Category: News

When Russia’s war in Ukraine makes the news, it arrives in numbers. Casualties, internally displaced persons, cities under attack. According to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, there have been more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Some 80% of attacks targeted outpatient clinics, hospitals, and other care settings, while 20% targeted ambulances and other health vehicles. Nearly a third of incidents resulted in casualties, making medical transport one of the highest-risk areas for injury and death.

In the corridors of Ukraine’s emergency medical system, those numbers have faces. Dr. Maksym Maksymenko is the Medical Director of Ukraine’s Centre for Disaster Medicine of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Every day, his teams respond to emergencies across the country, including in territories only recently liberated from Russian occupation, where healthcare infrastructure has been devastated, and basic diagnostic care is nearly impossible to find.

Through the CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, in partnership with the BCU Foundation and the Tryzub Gala Foundation, 90 handheld Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices and 90 iPads were delivered to the Centre.

Behind every headline is a human story. Your support helps the people behind the news.

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To donate using AMEX, PayPal, or Google Pay, please visit our CanadaHelps page. 

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

Over 48 hours on May 13–14, Russia conducted one of the largest and most prolonged aerial assaults since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. Close to 1,600 drones and 60 missiles targeted over 20 regions of Ukraine.

News stories often focus on the destruction and displacement caused by the war. But behind every headline and statistic, you will also find human stories of resilience, identity, culture, and hope.

🎥 In this short video with Olesia Luciw-Andryjowycz, our Board’s Secretary and Chair of our Civil Society Committee, members of the Ukrainian Canadian community who are helping preserve Ukraine’s culture, identity and spirit in the face of Russia’s war are featured.

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To donate using AMEX, PayPal, or Google Pay, please visit our CanadaHelps page. 

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

HUMAN DIMENSION CAMPAIGN RUNS UNTIL JULY 6

For over 30 years, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) has stood with Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, our commitment has only deepened, supporting programs that place people at the centre of Ukraine’s resilience and the vitality of its civil society. 

Russia’s war in Ukraine is told through numbers, headlines, and breaking news. But behind every statistic is a person. A teacher continuing to educate children despite daily disruptions. A doctor caring for patients under immense pressure. A person waiting for the return of a loved one.

Through the support of donors like you, CUF works with partners on the ground in Ukraine to support initiatives that strengthen civil society and help communities endure extraordinary challenges, particularly in the areas of health and education.

Behind every headline is a human story. 

Your support helps the people behind the news.

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To donate using AMEX, PayPal, or Google Pay, please visit our CanadaHelps page. 

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

On May 29th, Toronto’s historic Arcadian Court will come alive as we celebrate the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s (CUF) 30th Anniversary, featuring an unforgettable evening with Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood.

This Gala is more than a celebration of three decades of impact. It is a powerful recommitment of Canadian support for Ukraine at a moment when it matters most. The event would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors who are making this milestone evening a reality.

We are grateful to the Temerty Foundation, our Conversation Partner, for making possible the featured dialogue at the heart of the evening.

SILVER SPONSORS

We also extend our sincere thanks to our Silver Sponsors — Meest, AV-Canada, and the Shevchenko Foundation — for their generous contributions to this celebration.

We are equally thankful to our Bronze Sponsors, as well as our Event Sponsors, whose support is bringing this evening to life.

BRONZE SPONSORS

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EVENT SPONSORS

Join us as we honour the past, stand firmly in the present, and shape the future of CUF’s mission together.  

Book your tickets now. Capacity is limited.

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Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s milestone celebration. To learn more, please visit our website.  

️ 🗓 Friday, May 29, 2026 • Cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

📍 Arcadian Court • 401 Bay Street, Simpson Tower 8th floor, Toronto 

🔗 Information and tickets: click here

Tickets are $500* per guest. To inquire about table purchases or sponsorship opportunities for our gala, please contact us at [email protected]. 

*Individual tickets include a charitable tax receipt of $300, issued in accordance with CRA requirements.

The CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal – Displaced Ukrainians Appeal has been in operation for over three years, having disbursed approximately $2.9 million to dozens of projects across Canada in support of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s war in Ukraine and currently sheltering in Canada.

In the initial phase of operations, supported projects primarily addressed acute, immediate needs, particularly food and housing. As arrival rates of displaced Ukrainians stabilized, demand – and corresponding funding allocations – shifted toward psychosocial and integration supports, including, among other things, trauma counselling and mental health services, economic integration and employment assistance, health care gap coverage, official language training programs.

With new donations to the Appeal tapering, the CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal has determined that it will conclude its activities through the support of one final “legacy” project grant: the Displaced Ukrainians Legacy Fund.

This RFP invites qualified organizations in Canada to submit proposals for a single, high-impact legacy project that will advance the Fund’s core humanitarian objectives and deliver enduring benefits to displaced Ukrainians in Canada beyond the lifespan of the Appeal itself.

• Total funding available (1 grant): $250,000 CAD 

• Application intake period: April 30 – July 31, 2026 

Applications must be submitted via the CUF website at www.cufoundation.ca/apply-DULF. All inquiries should be directed to [email protected].

An Evening with Margaret Atwood, Emceed by Richard Ouzounian

We are one month away from the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s (CUF) 30th Anniversary Gala, which will bring together donors, partners, and friends for an evening of reflection and recommitment at Arcadian Court in Toronto. 

The event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, music—and at its heart, a conversation with one of the country’s most respected literary voices and advocates for Ukraine, acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The discussion will be moderated by the Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, Natalka Cmoc, for an intimate conversation on shared values, power, and identity themes that resonate deeply at this pivotal moment in history.  

