MAD-Aid, the Isle of Wight’s charity that sends medical aid into Moldova, has opened its Phoenix Complex in Northern Moldova to refugee mothers and children from Ukraine.
Founder Victoria Dunford says,
“For the first two days of the conflict in Ukraine, we concentrated on accommodating as many refugees as possible at our centre in Moldova.
“We have created accommodation at Phoenix and locally for 70 mothers and children.
“We have nurses and counsellors on site, trained at our centre by UK specialists, and their contribution will be vital now.
“As of Sunday afternoon, the official number of refugees entering the country was more 21,000, mostly mothers with children. Numbers are increasing daily, and queues at the borders are 2-3 km long.”
Long-term plans
The charity’s long-term plan is:
- To set up a distribution hub at our Phoenix Complex, for all refugees entering the north of Moldova.
- To help educate their children and offer counselling and psychological intervention for their fear and trauma.
- To identify more accommodation and set up conditions for them to live in.
- To create a volunteer program so that the refugees can help others themselves.”
How to help
People can help MAD-Aid’s Ukraine emergency response by
- Donating medical supplies that will transit from UK to Ukraine via the Moldova land border. These need to be 6 months in date.
- Donating funds via our Facebook fundraiser so we can feed and sustain the families
For more information or for an interview, please contact Victoria Dunford, 07426 594664, [email protected] .
News shared by Ann on behalf of MAD-Aid. Ed
