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Ukraine Relief Aid is a UK charity(registered
number 1056132)which is working in conjunction with a partner
church in Vishgorod, Kiev, to improve the social and spiritual existence
for some of the poorest people who live in this area of the Ukraine, which
is in the first inhabitable region following the Chernobyl disaster in
1986.
As a result of Chernobyl there are many health problems in the area
still today, children with cancer and also thyroid problems being common
among those still surviving. Also, with the process of regeneration
and rebuilding in the post-communist era, many of the poorest people
in this area find their lives incredibly difficult, and this is where
the work of Ukraine Relief Aid comes in.
We support a number of initiatives via our partner organisation, including
supporting an orphanage, an old people's home, feeding the street children
of Kiev, providing humanitarian aid, and also a church community building
project, and with your support we hope to be able to increase both the
amount of support on the ground, and also the number of projects, as
the needs are always far greater than the resources.
Our main fundraising activities in the UK are based around the sale
of local hand produced Russian and Ukrainian crafts, principally Russian
Dolls, for which the producers are paid fair rates, and then all
the profits are ploughed back into the projects we are supporting in
the Ukraine.
Please follow the 'Russian
Dolls' link on the left of the screen to take a look at some of
the items we sell in our online shop. Credit card payments can now be
accepted via Paypal.
In addition, we are also supporting a sponsorship
programme of individuals and families, by regular giving.
Please take a few moments to look at our 'Stories'
page to see how sponsorship can help change lives.
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