Recent updates
The latest news from our projects
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£23,176 raised! Now extending target to £40,000 - THANK YOU ALL!
An update for Funding Ukrainian Emergency Aid & Supplies
Apr 11 2022
First of all a massive thank you to everyone involved with our campaign, from the volunteers and partners to the donors supporting us, you have all been amazing. While we are dealing with a truly horrific situation in Ukraine, your help and support has kept everyone on the team going and pushing forward.
Your donations have helped us to:
-Evacuate over 300 women and children to safe locations
-Deliver aid from US, Europe and U.K. to Ukraine directly
-Set up two warehouses and a logistics hub and volunteer network in Ukraine and Poland.
We have now gone past our initial £20,000 goal so we are increasing the Fundsurfer crowdfunding target to £40,000 as our work continues.
Our deepest thanks for your support, even a single share of the project page helps a lot alongside the online and offline financial donations we have received, it really adds up.
Love from the Presidium Network Team - Slava Ukraini
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Thank You Thank You Thank You
An update for UPFEST 2022
Apr 11 2022
YOU DID IT!
You may have guessed by the title, but we want to say a MASSIVE thank you for supporting our Upfest 2022 festival.
YOU have made a huge difference already to this years festival.
Whilst the main festival will take place on the 28th & 29th of May, street painting will take place between the 5th & 25th of May so we hope to see you on the streets throughout May.
With regards to rewards we will be in contact this week with further information and details of how to let us know which T-shirt size you need or dates for booking in for graffiti workshops etc.
If needed we can post out rewards and we'll be in contact about getting your address, however if you are in Bristol we'd love for you to pop to the gallery to collect, in order that we can save a few pounds on postage costs so we've more money to go into the festival.
Thanks again,
The Upfest Crew
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Help us reath target - Upfest 2022
An update for Upfest 2020
Apr 10 2022
Hey everyone,
If you've not checked so far today, we're 95% of the way there to hitting our 2022 crowd-funding target, we know we've asked already but if you would be so kind to share via your social media one last time that would be amazing, one last push could see us get to target and have enough funds to keep Upfest as a free event for anyone and everyone to enjoy, plus there are loads of great rewards from artwork to t-shirts to mural paintings...
By supporting Upfest you'll also be supporting hundreds of artists who help keep this world a bright and colourful place.
Here's the link: https://www.fundsurfer.com/upfest
Big LOVE, the Upfest Crew
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We're getting so close... 8hrs to go
An update for UPFEST 2022
Apr 10 2022
Hey everyone,
If you've not checked so far today, we're 90% of the way there to hitting our 2022 crowd-funding target, we know we've asked already but if you would be so kind to share via your social media one last time that would be amazing, one last push could see us get to target and have enough funds to keep Upfest as a free event for anyone and everyone to enjoy, plus there are loads of great rewards from artwork to t-shirts to mural paintings...
By supporting Upfest you'll also be supporting hundreds of artists who help keep this world a bright and colourful place.
Here's the link: https://www.fundsurfer.com/upfest
Big LOVE, the Upfest Crew
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We're getting so close... 8hrs to go
An update for UPFEST 2018
Apr 10 2022
Hey everyone,
If you've not checked so far today, we're 90% of the way there to hitting our 2022 crowd-funding target, we know we've asked already but if you would be so kind to share via your social media one last time that would be amazing, one last push could see us get to target and have enough funds to keep Upfest as a free event for anyone and everyone to enjoy, plus there are loads of great rewards from artwork to t-shirts to mural paintings...
By supporting Upfest you'll also be supporting hundreds of artists who help keep this world a bright and colourful place.
Here's the link: https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/upfest-2022
Big LOVE, the Upfest Crew
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5 Days to hit Target! Upfest 2022
An update for Upfest 2016 - Europe's largest street art & graffiti festival
Apr 6 2022
Hey everyone,
Five nervous days left to hit target!
Have you seen our 2022 crowd-funding is underway for our returning festival this may? Huge thanks for your support in previous years, you can pledge, support and be rewarded HERE. Whilst we've got a mountain to climb in just under a week to achieve this essential funding for this years event we know with your help we can do it!
We understand if you can't support the festival by pledging this year, but if you could share the crowd-funding page on your social's (link below) that would be absolutely amazing.
We've some amazing rewards once again, including the hot of the press Upfest IV Book which you can either get one of the main edition, or one of 80 which have been hand painted artworks hidden inside a framed book featuring artists such as My Dog Sighs, Curtis Hylton, Snub23, Guy Denning, Sian Storey, Andy Council, Caryn Koh, Farrah & Bex Glover to name but a few. Check the rewards out HERE and help us bring Upfest back with a bang...
big UP
The Upfest Crew
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£15k hit - £15k to go!
