A cash grant of £7,500 (approximately $9,240) by event industry foundation Meeting Needs helped finance the delivery of ambulances, food and medicine to Ukraine at the end of 2024. This follows announcements of other significant projects and successes through Meeting Needs at the end of 2024, including:
- The Tushinde School Outreach Programme, reducing child abuse in 12 schools impacting over 10,000 children, along with teachers and parents, in Kenya
- Mwangozomumu Primary School completing a renovation of three classrooms to provide a dry and warm environment for more than 100 pupils
- The development of a primary school in Oldendereti in Tanzania to teach basic agricultural skills to 358 pupils while enabling them to cultivate their own food, improving nutrition and educational outcomes
The latest activity by Meeting Needs, in partnership with Mighty Convoy, provided the cash for the purchase of ex-NHS ambulances to carry food aid donated by Country Food Trust. It was the 10th time Mighty Convoy had made the 1,200-mile, 23-hour journey to Lviv from Surrey with medical aid donated by Ukrainian Medical Association of the United Kingdom and the International Christian Medical and Dental Association.
Mighty Convoy buys the ambulances when they reach the end of their useful life, after about nine years in the U.K., and its team of volunteers drives the ambulances and pick-up trucks filled with urgent medical supplies to teams on the ground in Lviv, Ukraine, where they are left for local use.
Mighty Convoy’s Simon Brake said: “The situation in Ukraine continues to be extremely challenging and our help is desperately needed as the Russian invasion continues. The Ukrainian Government is unable to provide ambulances and vehicles able to deal with the harsh terrain so charitable action is the only way for them to get these life-saving rescue vehicles and humanitarian support."
He added: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone whose support made this possible. In particular, our heartfelt thanks to Meeting Needs, who sponsored an ambulance, and to the Country Food Trust who generously provided the food supplies we delivered. We can only do this vital work with your help.”
For more information, visit www.meetingneeds.org.uk.
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