ENA Donates $25K To International Red Cross Efforts In Ukraine

SCHAUMBURG, IL — To bolster humanitarian efforts underway to help the people of Ukraine, the Emergency Nurses Association last week announced it was making a $25,000 donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Schaumburg-based organization is a professional nursing association "dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing."

ICRC, along with its partners, are providing neutral and impartial humanitarian action to support Ukraine’s most vulnerable citizens, according to a news release from ENA. As the security situation allows, ICRC is responding to urgent needs with a focus on helping millions of residents access clean water and through improvements to living conditions for those whose homes have been damaged by heavy fighting over the last week.

“The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has spawned a humanitarian crisis with far-reaching implications within, and beyond, its borders. ENA is greatly concerned for the health and well-being of the people, including health care workers, who remain in areas of conflict, and for the thousands who have sought safe harbor in other countries,” said ENA President Jennifer Schmitz, in a statement. “This donation is an initial show of support as ENA looks into more opportunities to contribute in meaningful ways to health care workers and the general relief efforts benefitting Ukrainian citizens.”

ENA is encouraging anyone looking to help to consider making a donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross or other international relief organizations, such as Direct Relief, UNICEF or Doctors without Borders.

“Emergency nurses are driven by their compassion and willingness to care for others. This is a moment for everyone to reflect on what motivates them to do what they can to show the Ukrainian people that the world cares,” Schmitz said.