Unity came out in support of Ukraine, deciding to donate $623 thousand to several charitable organizations. The company also organized additional fundraising using a special set of assets.Unity made such a statement on March 2.
In addition to the decision to donate money, the company announced two more initiatives:
- a special bundle in support of Ukraine, which consists of 32 assets — all the money will go to pre-selected charities;fundraising in support of authors from Ukraine — 100% of the proceeds from the sale of assets created by hundreds of Ukrainian publishers will go to charity throughout the year.
- Unity stands with the people of Ukraine ????????
Here’s what we’re doing to provide support: https://t.co/EjzkioWEme pic.twitter.com/KxcuPSU6vJ
— Unity (@unity) March 2, 2022″Unity Asset Store supports the people of Ukraine and more than 500 publishers affected by [Roskomnadzor] in their sovereign state.
For this reason, we are launching new initiatives as a sign of solidarity with our community,” reads the appeal on the website.
The funds will be sent to the International Medical Corps, the American organization Nova Ukraine, the UNICEF Foundation and the Canadian Immigrant Aid Society.
Earlier, many other gaming companies supported Ukraine, including CD Projekt, 11 bit studios, Raw Fury, as well as local GSC Game World and Frogwares. The other day, Ubisoft donated 200 thousand euros for humanitarian aid and announced assistance to its Ukrainian employees.