As the tragic situation in Ukraine continues, here is a list of Israeli organizations that are helping on the ground.
When I wrote State Of The Heart, I interviewed many people and organizations that are involved in global humanitarian aid work from Israel. What struck me this week, is that almost every one of them are currently helping in Ukraine.
I have therefore compiled the following list of organizations that are currently assisting with disaster relief efforts and more in Ukraine and surrounding areas from Israel. If you are looking for a way to get involved and make a difference, here are 16 efforts to support:
(Assisted by: SID, OLAM, JPOST, MASHAV and others.)
NATAN – Worldwide Disaster Relief:
NATAN has opened a health clinic in Poland near the border with Ukraine. The clinic will provide medical care and counseling to refugees. Natan’s work is done in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
United Hatzalah’s humanitarian aid mission to Ukraine established itself on the Ukrainian border with Moldova in order to provide medical and psychological treatment as well as humanitarian aid to refugees who are fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The jump team, which is comprised of 12 EMTs, paramedics, doctors, a dentist, and members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, will be tasked with providing initial aid, assessing needs, and building a comprehensive long-term treatment plan. In Moldova, they were met with additional team members joining from Miami, Florida.
Zaka volunteers are assisting in areas near the Ukrainian border that have become refugee camps, to which many Jewish refugees have fled. The teams are equipped with food and medicine for the displaced people. In addition, ZAKA Ukraine volunteers, backed by ZAKA rescue units in Israel, helped evacuate a Jewish family that were injured in a missile attack in Kyiv the first weekend of March.
UNICEF Israel, another organization listed, in collaboration with the Israeli company TytoCare, will provide 50 remote medical devices that will allow children in isolated villages in eastern Ukraine to be tested and remotely monitored by doctors and nurses. The devices were transferred to 10 medical centers in eastern Ukraine.
Volunteers from United Hatzalah helping Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.
An emergency delegation by IsraAID is located in Moldova and is assisting refugees from Ukraine. The delegation will provide psychosocial support in addition to hygiene kits and additional emergency equipment for refugees.
“Sheba Beyond”, the virtual hospital of Sheba Medical Center is taking part in the United Hatzalah humanitarian aid mission. The program sent advanced technological equipment that is being used to set up a remote medicines station. With the help of these measures, doctors from a variety of areas of expertise in Sheba Medical Center are assisting medically, and remotely to perform procedures in real-time together with the teams in the field.
Wounded Ukrainians arrive in Israel for medical treatment, MADA
Israeli humanitarian aid group, SmartAID flew in pallets of emergency relief supplies from Florida. These supplies include hygiene kits that were requested by a group of Polish physicians working on the ground in the affected areas. The organization also is working with local corporate partners to set up Wi-Fi hot spots providing Internet access for international relief workers and first responders, as well as for refugees.
DREAM DOCTORS PROJECT – MEDICAL CLOWNING:
Israeli medical clowns from Dream Doctors went on an emergency to Chisinau, Moldova, to provide vital humanitarian relief to Ukrainian refugees there. The organization provides psychological relief to children and adults in disaster areas worldwide.
Israeli Friends of Ukraine is the largest pro-Ukrainian organization in Israel, which has operated in cooperation with the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel for nearly a decade. The organization has opened collection points around Israel to collect supplies, including diapers (for babies and adults), baby formula, thermal clothing, sleeping bags, and medical supplies.
The State of Israel, through MASHAV-Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Health, are preparing to assist Ukraine through the establishment of a field hospital, launching generators for operation, launching water purification systems, and water supply kits. In addition, humanitarian needs, such as medicines, winter tents, blankets, and coats have been delivered to both Ukraine and the surrounding region.
The Israeli government expects 20,000 Ukrainian Jews to emigrate to Israel, 10 percent of the estimated Jewish population in Ukraine, and says it is also seeing a rise in applications from Russian Jews. Teams from the Jewish Agency, a nonprofit organization that operates in coordination with the Israeli government and assists Jews interested in immigrating to Israel, are waiting in several European countries to organize their emigration.
SID-Israel partners and other Jewish and Israeli organizations are on the ground in Ukraine, working to deliver funds, food, medical supplies, psychological support, and other much-needed supplies and services to the people of Ukraine, including those who have fled their homes, those who can’t escape, and those who have chosen to remain. SID Israel has joined forces with partners OLAM and JDC-GRID, and with the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (JCDR), to map out a list of our collective partner organizations involved in these efforts, and their needs
LATET – ISRAELI HUMANITARIAN AID :
In collaboration with United Hazala, LATET donated hundreds of emergency packages sent to Ukrainian refugees including food, blankets, winter equipment.
JDC EMERGENCY CENTER FOR THE JEWS OF UKRAINE – TEL. +380947111104
In a joint venture between the JDC and TechForGood, with the support of Pelephone and Bezeq International, which donated the technological infrastructure free of charge, a telephone emergency center was established for the Jewish community in the country. The center is staffed by Israeli volunteers, including JDC workers from Israel who provide a solution for Ukrainian Jews, including thousands of elderly, Holocaust survivors, families with poverty and children with special needs who communicate and flood various needs, from food and medication, through listening to stress relief and physical assistance. In addition, the JDC provided a technological infrastructure for collecting information from the center, and passing it on to the organization’s teams in the field, who can provide a quick and efficient response to existing needs.
All ORT schools in Ukraine have closed, and the mobility of all Ukrainians is severely limited. World ORT is raising funds and working its partners to provide basic needs, transport, and trauma response – for its students, teachers, and families. These needs include food with a long shelf-life, water, shelter, matches and lighters, batteries and portable chargers, bio-toilets, LED torches, walkie-talkies, first aid kits, and essential medicines. Funds will also be used to reinforce the safety of ORT schools.
Colel Chabad, one of the oldest charities in Israel has launched a campaign to assist Ukrainian refugees in Israel. Each refugee is being provided with a Colel Chabad Food and Clothing Credit Card.
The head of household receives $675 per month plus $125 for each child.