Humanitarian Aid for Saltiv Residents in Kharkiv

Since May 2022, due to the devastating shelling endured by Staryi Saltiv from the Russian fascist invaders, almost 99 percent of the village's population was evacuated. Most of them stayed in Kharkiv, while some relocated to safer regions.

Our fellow villagers, who evacuated urgently without belongings, were in dire need of assistance that the authorities could not provide at that time.

We managed to locate over 3,000 Saltivka residents and inhabitants of other affected villages in the Starosaltivka community. We assembled a team of like-minded volunteers and organised regular distributions of essential food items, hygiene products, diapers, clothing, and more.

At that time, we had no experience in such work, so we learned on the go. We sought donors, updated recipient lists, searched for fuel, transportation, and volunteers. We also began helping those who had moved further across Ukraine by sending aid via Nova Poshta. Within a year, the volume of aid distributed grew from a few bags of rice and peas, which we packed and handed out, to multi-ton truckloads.

In our incomplete list of activities during this period, we received, distributed, sorted, and compiled lists for humanitarian aid for the residents of the Starosaltivka Territorial Community from: the Red Cross, UNICEF, BF "Vostok SOS," BF "We Are Different – We Are Equal," Institute of Partnership and Sustainable Development, Rotary Club Kharkiv, Gift of the Givers, East-West Humanitarian Hub, FARMA MUNDI, NGO Gender Strategy and Budgeting Bureau, BF “DOLONKY-UA,” All-Ukrainian BF of Assistance and Development HELPGROUP, "DIYA Concerned Community" Hub, BF AVSI, NGO “Emmaus,” Direct Relief, NGO “Help Ukraine Romania,” Chernivtsi City BF "Mercy," NGO MOTOHUB Kharkiv, BF “Rays of Light and Hope,” and others.

Watch a video about our work on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EoVTTUzquEw?si=SdsTKBPZVKOIzHGh