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November 6, 2020 By

Mattresses, blankets and sheets for orphans 

This time, tears of joy for the grandmother, who is raising six children, could not be hidden. After all, the conditions in which children now live are getting better with every visit of the volunteers of our Foundation. Winter is right around the corner. Children sleep under thin blankets on awful old mattresses that have seen long, long service. This time we brought them three new good quality mattresses, eight new warm blankets and eight new sets of bed linen. Special thanks to Elena and Sofia for educational toys, clothes and dishes! Another good deed for the glory of God. Thanks to everyone who contributes to our work. Soldiers on, on the side of good, with peace in souls.

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October 22, 2020 By

Our help to single mothers

The mother of three children Olga from the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk has an older daughter who is disabled from birth. Her father abandoned them. Olga also has two sons– two healthy boys. They are 9 and 6 years old. Very active mobile children – go to acrobatics and martial arts courses! Now Olga receives only a pension for the girl and a little support from the republic, which is what the whole family lives on. Has a higher education, but cannot work because of constant childcare. “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” purchased for the family three sets of bed linen, a large towel, many medicines, and also brought two packs of diapers donated earlier by Alexander from Kuleshovka, Russia. Once again, many thanks to him!
Single mom Helen lives in the Kievsky district of Donetsk. An orphan herself, was raised by her grandparents. Unfortunately, they have already died too. Her daughter Sophia, a schoolgirl, is a gifted child. This little family is having a difficult time right now. Helen has no job now, and therefore no means of subsistence. Until she is back on her feet, we helped them with food, cleaning supplies and detergents, personal hygiene products, and also bought school supplies for Sofia. Being in a difficult situation themselves, Helen and Sofia donated through our foundation two tea sets, two teapots, clothes from which Sofia has already grown up, many toys and two baby baths for bathing babies for other people in need. As well as the dressing table and sideboard in good condition are waiting for those who need them

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October 22, 2020 By

Wrestling Tournament 2020

“Donbass Humanitarian Aid” Fund once again has become one of the sponsors of the 5th Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament in memory of Vasily Bagrov,  a famous Donetsk coach, Master of Sports of the USSR. The event took place on October 3rd, 2020 at the ‘Kirovets’ Sports Palace in Donetsk. We helped to purchase prizes for the 1st places taken – the Wi-Fi speakers, the medals, the cups, the sweets, as well as the mugs with commemorative tournament symbols.
Wrestling is a very serious sport that provides a person with valuable lessons not only on the mat, but also in everyday life. Especially valuable in our difficult wartime is that the guys are not left to their own devices on the street, but under the guidance of experienced trainers they learn to work on themselves and personal responsibility, develop physical skills and psychological stability, discipline that will always help them. Struggle unites different cultures and nationalities, and develops the strength of camaraderie. And in the end, wrestling is fun!
We are proud to help the guys with this.

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October 8, 2020 By

Baseball in Donetsk

Back in July 2019 we started a fundraiser for the Donetsk Little League of baseball.
Well, almost 8 months and a lot of hard work later, the first shipment has arrived from the USA.  And now, in August 2020, another cargo arrived from Moscow. Kind people sent us sports equipment for free. Our foundation delivered the entire inventory to the children’s baseball team. Kids and coaches were very happy. We thank our Moscow friends for such a gift to the children of Donbass!

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October 8, 2020 By

Family orphanage 

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The orphanage in Dokuchayevsk has seven girls, two young men, and a foster Mom and Dad. Before the war, Rinat Akhmetov, the Ukrainian billionaire, was sponsoring this orphanage, but when the war came, he ran to Kiev, and hasn’t been heard from since. The Angel’s house got bombed, more than once, it’s close to the front lines. Mom, due to nervous experiences of this war, fell ill with diabetes. So ‘Donbass Humanitarian Aid’ stepped in and picked up the slack. The Republic gives money every month, but nine growing kids are always ready to eat, and sometimes the food runs out before the month does. So, we make a bit of a road trip, bring food, cleaning supplies, socks, etc. And also such expensive test strips for measuring blood sugar for Mom. It’s a great excuse to visit some really sweet genuine Angels. THANKS to all who pitched in and were a part of this mission!

