukrainian children thank you!

Bank coordinates for the clubs:

Account holder: KI-E ASBL
Bank: KBC
IBAN: BE43 7330 6307 6201
SWIFT/BIC: KREDBEBBXXX
Message for the beneficiary: Social project KI-E 23-24 – 404623

For individual donations with tax certificate:

Each district determines, according to its own situation, the best way to make individual donations for which a tax certificate can be obtained.

SOS Children's Villages offers the possibility of making individual donations directly to national SOS organizations. Please mention the project reference “903322” to ensure that the donation goes to the Ukraine project (see above).

EAnd here's another moving video about the tragic situation in Ukraine…

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Roland Franzi
Chair Social Project KI-E