JUly 2022 NEWSLETTER
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This month TEECH reports on the latest trip made to Moldova.
A team of 11 left England on Sunday 19th June, via Harwich, to make the journey in 2 articulated lorries, one van and 2 ambulances over to Moldova. The Ambulances, as reported in the June News, were purchased by Harwich Cultural & Community Partnership (Yellow one) and Sri Sathya Sai Organisation UK and Sri Sathya Sai Global Council Foundation, Inc., USA (White One) and were being donated to Moldova.
With each trip there are challenges, and this one was no different - each vehicle encountering technical problems at some stage. The white ambulance just made it up a Romanian mountain before the clutch stopped working and it broke down. By the usual luck and resourcefulness of volunteers, and support from locals and the local police, the ambulance was repaired and then driven into Moldova just one day after the rest of the team. The team arrived in Balti, Moldova on Wednesday 22nd June, where the vehicles cleared customs ready for unloading and deliveries from the Thursday.
Day 1 in Moldova would be the unloading of one lorry in Balti, and then deliveries of aid (toiletries, more nappies than you will have ever seen, toilet rolls, incontinence pads, food, toys etc) to Sinegrei, then onto a summer camp for Ukrainians in Balti, then to a Monastery in Zabriceni, plus to a home for older people in Capresti. Aid was delivered direct to those in Moldova supporting and looking after Ukrainians who are now staying in the country, whether that be in homes or in summer camps (i.e. dormitory type accommodation normally used through the summer for holidays by children).
Volunteers took the time to visit the reception centre in Balti, which is being run by both Ukrainian & Moldovan volunteers, who are supporting those staying in the city. The local team are there to distribute food to families and ensure they have somewhere to stay. Aid was provided to help support their efforts.
Alan, Rom and Charles arrived on the Thursday from UK-Aid, Felsted to help with deliveries and see where the aid their charity and supporters was being distributed to. UK-Aid also helped to fund the transport of the trip.
On the Friday the yellow ambulance was taken to Briceni (northern Moldova) and delivered to the hospital. It will be used to support the local community plus those being bought into Moldova from the Ukraine and taken care of at the hospital. Tony and Paul from Harwich Cultural & Community Partnership had driven the ambulance out to Moldova, so were able to hand it over in person. The picture above shows the ambulance the hospital are currently using!!
The second lorry was taken down to Stefan Voda (southern Moldova) to unload and then provide aid to two main distribution organisations.
Team Humanity, led by Salam Kamal-Aldeen, who are travelling into and out of Ukraine through the Polanca border, taking aid in and then bringing people out. Their team travel right into where people are stuck and are trying to escape the fighting. TEECH and UK-Aid loaded a bus and a mini bus with the aid for Salam and his team to take.
Three ladies from the Akerman 4.5.0 charity, also came to Stefan Voda and loaded their van with aid, to take aid to Mykolaev in Ukraine.
On the final day the White ambulance was taken into Ukraine, to Odesa and officially handed over to Team Humanity, who will use it to transport people to/from Moldova during the war.
Lucy Davalou, who is just finishing her masters in international journalism at Cardiff Uni. volunteered with the TEECH team on this trip. Lucy was able to speak to many Ukrainians who are now staying in Moldova, with the help of Anastasia, who also spent the week with TEECH, supporting the whole team with translation. Anastasia is from Ukrainian and met TEECH in the summer of 2021, when TEECH were carrying out the bathroom project in Slobozia, we hope she will join TEECH on many future trips. During the trip TEECH volunteers were able to talk to many Ukrainians currently staying in Moldova, and the resounding message from them, was their keenness to return as soon as they can. We aim to add some thoughts from those we spoke to, to the website soon.
After 5 busy days of unloading and distributing aid the team set off for home. Please click here to see pictures from the trip and get a feel for where you donations have gone and who they have supported.
Many thanks to all those who continue to provide items and financial support.
