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The Voice of Peace (marathon)

The Voice of Peace
Formation 21 September 2014; 3 years ago (2014-09-21)
Type Private humanitarian organization
Purpose Charitable marathon-auction
Headquarters Kiev, Ukraine
Fields Humanitarianism
President
Eugenia Tymoshenko
Website mriy.org/en/

The Voice of Peace is a charitable fundraising organization in Ukraine that is dedicated to helping volunteer battalions and refugees.

The charitable marathon-auction The Voice of Peace was organized to support Ukrainian defenders and raise funds to help volunteer battalions participating in the military operation in the East of Ukraine and families of refugees.

The Voice of Peace started on 21 September 2014 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. The organisers include the charitable foundation "Resistance Movement", the association of NGOs "Social protection", the international NGO "Follow Your Dream", Art Hundred "The Voice of Peace".

The group also holds an auction where the belongings of famous people are put up for sale. The first item auctioned was a T-shirt from the band The Gadiukiny Brothers member Braty Hadyukiny, which was bought for $US300. The most expensive item auctioned was an edition of Kobzar from the family library of Julia and Eugenia Tymoshenko, sold for $65,000.


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