Helping to fight hunger:
World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org
Helping children in need:
UNICEF
https://www.unicef.org
Helping the volunteers:
Ukrainian Red Cross
https://redcross.org.ua/en/2022/02/donate-to-support-the-ukrainian-red-cross-to-help-civilians-in-this-difficult-time-for-ukraine/
Kyiv Volunteers
https://www.kyiv-volunteer.com/eng
Helping affected children:
Voices of Children
https://voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Ukraine daily news (English):
https://www.weareukraine.info/
Art by Masha Reva
Ngoro Ngoro, Berlin 28 April to May 1, 2022
Ukrainian artists Masha Reva and Ivan Grabko showcase their evocative works at this exhibition—hosted by our friends at Bursa Hotel in Kyiv—to raise funds for humanitarian organizations and civilian initiatives in their country. Read more about it on our Culture Journal.
Wilmina, Berlin 12 April
Kyiv’s Bursa Hotel joined Wilmina, our new opening in Berlin, to host Under the Open Sky: A Dinner for Ukraine at Wilmina’s Lovis Restaurant, in partnership with Design Hotels. Dinner was prepared by head chefs Sophia Rudolph of Lovis and Katerina Efimchuk of Kyiv’s Wine Love. 100% of the donations went to Kyiv Volunteer, a network of restaurants that provide meals for Ukrainian defense forces, hospitals, kindergartens, and nursing homes.
Hospitality Helps
Organized by hospitality industry veterans, #HospitalityHelps has a single goal: to provide temporary hotel accommodations to Ukrainian residents who are forced to leave their homes as a result of the war. It connects families on the run with hotels across Europe that want to provide free stays.
As a way to offer practical and immediate assistance, we at Design Hotels are actively encouraging our hotel community to partake in #HospitalityHelps. We are also supporting our hotels who are acting independently to assist refugees through initiatives that include providing free rooms, fundraising, working with local consulates, and more. If you or someone you know needs a place to stay, apply by clicking the Access #HospitalityHelps button. We will continue to update the lists below as more of our hotels sign-up.
Taste and Place The Design Hotels Book
Taste and Place: The Design Hotels Book includes a story about how kitchen camaraderie is created at Bursa Hotel in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team is safe and has given us their approval to go ahead with the book release.