Federer to donate $500,000 to support Ukrainian children | Off the field News

Roger Federer will likely be donating $500,000 by his basis to make sure youngsters affected by the battle in Ukraine are supplied with care and entry to training, the previous world primary mentioned on Friday.
The U.N. Refugee Company (UNHCR) mentioned earlier this week that almost 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, about 7% of the nation’s inhabitants, since Russia’s invasion started on Feb. 24.
“My household and I are horrified seeing footage from Ukraine and heartbroken for the harmless individuals who have been so terribly affected. We stand for peace,” Federer mentioned on Twitter.

“We are going to present help to youngsters from Ukraine who want care, about 6 million Ukrainian youngsters are presently out of faculty and we all know it is a very essential time to offer entry to training and wish to help them to take care of this extraordinarily traumatic expertise.
“By way of the Roger Federer Basis we will likely be supporting Struggle Little one Holland with a donation of $500,000 to determine entry to continued education for Ukrainian youngsters.”
Andy Murray, one other former world primary and an envoy for UNICEF UK, mentioned final week that he would donate his prize cash gained from tennis tournaments in 2022 in the direction of help efforts for youngsters affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Federer, 40, has not performed since Wimbledon final 12 months after present process knee surgical procedure.
The 20-times Grand Slam winner had been trying to make his return for the grasscourt swing this 12 months however his coach Severin Luthi mentioned earlier this month {that a} return at Wimbledon could also be unlikely because the Swiss was nonetheless within the rehabilitation section.