United24
Ukrainian government-run fundraising platform
United24 (Ukrainian: Єдині24, romanised: Yedyni24) is a Ukrainian government, run platform launched on 5 May 2022 to raise money for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
01History
On 3 May 2022, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that a platform for fundraising in support of Ukraine would be launched soon:
Everyone in the world can make a donation and help Ukraine fight for our freedom. We want to unite the world around the support of our state. Ordinary people, charitable foundations, international companies, opinion leaders around the world. The creation of the platform is also necessary to demonstrate maximum transparency and openness in the use of funds raised: where and to whom they are directed.
, Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
On 5 May 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the launch of the United24 initiative, the first component of which is an online platform to raise funds to support the state. Funds from international donors are accepted by United24. The funds raised are distributed in three areas: defence and demining, humanitarian and medical assistance, and reconstruction of Ukraine.
The funds are transferred to the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and assigned to the relevant ministries: the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Healthcare, and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The reports on the platform are updated daily.
Donation history
In July 2022, United24 announced that it had raised US$166 million in donations since the creation of the initiative. By May 2023, the platform had raised more than US$325M. In November 2023, United24 donations reached US$500M. In May 2024, United24 donations reached $650M (from 110 countries).
In December 2024, United24 recorded its highest monthly fundraising total since its launch, raising more than US$160M, which accounted for half of the annual donations to the platform.
In February 2025, the donations exceeded US$1bn.
02Ambassadors
FC Shakhtar
Football Club Shakhtar partnered with United24 for the "Pitch in for Ukraine" initiative in August 2022. President Zelenskyy met with project ambassadors in August to discuss the creation of a new youth program for United24.
List of ambassadors
| Name | Notes | Role | Since | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andriy Shevchenko | Football player and manager | First ambassador | 18 May 2022 | |
| Elina Svitolina | Tennis player | Second ambassador | 7 June 2022 | |
| Imagine Dragons | Rock band | Ambassadors | 25 July 2022 | |
| Liev Schreiber | Actor | Ambassador | July 2022 | |
| Demna Gvasalia | Fashion designer for Balenciaga | Ambassador | July 2022 | |
| Barbra Streisand | Singer and actress | Ambassador | 22 September 2022 | |
| Mark Hamill | Actor | Ambassador | 29 September 2022 | |
| Oleksandr Usyk | Boxer | Ambassador | October 2022 | |
| Scott Kelly | Astronaut | Ambassador | 27 October 2022 | |
| Timothy D. Snyder | Historian | Ambassador | 2 November 2022 | |
| NAVI | Esports team | Partnership | 18 November 2022 | |
| Brad Paisley | Singer | Ambassador | 24 January 2023 | |
| Michel Hazanavicius | Film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer | Ambassador | 2 February 2023 | |
| Katheryn Winnick | Actress | Ambassador | 1 March 2023 | |
| Bear Grylls | Adventurer, writer, television presenter, and businessman | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | |
| Edvard Moser | Psychologist and neuroscientist | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | |
| May-Britt Moser | Psychologist and neuroscientist | Ambassador | 29 March 2023 | |
| Richard Branson | Entrepreneur, founded the Virgin Group | Ambassador | 10 April 2023 | |
| Paul Nurse | Geneticist and Nobel laureate | Ambassador | 5 May 2023 | |
| Ivanna Sakhno | Actress | Ambassador | 5 May 2023 | |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | Football player | Ambassador | 30 May 2023 | |
| Misha Collins | Actor | Ambassador | 31 May 2023 | |
| José Andrés | / Chef and restaurateur | Ambassador | 17 September 2023 | |
| Mark Strong | Actor | Ambassador | 27 September 2023 | |
| Alyssa Milano | Actress | Ambassador | 28 May 2024 | |
| Hilary Swank | Actress | Ambassador | 28 May 2024 |
03Reconstruction projects
In October 2023, United24 completed their nineteenth bridge rebuild, with a bridge in the Mykolaiv Oblast across the Inhulets river. This bridge was undertaken with assistance from donor AWT Bavaria and servicemen of the State Transport Special Service.
United24 has funded medical related goods including Gurkha armoured ambulances, 13 have been ordered by United24.
Also in October 2023, United24 was undertaking the rebuild of 18 apartment blocks in Kyiv, using a 3-D modelling system to provide donors with information on the rebuilding works.
Funds are also used for rebuilding schools, including one in Marianivka, Kyiv Oblast.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “United24”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- United24 full.svg by Ukrainian Government, Public domain
- President Zelenskyy met with UNITED24 ambassadors Andriy Shevchenko and Liev Schreiber.jpg by PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website, CC BY 4.0
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