(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (Sunday, March 6, 2022), established the MATAT Donation and Coordination Center, with the goal of centralizing and coordinating humanitarian aid initiatives and donations by Israeli civil society to the Ukrainian people.
The initiative will be headed by Ambassador Daniel Meron, who will serve as a special project manager for connecting Israeli civil society with the State of Israel’s aid efforts and international organizations operating in Ukraine and along its borders.
There are already dozens of companies, organizations, and private individuals currently working to transfer various kinds of humanitarian aid from Israel to Ukraine. Following many inquiries from various actors in Israel, it was decided in the MFA to establish the MATAT center, which will coordinate between different aid efforts.
To reach out to the MATAT center, please contact matat@mfa.gov.il and include the type of donation or volunteering, relevant details on schedules and quantities, and contact information for coordination.
MATAT will operate parallel to the humanitarian aid provided by the State of Israel through MASHAV, the State of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, which operates from the MFA and which is currently focusing on four major aid efforts at the direction of Foreign Minister Yair Lapid:
- The establishment of a field hospital in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Sheba Medical Center
- Ongoing transfer of humanitarian aid (with emphasis on medicine and medical equipment)
- Transfer of six large generators to the hospital in Lviv
- Establishment of refugee assistance centers at border crossings where Israeli representatives are operating, with an emphasis on transferring winter gear to refugees exiting Ukraine