Project Kesher
Empower. Lead. Change. Project Kesher supports networks of Jewish women activists in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Israel.
Project Kesher is meeting the needs of women and girls in Ukraine as they face the current crisis and the fallout, including those who are displaced. The funds will follow the people in need.
In Ukraine, prior to Putin attacking on February 24, 2022, PK had over 300 trained leaders active in 40 cities around the country. The well-trusted reputation that the network had earned through years of grassroots work meant that PK was prepared to facilitate communications with Ukrainians in need and emergency humanitarian aid. In the first three months of war, Project Kesher Ukraine (PKU) provided food and medicine for 30,000 people, distributed cash support of more than $110,000, and facilitated over 8,000 evacuations. PK has supported a new website to connect Ukrainian refugees in Europe. PK Israel also taken on a major role in settling Ukrainian immigrants and providing for their immediate medical, mental health, legal, and educational needs.
PKU is working with Ukrainian OB-GYNs and family doctors on the ground to support women who have remained in the country take care of their health. By obtaining and distributing both basic and critical medical supplies in short supply and high demand in Ukraine. Read about our current funding priorities below.
Project Kesher Ukraine recently established the Women's Opportunity Fund of Ukraine, a registered charitable fund that can make grants to individuals and grassroots initiatives. We are proud to share just two examples of the incredible impact of this work:
Dr. Nataliya Lelyukh, Ukrainian OBGYN providing medical assistance in newly de-occupied territories, has been advising PKU's women's health project since 2018. Recently, she has been providing medical care in Ukrainian small towns, where humanitarian aid and clinics are not available. PKU's charitable fund was able to purchase an ultrasound machine Dr. Nataliya badly needed to continue providing services to women in need. Upon receiving the critical gift she shared, “PKU, thank you to heaven and back.”
