Syria – Urgent Appeal!
Our friend and colleague Omar Alshakal founder and director of Refugee4Refugees has returned to his homeland of Syria after 13 years in exile. He began his journey elated at the collapse of the horrible regime of Assad and spent the first evening in the square in Damascus celebrating with fellow countrymen. Then he began his journey home [...]
HARRT welcomes Congolese family to Helena
A family has arrived in Helena from the Democratic Republic of the Congo after 25 years in a Tanzanian refugee camp. This is a family of 10 with a grandmother, mother and dad and seven children between two and 17. The Congolese family has already been granted asylum, vetted by the U.S. State Department, Homeland Security, and the International Office of [...]
Documentary on Hands on Global – YouTube
Click below to view a documentary on Hands on Global's mission to deliver medical equipemnt to Ukrainian hospitals in March 2023.https://youtu.be/PMeexaA-1uQ?si=kr98PMyTnDfge-M3
Reporting from Ukraine: First CAT delivery a success
First delivery happens. We meet Max who will make sure the Combat Application Tourniquets (CATs), emergency trauma bandages and antibiotic creams are delivered to the front lines. His expression of gratitude is sincere. He plays an audio text from a soldier who tells him that it is a CAT that saved the life of his brother. Max, his wife and two [...]
Hands On Global (HOG) Medical NGO, is back in Ukraine
HOG team members left with 16 medical suitcases weighing close to 50 pounds each. Each suitcase was numbered, and large signs attached with the names of the doctor, designated hospital and the city, specifying: Humanitarian Aid. Unfortunately, despite numerous attempts, we were unable to secure a Humanitarian Aid discount from the airline for baggage fees. The baggage left San Francisco airport [...]
Ukraine Wrap Up – 9.30.2023
Ukraine Wrap Up “The war is always in the recesses of our mind, yet we live as normal as possible. If we cry, Russia wins.” Repeating themes we were told: We are stronger and more united than ever before in our history. We have been growing economically and we work to continue that growth. We go about our daily life [...]