Humanitarian--Belarus "Сафія" (Sofia)

 Belarus was our first country where we served starting in 2020. Due to COVID we were only there for 2 weeks. We served from home in the United States until May 2021. We did not return to Belarus but served in Kiev, Ukraine. We still received projects from our director in Minsk with "Sofia". 

 

Our director travels all over the country and finds boarding houses, clinics, and retirement homes that are in need of help.

Most of the projects include beds, mattresses, cabinets, kitchen appliances, washers and dryers.

This past year of 2021 there were 16 projects in 15 different locations.

The cities/villages are: Restyanski, Komarin, Kostyukovichi, Soltanovdski, Brest, Kozlovshchina, Novogrudok, Voronovsky, Torchilovo, Novoselki, Malorita, Nesvizh, Lyakhovichi, Minsk, and Beshenkovichi. 

Many of the organizations wrote articles and published them in their newspapers or websites. 

Article from Brest

Article from Malorita:

Our director is still going strong in Belarus and finding ways to help the vulnerable people. With the help of "Sofia" the people live more comfortably, and the doctor's and nurses are able to take care of their patients with more care and efficiently. 

Humanitarian--Turkey (Denizli Alzheimer's Association) and Dementia Alzheimer's in Mezitli, Mersin.

LDS Charities donated medical equipment for the Alzheimer's Association Denizli Branch clinic including: medical beds, walkers, handicap toilet seats, bed lifts, anti-decubitus mattresses, wheelchairs, crutches and tracking devices.

The Alzheimer Association is a non-governmental organization that has been founded by the caregivers of Alzheimer patients in 1997 and medical doctors specialized in the field of this disease. The Association is operating with 11 branch offices throughout the country, Istanbul, Ankara, Iİzmir, Mersin, Eskişehir, Denizli, Samsun, Kayseri, Erzurum and Bursa. 

LDS Charities donated motorized beds and electric wheel chairs for the use of the citizens with Dementia Alzheimer's in Mezitli, Mersin.

Humanitarian---Ukraine, too close to home

LDS Charities has purchased vans to help distribute food coming in from other countries to the villages/cities of Ukraine.

In return the vans help families to evacuate to the borders...mostly Poland.  

Food coming through the borders are stored around the various areas. Food comes from Poland, Germany, Romania, and other countries. 

This store covers 3 villages with 7000 people. Some of the food was donated by the Government but mostly from the Ukrainian people who are dedicated and honest and want to help their neighbors.

Our boss is living in Kyiv. His day consists of picking up supplies and distributing them, patrolling the temple grounds, patrolling his own apartment building, and contacting organizations for humanitarian work. He is standing in a local area which had been occupied for 32 days. 

               This photo was taken 10 km from Kyiv which is too close to home

 

Humanitarian--Moldova, At the Border

LDS Charities provided Medical Kits, medicines, and the printing of informational booklets to be distributed to refugees entering  Moldova from Ukraine.

AO Homecare is an organization based in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. They assist and provide nursing care and volunteer help in cleaning, shopping, and laundry services in the homes of vulnerable people throughout the region. They have 23 villages/towns and 8 supply centers. 

During the Ukraine crisis they have offered their services at the borders by providing Medical supplies, medicines and informational booklets in the Ukrainian language.

The booklet provides the refugees with contacts to medical facilities, doctors, government, housing, transportation through the country to other borders, and religious organizations in the various cities.

LDS Charities has also provided the distribution of foods to the borders, and vests that distinguish the volunteers from the crowds. 

They are concentrating on the refugees combined with the government and other Christian organizations, however they still provide services to their own vulnerable citizens of Moldova.

AO Homecare was established in April of 2005 and a non-profit organization. Tamara Adasan is head of the Organization.

                                 A family at the crossing taking time away from the chaos

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