Mintos investors donate over €23,000 to support Ukraine
Investors on Mintos have donated over €23,000 (£19,226) through the platform to help the people and refugees of Ukraine.
The European lending marketplace, which launched the functionality that allows investors to donate through the marketplace earlier this month, said all the donations made through the platform have gone directly to “Entrepreneurs for Peace”.
The initiative brings together over 100 entrepreneurs, both nationally and internationally and cooperates with the embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, the ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Latvia and Latvian charity Ziedot.lv.
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Since the movement started on 27 February, 11 humanitarian shipments, worth over €1m and carrying food, hygiene items, footwear, clothing, medicines, medical supplies, first-aid, resuscitation bags and hospital beds, have been sent to Ukraine.
Mintos said more humanitarian aid loads are being assembled with the involvement of entrepreneurs and authorities every day.
The platform thanked its investors for donating to “Entrepreneurs for Peace” and encouraged more entrepreneurs to join the initiative.
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“On 24 February, our world was turned upside down when Russia invaded Ukraine,” Mintos said in a blog on its website.
“And over the past few weeks, investors on Mintos have donated over €23,000 through our platform to help the people and refugees of Ukraine.
“For all those who have shown their support through Mintos, we’d like to thank you and provide an update on what your donations have been going towards.
“The Ukrainian people are grateful for this help and it has been very appreciated. So, to ensure this effort doesn’t diminish, we encourage entrepreneurs to join the “Entrepreneurs for Peace” initiative, or for investors on Mintos to continue to donate through their Mintos accounts.”