Vans Without Borders 'BIG' Aid Drop

Aim

Help us save Ukrainian lives from Russian aggression.

So far we at Vans Without Borders (powered by your generosity) have helped thousands of desperate and vulnerable Ukrainians who have become impoverished as a result of Russian aggression.

Alongside directly supporting those in areas devastated by Russia we have also teamed up with a variety of organisations that support individuals ranging from children in hospices, to groups that support children with Down syndrome, and also retirement homes who have been left without assistance as a result of the conflict.

We were one of the first relief groups into Bucha and Irpin when the Russians withdrew, as well as the first to reach several communities recently liberated near Donetsk.

We are returning to Ukraine shortly for our 10th humanitarian mission. This time however we want to go 'BIG'. We will be upping our normal distributions to deliver two weeks' worth of emergency food to cut-off communities in aid packages, rather than our normal emergency supply bags we drop off.

This will make an enormous difference to people's lives, but of course, will come at a larger cost than usual. We anticipate that it will cost around £50 a person, instead of our usual £10-15 budget.

The communities we visit do not have running water, heating, electricity and access to shops ad are completely reliant on what little aid reaches them. It is therefore vital we do everything in our power to help them. 

We need to continue providing aid to desperate regions such as the Donbas, Kharkiv and Kherson, as well as affected areas in the rest of Ukraine.

To provide two weeks' worth of food to an average village of 60 people it will cost £3,000, which doesn't include travel costs. The desperate villagers are worth every penny as they have suffered as a consequence of Russian aggression for over a year.

Any funds you give will directly be spent on aid - sourced from local businesses - for vulnerable Ukrainian people

Since launching our life-saving work has been featured in the Telegraph, the Sun, the BBC, on GB News, the Express and in Portsmouth News.

This project closed unsuccessfully on 22nd March 2023