{"id":126,"date":"2025-02-12T04:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T03:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:45:44","slug":"private-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/prive-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Private support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is an overview of my own initiatives, private support to Ukraine. Right after the great Russian invasion, I wanted to offer help but struggled to find my way in it. There were quick platforms available to donate but I wasn't sure which one to trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Airbnb and Etsy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the very beginning of the war, like many others around the world, I started booking Airbnb apartments in Ukraine. I booked stays in several cities for a few days, charged but did not go there. In doing so, I always chose cities in Ukraine that were in the news at the time due to Russian attacks and crimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Etsy, I ordered digital products from Ukraine, such as drawings and photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this period I got to know a family in Kherson. Kherson was then still occupied by Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-1024x754.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/airbenb-boekingen.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Recently I was looking for an appointment via Airbnb near Kyiv and I saw dozens of similar comments dated 2022. People from all around the world were doing such bookings to support civilians. This is so inspiring. <br><br>Thank you, Petra for everything you did and keep doing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFG74MqWIY\">https:\/\/t.co\/HFG74MqWIY<\/a><\/p>- Alex Bond (@AlexBondODUA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexBondODUA\/status\/1931273241273991442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humanitarian aid Kherson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an individual, you can't make a big difference, but doing nothing was not an option for me. I decided to focus on the family in Kherson that I had met through Airbnb. I asked them what help they needed, to see to what extent I could provide it. In the period that followed, I periodically sent humanitarian aid packages by courier. At a later stage, when the need for humanitarian aid decreased and there was more demand for products for the military, the shipments became a mix of humanitarian aid supplemented with goods for the soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/photos-and-videos-private-support\/\">Shipments 2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/shipments-2024\/\">Shipments 2024<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the end of 2024, the shipment of packages to the family in Kherson has unfortunately been on hold, as it is currently too dangerous to pick up shipments from the postal service. In Kherson and other towns, residents are being attacked with drones by the Russians. Since then, I have been in direct contact with the volunteers who have always received the goods for the army, so I can help them directly. They can pick up shipments at alternative pick-up points outside Kherson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/shipments-2024\/\">Shipments 2024<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/shipments-2025\/\">Shipments 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/operational-rations\/\">Rations 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/indigo4ua.com\/en\/private-support\/shipments-2026\/\">Shipments 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In late 2022, I started online donations, initially for humanitarian aid. At that time, for example, an action of <a href=\"https:\/\/u24.gov.ua\/ambassador\/scott_kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Kelly<\/a> to raise money for ambulances through UNITED24. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">In early 2023, I began donating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help99.co\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade<\/a> and thus began my assistance to the military in Ukraine. At the time, I had no clue about brigade names and what equipment was needed, but as long as they knew. After a few one-time donations, I decided to become a regular donor to this organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ukraine, a huge network of volunteers providing assistance to civilians and the military has emerged. It took me some time to filter the reliable parties within that network. These volunteers are in direct contact with army units, so the lines of communication are short. They receive requests for equipment from the units, start a fundraiser, buy the needed items and make sure they are delivered.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hieronder vind je een overzicht van mijn eigen initiatieven, priv\u00e9steun aan Oekra\u00efne. Vlak na de grote Russische invasie wilde ik graag hulp bieden maar had ik moeite om daarin mijn weg te vinden. Er waren snel platforms beschikbaar om te doneren maar ik wist niet goed welke te vertrouwen. 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