“The last 48 hours andThey are amazing.” Mila Kunis, in an update posted on page Fundraising program, in which more than $ 16.5 million (more than 15 million euros) has already been raised, more than half of the 30 million goal (27.6 million euros), for which the Ukrainian-born actress, and her husband Ashton Kutcher will contribute 3 million dollars (2.8 million euros).
The money will be returned to Flexport.org and the Airbnb.orgtwo organizations that are actively working on the ground to provide immediate assistance to those who need it most.” The first, they explained, “is organizing shipments of humanitarian aid to refugee centers in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova,” while the second addresses Free Short Term Accommodation Solutions for refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The appeal was made by both representatives, but it is Mila Kunis who speaks in the first person in the published text: “Today, I am a proud Ukrainian. My family came to the United States in 1991, but I was born in Chernivtsi, [Sudoeste da] Ukraine, 1983. The proud and brave Ukrainians deserve our help in this time of need. This unjust attack on Ukraine and humanity in general is devastating and the Ukrainian people need our support.”
The donations, made by more than 41,000 people, come from everywhere, including from other Hollywood stars, such as actress Reese Witherspoon, who responded to Kutcher’s social media that she was “donating now.”
Since February 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCRIt is estimated that more than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee the country, mostly women and children, as men between the ages of 18 and 60 are prohibited from leaving the country.
“I have been working in refugee emergencies for nearly 40 years, and rarely have I seen a mass exodus as quickly as this,” He said United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.