Around 45% of MuseCool's students learn with Ukraine-based online tutors. We have over 50 employees and contractors based in the country, as well family and friends who remain there. While some have left the country, most have chosen to stay.
Since the beginning of the war, MuseCool has been dedicated to providing them with all the support we can offer.
Petru, MuseCool's founder, alongside his Ukrainian partner, Katya, travelled to northern Romania immediately following the onset of the war to provide assistance to refugees arriving there after crossing the Ukrainian border.
Putting out requests for donations, they utilised MuseCool resources to organise a means of providing refugees with desperately-needed medical supplies, working closely with Sange Pentru Romania – a major local charity. So far, over £210,000-worth of medicines have been delivered to hospitals in eastern Ukraine, as well as large camping batteries and electric generators for MuseCool tutors in Ukraine.
Donation collection centres were established across London alongside UK-based partner charities and the collected donations were sent via lorry directly to where they were needed in Ukraine. Roughly half the cost of the five, fully-loaded lorries was afforded through public donations, while MuseCool's own funds covered the rest.
The BBC interviewed Petru and Katya whilst in Romania and covered our donation centre at St James’ Church, Norlands
Spaces to be used as donation centres were kindly provided to us by St James’ Church, Norlands in Holland Park and St John’s in Notting Hill. Thanks to the generosity of the public, we were able to send hundreds of boxes containing medical supplies, food, and cold-resistant clothing.
Many volunteers turned out to help our efforts at both locations, many of whom had heard about the centres through our social media posts. With their support, supplies were boxed and transported to a warehouse in Slough at which we pooled the donations with those of our partner organisations, ready to send via lorries.
Petru and Katya being based in Romania meant they were able to give updates about the items required there most urgently; enabling our centres to adapt and advertise for the most essential items.
You can donate to our trusted charity partners British-Ukrainian Aid at THIS link.
And by choosing to learn with MuseCool online, you’re directly contributing to our efforts to provide essential employment for our Ukraine-based tutors.
Even by taking lessons from home, you’re helping us sustain our ongoing support for Ukraine. Your participation enables us to ensure fair compensation for Ukrainian tutors while also allowing us to continue our contributions to humanitarian efforts in the country.
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