On 15 July 2005, Rinat Akhmetov founded a Charitable Foundation, and comprehensive assistance and support to Ukrainian civilians became a priority area for it. After the start of the war in 2014, the Foundation deployed a large-scale aid effort and for almost a decade has been helping millions of Ukrainians who suffered from Russian aggression to survive and persevere. And after the full-scale invasion, the Foundation expanded its assistance program and constantly adapts it to the challenges and needs of people.

Over 18 years of operation, the Foundation has implemented about 70 different programs and projects in social spheres. Each such project is about people and for people. For those who require help the most. Where it is needed.

In the framework of the program Rinat Akhmetov – Saving Lives, the Foundation provided Ukrainians with the following:

— more than 13 million food packages

— about 800,000 medical kits and equipment

— 120,000 tablets for water disinfection

— about 90,000 hygiene packages

— 50,000 people received targeted assistance (including 11,000 people who underwent medical treatment, where 6,500 are children)

— the Foundation also carries out rehabilitation of adults and children after injuries caused by the war.

This year, the Foundation joined a pilot project on social housing for the residents of Mariupol #IAmMariupol.Housing. In the first phase, 35 flats are ready for 127 displaced people from the City of Mary. The Foundation undertook to set up and fit out areas of common use in the multi-flat houses.

The program Rinat Akhmetov for Children includes several extensive and important areas:

— in total, more than 5 million children received assistance from the Foundation

— more than 10,000 children found new families as part of the project No to Orphanhood!

— almost 5,000 children rested and received psychological help within the framework of the project Peaceful Rest for Children

— 218 children received modern hearing aids as part of the project I Can Hear Now

— 150 children with injuries underwent rehabilitation in the framework of the project Rehabilitation of Injured Children.

The archive of the Museum of Civilian Voices, which collects, keeps and shares the stories of Ukrainian civilians who suffered from the war, now has more than 75,000 stories told first-hand, and the Museum continues to collect them.

In the framework of the project “To overcome” more than 68,000 people received psychological help.

More than 30 Foundation’s projects in the field of health care reached a national scale. In particular, these are Fighting COVID-19 in Ukraine, 200 Ambulances for Ukraine, Cancer is Cured, and Let’s Stop Tuberculosis in Ukraine. Thanks to these projects, millions of people were able to undergo the necessary examinations, survive and recover from diseases.

If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Foundation’s free hotline 0 (800) 509 001, or write to the Foundation’s messenger

For 18 years, we have been where help is needed. We continue our work – we support people and bring the victory of Ukraine closer.