He never asked who you are – he always asked how he could help. In memory of Artur Deska

He never asked who you are – he always asked how he could help. In memory of Artur Deska

31.07.2024

Artur Deska, a one-man army, has passed away. A legendary Polish volunteer in Ukraine, who advocated for reconciliation and cooperation between our countries. A romantic at heart, a positivist in action. Not only our friend, but also our advisor, whom we met during the Euromaidan in 2013. It was he who inspired one of the […]

Ukraine: We Must Not Give Up. Appeal to the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the Ramstein coalition

Ukraine: We Must Not Give Up. Appeal to the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the Ramstein coalition

28.02.2024

Some European countries continue to offer only extremely modest bilateral military aid to Ukraine. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg and France are among the most parsimonious members of the Ramstein coalition. They are thus taking advantage of the generosity of their allies, betraying their own past leadership and undermining the cohesion of Europe. Bilateral military […]

Summary of humanitarian aid to Ukraine for the period 24.02.2022 – 30.09.2023

Summary of humanitarian aid to Ukraine for the period 24.02.2022 – 30.09.2023

18.10.2023

Since 24 February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, we have been doing everything to support our friends and neighbours. Thanks to your support our aid has included, among others, 107 transports with which we have delivered 77,839 pieces of protective and life-saving equipment! Here is what we have taken to Ukraine so far: See also: […]

Next humanitarian transport to set off from Starachowice

Next humanitarian transport to set off from Starachowice

25.09.2023

Max Ciszek is again sending humanitarian aid to war-stricken Ukraine. This time, through the cooperation with the Open Dialogue Foundation, they have acquired a mobile operating table. Max needs no introduction. Anyone who knows him will recognise that the local activist’s vocabulary does not contain the word “impossible”. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion […]

Support Ukraine – current needs

Support Ukraine – current needs

06.09.2023

ODF’s current activities, related to events beyond our eastern border, focus on three areas, i.e.: ◾️ Refugee Assistance Centre at the Eastern Railway Station in Warsaw ◾️ Homes for Independent Mums from Ukraine in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship ◾️ Equipment for soldiers and humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Ukraine. We have managed to list […]

School’s back for residents of Homes for Independent Mums

School’s back for residents of Homes for Independent Mums

06.09.2023

September marks the end of summer holidays and the start of the school year. This is a big event for our youngest resident at the Home for Independent Mums from Ukraine. Schools and kindergartens always pose new challenges for kids. However, we believe that Anastasiia, Oleksandr, Mila, Ivan and Oleg will meet them without much […]

Mila’s seventh birthday: an ambitious and courageous gymnast from Home for Independent Mums

Mila’s seventh birthday: an ambitious and courageous gymnast from Home for Independent Mums

15.08.2023

Meet Mila, one of the younger residents of a Home for Independent Mums, who celebrated her 7th birthday last week. Mila is an extremely talented girl — before the outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine, she was training in artistic gymnastics. After 24 February 2022, Mila and her mum fled the country from Russian shelling […]

Homes for Independent Mums make dreams come true: Victoria’s story

Homes for Independent Mums make dreams come true: Victoria’s story

10.08.2023

Meet Victoria, a resident of one of the Homes for Independent Mums from Ukraine. In Dnipro, where she comes from, she was working as the director of a real-estate agency. After the outbreak of full-scale war, she and her daughter came to Poland. From the very beginning, she set herself the goal of achieving in […]

Four plagues of Kherson: treachery, occupation, shelling, flood [A story about the divided city]

Four plagues of Kherson: treachery, occupation, shelling, flood [A story about the divided city]

23.06.2023

The lower districts of Kherson — such as Korabelnyi — are still flooded or covered withstinking silt. On the Ukrainian side of the city, the water is receding with each day. On Vasyl Stus Street, which reaches the Kosheva arm of the Dnipro river, people arechecking whether any of their possessions can be saved. The […]

The Flood Unleashed After the Attack on Nova Kakhovka. Polish Humanitarian Mission Reached the Flooded Areas. ‘It’s been a shock’.

The Flood Unleashed After the Attack on Nova Kakhovka. Polish Humanitarian Mission Reached the Flooded Areas. ‘It’s been a shock’.

23.06.2023

The convoy carried pumps, power generators, rafts, jacket vests, headlamps. “Andwater purification tablets so that the residents can drink water,” Martin Mycielski ofthe Open Dialogue Foundation told OKO.press. The Warsaw Municipal Council,including the Law and Justice (PiS) club, has unanimously donated PLN 100 000 forequipment for Kherson. THE FIRST Polish humanitarian mission left for Kherson after […]

The Open Dialogue Foundation and Rafał Trzaskowski were awarded in Ukraine. “For the only such support”

The Open Dialogue Foundation and Rafał Trzaskowski were awarded in Ukraine. “For the only such support”

22.06.2023

The Open Dialogue Foundation delivered “a quarter of a million zloty worth of urgent aid”to Kherson. This city has suffered a major environmental and humanitarian disaster as aresult of a terrorist attack by Russia. The Open Dialogue Foundation helps Ukraine The Open Dialogue Foundation — is an organisation that was established on the initiative ofLyudmyla […]

Summary of a humanitarian aid mission to Kherson (16-20 June 2023)

Summary of a humanitarian aid mission to Kherson (16-20 June 2023)

21.06.2023

As a result of the Russian terrorist attack, Ukraine has experienced the most severe environmental and humanitarian disaster in decades. On Tuesday, 6 June, at 02:50 a.m., the Russian army blasted the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Kherson region. The water flooded and destroyed many villages and towns located in the lower sections of the Dnipro […]

Humanitarian aid from Poland to Kherson residents

Humanitarian aid from Poland to Kherson residents

20.06.2023

Representatives of the Polish international organisation Open Dialogue Foundationarrived in Kherson with a humanitarian convoy from Poland. “Motor pumps, life jackets, power generators, portable batteries, drinking water, waterpurification tablets, medicines, waterproof suits, life rafts and many other items weredelivered to the city”, the Kherson regional military administration reported on social media. Reportedly, the participants of […]

Humanitarian convoy from Poland arrives in Kherson

Humanitarian convoy from Poland arrives in Kherson

19.06.2023

Representatives of the Polish international organisation, the Open Dialogue Foundation, have arrived in Kherson with a humanitarian convoy. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Kherson Regional State Administration. “Representatives of the Polish international organisation the Open Dialogue Foundation arrived in Kherson with a humanitarian convoy. They delivered motor pumps, life jackets, power generators, […]

Summary of the humanitarian mission to the Avdiivka region, 27 April-3 May 2023

Summary of the humanitarian mission to the Avdiivka region, 27 April-3 May 2023

24.05.2023

At the turn of April and May 2023 we set off on our third humanitarian mission to the very frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Having first been to Kupiansk/Kherson and Bakhmut, this time we brought aid as far as to the vicinity of Avdiivka where Ukrainians now fight the heaviest battles against the Russian aggressor.  Our […]

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