The Finnish Hunters' Association, along with persons elected to a position of trust, has considered the matter and come to the conclusion that the Association does not have the necessary expertise to operate in crisis areas.
-The members of the Hunters' Association are certainly shocked by the situation in Ukraine, but, unfortunately, the Association does not have the expertise, know-how, resources or channels required to provide crisis assistance. However, we hope that hunters will also help the Ukrainians by providing aid to them through well-known operators.
Vastuullinen lahjoittaminen ry (VaLa) is a cooperation network of non-profit organisations engaged in fundraising. The Finnish Hunters' Association is one of the member organisations of VaLa- The member communities of VaLa represent approximately one million donors and supporters.
Finland has several organisations that provide assistance should a crisis or disaster occur somewhere in the world. Donations are used to provide humanitarian aid in crisis areas in many ways, for example by distributing emergency supplies and assisting people in basic everyday matters through the efforts of aid workers. Check out the collections that communities are organising to help the situation in Ukraine here:
https://www.vala.fi/b/rahalahjoitukset-ukrainaan
CIC (International council for game and wildlife conservation) also collects funds: https://payment.cic-wildlife.org/purchasable/760
