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A hybrid art and humanitarian aid project that directly helps Ukrainians worst affected by the war. We also give grants to affiliated charities for reconstruction, evacuation, and refugee support projects.

Charity Organisation Charity Fund ‘Postcode Ukraine”

44801977 - Charity registration number

Postcode Ukraine supports small charities and volunteer groups in Ukraine to deliver humanitarian aid where it is the most needed.

Postcode Ukraine helps charities helping evacuate areas with active bombing, providing heaters for people who are homeless, especially important due to the escalating numbers of people who risk freezing to death in coming months — and providing iPads for children whose schools have been decimated.

Mark Neville stated, “It’s absolutely shocking as we travel around Ukraine. We see that schools have been deliberately targeted: Schools, museums and kindergartens,” he says. “It really hits you that this is a genocide. The aim of the Kremlin is to wipe out the Ukrainian nation.”

Neville says that he’ll often go to a small village and find young people sitting outside in a field at a time when they should be in school. “But there’s no school left,” he says.

  • Director and co-founder

    British, Kyiv-based artist Mark Neville works at the intersection of art and documentary. He makes films, photographs, and books, that he often disseminates to a target audience for free in order to try to impact social issues. His last book, ‘Stop Tanks With Books’ was sent out for free to a target audience of diplomats, politicians, the super rich, celebrities, NATO and EU members - everyone, in short, who he felt had it in their power to help Ukraine. The concept was to weaponise the medium of the photo book to effect change. He had two aims. The first was to garner international support for Ukraine in its’ continuing fight for independence, help end Russian aggression in Donbas, and call for the withdrawal of Russia from Crimea. The second aim was to counteract the wealth of fake news and racist disinformation the Kremlin was generating - material that Western media was often perpetuating and reproducing unchallenged and unchecked - by presenting real portraits of Ukrainians. The first few hundred copies of the book were sent out just days before the war began. Supported by a collector of Mark’s photography, ’Postcode Ukraine’ is one of the outcomes of the ‘Stop Tanks With Books’ project.

    Mark’s work can be found in many museum and private collections, and he has exhibited extensively in venues including the V&A Museum, Tate Britain, the Andy Warhol Museum, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, the Imperial War Museum, Haus Der Kunst, and Jeu de Paume. Neville was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2013, The Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation Prize 2020, the Aperture Photo Book Award 2017 and for Time Magazine Photo book award 2017. ‘Stop Tanks With Books’ was nominated for both the Arles Photo Book Award and Paris Photo Book Award 2022.

  • Director

    Chrissy Jay is a British, London based, freelance general and project Manager in the arts and charity sectors. She has worked with companies including Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells, the British Council theatre and dance department, Stanley Arts, Whitechapel Gallery and the City of London Festival, focusing on live performance events. Her work with Independent Opera included producing staged chamber opera performances at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, commissions, concerts and recitals including the premiere of Joby Talbot’s A Sheen of Dew on Flowers, as well as running support programmes and events for emerging artists. For the British Council she coordinated international touring projects and was particularly involved in the international legacy from the Unlimited Festival of work by Deaf and disabled artists.

  • Chief Accountant

    Valeriia Stepenna, based in Kyiv, brings over two decades of comprehensive experience in the field of accounting and financial management. Currently, she leads an individual consultancy practice, providing end-to-end support for non-profit organizations.

    Previously, she served as Chief Accountant for a diverse range of companies, such as IT Artel LLC and Luxor-Ukraine LLC, demonstrating her versatility in different sectors. Valeriia has consistently been trusted with ensuring compliance with Ukraine's financial and tax laws, optimizing tax strategies, and managing cash flows.

    Valeriia's commitment to maintaining financial discipline, overseeing personnel records, and interacting with tax and regulatory authorities is matched by her advanced technical skills. She's proficient in 1C Enterprise 7.7 and 8.2, Client-Bank, Internet-Bank, Word, Excel, and M.E.Doc electronic reporting.

    Her professional journey, marked by responsibility, sociability, quick responsiveness, and focus on high-quality results, truly embodies her commitment to the field of accounting and financial management.

  • Charity Liaison Manager

    In her previous roles, Yuliia Kuznetsova served as the Head of Consulting and Marketing Analytics at the Ukrainian branch of an American investment company, NAI Ukraine. Additionally, she had valuable experience working as a Project Manager at UFuture Holding and as a Marketing Specialist at Bogdan Corporation.

    Not only professionally driven but also socially active. Running several centers for refugees in collaboration with the NGO "JCI Ukraine" and is involved in fundraising efforts for the CF "Housing for IDPs" shelter project.

    During her free time, she takes pleasure in her hobbies which include shooting and raising the ginger cat.

POSTCODE UKRAINE

 

  • 01001, Ukraine, Kyiv

    Pechenizka street, 34

  • Every donation, big or small, has a profound impact on those in need. Your kindness and compassion will not only alleviate immediate suffering but also help foster hope and resilience for the people of the Donetsk region. Together, we can make a difference and stand in solidarity with our fellow human beings during these challenging times.