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This handmade quilt of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is 54" x 72" and made up from 1,647 pieces of fabric.
Donations will be collected until 30th April 2022 at 10pm (USA Central Time)
Suggested minimum donations for the quilt are $2 (Donations over $2 will be counted towards mutiple entries eg $10 = 5 entries) and the quilt will be gifted to a donor chosen at random on 1 May 2022 at 10am. Winner will be notified via email and via PixelQuilt social media.
It is made from 100% cotton fabric and was made by Devida Bushrod (PixelQuilt on social media) More details can be seen at:
https://www.tiktok.com/@pixelquilt
https://www.instagram.com/pixelquilt/
https://www.facebook.com/pixelquilt
About Unicef's work in the Ukraine:
As needs escalate in line with the conflict, UNICEF is rapidly stepping up emergency response efforts from field offices in Kramatorsk, Mariupol, Luhansk and Donetsk while also working with partners to expand relief operations across the country.
UNICEF's emergency response in Ukraine
Key emergency interventions include:
- prepositioning health, hygiene and emergency education supplies as close as possible to communities near the line of contact
- trucking safe water to conflict-affected areas
- supporting mobile child protection teams providing psychosocial care to children traumatized by chronic insecurity, responding to cases of violence and abuse against children and assisting children separated from family
- working with municipalities to ensure there is immediate help for children and families in need