110 new ceramic armour plates arrived from the Netherlands

110 new ceramic armour plates arrived from the Netherlands

21.03.2022

Just before the weekend 110 new ceramic armour plates (ballistic class IV) arrived from the Netherlands. In the photo you can see the plates in combination with a tactical vests, more precisely the British Osprey. All the time we receive requests from the front for the supply of bulletproof vests. Help us supply more heroes […]

NO to trade with Russia! Blockade on the Polish-Belarusian border

NO to trade with Russia! Blockade on the Polish-Belarusian border

19.03.2022

At 9:00 a.m. today, we started a blockade of trucks at the Polish-Belarusian border crossing in Kukuryki. We demand to stop trade between the EU and Russia immediately, because every product, every euro that feeds the Russian economy, is killing Ukrainians. We have the power to stop it! We call on all Poles, opinion leaders […]

We are launching the production of tactical tourniquets

We are launching the production of tactical tourniquets

18.03.2022

We are receiving desperate calls about the need for medical equipment, including tactical tourniquets to stop bleeding. Tourniquets are one of the soldier’s main medical devices on the battlefield.  In recent days, members of the Open Dialogue Foundation team designed a prototype tactical tourniquet under the supervision of experts from the US Special Forces. It […]

A convoy with medical aid arrived in Bila Tserkva

A convoy with medical aid arrived in Bila Tserkva

18.03.2022

On Saturday 12 March 2022, thanks to our friends from Sigmed Group, our shipment of humanitarian aid arrived in Bila Tserkva. The shipment included medical supplies paid for with funds raised through our public collection and donations from donors. The two transport vans, which were packed to the brim, contained: ● Thousands of medical supplies […]

Helpline for refugees seeking shelter outside Poland

Helpline for refugees seeking shelter outside Poland

18.03.2022

Our volunteers resettle refugees in Western European countries. We answer the phone from 10:00 to 20:00 and sometimes, when possible, from 7:00 to 22:00. The helpline is available in six languages: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, English, Spanish and French. The person arriving in the country will be able to live with a local family in their […]

The car for the reconnaissance unit is already at the front!

The car for the reconnaissance unit is already at the front!

17.03.2022

Since the outbreak of war, we have received hundreds of requests for help every day. We were approached by soldiers from Lviv with an urgent appeal to help buy a vehicle for a reconnaissance unit.  Good mobility is vital in reconnaissance.  Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to purchase a car that is now being used by a reconnaissance unit of the Ukrainian Army.

A list of verified fundraisers for Ukraine and Ukrainians. What happens to your contributions? How to choose the right purpose and organisation?

A list of verified fundraisers for Ukraine and Ukrainians. What happens to your contributions? How to choose the right purpose and organisation?

16.03.2022

Many Poles contribute financially to organisations that help refugees from Ukraine, or support those left behind in the invaded country. What happens to the money you give? How is it used? Almost 2 million people from Ukraine, which was attacked and massacred by Russia, have already arrived in Poland. People have been fleeing death and […]

ODF for Ukraine. Interim summary

ODF for Ukraine. Interim summary

16.03.2022

The 21st day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine has passed. Russian rockets continue to fall on the cities of our friends and neighbours, and babies are being born in underground and other bunkers – without nappies, water or heating. As the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)  informed on Sunday, nearly 2.7 million people have already fled the terror of war. Poland has received 1.8 million Ukrainian refugees.

‘International institutions must protect Ukrainians from abductions and executions’, Ukrainian SCOs

‘International institutions must protect Ukrainians from abductions and executions’, Ukrainian SCOs

14.03.2022

The appeal was published on March 14 https://zmina.ua/statements/mizhnarodni-struktury-mayut-zahystyty-ukrayincziv-vid-vykraden-ta-strat-gromadskist/ Official addresses of the institutions to which we appeal:[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]  APPEAL to the international community on abductions and executions of Ukrainian activists, journalists, and local government officials in Russian-occupied territories We, representatives of Ukrainian NGOs, appeal to the international community in connection with the abductions and executions […]

Mattresses for the shelter in Truskavets

Mattresses for the shelter in Truskavets

09.03.2022

A few days ago, we delivered 100 mattresses to war victims – mostly women and children. They had been forced to leave their own homes, and found temporary refuge in one of the shelters in Truskavets.

Mattresses for the shelter in Truskavets

Mattresses for the shelter in Truskavets

09.03.2022

A few days ago, we delivered 100 mattresses to war victims – mainly women and children – forced to leave their own homes, who found temporary asylum in one of the shelters in Truskavets. Women and children who flee the ongoing war often stop in the vicinity of Lviv. One such shelter has become Truskavets. […]

SOS! Rescue civilians in Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel!

SOS! Rescue civilians in Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel!

08.03.2022

There are hostilities in Bucha, Irpin, Gostomel and nearby villages near Kyiv. They are partly taken over by the occupying forces and there is no access to them. There are residents in these settlements whose lives are under threat.

Mobilisation on the occupied territories: an instruction manual of what to do?

Mobilisation on the occupied territories: an instruction manual of what to do?

06.03.2022

All residents of the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions are citizens of Ukraine according to Ukrainian legislation (even if you were forced to take an illegal Russian passport)!

Fundraising for a car for the Ukrainian Army

Fundraising for a car for the Ukrainian Army

05.03.2022

We are fundraising for a car needed by the reconnaissance unit of the
Ukrainian Army. The soldiers serving there are from Lviv and they have
asked us to help them. Good mobility means life or death in the
reconnaissance unit. We would greatly appreciate your support to help us
buy this 4×4 car for them.

A fundraising campaign for helmets and bulletproof vests is underway. The organisers: “We fought the queue of private traders”

A fundraising campaign for helmets and bulletproof vests is underway. The organisers: “We fought the queue of private traders”

02.03.2022

The Open Dialogue Foundation is running an online fundraising campaign in order to buy military equipment for the Ukrainian military. “Ukrainians today are defending Poland, Europe and the values of the entire West – and they are paying the ultimate price. We will not leave them alone!” write the organisers. “We have experience in this […]

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