Mankind 4 Ukraine - An Act Of Loving Kindness.

Aim

I've set the bar high. I believe 50-100K+ can be acheived with the right help and promotion. The objective - To assist the people of Ukraine

LOOK TOWARDS THE WEST AND FIND A FRIEND............

To read in Russian click here. - To read in Polish click here.

There is no plan to just how or where this project will go. When I say there is no plan. That is not entirely correct. As I write, my main aim is to raise a huge amount of money to assist the oppressed, bullied, grief-stricken, frightened, citizens of Ukraine.

As each day goes by, more people are losing their lives, homes, businesses and serenity all because some power crazy, unhinged, evil and with apparently no limits, war criminal is allowed to get away with it. They want to obliterate Ukraine and Ukrainian identity and look more and more genocidal. I have visited Auschwitz. I have seen the results of genocide. It chilled me to the bone. 

I fully understand why NATO can only do so much, but I also just wonder what the reaction would be if they called Putin's bluff? Would he push the nuclear button? I doubt it. What I am fully sure of is Russia should be expelled from The United Nations with immediate effect. 

The world is not doing enough or fast enough. With the greatest of respect to the people of Russia. You are being gaslighted. Just as Hitler applied the same tactic in the 1930s. Russia is a Pariah. An outcast. 

The West is dithering in its response to the continuous war crimes that Russia is committing. Should they be successful in Ukraine, do you think that they will stop there? On Thursday, March 24 we saw in Brussels all the members of the G7 preening themselves for the world's media and made the following statement. Not good enough.

Poland is leading the way by trying to accommodate nearly 2M refugees and reiterated Friday, March 25 to hand over all its Mig-29 warplanes to The US. Sadly, (and this is with the greatest of respect to the great people of The US), we have a wet lettuce president in Joe Biden running the show over there.

This project is not about me, in any way, shape or form. However, I thought it would be courteous for you to know a bit about me.

There is a line in the song “Feel” by Robbie Williams, that goes ‘I don’t want to die, but I ain't keen on living either”. 

That sums up exactly how I feel at the time of writing and have felt that way for some time now. I have been gripped by persistent anxiety. I can't eat, concentrate on a book or study and it takes me 3 hours to walk to the shop. 

Anxiety is a killer. It renders me inoperable. I am lucky. I have a warm home. I live in a safe country. I have my family, friends and my dog. I have one tablet to be taken at night that gives me 8 hours respite then bang, It lives in me until the next tablet. but when taken into context, with what anxious thoughts Ukrainians feel right now, mine are light in comparison.

I found one salvation just over a year ago now. In the Abide APP in 14 months I have listened to over 700 meditations. I would be lost without it and it has calmed my mind and anxiety with its vast content on all different aspects of life. Life. Love. Depression. Anxiety. Grief. Love. Spirituality.

I am somehow just about managing to keep up with my study for my degree in Law and Criminology. It is what gives my life purpose. If I pass my exams in June then in October I will be in my final year. I cannot fail. I won't fail. It is simply not an option.

I am also studying to gain a TEFL certificate to teach English. The former is just a personal goal. The latter opens up opportunities all over the world when I pass it in July at the very latest. Once qualified I will be able to help the people of Ukraine grasp a small piece of our complicated language enough for them to get by, as well as more general teaching of English all across the world.

Thanks to The Abide APP, I have found myself on the path to becoming a born again Christian. I look forward greatly to the morning meditation and the bedtime story. I would recommend it to anybody. 

Tonight (April 12th), I took my medicine, listened to a few meditations, prayed for strength and if, by magic, I am awake and being productive addressing the main issue of importance in my life. In a nutshell, I believe this project is my calling from above

I am writing this at 01;42 having spent all of yesterday gripped by this evil curse. However, I firmly believe that I have now been blessed by spiritual medicine. That is a strong desire to help and dispense help to the people of Ukraine. I have spent the past few weeks slowly putting together this crowdfunding page. I must have annotated it a 100 times.

Let me be clear. I intend to turn it into a charity but that takes time. More time than it used to. It is therefore currently registered as a not for profit charity limited company and you can view the legal structure here. The process will now turn to registering it with the charity commission. I had to do it this way. I want to do things legally correct and be transparent with everybody.

Krakow is my spiritual home and the draw I have in my soul to go there and help the humanitarian cause, as well as gain spiritual strength is strong. From walking and sitting by the Wisla River, with The Wawel Royal Castle behind you, to the main square and Saint Marys Basilica, it just evokes peace and contentment. 

I am now on the path to becoming a born again Christian, leaving my past behind, regenerating, repenting, and starting a more balanced and peaceful way of life away from life’s evil temptations and instead focusing as many hours of the day that I can, to help the cause. 

