ATLANTA — Execs from Besharam are heading to Poland to help with emergency assistance to Ukrainian refugees and their families.
Besharam's Raj Armani and Muz Shafi will lead a small team of local volunteers and "plan to provide support to at least 100 families with safe housing, food and basic necessities and transport in case they are trying to find jobs in the local communities," a rep said.
Armani has launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign for their relief efforts.
"My wife is Ukrainian; I got married in Kherson, Ukraine which is currently occupied, and 35% of my team are Ukrainians," Armani said. "We were extremely impacted when the war broke out, and it was just a mere coincidence I flew back that same weekend from Europe instead of heading to Kyiv. As we monitor the daily news, we realize the scale of inhumanity against the fellow Ukrainians and while the governments of the world are supporting the country, we felt a deep rooted conviction that we can do something to help."
"Before starting the fundraiser, we have made several donations to support the Ukrainian Army and NGOs and we were able to financially support six families — our employees and network — with getting out of Ukraine, finding place to stay and covering their most urgent survival needs," he added.
"We believe our industry can do more to support the Ukrainian crisis. We are doing our part by heading to the border and staying there for two weeks till we can accomplish our mission to bring assistance to at least 100 families," he said. "If you like to support the families in the crisis, please support our mission."
Find the GoFundMe campaign here.