An update for UPFEST 2022
Apr 6 2022
Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for your pledge, we've just passed 50% of our target so feels like we've got to the top of the mountain and now all we need to do is get back down the other side in the next five days.
Yesterday we posted a great little video onto our socials showing our new book and hidden artwork (one of the rewards), if you're able to share our post that would be awesome!
Thanks again for your support, it's going to be a nail biting five days....
The Upfest Crew
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Less than one week to go, Pledge & Be rewarded for Upfest 2022
An update for Upfest 2017 - Street Art & Graffiti Festival
Apr 4 2022
Hey everyone,
Have you seen our 2022 crowd-funding is underway for our returning festival this may? Huge thanks for your support in previous years, you can pledge, support and be rewarded HERE. Whilst we've got a mountain to climb in just under a week to achieve this essential funding for this years event we know with your help we can do it!
We understand if you can't support the festival by pledging this year, but if you could share the crowd-funding page on your social's (link below) that would be absolutely amazing.
We've some amazing rewards once again, including the hot of the press Upfest IV Book which you can either get one of the main edition, or one of 80 which have been hand painted artworks hidden inside a framed book featuring artists such as My Dog Sighs, Curtis Hylton, Snub23, Guy Denning, Sian Storey, Andy Council, Caryn Koh, Farrah & Bex Glover to name but a few. Check the rewards out HERE and help us bring Upfest back with a bang...
big UP
The Upfest Crew
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One week to go, Upfest 2022 Crowdfunding
An update for UPFEST 2018
Apr 4 2022
Hey everyone,
Have you seen our 2022 crowd-funding is underway for our returning festival this may? Huge thanks for your support in previous years, you can pledge, support and be rewarded HERE. Whilst we've got a mountain to climb in just under a week to achieve this essential funding for this years event we know with your help we can do it!
We understand if you can't support the festival by pledging this year, but if you could share the crowd-funding page on your social's (link below) that would be absolutely amazing.
We've some amazing rewards once again, including the hot of the press Upfest IV Book which you can either get one of the main edition, or one of 80 which have been hand painted artworks hidden inside a framed book featuring artists such as My Dog Sighs, Curtis Hylton, Snub23, Guy Denning, Sian Storey, Andy Council, Caryn Koh, Farrah & Bex Glover to name but a few. Check the rewards out HERE and help us bring Upfest back with a bang...
big UP
The Upfest Crew
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Amazing Press release from OggaDoon about our work!
An update for Funding Ukrainian Emergency Aid & Supplies
Mar 4 2022
Notes to editors:
For all press enquiries and to arrange an interview, please contact Nicola Finn, OggaDoon PR and Digital Media on 07779245709 or email nicola@oggadoon.co.uk
Press release – Presidium Network
Date: 3rd March 2022
Heroes don’t wear capes; they help those in crisis. The Presidium Network are once again looking to help those going through a humanitarian crisis
- The Presidium Network is a UK non-profit CIC that operate tirelessly behind the scenes to help those currently embroiled in a humanitarian crisis.
- The Presidium Network are verified sources available for comment on the latest situation on the ground to help get aid in the correct hands quickly, combat fraud and also false news.
- Set up to help deal with complex challenges during Afghanistan, it is now gearing up to help the people of Ukraine in their efforts to protect their country and their people.
- The Presidium Network want to discourage those who plan on using the crisis in Ukraine to their advantage and keep the lines of communication and compassion open to all.
The professionals that helped to make this possible have worked in the finance and humanitarian sector collectively for over 40 years, the masterminds are:
- Scott Richards, the founder of the Joint Test Force for Anti-Corruption.
- Kristina Touzenis, Former Head of International Migration Law at the International Organisation of Migration.
- Dominik Byrne, Fundsurfer and Trillion Impact – Infrastructure investment specialist in developing countries and over 10 years in humanitarian infrastructure deployment.
- Oliver Mochizuki, CEO of Fundsurfer and Trillion Impact.
These are the men and women who are dedicating themselves to helping the people of Ukraine the same way they helped those struggling with the conflict in Afghanistan. But the Presidium network has also partnered with 3 other international organisations who helped with the efforts in Afghanistan and other crisis zones. This has created a coalition called the Joint Humanitarian Operations Centre. This coalition aims to work with local NGOs private organisations and individuals in crisis zones to help create efficient logistic supply chains, as well as have locals run the operations.
