With the ongoing terrible news coming out of Ukraine, in particular the plight of millions of displaced and traumatised Ukrainian people, it’s crucial to continue to provide support and keep Ukraine in people’s thoughts. It’s for these reasons that Kendal Mountain Festival is releasing a collection of on-line films to raise funds and visibility.

The films all centre on the mountains in Ukraine, with subjects spanning biking, hiking, climbing, environment and even luge. All recent, and mainly short in length, the films are of amazing quality and unlikely to have been seen by most viewers. Until recently Ukraine remained largely unknown to international audiences, but its vast territory features some of the most beautiful and impressive landscapes in the world and these films showcase those surroundings as a backdrop to human stories.

Don’t forget that many of the people featured in the films will have been affected by the war in Ukraine; some will now be bearing arms in defence of their nation, some will have fled their homeland. Please keep this in mind and help Kendal Mountain Festival to channel support to the Ukrainian people.

The collection will be available for a limited period on the Kendal Mountain Player, from 27th of May to the end of June. To access, please donate via Just Giving. You will receive a link to access the films after donating to British-Ukrainian Aid. 

100% of money donated will go to British-Ukrainian Aid which supports people suffering from the war and humanitarian crisis, by aligning UK and Ukrainian efforts.

Kendal Mountain Festival will match fund up to £1000 to show its support for Ukraine.

The access link will be sent in the thank you email you receive from Just Giving. Follow the instruction to log in or sign up and this will unlock the Ukraine Fundraiser Collection on the Kendal Mountain Player found at the link below. 

https://kendalmountainplayer.com/programs/ukraine-fundraiser