Edinburgh Direct Aid Ukraine Relief Fund

Since Edinburgh Direct Aid launched this appeal we have raised over £25,000 to assist refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) from Ukraine.

Initially we worked on the Polish border assisting with refugee reception but since then we have moved our operations into Ukraine.

We then used your money to buy goods in Ukraine -- much cheaper than transporting donations from the UK, and provided support to IDP shelters in Lviv giving them  the things they need to sustain their operations.

We have also been supporting elderly, disabled and bombed-out families in towns in Central and Eastern Ukraine where the ravages of war have, and in some cases continue, to take place. Our volunteers have taken in food and other necessities, either delivering them directly or handing them on to  trusted local groups to deliver.

Our focus of operations is now supporting Ukrainains who are returning to lands that were occupied by Russian Forces. Faced with unimaginable destruction, EDA is supporting them rebuilding their homes and rebuilding their lives. 

We are spending your money wisely and efficiently but  to continue operations we will need more. If you can, please help us help Ukraine.

EDA is an all volunteer international charity and we get no support for this work from Government or even the Disaster and Emergencies Committee. We and therefore the people who we are helping rely totally on your donations.

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EDA is now operating from Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine where we have purchased a vehicle that we share with a local NGO Its Close. We are supporting families who are moving back into lands that were occupied by Russian Forces only a year ago and trying to pick up the pieces of their devastated lives .

Over two days EDA delivered tonnes of building supplies to the village of Dovhen'ke, a village that had previously been inhabited by 850 residents, now not a building remains that is not heavily damaged. For full details of our work here, visit this blog