Hello! I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, in 2017 and 2018. Most Peace Corps Volunteers will tell you that they take away more from their experience than they've given - and that's true for me as well. I was treated sooo well in Ukraine. Sometimes too well. It was also challenging at times - but I have memories of the nicest people. And those people are now being disgustingly oppressed by an absolutely evil Russian invasion. Innocent civilians, without regard to anything discernable, are being targeted, brutalized, terrorized, and slaughtered. It's horrendous. 

There are many ways to donate. And there are some scams out there to be aware of. If you want to donate to the Ukrainian national military, I would suggest Come Back Alive, but clicking through to the donation page inevitably leads you to a page in Ukrainian. This is where your credit card number goes if you want to donate to Come Back Alive.

Another one I like is Global Giving, which is focused on humanitarian aid.

I am focusing my fundraising efforts specifically on the people I know. The ones who took such amazing care of me while I was there. I'm sending money and supplies as I can. I'm withholding names and places for their safety, but funds/supplies are going directly to my host family, host organization, counterpart, and my village's Territorial Defense Force.

This fundraiser has exceeded my goal and people are still flexing their generosity muscles, so I'll just keep it open and keep funneling funds as they come in!