in aid of children in Ukraine
All the money will go directly to a small charity Molotok NGO through Experience Ukraine (Nataliya who is a regular seller at Hand works directly with them). Molotok have partnered with UK registered charity Legacy of War Foundation since this conflict began, creating them a separate channel to enable them to raise money specifically for their project, so all money raised (100%)will go directly to support displaced children and young people.
Here is a letter from Tetiana Bielousova, who is the volunteer leader for NGO Molotok
” Almost every day we receive requests from friends or friends of friends who are looking for a place to hide from military aggression. Zakarpattya (Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine) is still considered a safe place in Ukraine
At this point all we can do is stay calm and help those in need.
In the Donbass borders things are deeply concerning:
The military situation has deteriorated all along the eastern borders. Over the past week, artillery fire along the entire front line has damaged many houses and apartments of civilians.
Since February 20, the village of Vrubovka, whose children we hosted several times in Nizhny Selishche, was heavily shelled. The gas pipeline and power lines in the village were damaged, as well as homes and apartments. The school came under artillery fire while the children were in it; miraculously there were no casualties.
The children and their parents have been in the “basement” ever since. Three families and 14 teenagers want to come to us, with their parents’ consent, until the situation calms down. We want to house them at the guest house Sargo Rigo, they know the place, as they were here during summer camps that were organised in previous years for young people that were affected by conflict in Eastern Ukraine and feel comfortable there. We expect to receive more requests like this and are considering renting empty houses in the village to house refugee families.
Every day we get more and more requests and not all families are able to rent and pay for their needs……..
Please follow this link for more information
https://www.experienceukraine.co.uk/single-post/update-from-ngo-molotok-in-transcarpathia-ukraine
Raffle tickets cost £10 each and can be purchased here up until 12 o’clock on the last day of the Hand Sale 13th May, or at The Hand Sale entrance. The raffle will then be held at 2pm giving any winning visitors some time to spend their vouchers, otherwise they can be used online as posted on each prize. Other prizes will be posted in the week after The Hand Sale.
