PlebeianHelpers for Ukraine

Over 220 donors contributed over $160,000, which enabled our 22 PlebeianHelpers volunteers working with our humanitarian aid partners to purchase at a substantial discount and distribute an enormous amount of food, basic living supplies, hygiene products, and medical supplies to over 4,000 Ukrainians.

We established our base of operations in Krakow, Poland to provide aid to the Ukrainian refugees living there, but we also worked with humanitarian groups with transportation networks throughout Ukraine to deliver goods as our agents to Ukrainians living in or near the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine. Using these two means of distribution, we purchased preserved food, hygiene products, school supplies, clothing, medical equipment and other basic living supplies for Ukrainians. In Krakow, we purchased almost all of the goods at substantial discounts at Selgros and Macro warehouses. In Ukraine, our agents also purchased as much of the goods as possible at substantial discounts.

Food and Basic Living Supplies for Ukrainian Refugees in Krakow, Poland

Our most time consuming activity was making daily trips with our 7 rental vans to discount warehouses in Krakow to purchase preserved food, school supplies, hygiene products, and other basic living supplies and delivering those goods to the Refugee Centers sponsored by the following humanitarian aid groups in Krakow

The Dibniki Foundation - operates a refugee center in downtown Krakow that provides food and basic necessities for 1300 Ukrainian families

The Dobro Foundation - operates the “Lagiewnicka Help Center,” the largest refugee center in Krakow that reportedly supports thousands of refugees in or near Krakow and also transports food and supplies into Ukraine to deliver the goods to Ukrainians who still live there

The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ - operates a distribution center in Krakow for 300 refugee families                                                              

Food and Basic Living Supplies for Ukrainians Living Inside Ukraine

We worked with UAid Direct and Olive Branch Ukraine to deliver preserved food and other basic living supplies to Ukrainians living inside Ukraine, including Ukrainians living in or near the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine.

UAid Direct is a group of courageous volunteers from the UK, Canada and Europe who use their transportation network within Ukraine to distribute food, supplies and equipment to villages and shelters throughout Ukraine, including areas in or near the conflict zone. See https://www.uaiddirect.org

UAid Direct served as our agent in delivering:

(i) high quality tourniquets and water purification pills for treating Ukrainians throughout Ukraine;

(ii) school supplies, medical equipment and hospital beds for delivery to orphanages, kindergartens, and a birthing clinic located in villages and towns in or near the conflict zone such as Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mykolaiv; and

(iii) food and basic living supplies for Ukrainians in need at Kalush and Kolomyia, two towns in Ivano-Frankivisk Oblast in Western Ukraine. A PlebeianHelper volunteer travelled into Ukraine and participated in the distributions in Kalush and Kolomyia.

Olive Branch Ukraine is part of Olive Branch International, which provides humanitarian assistance worldwide and is dedicated to serving military and civilian families by providing healthcare, educational training and family support. Among other things, Olive Branch Ukraine distributes basic living supplies to Ukrainians suffering in the conflict zone as a result of the war. See https://www.olivebranchintl.com

Olive Branch Ukraine served as our agent in delivering basic living supplies to various locations in Ukraine, including Ostrog City, Rivne Region; Zdolbuniv City, Rivne region; Irpin City, Kyiv Region; Kyiv City; and Dobropillia City, Donesk Region.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Establishing the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center" in Kyiv

We are establishing a humanitarian aid center in Kyiv to serve as a major focal point for receiving and distributing food, water, hygiene products, OTC medicine, medical supplies and equipment and other basic living necessities to Ukrainians living within Ukraine, particularly in or near the conflict zone. Our partner UAid Direct will operate the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center” and will rent a large building with sufficient storage and office space in Kyiv with funds provided by PlebeianHelpers. Signage on the building will reflect that it is the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center.”

Volunteers for UAid Direct and their many partners from Ukraine and several other countries will transport goods to and from the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center” on a regular basis. Through the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center,” PlebeianHelpers will be able to contribute funds donated by its supporters to purchase and distribute goods to Ukrainians living throughout Ukraine.

Volunteers for PlebeianHelpers also will have the opportunity to work at the "PlebeianHelpers Aid Center” to accomplish our mission to sustain the Ukrainian people and to give them hope as they resist Russia’s attempt to destroy Ukraine’s sovereignty by prosecuting their horrific war in violation of international law.

Construction and Renovation of a Building To Be Used as an Orphanage in Mykolaiv near Kherson, Ukraine

Through UAid Direct, we contributed funds for the construction and renovation of a building to be used as an orphanage for children made homeless without their parents as a result of the war.

Reconstruction and Bomb Proofing of Kindergarten Building in Kharkiv

Through UAid Direct, we contributed funds for the reconstruction and bomb proofing of a building used to teach kindergarten children living in Kharkiv.

Soccer Field for Orphans at the Kidsave Miracles Center

Kidsave is an international organization dedicated to saving children from desperate circumstances. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Kidsave reportedly has rescued over 30,000 women and children. KidSave has constructed the KidSave Miracles Center in the Carpathian Mountains in southwestern Ukraine to provide a safe place where orphaned kids can meet potential adoptive families and older youth can receive career training. The center is comprised of multiple buildings and recreational facilities to provide training and gathering spaces for those in need of refuge. We provided funds for KidSave to purchase and install artificial grass for a soccer field.

Polish Language Classes for Ukrainian Refugees in Krakow

We contributed funds for the Debniki Foundation to sponsor language classes for Ukrainian refugees living in Krakow.

One Year Patronage for Food Pantry for Ukrainians Living in Krakow

We have contributed funds to the Debniki Foundation Food Pantry for the monthly distribution of food and supplies to Ukrainian refugees during September 2024 through August 2025.

Home Generators for the War Veteran Families

We provided home generators for the War Veteran Families attending the retreats sponsored by Youth With A Mission (YWAM) described below. These small generators will allow those families to continue functioning during the frequent power outages they experience while living in Ukraine during the war.

Renewal Retreats for War Veteran Families Sponsored by Youth With A Mission in the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international Christian organization that provides humanitarian aid in Ukraine and elsewhere. (https://ywam.org/about-us/values). We provided funds for YWAM to sponsor monthly Renewal Retreats for War Veteran Families in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine.

PlebeianHelpers volunteers worked for 3 days providing rehabilitation and renewal services at the August Renewal Retreat for War Veteran Families. Our volunteers connected emotionally with Ukrainian children scarred by the war, most of whom had never met an American before. Showing these children that people from far away actually care about them will give them hope.

Ambulance Purchased in 2023

The ambulance we purchased in 2023 through remains in service in Kherson, rescuing Ukrainians near the conflict zone.

Our volunteers paid for their own travel, housing and food and we incurred all the costs associated with administering and operating PlebeianHelpers Inc. 100% of the money we received from donations that has been spent was used for the benefit of the Ukrainian people.

tures of Ukrainians recving the aid provided can be seen at  Pictures of Ukrainians receiving the aid provided can be seen at  Photos of PlebeianHelpers Trip - August 20244