Tavi Draugi

Tavi Draugi ("Your Friends") is a Latvian charity association (biedrība) registered under registration number 50008218771, with its legal address at Lapeņu iela 23 in Riga, LV-1013. It operates as a public-benefit organisation (sabiedriskā labuma organizācija), a status granted under Latvian law that carries tax and transparency obligations. Its stated mission is to support people facing hardship, providing help "immediately and now," and it frames its work around cooperation with society, supporters and partner organisations. The organisation is best known for its fundraising and material-aid projects connected to Russia's war against Ukraine, alongside domestic Latvian causes. Its website presents a portfolio of named charity projects with live fundraising totals, including general support for Ukraine and Latvia, medical support for medics in Ukraine, "Lunch for a Soldier," support for Latvian families, a camouflage-net workshop, regular aid to Ukrainian animal shelters, and the purchase and repair of vehicles. It also raises funds for civilian-protection infrastructure in Ukraine, such as a new shelter for the Oleshky Lyceum, and for a kindergarten shelter in Oster to protect children during air raids and provide a multifunctional space. Beyond fundraising, Tavi Draugi engages in public advocacy and commemoration, for example organising the "Sunflower Road" march to mark Ukraine's Independence Day. It recruits volunteers and publishes news and updates on its projects. Donations are collected through a bank account at AS Swedbank (IBAN LV21HABA0551046111790, SWIFT HABALV22XXX). As a non-profit association rather than a commercial company, Tavi Draugi does not sell products; its "offerings" are charitable programmes and donation channels. Its public identity is built on transparency to donors, a donor-information section, and a broad volunteer network. The organisation's scale is modest but its project list is broad, spanning humanitarian aid, medical supplies, military-adjacent support such as camouflage nets and vehicles, animal welfare, and civil-defence construction in Ukraine.

Tavi Draugi is a Latvian charity association (biedrība) registered under number 50008218771, with its legal address at Lapeņu iela 23, Riga, LV-1013. It holds public-benefit organisation (sabiedriskā labuma organizācija) status under Latvian law. The available evidence does not state a founding date, so the exact year of establishment is not recorded here. The organisation's public profile is built around fundraising and aid projects, presented on its website as a set of named campaigns with live donation totals. These include general support for Ukraine and Latvia, medical support for medics in Ukraine, "Lunch for a Soldier," support for Latvian families, a camouflage-net workshop, regular aid to Ukrainian animal shelters, and the purchase and repair of vehicles. The site also highlights civil-protection construction in Ukraine: a new shelter for the Oleshky Lyceum and a kindergarten shelter in Oster designed to protect children during air alerts and provide a multifunctional space. Beyond fundraising, Tavi Draugi organises public events and commemoration, such as the "Sunflower Road" march marking Ukraine's Independence Day. It recruits volunteers and maintains a donor-information section, and it collects donations via an account at AS Swedbank (IBAN LV21HABA0551046111790, SWIFT HABALV22XXX). Because it is a non-profit association rather than a commercial enterprise, its history is one of campaigns, partnerships and volunteer mobilisation rather than product launches or corporate milestones. The evidence available does not provide a dated chronology of leadership changes, expansions or financial results, so those details are omitted rather than estimated.

• Registered as a Latvian association under number 50008218771

• Granted public-benefit organisation (sabiedriskā labuma organizācija) status

• Organised the "Sunflower Road" march to mark Ukraine's Independence Day

• Launched fundraising for a new shelter at Oleshky Lyceum

• Launched fundraising for a kindergarten shelter in Oster

A Latvian public-benefit charity association mobilising donors and volunteers for immediate humanitarian and civil-defence aid, primarily for Ukraine and also for causes in Latvia.

• Ukraine and Latvia aid fundraising

  General fundraising to support people in need in Ukraine and Latvia.

• Medical support for medics in Ukraine

  Fundraising project providing medical support to medics in Ukraine.

• Lunch for a Soldier

  Fundraising project providing meals for soldiers.

• Support for Latvian families

  Fundraising project supporting Latvian families.

• Camouflage net workshop

  Workshop producing camouflage nets, funded by donations.

• Regular aid to Ukrainian animal shelters

  Ongoing support for animal shelters in Ukraine.

• Vehicle purchase and repair

  Fundraising for the purchase and repair of vehicles.

• Civil-defence shelter construction in Ukraine

  Construction of shelters, including at Oleshky Lyceum and a kindergarten in Oster.

1. 1Labdarības Biedrība - Tavi Draugitavidraugi.lv
2. 2Tavi Draugi - Wikidatawikidata.org