A team of 11 left England on Sunday 19th June, via Harwich, to make the journey in 2 articulated lorries, one van and 2 ambulances over to Moldova. The Ambulances, as reported in the June News, were purchased by Harwich Cultural & Community Partnership (Yellow one) and Sri Sathya Sai Organisation UK and Sri Sathya Sai Global Council Foundation, Inc., USA (White One) and were being donated to Moldova.
With each trip there are challenges, and this one was no different - each vehicle encountering technical problems at some stage. The white ambulance just made it up a Romanian mountain before the clutch stopped working and it broke down. By the usual luck and resourcefulness of volunteers, and support from locals and the local police, the ambulance was repaired and then driven into Moldova just one day after the rest of the team. The team arrived in Balti, Moldova on Wednesday 22nd June, where the vehicles cleared customs ready for unloading and deliveries from the Thursday.
Day 1 in Moldova would be the unloading of one lorry in Balti, and then deliveries of aid (toiletries, more nappies than you will have ever seen, toilet rolls, incontinence pads, food, toys etc) to Sinegrei, then onto a summer camp for Ukrainians in Balti, then to a Monastery in Zabriceni, plus to a home for older people in Capresti. Aid was delivered direct to those in Moldova supporting and looking after Ukrainians who are now staying in the country, whether that be in homes or in summer camps (i.e. dormitory type accommodation normally used through the summer for holidays by children).
Volunteers took the time to visit the reception centre in Balti, which is being run by both Ukrainian & Moldovan volunteers, who are supporting those staying in the city. The local team are there to distribute food to families and ensure they have somewhere to stay. Aid was provided to help support their efforts.
Alan, Rom and Charles arrived on the Thursday from UK-Aid, Felsted to help with deliveries and see where the aid their charity and supporters was being distributed to. UK-Aid also helped to fund the transport of the trip.
On the Friday the yellow ambulance was taken to Briceni (northern Moldova) and delivered to the hospital. It will be used to support the local community plus those being bought into Moldova from the Ukraine and taken care of at the hospital. Tony and Paul from Harwich Cultural & Community Partnership had driven the ambulance out to Moldova, so were able to hand it over in person. The picture above shows the ambulance the hospital are currently using!!
The second lorry was taken down to Stefan Voda (southern Moldova) to unload and then provide aid to two main distribution organisations.
Team Humanity, led by Salam Kamal-Aldeen, who are travelling into and out of Ukraine through the Polanca border, taking aid in and then bringing people out. Their team travel right into where people are stuck and are trying to escape the fighting. TEECH and UK-Aid loaded a bus and a mini bus with the aid for Salam and his team to take.
Three ladies from the Akerman 4.5.0 charity, also came to Stefan Voda and loaded their van with aid, to take aid to Mykolaev in Ukraine.
On the final day the White ambulance was taken into Ukraine, to Odesa and officially handed over to Team Humanity, who will use it to transport people to/from Moldova during the war.
Lucy Davalou, who is just finishing her masters in international journalism at Cardiff Uni. volunteered with the TEECH team on this trip. Lucy was able to speak to many Ukrainians who are now staying in Moldova, with the help of Anastasia, who also spent the week with TEECH, supporting the whole team with translation. Anastasia is from Ukrainian and met TEECH in the summer of 2021, when TEECH were carrying out the bathroom project in Slobozia, we hope she will join TEECH on many future trips. During the trip TEECH volunteers were able to talk to many Ukrainians currently staying in Moldova, and the resounding message from them, was their keenness to return as soon as they can. We aim to add some thoughts from those we spoke to, to the website soon.
After 5 busy days of unloading and distributing aid the team set off for home. Please click here to see pictures from the trip and get a feel for where you donations have gone and who they have supported.
Many thanks to all those who continue to provide items and financial support.
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Thanks to UK Aid for the donation of bikes for the children at the Balti summer camp.
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august
TEECH are aiming to travel to Moldova again in August to carry out 2 bathrooms projects in the villages of Maranesti and Cotiujeni-Mici. The trip will also (if room on the lorries allows) take further aid, mainly to support Moldovans as they continue to host refugees within their communities. We request that no more nappies are donated at this time because a huge number has been donated and delivered so far. TEECH are not taking donations of pet food either.
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