Ukrainian charitable foundation founded by Olena Zelenska
Kyiv, Ukraine
Website
https://zelenskafoundation.org/en
Olena Zelenska Foundation (Ukrainian: Фундація Олени Зеленської) is a Ukrainian charitable foundation founded by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and presented on September 22, 2022, in New York City.[1]
History
Olena Zelenska during the presentation of the Olena Zelenska Foundation
The presentation of the Olena Zelenska Foundation took place on September 22, 2022, at a charity evening in New York.[2] The event was attended by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly, General Director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York Peter Gelb, American TV presenter and actor Jimmy Fallon, actor Matt Damon, actress Brooke Shields, as well as diplomats and businessmen.[2] Ukrainian pop stars Tina Karol and Julia Sanina performed at the charity evening.[3] Andriy Bednyakov became the host of the evening.[4] The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined the charity evening in an online format from Kyiv.[5]
Description
The main goal of the Olena Zelenska Foundation is the restoration of the human capital of Ukraine, as well as the reconstruction of medical and educational institutions.[6] The areas of work are medicine, education and humanitarian aid.[7] The foundation cooperates with foreign and Ukrainian businesses, international agencies and other funds that want to invest in the restoration of Ukraine's human capital.[8][9]
Zelenska during the presentation of the foundation
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have managed to do a lot. We have organised 20 convoys of life, which made it possible to evacuate more than 550 children with cancer to hospitals in Europe, the United States and Canada. We hosted the First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit to raise money and purchase more than 80 ambulances. We evacuated children from orphanages for their temporary stay abroad. We provided humanitarian aid to family-type orphanages. But every day brings more and more requests and needs. More funding is needed. That is why I am creating the Foundation. The Foundation will make it possible to significantly scale assistance to people and provide proper treatment and decent education to everyone who needs it,[10]
^"Олена Зеленська презентувала благодійну Фундацію у Нью-Йорку: фото образу першої леді". Channel 24. September 23, 2022.
^ abFrancisco Salazar (September 27, 2022). "Metropolitan Opera Hosts Olena Zelenska's Foundation Event". operawire.com.
^"Tina Karol and Julia Sanina in similar outfits performed at Olena Zelenska's event in New York". tsn.ua (in Ukrainian). September 24, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^"Zelenska impressed everyone at the ceremony in New York". rbc.ua (in Ukrainian). September 23, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^"Зеленський закликав компанії та фонди приєднатися та підтримати Фонд Олени Зеленської". interfax.com.ua. Interfax-Ukraine. September 23, 2022.
^Kateryna Kudoyar (September 23, 2022). "Фундація Олени Зеленської. Перша леді створила фонд для відбудови медичних закладів та закладів освіти". ukranews.com. Ukrainian News Agency.
^"Humanitarian, medical and educational: how to get help from Olena Zelenska". vikna.tv (in Ukrainian). November 14, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^"Liechtenstein will donate 250,000 francs to help Ukrainians to the Olena Zelenska Foundation". thepage.ua (in Ukrainian). December 22, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^"Help for Ukraine: Rheinmetall donates €100,000 to Olena Zelenska Foundation". Rheinmetall. February 7, 2024.
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