American actor and director Sean Penn signed an agreement on March 23 in Krakow with the municipality of the former royal capital concerning the aid of his CORE foundation to Ukrainian refugees.
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The CORE foundation, headed by Sean Penn, will pass on the practical know-how acquired during similar actions to the Krakow city hall and will open an office there, reported the Polish agency PAP.
Its program includes educational activities, the organization of workshops and the financing of renovation work on unoccupied premises to accommodate around fifty refugees.
. @SeanPenn and the Mayor of #Krakow #JacekMajchrowski sign a #humanitarian contract at the City Hall in #Poland. Sean Penn and his @CoreResponse are assisting #Ukrainian #refugees in Poland. I March 23, 2022 I: @marquesomar1 #GettyNews #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/V0tg4D5hGG
—Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) March 23, 2022
Sean Penn was in kyiv at the end of February, when the Russian invasion broke out, to shoot a documentary on the situation in Ukraine, according to reports published by the Ukrainian presidency on social media. He had already visited Ukraine in November and had met with soldiers.
The 61-year-old actor won two Oscars – for Harvey Milk and Mystic River – is shooting a documentary for Vice Studios, according to NBC News.