Stop the Bleed – CATs for Ukraine
April 2024: The war in Ukraine continues and with it complex injuries to civilians and frontline protectors. Tourniquets, also known as CATs, are a crucial life and limb saving immediate tool to STOP THE BLEED and Ukraine needs thousands.According to the PROTEZ FOUNDATION (a Ukrainian prosthetic company based in Minnesota and Ukraine), there are more than 59,000 Ukrainians in need [...]
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 [...]
Helena Area Refugee Resettlement Team
HARRT (Helena Area Refugee Resettlement Team) began in 2022 in response to the fall of the government in Afghanistan. Our country was suddenly receiving thousands of refugees in crisis from all over Afghanistan. A public meeting was held asking the community if there was capacity and willingness to invite refugees here. It was an overwhelming YES!We connected with the International Rescue [...]
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 [...]