Partners we work with
UK Partners
Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine (UK Charity number 1199587)
Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine started in March 2022 as a result of the Ukraine war. They achieved charity status in July 2022 and we have worked with them since then. Offering our hub as a drop off point for them and other partners, we then send consolidated aid deliveries out to Ukraine to our hub in Lviv. The goods are then sent on to dedicated charities that Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine supports. They help us with the costs of the aid deliveries, for which we are very grateful. We send on photos of the goods arriving in Ukraine which they then post on their galleries page. Donors can then see exactly where their goods are going. They also provide us with adhoc IT support, Pierre being a fantastic IT whizz in his day job, and more recently help with setting up our new website.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
We have had immense support from the council from the outset, including being provided with the TN2 Centre hub from which we operate. They have also provided us with other support including adhoc van hire when needed. In return we work closely with their Homes for Ukraine staff, providing support including assisting Ukrainian guests with provision of furniture donations as they move into their new homes, as well as assistance in the actual moves.
Adina Cosmetic Ingredients
Adina Cosmetic Ingredients based in Tunbridge Wells has provided invaluable support in the form of ongoing use of their van for when we need to facilitate moves for Ukrainian guests. The owner Chris has also provided support in building our website and is always there to provide any advice we may need.
Gails Bakery
Gails Bakery in Tunbridge Wells provides us with bakery donations once a week, for which we are so grateful. It means our volunteers and Ukrainian guests always have lovely pastries to eat and bread to take home – a huge thank you to Gails Bakery!
Ukraine Partners
Savka Andrii, Ukraine Lviv Region,
Andrii and his wife operate our Lviv hub, to which our trucks filled with humanitarian aid arrive. From there Andrii sends our goods, and those of our partners, out to beneficiaries. Andrii provides us with documentary evidence of the goods arriving to our beneficiaries, so that our donors can see where the aid is going.
From Dreams to Reality charitable foundation, Brovary, Ukraine.
Founded by Anastasia Volodymyrivna, founding trustee, in 2017.
Prior to the invasion of 24 Feb 2022, supported:
2 schools for children with disabilities (85 and 105 children respectively).
School (65 children) near Belarus border in very poor area (was under occupation).
150 children in Brovary living with low-income families.
13 families and 25 pupils who have lost their father.
Kindergarten for treatments.
Since the invasion of Feb 24 2022, additionally supporting:
Kyiv Military Hospital, other hospitals (medical aid & basic clothing).
Working with a charity in Lithuania where injured soldiers are transported by bus for treatment and rehabilitation.
Boarding school in Kyiv housing recently arrived orphans from Mariupol & Bakhmut (55 children aged from 6 to 15 years).
Prior to the invasion, FD2R operated with volunteers, donations of goods, and 2 grants from the British Council. Since the invasion FD2R need money for poorer people to buy medicines & toiletries, plus for schools. FD2R operate from an office & a storage facility. Anastasia has received an award from the Ukraine government for being a top charity in Ukraine.
The Path Home Charity, Odessa (Charity number 42106106)
We have been working with Olga at her Charity in Odessa since July 2022. She also works closely with UNICEF. Olga supports shelters for displaced people from the Mykolaiv and Kherson region, and also runs her own shelter for women and children who have been subject to rape and abuse as a result of the war. In addition she provides free legal advice to refugees and also offers various counselling classes for refugees. Olga identifies what is needed and we then send the goods out to her for distribution. Olga sends us pictures of goods arriving to beneficiaries. Items sent have included food, hygiene items, medical supplies and clothing.
Velika Oleksandrivk Hospital, Kherson
We have been working with Dr Julia Zikrach at the Velika Oleksandrivk Hospital in Kherson since September 2022, and have sent generators, medicine, hospital beds, mobility aids and fire extinguishers to the hospital.
Volunteers for the Defence of Kremenchuk
Oleg has been helping civilians and frontline soldiers since the start of the war. A lawyer by training, he stopped practising to devote his time to the war effort. He has developed a medical instrument that allows shrapnel to be quickly removed from the injured via a specialist magnet, and has worked tirelessly to ensure it is distributed free to hospitals helping those injured because of the war. In addition he distributes our aid to recovering veterans and those on the frontline – this includes food, medical, as well as walking aids crutches and wheelchairs. We recently saw Olegs warehouse during our June field trip and his set up is simply fantastic.
Svidoma Charity – Bila Tserkva
We recently partnered with the charity Svidoma following meetings with their Director Ksenia on our field trip to Ukraine this June. Svidoma provides support to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) - women and children who have evacuated from frontline areas. They provide career talks for women seeking new jobs, work with partners in Kyiv to provide accommodation, and arrange weekend excursions as well as after school activities for kids aged 4-17 years. In addition they and the IDP’s work closely to help injured soldiers, visiting them in hospitals, performing plays and making them gifts. By meeting soldiers and interacting with them, the children find this helpful in processing and understanding why they have been displaced. The soldiers also hugely benefit in their recovery through their interactions with the IDP’s.