Cryptocurrencies have been used to support various causes and charities. The Russian activist group, Solidarity, has now decided to use cryptocurrencies to support the refugees fleeing the war-torn nation of Ukraine.
Shmelev and his wife Svetlana are both active in the Solidarity movement, a Russian organization that aims to help the victims of war and oppression. They resorted to using cryptocurrency since they didn’t have a bank account in Montenegro for the charity project.
The group is looking for people who can donate bitcoins to the group and will match them up with Ukrainian refugees. The refugees will use the donations for food, accommodation, and medical care. The Solidarity activists say that the donations are for humanitarian reasons and not political.
The charity world closely monitors the charity project, and the solidarity activists expect to get donations worldwide. The project has received overwhelming support from abroad and Russian patriots. Svetlana Shmelev believes that the project will make some people from the Ukrainian diaspora feel at home in Russia.
The shelter has three multifamily mainly from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. The refugees have no money or possessions and have been living in the shelter for over a month. They are now trying to raise money to buy food and other supplies. The Solidarity movement has been working closely with them to help them get back on their feet https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-activists-turn-crypto-donations-185818212.html.
The activists decided to use cryptocurrencies to help the refugees because it is readily available to send and receive across borders. Additionally, cryptocurrency is safer than fiat currency. Fiat currencies can be confiscated and frozen, but that doesn’t happen with cryptocurrency.
The activists hope the campaign will make more people think about refugees and help them feel at home. Many refugee families have been displaced for a long time, and the shelter can only provide them with a temporary home.
The Solidarity movement is also trying to raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Russia and the rest of the world. The campaign has been raising money for refugees when thousands of people from Ukraine fled to Russia, fearing for their lives.
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