Two UK charities are coming together for a special Mother’s Day appeal to help to source thousands of items which will be urgently needed by Ukrainian women refugees arriving in the UK with their children over the next few weeks and months.

Sanctuary Foundation* – who received a staggering 28,613 pledges of support for the government’s uncapped humanitarian sponsorship scheme – are curating this appeal alongside Baby Basics UK**, a charity that provides essentials and equipment to struggling mothers.

Last year, in a similar appeal, Baby Basics received 33,000 donations from an Amazon wish list as part of the Afghan Welcome initiative – these items were distributed to families who were evacuated from Afghanistan to the UK, following the fall of Kabul.

With the war in Ukraine generating an estimated 4 million refugees, and people around the UK asking what they can do to help, Sanctuary Foundation and Baby Basics have put together a wish list on Amazon and For Common Good for those products that will be most useful. Donors can browse these lists, add their chosen items to their cart and check out. With gifts ranging in price from £2.00 through to £300, individuals and communities can easily find something to match their budget. Baby Basics UK will ensure that each gift is matched with, and delivered to, a mother in need.