The companies are:
- Smart SBC is a Swedish organisation that specialises in humanitarian logistics and technology as well as long term infrastructure. They have deployed in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Africa.
- Ospreys Global, is an organisation from the US that specialises in humanitarian medical supplies and logistics.
- Shoulder2Shoulder, again based in the US, is a charity that supports evacuations from crisis points.
Each of these companies has 2 representatives that make up the Joint Humanitarian Operations Centre (JHOC). The support that JHOC offers is second to none and includes finding food, water, and medicine, they can also provide evacuation support including transportation, emergency infrastructure technology (water systems) and intelligence analysis reports. It’s key to point out that the organisation is not a short-term support scheme but a long-term development team that can support a country even after the crisis has ended. The JHOC’s logistic model is designed to be a helping hand when it comes to humanitarian aid, they can assist evacuation efforts, can buy, and deploy humanitarian aid anywhere in the world and have a strict financial policy run by Fundsurfer. This is overseen by the JHOC advisory board to make sure everything is legitimate. Most of the money that is spent goes on buying and distributing resources to the crisis zones
JHOC currently has 2 active projects at the moment, Afghanistan where wither is a dedicated local team delivering aid and helping keep those under direct threat alive through the use of safe houses and even with the ongoing issues involving trade and such, there is a registered organisation in Afghanistan itself that has licences to operate and import good into the country, one of only a few due to recent events. Between the JHOC organisations collectively they have helped support 26,000 people stay alive and over 2000 people have been evacuated due to the support of the JHOC including vulnerable women and children and government officials.
In Afghanistan, there are over 7000 more people who are yet to be evacuated and millions more who are starving or sick, so being able to get those people help is a crucial part of their goal. Vaccination centres are now active and supporting the people of Afghanistan. When it is safe to do so the organisation will send in one of the international teams that can help with the operations scalability. Because of the handling of Afghanistan JHOC now has the capacity to work with other crisis zones, more specifically Ukraine which is now fully operational!
With the ongoing humanitarian crisis currently unfolding in Ukraine, the JHOC has successfully set up a trusted local network of volunteers to handle local operations in Ukraine which was curated from previous contacts of the team. Alongside this, they have also got a team of drivers ready to help with the evacuation process. Part of the resources that have been procured are 2 warehouses, one in Ukraine and the other is located in Poland. Up to 20 lorries have been acquired to support the efforts to provide humanitarian aid and carry the resources from the border into Ukraine to then be stored and distributed if and when it is needed through the network as far as Eastern Ukraine. The network has also got 3 trusted Ukrainian NGOs that will be helping supply aid to the front line and other areas that need assistance.
Volunteers from Poland have also come forward, helping carry out humanitarian aid over the border and assisting in the evacuation of the Ukrainian people over to Poland. Through our network of drivers in Ukraine, 40 people have already been relocated safely out of Kyiv, mostly women and children, and more buses and trains have also made it to safety. Currently, any goods that have been donated to the Ukraine via the Polish border are being picked up by the JHOC logistics team to take deeper into Ukraine for those unlucky enough to be unable to escape
Resources for the people of Ukraine and Afghanistan are still needed and fast. There are 2 dedicated and verified fundraising pages dedicated to helping raise funds for those in need
If you want to help the families who have been affected by the ongoing conflict, you can donate here:
Afghanistan: https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/afghansupport
Ukraine: https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/UkrainianAid
Once the funding increases, JHOC will deploy at least two of their teams into Ukraine to manage the base and coordinate from inside Ukraine. Using these 2 links can help get money and resources into both countries and be used on frontline support. UHOC do offline fundraising for any management or costs outside the crisis zone.
**ENDS**
Notes to editors:
For all press enquiries and to arrange an interview, please contact Nicola Finn, OggaDoon PR and Digital Media on 07779245709 or email nicola@oggadoon.co.uk
Presidium Network
The Presidium Network is a UK non-profit that provides support to communities in crisis to manage humanitarian issues and represent the needs of people affected by violence or poverty to international-policy makers.
Our Mission is -
Provide recommendation and coordination services to international stakeholders and advocacy for communities affected by conflict and widespread violence and/or violations of human rights to decelerate violence, and improve the respect for human rights;
We find and advocate for practical and programmatic solutions to specific and broad societal issues and situations for communities facing uncertainty as a result of violence or social instability;
We work diligently with our partners to ensure that humanitarian aid and services reach vulnerable and displaced civilian populations;