Project Kesher, an international group dedicated to building Jewish community and advancing civil society by developing and empowering women leaders, was founded in south Evanston in 1989 out of resident Sally Gratch’s home. The organization recently started an emergency fund to offer aid during the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

The Project Kesher Network is mobilizing globally to support Ukrainian women and families. Project Kesher Ukraine (PKU) staff is on the ground, either sheltering in place or traveling in search of safety. PKU activists have crossed into bordering countries in Europe, many with children and elderly family members depending on them.

A poster designed by Nadia Sidorova, the daughter of one of Project Kesher’s leaders, as she evacuated to Western Ukraine with her mother and ailing grandfather. (Photo provided)

All the while, Project Kesher leaders in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Israel are fielding requests from Ukrainian women for help with evacuation, support at the border, immigrating to Israel and accessing emergency support services.

Project Kesher is meeting the needs of women and girls in Ukraine as they face the current crisis and the fallout, including those who need to relocate. Funds raised by Project Kesher will follow the people in need. 

Current needs include transportation and accommodations for those who are fleeing Ukrainian cities under attack. Future needs are hard to determine at this time, but Project Kesher is in daily touch with its leadership in Ukraine. Whether people choose to stay or evacuate, Project Kesher will be with the women wherever they are. 

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One reply on “On International Women’s Day, Project Kesher helps women in Ukraine”

  1. To the staff at the RoundTable….thank you so much for highlighting the work of Project Kesher in saving the lives of so many fleeing the war in Ukraine. The photo you displayed is actually the logo for Project Kesher. Under a separate email I will send, in JPEG, the poster created by Nadiya Sadirova, daughter of one of Project Kesher leaders, who, while sheltering in Western Ukraine, still managed, through her creation, to send a message of hope to women around the world on International Women’s Day.

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