We received these photos from our Romanian partners, #LOGS yesterday.
In response to the Ukraine Crisis, their incredible team have set up a Call Center/Hotline service for refugees, providing vital information for those who are transiting through Romania to Europe.
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They are also currently at the Nădlac Border to Hungary, in western Romania, providing food, water and information to people stuck in an 11 km wait.
From the Ukraine Crisis fundraiser, we have committed £50k to support their work.
This is only possible because of you. You decided to put love into action, the impact of that decision will be felt by so many. We are truly grateful 💛
To continue supporting vital work like this, you can donate to the Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser through this link: donate.chooselove.org/campaigns/ukra…
Today, a Maternity and Children’s hospital in #Mariupol , #Ukraine , was targeted in by Russian Putin-led attacks, according to officials. Thread (1/11)
📸 @evgenymaloletka (on IG)
Bombing civilian infrastructures and buildings, such as hospitals is a war crime. (2/11)
The bombing of hospitals has long been a tactic of Putin’s, as we have seen for many years in Syria. While Russia continues to say that civilians are not being targeted, the world can see evidence to the contrary. (3/11)
UKRAINE UPDATE 🇺🇦
Last week, as your donations continued to come in, we had a team of 2 on the ground to understand what is needed by all those in and fleeing Ukraine & build connections with teams responding. Here is how we are putting your donations to use...
Nearly a decade of war in Syria has displaced millions of people, spawned rampant poverty, and has decimated the country’s healthcare system. After having its first cases of Covid19 confirmed, Syria now braces itself for a potential epidemic.
Our dear friends @SyriaCivilDef are working tirelessly to spread public awareness and have started systematically sterilising public facilities.
As well as establishing online consultations to inspect symptoms and a telephone hotline for patients, the extraordinary @org_violet are also running specialised training for paramedics in how to treat infected patients safely.