Russia’s treacherous attack on Ukraine has united the entire civilized world in its desire to help our country survive these difficult times. In the first weeks of the war, governments of many countries provided Ukraine with a wide range of assistance: weapons, ammunition, medicines and various humanitarian supplies. Unfortunately, such an active supply cannot last forever, and everyone understands this, but Ukraine continues to need all of the above.
That is why dozens of different funds have been created through which people from all over the world make donations to Ukraine. The crypto community has also not stood aside and is contributing to our victory. In this article, we will tell you about eight NFT projects created to raise funds for our country.
Ukraine DAO
10,000 NFT copies of the Ukrainian flag and one unique NFT of the flag were sold on the Ethereum network through the Party Bid service as a result of the cooperation betweenUkraine DAO and Nadia Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot band member), a digital artist fromTrippy Labs. The initiative raised 2258 ethers (ETH), or more than $ 7.5 million. All the funds raised were sent to the ComeBack Alive organization,which helps Ukrainian soldiers, volunteers and their families.
?? 2250 ETH / $ 6.75M USD CONTRIBUTED TO THE UKRAINIAN FLAG NFT ??
Thank you to all who supported our project?
Next steps: POAP for all those who donated to partybid, work with Come Back Alive on safely transferring funds
You may still donate ETH directly to ukrainedao. eth pic.twitter.com/GsQBLzHIVK
— UkraineDAO. eth (@Ukraine_DAO) March 2, 2022
Holy Water
More than 500 Ukrainian artists have joined forces to raise funds and create a collection of NFT paintings that can be purchased on the Holy Water website. The artists represent some of the most famous galleries in the country: Port Agency, Isolation and Ugallery. Bidding for each artwork starts at 0.08 ETH (~$ 270), and the goal is to raise at least one million dollars.
We’ve united 500 artists and have been working 24/7 from bomb shelters to launch #WorldSaveUkraine NFT collection. All proceeds will go to the official wallet of Ukraine. The mint is NOW live at https://t.co/uG6q6SzzPu. @FedorovMykhailo @Zeneca33 @cabline @beeple @garyvee pic.twitter.com/AA5xWYNs6F
— Holy Water? (@HolyWaterUA) March 4, 2022
Waone of Interesni Kazki
Famous Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Manzhos, aka Waone of Interesni Kazki, sells digital copies of his most famous paintings. Volodymyr was inspired by Ukrainian folk tales when creating his works. Among the presented copies are «Seeds of a Good Idea», «Transition from Beta to Alpha», «Imprisoned Mind» and many others. Each digital painting is unique and sold for between $ 250 and $ 290. From 50% to 100% of the funds raised from each NFT sold will go to the defense and medical support of our army.
My beautiful country is under attack. I’m selling NFTs and raising money to help people around me who either need personal help or who need supplies for our country’s defense. https://t.co/lnpMVnjsnj pic.twitter.com/0Nvind9hhU
— Waone Interesnikazki (@interesnikazki) March 9, 2022
AITX’s
AITX, acompany that develops assistant robots and various new generation equipment, has also joined the collection of financial aid for Ukraine. They put up an NFT with the image of their security robot Roameo, painted in the national Ukrainian colors , at an online auction . In addition, the company’s CEO Steve Reingartz decided to make a separate contribution and created adonation page on the GoFundMe platform. He calls on all concerned to send money there, which will then be transferred to Ukrainian charities.
$AITX It is important to share our Ukrainian support efforts and position — please check it out. Business continues to rock here in the US.. . corporate press comin'! https://t.co/o7YAyyeiuK
— Steve Reinharz (@SteveReinharz) March 8, 2022
NFT from Wladimir Klitschko
Olympic champion and boxing icon Wladimir Klitschko, in collaboration with artist WhlsBe, has released anNFT collection called Vandalz For Ukraine. The collection includes 3 Gummy Bears painted in yellow and blue colors and wearing boxing gloves. The bears differ in appearance and price. They are sold for 0.039, 0.4, and 4 ETH (~132, 1,360, and 13,600 dollars, respectively). At the time of publication, 119 ETH (~$ 404,500) worth of bears have been sold. The funds raised will be distributed among various organizations, including ComeBack Alive.
Happy to join forces with artist @WhIsBe who recreated 4 NFT editions of his legendary Vandal Gummy bears in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. All funds from the drop will go directly toward supporting the people of Ukraine. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/3RLsqXYalj
— Klitschko (@Klitschko) March 10, 2022
Reli3F
Crypto artists and well-known influencers in the NFT world have joined the Reli
Just think — in just 30 seconds after the launch, all the items were sold out, and the auction raised over $ 1 million. But the artists didn’t stop there and continued to fill the auction with new items, and as of today, they have already raised 727 ETH (~$ 2,471,000).
We are live ❤️ pic.twitter.com/v5aSOHoN60
— RELI
3 °F (@reli3fxyz) February 26, 2022
Forza Ikonia
TheNFT project «Stand with Ukraine«by Forza Ikonia and artist Felipe Posada is a painting depicting the Brandenburg Gate painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag and the Berlin Wall broken into two parts. 43 287 512 digital copies have been created — each symbolizing one citizen of Ukraine. The paintings are sold for only $ 10 each, and all the money raised will be donated to various charitable organizations in Ukraine, including ComeBack AliveandEveryone Can.
Ukraine is still resisting Russian attacks.
We can help them by buying #StandWithUkraine NFTs???100% of the proceeds go to #Ukrainian NGOs.
To support Ukrainian people? https://t.co/r119eTcwkR pic.twitter.com/HtgpTdRNvJ
— MAUER — The Berlin Wall NFT (@MauerNft) March 23, 2022
ArtWaRks Ukraine
Ukrainian IT entrepreneurs, art historians, artists, and media creators have teamed up to help civilians and the Ukrainian military and created theArtWaRks UkraineNFT auction . The project contains 63 works that are exhibited on the OpenSea platform and each costs 0.07 ETH (~238 $).
One of the works in this NFT project belongs to the former Minister of Culture and Sports Volodymyr Borodyansky. Other authors include: IT entrepreneur Ruslan Nonka; co-founders of the Museum of Contemporary Art Yulia Hnat and Olga Balashova and many other Ukrainian cultural figures.
We are now presenting our project — ArtWaRks. NFT Collection with the goal of supporting the Ukrainian Army and civilians in need. pic.twitter.com/8EXqqDMten
— Ruslan (@Ruslan228603) March 3, 2022
In conclusion
After rough calculations, we see that only these 8 projects have raised more than fifteen million dollars in total, but there are not 8, 10 or even 50 such initiatives — there are hundreds of them.
Charity via NFT allows you to make your contribution easily and quickly, without wasting time searching for bank details and checking funds, which should increase the number of people willing to join
NoWorries also encourages everyone who has the opportunity to support their country in any way possible!
