Local theatre director launches Crowdfunder campaign to help colleagues in Kherson, Ukraine.
Rachael Savage, Artistic Director of Worcester-based Vamos Theatre has started a Crowdfunder campaign to raise money for food, clothes and medicine in Ukraine.
As an actor in the late 1990s, Rachael toured Ukraine in a co-production between UK and Ukrainian theatre companies. She has stayed in touch with colleagues in the city of Kherson and when she learnt of the ongoing hardships they are suffering, she was determined to find a way to help them.
In preparation for starting a fundraising campaign, Rachael spent three months researching and checking ways to transfer funds directly and safely to her contacts in Ukraine. Once that was done, she launched the Crowdfunder initiative, which aims to raise £700 for food, clothes and medicine, which will be distributed to those most in need by Rachael’s Ukrainian colleagues.
Rachael comments, “I know so many people who want to help the people of Ukraine in a direct way, and this is a chance to do just that. I speak to my friends in Kherson every week and know the terrible situation they are in. All this time, they have asked for nothing – until June, when they said they had no money for food – and I had to help. We have discussed the situation in detail and the money we raise in this campaign will be used to get food and medicine to where it is most needed – it will not be used to buy arms or fund war. I hope people in Worcestershire will support me in this urgent and life-saving campaign.”
Conditions are particularly hard in Kherson at the moment, and every donation will make a big difference, however small. If you can help, please visit https://bit.ly/3UTeTVp