March 11: HOG Team Back in Ukraine

2023-03-21T00:45:46+00:00March 11th, 2023|Categories: refugee, Ukraine|

UKRAINE CONFILCT   Today our Ukrainian driver picked us up in Budapest, Hungary and we drove to Mukachevo, Ukraine. Crossing the border took a while as we had 17 bags of medical supplies packed to the max.They were filled with trauma supplies including 100 tourniquets, medications and limb-saving orthopedic supplies. The Hungarian border control had us open [...]

Road trip: Where are they now – Part 5

2023-03-03T20:12:33+00:00March 3rd, 2023|Categories: refugee, Where Are They Now?|

These stories will introduce you to refugees we worked with in the Greek camps. We are following their journey and to let them know they have not been forgotten.SH - 36 year old, family of four from AfghanistanFrom Afghanistan they traveled by car to Iran, stayed only one week in Iran and slept in a park.  [...]

Road trip: Where are they now – Part 4

2023-03-04T18:48:37+00:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: refugee, Where Are They Now?|

These stories will introduce you to refugees we worked with in the Greek camps. We are following their journey and to let them know they have not been forgotten.NM - 32 year old, single man from AfghanistanHe has a two year certificate in Business Management and speaks seven languages: Pashtu, Persian, Urdu-Hindi, Turkish, German, English and [...]

Road trip: Where are they now – Part 3

2023-03-02T23:56:13+00:00February 25th, 2023|Categories: refugee, Where Are They Now?|

These stories will introduce you to refugees we worked with in the Greek camps. We are following their journey and to let them know they have not been forgotten. AS - 22 year old, single man from Afghanistan Met AS in Lesvos, Greece where we worked together. He showed us the seven badges he had for [...]

Road trip: Where are they now – Part 2

2023-03-02T23:50:58+00:00February 24th, 2023|Categories: refugee, Where Are They Now?|

These stories will introduce you to refugees we worked with in the Greek camps. We are following their journey and to let them know they have not been forgotten. SKT is a 44 year old with his wife and children from Afghanistan. In Lesvos, Greece he was a translator with a medical NGO in the camp. [...]

Road trip: Where are they now – Part I

2023-03-02T23:51:24+00:00February 24th, 2023|Categories: refugee, Where Are They Now?|

These stories will introduce you to refugees we worked with in the Greek camps. We are following their journey and to let them know they have not been forgotten. M.A. - 33 years old single man from Afghanistan Met M.A. in Greece where he was a volunteer worker at the NGO:  Home for All. He left [...]

May 24: Ukraine Update

2023-01-18T17:51:48+00:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: refugee, Ukraine|

UKRAINE CONFILCTHands On Global team continues serving IDPs on the ground in Chernavitzi. Due to gas shortages the team has had to move from the Romanian border town of Siret into Chernavitzi city. This is a bit unsettling as there are daily air raids but there is no other option.The shelters are still housing many IDPs [...]

May 5: Ukraine Update

2023-01-18T17:27:05+00:00May 5th, 2022|Categories: refugee, Ukraine|

UKRAINE CONFILCT May 5, 2022 Thank you for your generous donation in support of the people of Ukraine. I have returned from a month working in Ukraine. Hands On Global Team 2 is continuing on the ground and Teams 3 and 4 are in preparation. We intend to remain in Ukraine until this terrible war ends [...]

May 2: Ukraine Update

2022-05-05T23:22:32+00:00May 2nd, 2022|Categories: refugee, Ukraine|

By Lina Knutsdatter Thingstad ~ Hands On Global Team Leader Last week we were, as usual, at different shelters in Chernivtsi ~ all the way up to the Carphatian mountains, close to the Ivano-frankivsk region. We visited refugees in very remote areas, where health service is more than difficult to attend, and where internally displaced people [...]

March 29: Ready to come home

2022-04-02T20:58:43+00:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: refugee, Ukraine|

My last day in Ukraine. New team oriented. Busy day today. Over 70 patients, many with severe mental trauma. Children afraid to be outside, insomnia, and constant worry that the air raid siren means missiles will followed them. I am saying goodbye tomorrow morning to an amazing team who will continue this work with courage and [...]

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