Ukraine – Day 1 Lviv
Today we went to the defenders cemetery. We brought flowers to lay on some of the graves. There were 1000s! It is impossible to put into words the heartbreak of standing among those 1000s of graves, row after row of Ukraine’s defenders. So many were young men, barely adults, some only eighteen. Others in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and [...]
HAART – A Beacon of Hope Amidst Uncertainty
Helena, Montana At Hands On Global, we are deeply moved and saddened as we face some of our most difficult challenges to date. The recent suspension of the Refugee Resettlement program and the cutting off of all funding for asylum seekers has left us devastated. The very people who have been fully vetted, with their applications carefully reviewed, now [...]
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 [...]
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