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The Voice of Peace
Formation21 September 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-21)
TypePrivate humanitarian organization
PurposeCharitable marathon-auction
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
FieldsHumanitarianism
President
Eugenia Tymoshenko
Websitemriy.org/en/

The Voice of Peace is a charitable marathon in Ukraine that unites media, business, artists and public figures in volunteer movement helping volunteer battalions and refugees.[1]

Aim

The charitable marathon-auction The Voice of Peace was organized to support Ukrainian defenders and raise funds to help volunteer battalions participating in the military operation in the East of Ukraine and families of refugees.[2]

History

The Voice of Peace" started on September 21, 2014 in Kramatorsk (Donetsk region).[3] The organisers include the charitable foundation "Resistance Movement",[4] the association of NGOs "Social protection",[5] the international NGO "Follow Your Dream",[6] Art Hundred "The Voice of Peace".

The group also holds an action where the belongings of famous people are put up for auction (https://www.facebook.com/golos.miry?ref=hl). The first item auctioned was a T-shirt from the band "The Gadiukiny Brothers" «Braty Hadyukiny», which was bought by a fan for $US300.[7] The most expensive item auctioned was a rare edition of “Kobzar” from the family library of Julia and Eugenia Tymoshenko, sold for $65,000.[8]

Activities

  • September 21, 2014: a charitable concert for the soldiers of 34th ("Motherland") and 42th ("Resistance Movement") volunteer battalions and self-defense battalion in Kramatorsk[9]
  • October 23, 2014: the Art Hundred and organizers of “The Voice of Peace” visited Sloviansk with the charitable mission, where the 95th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is situated, to provided humanitarian aid, and organise a concert for the soldiers[10][11]
  • November 11, 2014: a charitable concert was held in Lviv Military Hospital for 600 soldiers wounded in the area of ATO. The organizers of the marathon brought humanitarian aid, medical equipment and medicines.[12][13]
  • December 12, 2014: the charitable marathon visited Starobilsk (Luhansk region). The Art Hundred and the organizers visited Starobilsk cemetery and commemorated 37 fallen fighters from the 80th airmobile brigade and soldiers of "Aydar" battalion. They gave a charity concert and brought humanitarian aid, blankets, boilers, insoles, building materials for shower cabins, medicines, foods, sweets, children's drawings and letters of support.[14][15]
  • December 29-30, 2014: the organizers of "The Voice of Peace" delivered Christmas gifts to soldiers of ATO in Starobilsk, Polovinkyne, Shchastia and the Luhansk TPP (thermal power station).[16]
  • January 28, 2015: volunteers of "The Voice of Peace" bought and delivered an ambulance car to the area of ATO.[17]

Media Partners

  • The largest radio station in the Western Ukraine "Galicia",
  • Information Agency "Dyvys. Info"
  • TV channels OTV, INTV, UKRLIFETV


References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Founders
  3. ^ Template:Uk icon Charity concert The Voice of Peace in Kramatorsk, vremya.eu (17 October 2014)
  4. ^ Template:Uk icon Resistance Movement, ruhoporu.org (2014)
  5. ^ Template:Uk icon The association of NGOs "Social protection, facebook.com
  6. ^ Template:Uk icon The international NGO "Follow Your Dream, mriy.org
  7. ^ Template:Uk icon Tymoshenko exhibited at a charity auction rare editions "KOBZAR", intvua.com
  8. ^ Template:Uk icon Tymoshenko sold its "Kobzar" for 65 thousand hryvnia, kp.ua (6 November 2014)
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ Template:Uk icon The Voice of Peace with the charitable mission of Sloviansk, youtube.com
  11. ^ Template:Uk icon The Voice of Peace sounded in Sloviansk, mriy.org (24 October 2014)
  12. ^ Template:Uk icon In Lviv The Voice of Peace gave a concert for wounded soldiers. VIDEO, uainfo.org (11 November 2014)
  13. ^ Template:Uk icon The Voice of Peace visited Lviv (photos, video), dyvys.info (12 November 2014)
  14. ^ Template:Uk icon The Voice of Peace with charitable mission visited the city of Lugansk, mriy.org (13 December 2014)
  15. ^ Template:Uk icon The city Starobilsk held a charity marathon the Voice of Peace, gazetavv.com (13 December 2014)
  16. ^ Template:Uk icon The soldiers battalion "Aydar" welcomed with New Year (photos), dyvys.info (31 December 2014)
  17. ^ Template:Uk icon Charity Under «A hail», mriy.org (6 February 2015)
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