UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR UNHCR

Overview
The ASB along with various student organizations dedicated to community service and humanitarian missions are hosting this fundraiser for the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) to provide aid toward the humanitarian and diplomatic crisis in Ukraine. 

Purpose 
Recently, the Russian government—led by Vladimir Putin—has staged an invasion of neighboring country Ukraine, engendering a widespread humanitarian crisis in Ukraine coupled with increased repression in Russia . To honor not only those around us with loved ones on either side of the border affected by the conflict but also our school-wide commitment to community service and global connection, we hope to once again rally the Harker community in a broader, collective effort to make an impact in our fractured world and strengthen our own resolve to look beyond our local sphere. 

Our past few years together have been defined by adaptability—accepting the volatility of our circumstances and assisting one another in pushing forward. Yet, we want to go one step further and respond to our world’s developments with immediate selflessness, pushing the boundaries of what we, collectively, can accomplish.  To this end, we’re starting a fundraiser synthesizing many of the student-led humanitarian and service organizations on campus, broadening our scope and scale from any past initiative. We hope, with this renewed focus on cooperation and commitment to helping those in need, we can make a difference in as many people’s lives as necessary. 

All proceeds will go to the UN Refugee Agency. In Ukraine, the UNHCR is currently leading refugee assistance efforts to assist the millions with destroyed homes or displaced from their hometowns, providing emergency relief in the form of shelter and cash aid.

As most of you are aware, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has placed millions of children and their families in immediate danger. In response, we have established a GoFundMe account benefitting The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UNHCR is working with local authorities to support displaced community groups with critical supplies, clean water, medical aid, shelter, and food.
 
Passion to support those in need is a critical element of RWC’s DNA. We are committed to joining forces to support our friends and colleagues in Ukraine.
 
I strongly encourage you to consider donating to our UNHCR fund drive. No amount is too large or small. RWC will fully match every employee donation made to the link below.
 
RWC Fundraiser: Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis
 
Together as one team, we can successfully achieve our fundraising goal of $25,000 USD*.
 
Please join me in helping to support Ukraine’s refugees during this difficult time for their nation. RWC is most powerful when we all unite in pursuit of the same goal.
 
*Please note that participation in this fundraiser is entirely voluntary.

 

• $3 can supply a refugee with two large water containers for desperately needed safe drinking water.
• $12 can provide a shivering family with a waterproof, rotproof tarp sheet to secure their shelter from the elements.
• $22 could keep five refugees warm with fleece blankets.
• $23 can help a mother feed her children with a kitchen cooking set.
• $54 can provide a family with two solar lamps to brighten these dark days.
• $114 could provide vulnerable families with a kit of core-relief items including water containers, a tarpaulin, blankets, a cooking set and two solar lamps.