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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese two young people, Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein, students at Harvard, in just three days
have developed and launched the website https://www.ukrainetakeshelter.com/, a website in 12 languages where Ukrainian refugees fleeing war can immediately find hosts with free rooms, apartments unused in resorts, big or small cities or school dorms.
Pass this information to other Ukrainians, who are now in European countries and not only, but also to those who would like to be a host to these people in need.
#pace #peace #ukraine #refugees
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Great job!!! Ty for sharing, Ellen!
alwaysinasnit
(5,072 posts)I love this.
gademocrat7
(10,669 posts)Great work Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein!
Lovie777
(12,327 posts)FakeNoose
(32,753 posts)Thanks for posting!
a kennedy
(29,707 posts)crickets
(25,983 posts)MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)Well done.
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)niyad
(113,556 posts)wnylib
(21,609 posts)ancianita
(36,133 posts)Sidebar: Avi Schiffmann & Daniel Conlon did that for COVID, too, with Google's databases.
It's still up and updated every hour, and added a vaccination data section. We've been using it since 2020.
https://ncov2019.live
Gaugamela
(2,496 posts)He did it on his own when he was in high school, after teaching himself web design from YouTube tutorials. The website was one of the first to track Covid-19 data from around the world. Avi was interviewed on Democracy Now about it.
https://ncov2019.live/
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)I know there are others. But this is so positive as it comes from srudents.
multigraincracker
(32,719 posts)I'd bet this is just the beginning for them.
jalan48
(13,884 posts)Aussie105
(5,434 posts)Need more people like them.
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calimary
(81,467 posts)So far:
Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here are more ways to help:
International Red Cross -
https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine
We Are Mercy Chefs -
https://www.mercychefs.info
UNICEF -
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-gets-supplies-children-and-families-inside-ukraine/39603
Housing for Ukrainian Refugees -
https://www.ukrainetakeshelter.com
Save the Children (Childrens Emergency Fund - Ukraine) -
https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5746&mfc_pref=T&5746.donation=form1
World Central Kitchen -
https://wck.org/news/chefs-for-ukraine
https://m.facebook.com/WorldCentralKitchen/posts/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0
Chefs for Ukraine -
#chefsforukraine - https://m.facebook.com/hashtag/chefsforukraine
World Food Program -
https://secure.wfpusa.org
International Fund for Animal Welfare -
https://www.ifaw.org/action/ukraine-emergency-aid-update
NPR -
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help
Updated February 25, 2022 9:55am ET/6:55am PT
CNN -
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/us/iyw-how-to-help-ukraine/index.html
GreaterGood.com -
Help provide nourishing meals and critical supplies to people and animals fleeing from attack in Ukraine:
https://store.greatergood.com/products/96167-crisis-in-ukraine-send-aid-now
Pinback
(12,166 posts)BootinUp
(47,188 posts)KatK
(185 posts)CommonHumanity
(246 posts)Thanks for posting this.
I've signed up to share my home on another site and wanted to add this one, but each time I clicked on the link I got a 404 message.
If you want to fix it:
The problem seems to be that a comma is included as the last character in the link you posted. I entered the address on google minus the comma and it works fine. I know people can do that on their own, but it is probably worth correcting in case someone wants to offer shelter, doesn't notice the comma and can't reach the site.
I'm posting the corrected address below, but your post is at the top of the thread so it is probably good to correct it for those who aren't going to scroll through the entire thread. Don't know why my link doesn't take you directly to the site, but it is correct.
ukrainetakeshelter.com
Nictuku
(3,617 posts)I cross-posted on facebook, as well as signed up our guest room.