Leleka project recently started non-profit company based in Great Britain team
Leleka Project: Children from Ukraine sell their drawings for donations
It is a platform on which you can buy works of art by children from Ukraine for only £ 7 and thus make a donation for the independence and defense of Ukraine. The children can give their income their own purpose : to help their families support fellow human beings, donate to the armed forces of Ukraine or local charity organizations - it is entirely with them.
A total of 3 million children in Ukraine and over 2.2 million children in refugees in reception center urgently need humanitarian aid . Almost two out of three children were driven out by fighting, the Unicef . A child's sense of belonging and security is seriously damaged when it is not at home. Leleka was launched to help the Ukrainian children regain their self -esteem.
Every child from Ukraine under the age of 18 can sell the printable versions of his art on the Leleka platform. It can either be children who have stayed in their country, or those forced to flee. Leleka accepts works of art by Ukrainian children, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity and political attitude in the family.
As a non-profit initiative, the platform for artists is completely free. The operators do not accept commissions and do not collect data/personal information, and they will never.
It is difficult to flee for adults. It is twice as heavy for children. Children are not involved in civil society commitment or earning money, so they are normally alone, worthless and completely lost. We built Leleka so that children from Ukraine can feel safe, useful and self -determined again ”,
says Aliaksandra Lamachenka, co -founder of Leleka.
The platform gives children the opportunity to manifest their feelings and beliefs. It is a safe space for children from Ukraine to express their creativity as a counterweight to destroy. As well as a place where people from all over the world can easily support them in these efforts.
Here you will find more details about the project and see the works of art of children from Ukraine: https://leleka.me/
Since the start of Leleka in Ukraine, more than 13,000 paintings from children who are willing to sell works of art have been received to support their families and their country. The number continues to grow.
If you are also looking for ways to support the people in Ukraine in the middle of this devastating war, I am sure that you would like to learn something about Leleka and help to create a little more hope and peace in Ukraine - and all of this at the price of a cup of coffee.
If you have any questions, the team around Leleka will be happy to answer you. Simply visit the homepage or send an email directly to anna@leleka.me .
New works of art can be added here: https://leleka.me/join
More information & frequent questions
What is Leleka?
A marketplace with printable works of art that were created by children from Ukraine. Everyone around the world can buy these works of art. The founders built it in such a way that children can support themselves again, useful and authorized by collecting money for themselves and their families.
What is Leleka not?
Leleka Art Ltd is not profit -oriented. It is not what the operators strive for. The project is purely voluntary and no commissions are collected.
Leleka Art Ltd is not a charity. They do not donate directly to children or foundations. They build a platform on which children from Ukraine can collect money by selling their works of art to feel useful and regain some control over their current situation.
What is Leleka's mission?
The explicit mission is to return children from Ukraine the feeling of authorization, belonging and self -determination.
Who is behind Leleka?
All people who work at Leleka, including the CEO, are volunteers from all over the world (Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, United Kingdom).
Founder of the project:
Aliaksandra Lamachenka-Martech & Growth Lead, Depop, ex-Skyscanner Pavel Liber-co-founder of Golos, EHEATTH Sandra Charnak Woreczek-event manager at Delicious London, blogger
How does it work?
Children send photos of their works of art via the platform. Leleka's voluntary designers transform photos into high -quality digital files. Each file can be printed as a poster in A4, as a postcard in A5 and A6 or used as a smartphone screen background. On Leleka you can buy any printable file for only £ 7. The £ 7 (minus VAT as well as stripe and bank fees) go directly to the child's bank account.
What are the laws?
Leleka is transparent, official and compliant. It is a company based in Great Britain that is registered under the name Leleka Art Ltd. As a limited liability company, the operators are obliged to pay VAT every three months (20 %) and to report the HMRC an income every financial year. The commission of Leleka is 0 %. The profit that the HMRC company will report is and remains zero. All people who work on the project, including a CEO, work on a voluntary basis and free of charge.
What is the price structure?
As a limited liability registered in the United Kingdom, Leleka is obliged to pay VAT. Read more about the British VAT here
In order to receive payments safely and send to the families of the children, the Stripe and Wise . Both require commissions and fees for their services.
A fee is paid for each transaction . However, Stripe has agreed to lower his fees for Leleka. The operators pay the following for each transaction:
1.2 % + £ 0.20 for the EU and the United Kingdom
2.9 % + 0.20 £ for other countries
Plus 0.5 % stripe tax service fee.
Wise also calculates a fee for sending money to the artists' bank accounts. If the bank account is in Ukraine, the fee can be up to EUR 4 per transfer. Leleka enables families to collect money before they have it paid out so that the corresponding fee is not so significant. Read more about wise fees here
Example price structure:
All calculations below are only examples and can vary depending on the land of the buyer and the family.
After 10 purchases: 54.2 £ variable fee for wise bank transfer: £ 0.22 Wise bank transfer fee: £ 0.20 (Fest) Wise outside of the SEPA fee: € 3.55 (festival) received a family: € 50.6
Also note that a family in Ukraine may be obliged to pay 18 % income tax + 1.5 % military tax.
Growth plans for Leleka
One of Leleka's growth strategies will be the focus on campaigns and cooperation in social media and the use of viral effects. They should help to achieve Leleka within the first phase after the start of the platform for thousands of new artists and buyers. In addition to the partnership with public life personalities, the operators also plan to cooperate with brands, influencers and galleries.
To let the product grow, the project managers need numerous partners. You cannot drive this growth circuit alone. This is a community product, and the heads behind Leleka hope that managers, influencers and socially committed citizens from all over the world become part of the Leleka community and support the many volunteers behind Leleka to grow and help as many children as possible.
What does the future of the project look like?
As soon as there is no longer a need for Leleka, those responsible want it to be transformed into a platform where young people between the ages of 13 and 25 can collect money by doing what they enjoy - selling art, training, training, making music or whatever they like to do and with passion.
The Leleka managers will use this platform to clarify young people about business opportunities, their rights, their privacy and trends from other countries.
The aim of the project is to strengthen a young generation in the long term and to offer them the opportunity to actively contribute to social life and to help shape their future.
Owner and managing director of Kunstplaza. Publicist, editor and passionate blogger in the field of art, design and creativity since 2011. Successful conclusion in web design as part of a university degree (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expression painting and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through many years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.
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