extraordinary solidarity chain appear among thousands Airbnb platform usersself-managed start booking accommodation with a view to quickly and effectively help Ukraine in the midst of the Russian invasion.

No one intends to go on vacation to war-torn countryhighlighted Forbes, in a note about the grassroots movement that surfaced on the platform last week.

“Great idea from our community. Thank You”, posted on twitter, the CEO of the company, Brian Chesky, who revealed: “Within 48 hours, 61,402 nights booked in Ukraine. There was 1.9 million dollars allocated to needy host“.

This happened in just two days, between March 2 and 3. Now, the CEO himself is confirming that Airnb is setting up a strategy so that users from neighboring countries offer their homes to accept refugees, which already has 11,183 subscribers. A company spokesperson quoted by Forbes explained that “people don’t need to be current Airbnb hosts to sign up.”

“We need help to achieve this goal. The greatest need we have is that there are more people who can offer their homes in nearby countries, including Poland, Germany, Hungary and Romania. If you can accommodate refugees, go here: airbnb.org/get-involvedBrian Chesky asked.

The CEO also thanked the people who helped raise nearly $2 million and explained how to join the initiative:

1. Look for Ukraine at @airbnb
2. Filter by ‘private room‘O’experience‘
3. Reservation only for host with great reviews

This movement has had a great impact among English speaking users. Of the 61,000 nights booked, more than half (34,000 nights) were booked by Airbnb users in the United States; while english users booked more than 8,000 nights and Canadian they booked nearly 3,000 a night, according to Airbnb.

“My husband and I have booked some @Airbnb and the messages we were able to exchange with Ukraine are absolutely heartbreaking and humbling. Also consider buying digital art from Ukrainian creators on platforms like @Etsy,” one user said on Twitter. .

A quick search on Airbnb reveals that many Ukrainian residences are already booked for the summer, whether it’s an entire country house outside Kiev ($10 per night), a studio apartment on Troitska Odessa Street ($15 a night) or a recently renovated apartment. in the center of Kiev (20 dollars).