A large part of the adult sleeping bags (see post of 12.10.23) have now arrived in Ukraine: Our local partners will continue to distribute them.
After a long voyage through the Pacific, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, the HMM NURI has now reached the Mediterranean with our container on board! The ship is expected to arrive in Hamburg harbour on 28th of October. We are excited and hope to be able to present pictures of the arrival then.
It is often the uncomplicated cooperation for the common goal that makes humanitarian work in the Ukraine aid community so rewarding. When I met Dr Ole Hensel from the University of Halle and his association Leuchtturm Helfer e. V. 2022 online, I had no idea what this acquaintance would lead to.
On 12.10.2023 the a lot of sleeping bags of our new project 1000 sleeping bags more! arrived in Berlin. 900 high quality winter sleeping bags could be ordered with the help of the sponsorship of "Gewerkschaften helfen e.V." and will now be transported to Ukraine.
Here you can see the progress of "our" container full of emergency power generators on board the HMM NURI on its way from Fuzhou to the port of Hamburg. There they will be reloaded and then transported by truck directly to Ukraine.
After further problems with the sea freight companies (one suddenly no longer accepts equipment with starter batteries in it... The others do not transport relief supplies for Ukraine - even if they are delivered to Germany) - we are now on our way.
While the need in Ukraine is growing with the duration of the war, it is at the same time becoming more and more difficult to raise funds for humanitarian aid over here.
Several Schiller ARGUS defibrillator/monitor combinations (in the picture even still with printer) are now helping to save lives in Kharkiv oblast. The very compact devices are also highly appreciated because of their very robust construction (metal housing).
Our German QA engineer was at the factory in Fu'an, Fujian Province, China. There, the finished units were randomly tested. The units are noisier than expected, but passed the tests without exception. Next step: shipment to Hamburg port customs warehouse!
We are proud and satisfied that after a long process and multiple interruptions, our emergency gensets for Ukraine are ready.