I have asked myself what better way can I give my time to than to go and live there for a while, healing and helping the poor stranded citizens of Ukraine whilst healing my mind, body and soul at the same time.

I will also regularly commute to Warsaw to help with the visa application process. I will offer free zoom calls and arrange to meet as many people as possible to help.

The fundamental objectives of this project are as follows.

To lobby the home office and achieve change that speeds up and is quick and straightforward in obtaining a visa. To get meddling councils to stop immediately the pathetic demands they are putting on people as you can see here Furthermore, I wait with bated breath for these plans to be put in place. As you will see, if you needed further proof, the visa scheme is a shambles

To put in place a veto on all those offering to take in Ukrainians. To help those genuinely offering to house people, then I will contribute financially. I have joined a few Facebook pages set up by individuals offering help. This veto is very important as the scheme is going badly wrong. Apparently the government have learnt a lesson

Pay for flights/trains/coaches/boats to the UK. 

Everyone that I help, will be given a membership card. In time this will hopefully create an online community and all those who helped will be on the record, should they encounter homelessness. Help out financially for food, clothes, shelter etc. It is NOT a Big Brother Watch. It's a simple membership card acknowledging they have been helped by us.

TWO million people have entered Poland. TWO MILLION. And that is just one country. There are hundreds of thousands stranded, without proper identification, not being housed, without funds. If people seriously think that every Ukrainian is being catered for then they are very mistaken. 

So what can I offer? - Empathy. Patience. Love. Prayer. Financial Help. Liaising With The UK Embassy. Flights. New Clothes. Food. A Shoulder To Cry On. Assurance. And most importantly..................Genuine Hope. The more I raise, the more I can get involved. Words cannot describe how passionate I feel in my heart to help these poor souls. Sadly, I feel, in fact I know, that this situation is not going to go away overnight so there needs to be constant support and human kindness for these people.

The UK sadly, but unsurprisingly is lacking in effort to help compared to other countries. Come over on a dinghy. No problem. Leave your husband, and son to fight whilst you carry what possessions you can and it is like trying to get into Fort Knox. Also, disturbing stories are already emerging of Ukrainians housed and being made extremely uncomfortable. There seems to be no veto on people offering their homes here. It is a mess.

I hope to be able to post many happy stories. Helping others will help me. It is about giving back 100% after 53 years on this earth thinking mainly about myself.

I realise many assistance charities are being set up and if you’ve already given, I salute you. However, the cynic in me does not trust these huge (and many for-profits) charities. My project is different. It’s about the personal touch. My blog I-regenerationme is now live and my opening piece is written from the heart. I’m an open book and I don't care what people think of me anymore. I'm devoting all my time to this catastrophic humanitarian situation. In my mind that is the right thing to do right now. It is heartbreaking the people posting on Facebook looking for a sponsor. It is also heartwarming the kind and generous people in our country.

My blog is predominantly for my project, keeping all donors up to date with where their money is being distributed, but it also will address mental health as many are suffering from it and writing about it can be cathartic. I will speak to any Ukrainian on Skype/Zoom etc if they feel in a dark place.

I will regularly update the blog with relevant stories and pictures so everyone can see the progress I’ve made, know exactly where your money is going and hopefully read many stories of happiness, joy and relief dispensed, as well as posting updates on the crowdfunding site. I'm also on Facebook and as mentioned earlier, have joined a few groups relevant to sponsorship and your donations can give them something on top of what the government have offered. The crowdfunding and accompanying blog, I hope will be a huge success. 

150K people in the UK have signed up to house people. Just imagine if everyone donated just a pound?

As an amateur photographer, I also hope to post many beautiful, inspiring photos of people that I have helped as well as the situation in general in Krakow, Warsaw and The UK. Look out for an Instagram account soon.

I am scared of taking on this responsibility, but it needs to be done. I am, however, also excited. I am opening my heart and mind to the world. Granted, a small part of my blog is about me, but I’m now an open book. I reiterate. I have never felt so strongly about something in my life. This is a gravely serious situation and millions need help. Putin wants to wipe out Ukraine. Mankind (that's me and you) needs to help as much as possible.

If, like me, you're willing to change the world & defeat evil then love and compassion be our energy. We can do it.

People may judge me how they wish, but I can assure you, what I write is what I feel and my intentions are honourable. 

Finally, feel free to contact me at any time. My email and phone number are on my blog. I pray each day that this campaign will work. It is needed. Desperately.

I will leave you with an interview recorded a month ago.

Best Wishes and Thank You for reading.

Lee Ford.

This project closed unsuccessfully on 9th June 2022