Oksana Khariv says she founded the after witnessing the harsh realities of the Russian annexation of Crimea back in 2014 .
Khariv, who鈥檚 originally from Ukraine, was still living in the country when the conflict began.
鈥淲ater, electricity became a luxury and many people lost their houses and all their possessions,鈥� Khariv said. 鈥淣ever could I imagine that eight years later, I would see a full blown invasion of Ukraine.鈥�
Khariv says the Omnis Foundation has two initiatives to provide relief for Ukranians impacted by the war. The small nonprofit鈥檚 Health Matters program organizes medical mission trips and provides medical supplies to war victims.
鈥淚n Ukraine, we are working to find new ways, more ways to deliver supplies to the occupied cities like Kherson, where people have been stranded without water, food and basic medical supplies,鈥� said Khariv.
The group鈥檚 Education Matters initiative helps provide education to orphaned Ukrainian children who have been impacted by the war.
The Texas-based foundation has two operating hubs in Ukraine, one in Lviv, in western Ukraine, and another in Dnipro, in the east.
The foundation is currently accepting donations in the form of medical supplies, hygiene products and nonperishable foods.
Monetary donations can also be made on the foundation鈥檚 .
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