This was my 6th visit to Ukraine since the full scale Russian invasion and my 5th delivering Humanitarian Aid. This mission was run in conjunction with Ukraine First an organisation started by David Pond, a former senior naval officer. David and I met each other when we served as Trustees of a police welfare charity and immediately hit it… Read More »
EDIT: This appeal has now closed. If you are interested in our work in supporting Ukrainian kids with devices then please visit reusing-it.org Edinburgh Direct Aid International is embarking on what we think is a world first…… Digital Direct Aid When our volunteer David Hamilton was in Kharkiv earlier this year he met local Ukrainian… Read More »
In February 2023, David Neely of Synergy Financial Planning contacted me to offer Edinburgh Direct Aid a Mobile office, which he no longer required. He sent through some photographs that showed the vehicle was beautifully fitted out and would be a facility that would be of immense value to organisations in Ukraine. Fellow Edinburgh Direct… Read More »
The sign in Kharkiv’s Freedom Square told us it was Day 448 of the Ukraine War and my third trip to the country in that time. I was on the border for the initial refugee crisis, in West Ukraine for the food and fuel shortages of Summer 2022. I have be a volunteer with Scotland’s… Read More »