JK Rowling will match funding up to £1 million after launching an emergency appeal to aid children trapped in orphanages in Ukraine.
Her Lumos Foundation is raising money to provide food, hygiene and medical kits to those impacted by the crisis.
The money raised will support their evacuation from the country, as well as supporting families, foster carers and providing psychological support to children.
The 56-year-old Harry Potter author tweeted: "I will personally match donations to this appeal, up to £1m.
"Thank you so, so much to all who've already donated, you’re enabling @lumos to do crucial work for some of the most vulnerable children in Ukraine."
I will personally match donations to this appeal, up to £1m. Thank you so, so much to all who've already donated, you’re enabling @lumos to do crucial work for some of the most vulnerable children in Ukraine. https://t.co/XK8yTtB1nl
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 7, 2022
Lumos, which was co-founded by Rowling in 2005, has been working with the Ukrainian government to better protect vulnerable children and reform its care system.
A message on its website warned the Russian invasion "means more children are now in danger".
The charity has been operating in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine, which lies to the west of the capital Kyiv.
It estimates there are more than 1,500 children trapped in orphanages there, with thousands more at risk of family separation and displacement.
Source: Press Association
