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/
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 was created with a single goal: to provide temporary hotel accommodations to Ukrainian residents who were forced to leave their homes as a result of the war. The organization connected families on the run with hotels across Europe that wanted to provide free stays.
As a way to offer practical and immediate assistance, we at Design Hotels actively encouraged our hotel community to partake in #HospitalityHelps. We also offered support to our hotels who acted independently to assist refugees through initiatives that include providing free rooms, fundraising, working with local consulates, and more. #HospitalityHelps is no longer accepting new bookings, but continues to honor existing reservations made for the 2022 year.
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.