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October 8, 2020 By

Furniture for orphans

A resident of the DPR, Nikolai Vasilyevich, applied to “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” Foundation with a request to accept a big donation from him for DPR people who are in need of some furniture in good condition: a King Size bed with a mattress, an armchair, a sofa that can be used as a bed, a kitchen table, two TV stands, a mirror, a Soviet set of four sideboards and in-and-out desk, a writing desk with some drawers, a beautiful bathroom shelf with a mirror, lighting and a cabinet, two large beautiful chandeliers, a couple of curtains and four undercurtains. We never doubted it for a second who were in dire need of these things – the seven orphans (one is already a young adult) with their grandmother Olga from Khanzhenkovo. Anyone who has seen what conditions they live in, what beds and mattresses they sleep on, will agree with us. Our fund paid for the work of the movers and the delivery itself from the Kirovsky district of Donetsk to the family’s place of residence in the village of Khanzhenkovo in the Soviet district of Makeevka. It’s a long ride! The granny was overwhelmed by such a generous donation for a long time, because Nikolai Vasilyevich could have simply sold everything and could have replenished the budget of his own family. And the children were gloriously happy having all their new asquisitions, especially the large mattress! The family decided that they would cope with the furniture assembly by themselves – there are kind people “with hands and heads on their shoulders” who will help. Many thanks to the truck driver for the delivery and for providing such good movers. We want to thank them separately for giving us a small discount and for responding to our request for advice if something is not clear about the assembly of the furniture and the chandeliers, since it was them who carefully folded each bolt and bar so that nothing would have been lost. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this noble mission! He that giveth shall not lack! Amen.

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October 8, 2020 By

Step Closer

On Saturday, September 5th, we gave a piece of our hearts to one of the most unprotected little people – disabled children from the Khartsyzsk city society of disabled people “Sparkle” and the public organization of disabled people “Step Closer” of Donetsk. “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” purchased and prepared for them 50 gift sets, which were presented on the “Schoolchildren’s Holiday” timed to coincide with the beginning of the new school year. And also three packs of face painting for a festive celebration. Among these special children were both first graders and children of second and third grades. Some go to school, and some are homeschooled. We hope that our gifts, together with sweet surprises inside, will bring many joyful moments and a wonderful mood for both the children themselves and their parents! Those children who could not come to the holiday will be sure to receive our gifts separately.
We also got gifts – drawings of the children. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this wonderful holiday! God save us all!

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September 8, 2020 By

School supply for front line zone

On August 28th, Fund “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” returned to Petrovsky District of Donetsk with school supplies and face masks (in case they need them) for 35 kids who lost their Dads or Moms in the war. As of now, there are no regulations for kids of any age to have to wear masks at school. We thank Yevstifeev Roman for the opportunity to hand over all the stuff on the area of their great museum, based in School #101. We also brought a non-contact thermometer for the children who used to go to School #106 until it was destroyed by the Ukrainian terrorist shelling. Since 2014 the schoolchildren and their teachers have been welcomed to take one of the floors of a different school which isn’t in the so called “Red Zone”. Later, we delivered some clothes from our Colombian comrade Luis Hernando Castaneda to the humanitarian warehouse. All the clothes will go to those kids and parents who are in real need of them. A big thank-you to Luis! And thanks to all who are contributing to our missions of mercy and support. We are keeping busy, and helping make the world a better place, lots of people at a time. And remember, what goes around, comes around!

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September 4, 2020 By

TWO missions – ONE day

“Donbass Humanitarian Aid” (DHA) in Donetsk, DPR brought 20,000 roubles worth of school supplies for 30 kids to the warehouse of the International Volunteer Group “Moscow-Donbass” today here in Donetsk, which will be distributed by our friends to the kids living in Red and Grey Zones right near the Front.
THEN, DHA drove to Khanzhenkovo to deliver school and hygiene supplies, food and medicine to Olga, the Grandma (“Babushka”) and the six grandchildren (orphans) she takes care of. A long drive on rough roads, from Kievsky district in Donetsk to way on the other side of Soviet district of Makeevka.
The missions have been accomplished.
THANKS to all who pitched in! We are making the world a better place for everyone, one kid (or 36 ones) at a time!

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September 4, 2020 By

Family from front line

Today “Donbass Humanitarian Aid” went out by the Donetsk airport to visit a family we have met and helped before. Dima, his wife Katya and their 3 cute kids Darina, Nikita and Andrey, have lived in their house since before the war. It has been hit several times, and is still in the Red Zone, so does not qualify for reconstruction funding from the Republic.Still, Dima has financed and made major repairs himself, and the house is now normal and comfortable, even if still vulnerable to the Ukrainian Army shelling at any time. When we were there today, bringing school supplies and a few sweets for the kids, we asked how the combat situation was in their neighborhood. They said it was quiet, but the quiet makes them equally as nervous as the thunder of shelling, because they know the war is not over yet, and they are waiting…It was not a big human aid project, just school supplies and sweets for 3 little kids who have grown up under war their whole lives. Still, school supplies are needed, and more than anything, these kids need to know they are not forgotten, which is what we showed them today, THANKS to all who contributed, and so went with us today in spirit, to visit kids who have lived their whole lives on the front lines of a war that never should have happened.

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