Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the “Oleina” brand has been actively involved in providing assistance to those who need it most. In particular, since May 2022, thanks to the support of the Bunge company, the manufacturer of “Oleina” in Ukraine, the “Vostok SOS” Charitable Organization has been able to implement a number of social projects. In particular, a large amount of humanitarian aid was transferred to the de-occupied regions of Ukraine, as well as to communities with a large number of internally displaced persons.

In first half of 2022 Bunge, the manufacturer of “Oleina” products in Ukraine, donated 500,000 US dollars for charitable projects. These funds were directed to the following initiatives:

1. equipment of the shelter in the city of Dnipro for low-mobility evacuees from the frontline areas (purchase of functional beds, boilers, refrigerators, microwaves, tables, chairs, towels, blankets, bed linen and dishes);
2. services at the shelter, including mobile meals three times a day and cleaning services, food distribution, staff salaries;
3. evacuation (repair of transport and fuel, salaries for drivers, protection);
4. equipment and construction of a shelter in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
5. equipment (microscopes) for the Shalimov Institute.

Cooperation with “Vostok SOS” continues. In April-May 2023, the “Oleina” brand and the charitable foundation aim to provide food kits to 3,000 families from the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions. “These will be essential foods, most of which can be eaten without cooking. This is how we take care of those who are currently left without light and comfortable living conditions,” – says Denys Gedrovych, manager of “Vostok SOS” humanitarian programs.

“Our strength is in carrying for each other. We are proud being partner of “Vostok SOS” in order to provide support to those near and who are in need because they found themselves in the most difficult conditions. Caring is in our DNA, and everyone helps others as best they can. We have to be together with consumers and help them in their daily care of their close ones in these stormy times,” – explains the marketing manager at Bunge, “Oleina” producer in Ukraine, Yevgenia Roik.