Donate to our
Ukraine Appeal for
Children in Crisis
Help protect children in Ukraine
After nearly four years of full‑scale war – and more than a decade of conflict in the east – children in Ukraine are still living through unimaginable hardship. Every child under the age of four has grown up knowing nothing but war. The impact on their safety, wellbeing and development will last long after the fighting stops.
This winter, as temperatures plunge below zero, families are enduring dangerous power outages and struggling to keep warm and stay safe. Thanks to supporters like you, UNICEF teams are working around the clock to provide warm winter clothing, healthcare, cash assistance and other life‑saving essentials.
We’ve been there from day one – and with the support of you and our partners, we can keep protecting children throughout the winter months and beyond.
What children in Ukraine are facing
- Families continue to flee their homes in search of safety, yet long‑range attacks across the country mean no place is truly safe.
- Vital services – including water and energy supplies – are frequently damaged, leaving children without reliable access to heat, power or clean water.
- Thousands of pre‑schools, primary and secondary schools have been damaged or destroyed, disrupting children’s education and sense of normality.
- Children with disabilities, children without parental care, and those at risk of family separation remain among the most vulnerable.
How your support is helping
Your generosity means UNICEF can stay and deliver for children in Ukraine. With the help of our local partners, we are:
- Providing safe water and sanitation. We’re supporting 11 water utilities across six regions, ensuring nearly 92,000 people have sustained access to clean, safe water.
- Creating safe learning environments. We’re helping children continue their education, whether in person or remotely, by rehabilitating school shelters, building digital learning spaces, and offering psychosocial support and teacher training.
- Supporting children’s mental health. In July alone, more than 14,500 children received mental health services to help them cope with trauma and stress.
- Reaching families forced to flee. Across neighbouring countries – including Poland, Moldova, Belarus, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic – we’re providing essential support for children and families who have crossed the border in search of safety.
Your support makes this work possible. By donating today, you can help provide warmth, safety and hope for children living through conflict.
How to donate to Ukraine
Donating to Ukraine by phone
If you’re in the UK and would prefer to make a donation by phone, you can call our dedicated donation line: 0300 330 5699.
Donating items and volunteering
We’re currently not accepting any items for the Ukraine emergency appeal. These kind offers are really appreciated, but any donated items will need to be sorted, cleaned and transported which could impact our response, so please consider making a monetary donation instead to our emergency appeals.
Company Donations
For information on how your company can support our Ukraine appeal, please contact [email protected]
In the unlikely event that the funds raised exceed what’s needed for the Ukraine appeal, we will direct any excess funds to support our work to help keep children safe and healthy around the world.
