FAQ - Ukraine
How nice that you want to help the Ukrainians in Hilversum!
The most important thing is that the help that is offered ends up well, to ensure this, use is made of this platform, hilversummers.nl/oekraïne. Here people can start initiatives, make help requests or organize an activity. It is best to respond to this because the help that is requested here is asked with an underlying thought.
You can also start an initiative yourself, make a help request or organize an activity. Please only do this if you have thought it through carefully.
On this page we have answered the most frequently asked questions for you.
Do you still have questions? Please send an email to: meedoen@hilversummers.nl.
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Know what the current situation is
How cool that you are Busy with the situation of Ukrainians in Hilversum and the surrounding area and their reception here!
At the moment about 400 Ukrainians are housed here, about 300 of them are housed on the Heuvellaan and the other 100 are housed in host families.
The first few weeks we worked very hard on the necessary things for the reception of the people from Ukraine. For example, the old VARA building on Heuvellaan has been transformed into a large shelter.
In the meantime, very nice things have already happened to make people feel at home here and to give them a good time.
Do you want to know what the coordinators and their initiatives have already achieved? Feel free to take a look around at the focus initiatives.
Do you want to be kept informed of the latest happenings? Then sign up for the newsletter!
Know how I can help
How cool that you want to help with the situation of the Ukrainians!
If you have a goal in mind, you can help by joining an initiative that has the same goal.
If you want to help but are not sure where exactly, you can look at the help questions what is being asked and contribute there.
If you would like to donate to a cause that helps Ukrainians, you can do so here: https://danyafund.nl/.
Volunteer as a volunteer
How nice that you want to volunteer!
If you want to offer help but you don't know where or what kind of help, you can look at the help questions and there you will find a request for help that you want to commit to.
If you would like to volunteer for a while, sign up at Volunteer Center to volunteer.
If you want to help with carrying or setting up, send an email to: mee@hilversummers.nl
Donate stuff
How cool that you want to help with stuff for people from Ukraine.
To ensure that the items that are donated are not superfluous, we do not ask you to just bring the items to the Heuvellaan.
You can look at the focus group 'Stuff and clothing' for more information about what is needed and for the schedule of the Spullenbuzz.
The items that are needed are also frequently asked for through questions for help, so if you want to donate items that are used, click here or go to the help questions and filter on items.
Donate money
It's great that you want to donate and help with the developments of the situation of the people from Ukraine.
Do you want to help the Ukrainians directly? Then you can donate to Danyafund, look here for more: information https://danyafund.nl/
Do you have a clear goal with your money? Please contact Hilversummers.nl via mee@hilversummers.nl.
Do you want your money to be spent elsewhere? Then donate to GIRO555 via:
Contact with those who are about...
How good of you to contact us!
Are you looking for contact with the Coordinator of an initiative? Then go to the initiative, see who the Coordinator is, click on his/her name and click the 'contact us' button at the bottom right.
Do you want to contact the person who made a request for help? View the request for help and look for the heading 'Contact information'.
Are you looking for contact with the platform Hilversummers.nl(/oekraine)? then click here:
Organize an activity
How cool that you want to organize an activity!
To prevent things from being duplicated, first check whether there is a (focus) initiative that matches your ideas, if so? Then register with that initiative and organize an activity there.
Doesn't an initiative fit your ideas? Then organize a separate activity via the homepage.
For a video tutorial,
Take an initiative
It's great that you want to take an initiative!
Initiatives are attempts to realize an idea together with other Hilversum residents, initiatives are characterized by the fact that they have a beginning and an end and after a successful initiative Hilversum has become a bit more beautiful.
If you want to take your own initiative, it is useful if you check beforehand whether there are not already initiatives that have the same idea. But if you have looked and no two initiatives are the same, you can take your own initiative.
Know where to find help for my Ukrainian guests
How nice that you are committed to Ukrainians!
Do you need help, equipment, hands, transport or expertise? Feel free to make a help request at the homepage or here.
Ask a request for help
How nice of you to ask for help!
If you have started an initiative and you need help, you can ask for help to solve this problem. Do this via the private environment of the initiative and there under the heading 'Questions for help'.
Have you not started an initiative or do you want to ask for help that is separate from an initiative? Then you can also ask a separate request for help via the main page or click here:
Be of value with our company/organization
How cool that you want to work for the people of Ukraine!
We have already worked with several companies, so we know well where and with which you can work. Contact Hilversummers.nl via: mee@hilversummers.nl and we will help you further.
Know what role Hilversummers.nl plays
We as hilversummers.nl offer a platform to offer help to the people who have fled from Ukraine.
Together we can alleviate the suffering for people from Ukraine.
We map out local initiatives, offer you the opportunity to join them or start a new initiative yourself.
We also work with social partners to bring supply and demand together. Everything from idea, plan, initiative and vision to memory, action or intention. Together we help Ukrainians