Here is the impact of the partnership between World of Warcraft and BlueCheck Ukraine.
World of Warcraft players raised $1.5 million for Ukrainian relief efforts. This was done through a bundle that gave players two in-game pets. One of the pets was for the Dragonflight expansion while the other was for Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
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World of Warcraft players help BlueCheck Ukraine
The program involving charity pets supported BlueCheck Ukraine, which is a collective that helps Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with financial support. The collective also supports critical humanitarian work in Ukraine.
Right now, the partnership between World of Warcraft and BlueCheck Ukraine is providing resources to a lot of organizations.
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World of Warcraft and BlueCheck Ukraine's impact
According to Blizzard, here's what each of these organizations are doing:
Organization | About | Programs Funded |
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Ukraine Assistance Organization (UAO) | UAO provides free medical assistance and vital medicines to homes and rural villages. | Funding mobile medical teams to serve patients in regions like Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odessa. |
Project Victory | Project Victory is a non-profit organization founded by combat veterans. It offers food, shelter, medical supplies, and essentials to war-affected areas. | Funding a container of urgent medical supplies for a hospital in Zaporizhia City. |
Lviv Inso | Lviv Inso is an orchestra that turned into a hub for humanitarian relief activities. It provides medical institutions in eastern Ukraine with medicines and resuscitation vehicles. | Funding continued operations and urgent humanitarian supplies for frontline areas. |
Voices of Children | A charitable foundation that supports children with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). | Funding therapy for children with ASD, group sessions for parents, psychoeducational programs, and an international conference on children's rights and mental health. |
Save Peace in Ukraine | An NGO that provides humanitarian aid to towns, cities, and regions in Ukraine. | Distributing 180,000 ready-to-eat meals to 6,000 individuals who cannot care for themselves. |
Starenki | Starenki helps over 2,000 elderly Ukrainians, primarily retirees without family, with social activities, food, and hygiene. | Supporting about eight months of operating costs for programming for the unaccompanied elderly. |
Cash for Refugees | Cash for Refugees provides direct cash assistance to displaced people. It focuses on vulnerable groups. | Continuing to provide cash assistance to high-needs individuals across the country, reaching over 600 families with young children plus the elderly. |
SpivDiia | A charity platform with support centers in most Ukrainian regions. It matches requests made by war-affected citizens to governmental hotlines and an online platform. | Funding psychological online counseling and mobile service teams for children, along with food support around the frontline. |
TAPS Ukraine | TAPS Ukraine cares for families who have lost loved ones. It currently supports more than 500 of these families. | Completing the construction of the TAPS Ukraine Resilience Center in Dnipro, offering forums and training in mental wellness, trauma resolution, and emergency medical care. |
Move Ukraine | Move Ukraine provides sustainable housing communities and job opportunities for war-affected Ukrainians. | Funding shelter rehabilitation with permanent housing for internally-displaced people in Kharkiv and Lviv. |
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