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Toloka - helping together

by PowderGuide 10/14/2022
Toloka is a Slavic tradition: if an emergency occurs in a community, the whole village helps those affected - the aid organization YOUkraine translates this tradition into the 21st century to help neighbors in need.

Friends of the PowderGuide community with contacts in Ukraine are involved with youkraine.at and are organizing transports of relief materials and donations in kind, as well as structural repairs to damaged homes. We think this is a great project and are therefore sharing the following information:

Toloka - help with reconstruction

In many villages in the north and north-east of Ukraine, people's livelihoods have been destroyed. But sometimes it's just a roof or a house wall that is broken. In such cases, a relatively simple repair can quickly repair a home in a few days and make it habitable again before the cold winter. The YOUkraine team can help quickly and efficiently with manageable effort.

Repairing a (partially) destroyed house costs between 500 and 1500 euros on average. Many of the affected houses are very simply built and cannot be compared with modern European houses. With relatively small amounts of money, houses can be made habitable again and consequential damage caused by rain, damp and cold can be avoided.

Donations in kind: Winter sports equipment

In addition to monetary donations, certain types of donations in kind are also helpful! Winter in Ukraine is windy and cold and damp. The soldiers and helpers are still looking for warm clothing and sleeping bags for these conditions, just like we use as winter sports enthusiasts. Some of you probably have older but still usable equipment at home. It can be put to good use here!

What is needed

  • Warm winter sleeping bags, ideal: -10°C. Synthetic material is best

  • Warm winter clothing: Warm synthetic jackets, softshell jackets, down jackets, warm underwear

  • Camping mats, insulation materials

  • Warm gloves

Where to send it?

Donations can be sent by post to YOUkraine field offices or directly to Ukraine, depending on the country. The material is then distributed further. Roughly note the contents on the inside and outside of the package in English, e.g: "Sleeping Bag -10°/ Men Jacket L" and send it to the addresses below. The labeling is used for efficient forwarding.

From Germany send to:

Hilfswerk Bodensee

Hammerweg 2

88131 Lindau

(Note: "YOUkraine" on the outside)

From Austria:

Aid material can be sent directly and free of charge from Austria to Ukraine. Please ask by email for the (private) shipping address in Kyiv.

From Switzerland:

Please ask by email for the (private) Swiss shipping address. The material will be included in the next shipment.

Donation options

To donate specifically for the Toloka repairs, please specify "Toloka" as the intended purpose. To donate for general humanitarian aid of the YOUkraine association, leave the intended purpose blank. Donation receipts on request.

Bank transfer:

Youkraine

Iban: AT78 2011 1845 6916 9400

BIC: GIBAATWWXXX

Purpose: "Toloka"

Credit card/Paypal: https://youkraine.at/donate/

Enter "Toloka" in the Message field.

More information and contact details at youkraine.at.

Video impressions of aid transports from Austria to the Ukrainian border in March 2022. The project started as emergency aid (collection of donations, mainly for the purchase of food and medical supplies, transport to the border). In the meantime, YOUkraine has established structures to provide targeted help in the country.

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This article has been automatically translated by DeepL with subsequent editing. If you notice any spelling or grammatical errors or if the translation has lost its meaning, please write an e-mail to the editors.

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