Rugby family encouraged to support Ukraine
The RFU is encouraging fans at Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations England v Ireland match to support collections for the Disasters Emergency Committee at Twickenham Stadium and the wider rugby community to contribute online.
More than 1.3 million people have fled their homes to escape conflict in Ukraine. Homes have been destroyed, families separated and at least 1,006 civilian causalities have been confirmed. These are expected to be considerable underestimates. Health facilities, water supplies and schools have also been damaged or destroyed.
Long waits for scant facilities
At Ukraine’s borders with Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova, huge numbers of people are arriving with only what they can carry and often facing long waits to cross with temperatures dropping below freezing overnight and scant facilities waiting for them on the other side.
DEC charities and their local partners are in Ukraine and across the border in the neighbouring countries working to meet the immediate needs of all people fleeing with food, water, medical assistance, protection and trauma care.What will happen next is unclear, but with the rugby family’s help DEC charities can scale up their response and help families affected by the conflict through this crisis.
Please donate
The RFU is asking supporters to please donate with uniformed British Airways ambassadors at the stadium on Saturday or at dec.org.uk
Donations of eco cups at the match will also benefit Ukraine via DEC charities
£30 could provide essential hygiene supplies for three people for one month
£50 could provide blankets for four families
£100 could provide emergency food for two families for one month