This is not a retrospective. It is a recommitment. This milestone event also carries a humanitarian mission to raise funds to support CUF’s essential work in Ukraine that lies ahead.

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Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s milestone celebration. To learn more, please visit our website.  

️ 🗓 Friday, May 29, 2026 • Cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

📍 Arcadian Court • 401 Bay Street, Simpson Tower 8th floor, Toronto 

🔗 Information and tickets: click here

Tickets are $500* per guest. To inquire about table purchases or sponsorship opportunities for our gala, please contact us at [email protected]. 

*Individual tickets include a charitable tax receipt of $300, issued in accordance with CRA requirements.

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

On Friday, May 29, CUF’s 30th Anniversary Gala will bring together donors, partners, and friends for an evening of reflection and recommitment at Arcadian Court in Toronto. The event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, and music—and at its heart, a conversation that speaks to this extraordinary moment in history.

We are excited to announce that Natalka Cmoc, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, will moderate the evening’s featured conversation with Margaret Atwood.

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Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s milestone celebration. To learn more, please visit our website.  

️ 🗓 Friday, May 29, 2026 • Cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

📍 Arcadian Court • 401 Bay Street, Simpson Tower 8th floor, Toronto 

🔗 Information and tickets: click here

Tickets are $500* per guest. To inquire about table purchases or sponsorship opportunities for our gala, please contact us at [email protected]. 

*Individual tickets include a charitable tax receipt of $300, issued in accordance with CRA requirements.

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

As our Powering urgent recovery fundraising campaign concluded on April 9, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation extends its sincere thanks for the generous support received over the past two months, helping raise over $900,000 for our various programs.

Ukraine’s long-term recovery and sustainability will depend on sustained commitment, both now and in the months and years ahead.

CAMPAIGN CHALLENGE • Announcing our five book recipients!

Congratulations!

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

Time is running out. Our Powering urgent recovery campaign ends tonight. 

Over the past weeks, you’ve seen how recovery takes shape on the ground. Emergency power stations keeping hospitals and critical care running when Russia attacks the grid. Mobile water purification restoring safe drinking water for 180,000 people in frontline communities. Solar systems powering humanitarian aid centres in liberated areas near Kharkiv. A support line answering 1,500 calls monthly from veterans and their families seeking help and hope.

This is what recovery looks like. Not symbolic. Not temporary. Sustained programs that allow communities to survive, heal, and rebuild despite ongoing aggression.

Here’s a look back at how your support has been powering Ukraine’s recovery:

🔗 Russia continues targeting Ukraine’s energy grid

🔗 Helping keep the water clean and flowing

🔗 Answering the call for Ukraine’s veterans

🔗 Keeping the lights on in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukraine’s recovery cannot wait. Healthcare systems need reliable power. Veterans and civilians need rehabilitation support. Communities need clean water and demined land. Civil society organizations need the resources to lead renewal from within. 

Canadian generosity has stood with Ukraine from the beginning. In these final hours, your support determines how far and how fast recovery can go. 

Recovery—powered by Ukrainian resilience and Canadian generosity.

A special thank-you for our supporters

Our Powering urgent recovery campaign ends tonight. Donate for a chance to be one of four supporters to receive an autographed copy of Dr. Timothy Snyder’s On Freedom. In addition, one supporter will receive an exclusive signed Ukrainian edition of Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire’s (Retired) personal memoir Waiting for First Light.

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To donate to our Powering urgent recovery campaign using AMEX, PayPal, or Google Pay, please visit our CanadaHelps page.

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.

As Canadians gathered with family over the Easter long weekend, Russia continued its relentless attacks on Ukraine as it ramps up once rare daylight attacks, launching hundreds of drones and missiles and killing civilians. For many Ukrainians, the impact of the attacks does not end when the missiles stop. For wounded defenders, it marks the beginning of a long and difficult road as survival is only the beginning. What follows is harder. The work of rebuilding strength, reclaiming independence, and returning to a life that has been irrevocably changed by Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Through the CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation supports the Citizen Charity Foundation and its Cyborgs initiative, where that work is already underway. Not as charity, but as commitment.

🎥 Watch the short video to learn more.

Rehabilitation here is rigorous. Months, often more than a year, of physical training to walk again without support. Learning to use prosthetics not as replacements, but as tools. Expanding what the body can do. Relearning balance, endurance, and control.

At the same time, there is the mental discipline. Accepting a new reality without surrendering to it. Rebuilding confidence. Re-entering society not as diminished, but as changed and capable.

This strength extends beyond the individual. Families train together, adapt together, and move forward together. Partners support each other through physical recovery and psychological strain. What emerges is not fragility, but resilience.

Through their work, the Citizen Charity Foundation has already supported 142 veterans and 12 family members. Each one is proof that recovery is not about returning to the past, but building forward.

This is what your support makes possible. Not survival. Strength.

Together, we power recovery.

A special thank-you for our supporters

There are 48 hours left of our Powering urgent recovery campaign. Donate before April 9 for a chance to be one of four supporters to receive an autographed copy of Dr. Timothy Snyder’s On Freedom. In addition, one supporter will receive an exclusive signed Ukrainian edition of Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire’s (Retired) personal memoir Waiting for First Light.

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To donate to our Powering urgent recovery campaign using AMEX, PayPal, or Google Pay, please visit our CanadaHelps page. 

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About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)

Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.