BPW UK and A. Leclercq have a fundraising campaign to acquire, equip, and transport from Bulgaria a van for the benefit of BPW Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Description
BPW Chernihiv's volunteers will use the van to transport people and goods within the city and its surrounding region.
The residents of Chernihiv receive food aid and construction materials donated by NGOs and also by the Ukrainian government. But these deliveries are made to central storage and distribution points. The poorest and elderly residents have difficulty traveling to these locations and lack means of transportation, as public transportation is not functioning. Even those who own vehicles often cannot afford the high price of fuel. Also, residents struggle to find transportation when, for example, they need to complete administrative procedures or go to the hospital.
Message
Support this project that has been granted funding from BPW International to buy a vehicle to help distribute humanitarian aid in Chernihiv, Ukraine. It is vital to support each other in time of need.
We still need to find the funds for the adaptation of the van, the supplies, administrative and travel costs.
Join us !
BPW United Kingdom
United Kingdom UK - Region Europe
Start of Project: July 2022
Duration: more than 1 year
Partners
Yulia Zaika, President BPW Chernihiv, Victoria Filatova, member BPW Ukraine and President of the Charity Aratta, Amélie Leclercq, Past European Coordinator.
Links
Documents
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BPW Topic 6, 9
SDG 2, 3, 16
News
April 12, 2024
A Van for Chernihiv - Project Update by Jo Kinsey, President BPW UK
A Van for Chernihiv - Project Update
Firstly, I would like to begin this article by saying a huge thank you to all that have helped with this project. Amelie Leclercq (Past European Co-ordinator) and I have been working with the wonderful members of BPW Chernihiv, Yullia Zayaka (President of BPW Ukraine) and Victoria Filatova (Founding member of BPW Chernihiv and Chair of the Charity Arrata). This on the ground knowledge from local BPW members has been invaluable and helped to secure the success we have seen.
The vehicle, a second-hand VW minivan was bought in Bulgaria, and it was prepared for the journey to Chernihiv, and then loaded with goods that had been bought with the donated monies. This van has eight seats, and this fitted well with the aim that it will help transport people to hospital appointments, and to deliver aid around the area, where larger trucks cannot travel. These goods included personal first aid kits, domestic solar panels, batteries, vitamins to support people’s general well-being, hygiene kits, nappies, and baby foods. We brought a generator, to assist homes that are suffering with the rolling power cuts. Amelie and I collected clothes to fill those gaps within the van, not that we had many with the generosity of friends and neighbours that got involved with our BPW project as well. I even roped in my cousin who knitted scarfs to go into the van, an act of kindness from one woman to another.
What next? Of course, we need to continue this project until the conflict has ceased. Until then, the need will not stop unfortunately. This is the ONLY BPW International project that is working on the ground within Ukraine. Other BPW Federation and Clubs have wonderful projects around the world, and are doing great things within an individual country, but Amelie and I felt that we also needed to insure we do not abandon our BPW sisters still living with families in Ukraine.
So, before phase two, thank you.💕 However, please can we continue to support this project?
https://bpwpayment.aplusready.com/bpw-help-for-ukraine-refugees This is the direct link to the project donation page, and all funds will go towards the continued humanitarian aid that Ukraine need and will be distributed by our BPW sisters in and around Chernihiv in Ukraine. Amelie and I promise to continue to monitor the project, share photographs of those receiving the aid. We look forward to the project being closed, mission accomplished, and those women that are our BPW sisters returning to the life they enjoyed before this awful conflict began.
Can you help?
Jo Kinsey, President BPW UK
January 17, 2024
BPW International Help - The Van for Chernihiv is ready
Your Support Matters for our Help to Ukraine!
BPW International and BPW Europe have been in contact with our local BPW Club Chernihiv and its members since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and raised funds to alleviate their burdens.
"January 2024 has seen an exciting development in this project A van for Chernihiv as a second-hand VW Transporter van has been purchased in Sofia, Bulgaria, using some of the project’s donated funds. The vehicle is now having a full service, new winter tyres and small works so that it is ready for the job ahead. …"
Read more below.
💕 Donate now: bpwpayment.aplusready.com/bpw-help-for-ukraine-refugees 💕
Our project leads are here for you, if you have any questions:
- Jo Kinsey from BPW UK and
- Amélie Leclercq from BPW Brussels
January 2024 has seen an exciting development in this project as a second-hand VW Transporter van has been purchased in Sofia, Bulgaria, using some of the project’s donated funds. The vehicle is now having a full service, new winter tyres and small works so that it is ready for the job ahead.
This month Viktoria Filatova, Yuliia Zayaka and Valdyslava Martyhovych will leave Chernihiv in Ukraine on the journey to Sofia to be then able to drive this vehicle back, to the town that needs the help. For ongoing security reasons, we cannot share the route or dates as these women will be leaving a war zone. However, when safe to do so we will be sharing updates and photographs with our BPW sisters around the globe. Many Federations and Clubs have been wonderfully kind donating, and we would like to thank friends and family who have also come to the aid of this valuable project.
But we still have time to donate!
The BPW Chernihiv members have written a shopping list of goods that are still needed. We need to buy a good quality generator, small home solar panels and solar mobile phone chargers. These are important as many of the Ukrainian Government announcements come via electronic means; it is an issue of life or death. They have asked for hot water bottles, thermos flasks and insulated drinking cups, as with rolling power cuts they need to ensure they can heat the body when needed; first aid kits for a home, baby milk and nappies. Some of these smaller items we would simply order for our own homes via a shopping app, and they would be delivered to our doors. However, imagine the project donation link is that same app, any amount can now be donated to buy any of the above items.
Can you help a BPW sister please? These women are doing amazing things in the town they call home for others around them. They embody the spirit of our founder Dr Lena Madison-Phillips. Now is the time they need us.
Jo Kinsey & Amelie LeClercq
BPW UK President & Past European Co-Ordinator
