Supporting Waldorf in Ukraine 

You can join the growing global community dedicated to

 Supporting Waldorf in Ukraine 

an initiative to support and facilitate Waldorf schools in North America

 in supporting Waldorf Schools in Ukraine.

Every day, dedicated, inspired, and courageous Waldorf teachers and friends in Ukraine come together under great stress and enormous challenge to create beautiful, loving & creative spaces where children can play, learn and grow in relative safety & freedom in the shadow of war. 

We can help them.

A community is growing in the Waldorf movement in North America and around the world committed to standing with our colleagues in Ukraine offering moral, spiritual, personal and financial support to help these schools survive. Since the war started in 2022 many individuals and groups have helped schools in Ukraine. 

As the war continues into its 5th year, our help is needed as much as ever.

Schools across North America are becoming partners, accepting students and families, connecting as pen pals, creating social and artistic projects, and raising money to help. 

We cannot stop the war. But we can fight against the effects the war heaps on our colleagues and the Ukrainian families and children they serve.

Things you can do right now:

Learn 

Read stories about the 15 Waldorf schools in Ukraine 

and become inspired by their courage. 

Read their stories here.

Say a prayer for their safety 

sending strength to them for their lives and work.

Spread the Word 

If you work in a school, speak with your colleagues about how you could best join in 

Supporting Waldorf in Ukraine.

Join Waldorf One World (WOW-Day) 

supported by AWSNA and coordinated by the Friends of Waldorf Education in Germany. Bring your school community together, create your own fundraising activity, and support Waldorf education worldwide. This year WOW-Day in North America, has a special focus on supporting Waldorf schools in Ukraine. Schools are warmly encouraged to join this shared effort, while remaining free to choose any WOW-Day project they would like to support.

You can join WOW-Day here.

Become a sister school 

with a school in Ukraine or have your class partner with a class in Ukraine. 

You can apply here.

Host a student from Ukraine 

If you have a high school, consider hosting a Ukrainian 12th grade student for a year or a 10th/11th grade student for 3 months. 

See the possibilities here.

Make a personal contribution 

Both AWSNA and Re-Generation Foundation accept tax deductible contributions for Waldorf initiatives in Ukraine. Contributions may be designated for specific initiatives or projects. General contributions are sent to Ukraine through the advisement of our project board members. (see list below)

$150 helps support a child over a year. 

$1500 helps support a class over a year. 

$15,000 helps support an entire faculty over a year.

Visit our donation page

All contributions are tax deductible through the Re-Generation Foundation, a US based IRS 501(c)3 charity EIN 88-3898048. 100% goes directly to schools in Ukraine with aid of the Assn of Waldorf Initiatives Ukriane. Re-Generation Foundation and Supporting Waldorf in Ukraine are coordinated by volunteers. Donors will receive a thank you, a donor receipt letter (with IRS information), and a periodic report on the project. 

Donations are being accepted by the 

Regeneration Foundation here 

The Foundation uses GiveButter to accept donations. Givebutter is a free service, though they charge the Foundation for each transaction and the donor may choose to also add a tip to cover the fees of 6%. Regeneration assures that 100% of your contribution goes to support schools in Ukraine. The Foundation covers the cost of the fees not covered by tips.

and by the 

Association of Waldorf Schools  here 

AWSNA accepts contributions for numerous projects. This link takes you to the AWSNA page for Die Freunde in Germany.

• Die Freunde der Erziehungskunst (Friends of Waldorf...) 

Die Freunde have promoted Waldorf education around the globe since 1976, supporting more than 830 Waldorf initiatives worldwide to-date. 100% of donations are applied to their projects. 

• On the die Freunde page that opens, be sure to indicate the following in the "Details box" under "Gift Amount": "Support for Waldorf Education in Ukraine" otherwise your donation goes to the general Freunde fund which supports Waldorf all over the world (including, but not specifically, Ukraine).

• You can also target not just Waldorf in Ukraine but specific projects or schools in Ukraine such as: "Support for the Michael school in Kiev, Ukraine" 

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