CEU Student Union

DONATION DRIVE AND STUDENT SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AT CEU

💙💛ABOUT US 💛💙

Our goal is to support the people in Ukraine and those who were forced to leave their homes due to the war.

💛This is a initiative of the Central European University students, staff, and faculty, but we count with the help of wonderful volunteers outside the CEU Community. The University supports us offering infrastructure, resources, and communication channels.💙

🫂Our volunteers are split into different groups: Communication, Logistics, Transport, Accommodation&Welcoming, Translation. Each group plays an important part in the CEU Human Rights Initiative to help those affected by this war. For that, we partnered up with the Ukrainian Church „Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie“ and the Central European University.

📢The Communication Group is in charge of spreading the word and making people aware of our initiative. After all, we need as many people as possible to help and donate important goods for the people in Ukraine. We create content for our social media channels, are active in Facebook and Whatsapp groups and communicate which items are especially needed. We also show transparently what happens with your donation after you have dropped it off (follow our Instagram stories to check it out).

📦The Logistics Group collects the donations that all of you have dropped up at the boxes close to the CEU reception. They sort the donations into different groups, such as food, types of baby supplies, hygiene products and medical supplies. After a box has been filled with donations, they make sure it is packed secularly and get it ready for transportation.

🚗The Transportation Group is responsible for bringing the donations to our parent church Neuottakringer Kirche zur Heiligen Familie. This church has contact to volunteers at the Ukrainian borders and inside Ukraine. They help to distribute the donations to those that need it most. Our Transport team drives full carloads from the CEU Vienna Campus to the Ukrainian Church and drop them off there.

💬The Translation Groups is vital in overcoming the language barries between us, other volunteers, refugees and the Austrian or Hungarian bureaucracy. The group consists of Ukrainian, Russian, German and Hungarian speakers who communicate with other volunteer groups. They also aim to make it easier for those fleeing from war and coming to Vienna by translating.

🏡 The Accommodation&Welcoming group is in charge of connecting people who can offer a place to sleep with those who have arrived in Vienna so far. They are in contact with different networks of people who are willing to host refugees for a while.

💙We thank everyone who has been contributing so far and we urge you to keep donating and sharing our message and activities.💛💙