In times of humanitarian crisis, the Association Europeenne des Conservatoires, Academies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC) stepped up to support its member institutions in Ukraine with the #AECforUkraine fundraising campaign. The campaign was launched in December 2022 and ran until the end of March 2023.
We are so very grateful that many members and friends of the AEC donated to the campaign and we are proud to announce that the AEC was able to raise 6800 € thanks to around 50 contributions including private individuals or institutions.
With this money, the AEC managed to purchase three power stations, one for each of the below AEC Member institutions:
- Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music – Kyiv, Ukraine
- Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts – Kharkiv, Ukraine
- A. V. Nezhdanova Odesa National Academy of Music – Odaesa, Ukraine
The stations were bought and delivered earlier this summer, thanks to the coordination help of AEC’s Polish member, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie and in particular Dr Małgorzata Sternal, as well as the logistical help in the delivery from the Gentes Foundation. The foundation was established in July 2019 by Polish volunteers working previously on educational projects in Western Ukraine, water decontamination projects in the Donbas region and tuberculosis treatment projects in Ukraine.
Our sincere gratitude goes once again to all AEC members and friends who helped us achieve our goal. We also would like to sincerely thank our Polish member Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie and the Gentes Foundation for arranging the deliveries.
Please see below the pictures from the three deliveries.
