FINALIST 2024
You join volunteers for some 8 minutes delivering humanitarian aid to the Odessa region with a *** surprising plot twist *** as they deliver the much needed aid goods on point. The Initiative supported by WE AID cought attention by radio stations and as you read these lines they fundraised already again hundreds of christmas parcels for kids and elders including holocaust survivors in Ukraine for this years holiday season. Get a feeling of their wonderful spirit, get a feeling for kindness and empathy from heart to heart. Until there is peace. As we all hope for.
Here is more about them (on the donation page is also a link to their website)
BerlinOdessaExpress was one of the first initiatives to start with us. A filmteam of "meet the good ones" made this movie. Both agreed so that we can show you the movie on their behalf. So if this film resonates you (you also find a clip on their 500+ parcels christmas delivery 2022 in our youtube), they´ll get the award. The Love. The recognition. :) We are just here to emphasize empathy, kindness and passion to make good things happen. And give back hope. THANK YOU :)
"We help where the need is". Under this motto, BerlinOdessaExpress
has been organizing relief supplies for Ukraine since March 2022. We
deliver medicines, technology, hygiene articles, food, and more with our
local partners, humanitarian organizations, and governmental
structures. In the meantime, a tried and tested supply chain has
developed. The goods are redistributed in the country within a few days
to hospitals, social institutions, associations, and church
congregations. Among them are NGOs like Winds of Change, which mainly
support Rom*nja and other marginalized people in rural areas, several
associations and aid, and state aid structures in the city and region of
Odessa. We cooperate with Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste and the
aid network for Holocaust survivors on the German side.
We supply projects in the Odesa region and other parts of the country, for example, the embattled areas in Mykolayiv and Kherson further east. Through our partner organizations, we reach people who urgently need help: refugee women and families with children, older people, and people with physical and mental disabilities.
Until the summer of 2022, we drove ourselves in minibusses to the border in the Romanian Danube Delta and handed over the goods to our partners. In the beginning, all goods were scarce, so we concentrated on medicines, bandages, rescue supplies, food, and hygiene products. On the way back, we took war refugees and arranged for their reception or safe onward journey in Germany.
Later, the number of refugees decreased sharply, so we changed our concept: together with Ukraine-Hilfe Lobetal, which has been organizing aid deliveries since the 1990s, we now transport by truck, which is cheaper and more ecological. So we can also deliver hospital beds and heavy technology, such as generators, which are urgently needed after the targeted Russian attacks on the infrastructure.
In addition to this material support, it
is, above all, the personal connection and sympathy that gives strength
and confidence in this terrible war for both our partners and us.
We work purely voluntarily. Monetary donations enable us to continue the aid transports and support Ukraine’s people.
About WE AID: WE AID supports people starting initiatives without the paper hustle in Germany. So instead of months starting an all new NGO – much too long to react to a natural or manmade disaster – people can help really quick.
The idea: By the end of the day, MORE people start stepping in for good causes than usually would - knowing they would have months of paper hustle before they can even start – without the unique service.
We align with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
