October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine

Ukraine Evacuations Continue

Fight For Right continues to evacuate people with disabilities from Ukraine. Support from GADRA and Nippon Foundation has allowed Fight For Right to purchase an accessible vehicle and enabled them to continue this invaluable work.

Two people walk towards a waiting car, one using walking poles while the other person helps steady their left side.

An elder woman sleeps on the lap of another person in the car while evacuating

Teplo Project: Fighting to Stay Warm

Winter is coming, and Ukrainians with disabilities who are facing the realities of war on a daily basis also have no heat. They can't go to the shelters for warmth because they are inaccessible. FFR's Teplo Project is leaning forward to provide warm clothes, heating pads, small heaters, and other items.

To help Ukrainians with disabilities face the winter cold you can donate using any of these methods:

Fight For Right's GoFundMe Page
GADRA PayPal page, to donate to support our efforts in Ukraine, or our general operations
Text-To-Give: text WID to 20222 for a $10 or WORLD to 20222 for a $25 donation. All one-time donations will be added to your monthly phone bill and 100% of funds raised will go to support Ukrainians with disabilities.
Details about our Text-To-Give campaign

10 people outside wearing cold weather clothing, posing for group photo

Over 1,000 pieces of medical equipment arrived safely in Ukraine

Fight For Right has received a generous donation of over one thousand pieces of medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, commodes, and consumable medical supplies such as wound care supplies, incontinence supplies, and feeding tube supplies for Ukrainians with disabilities impacted by the war.

The 41 pallets of supplies donated by the Maryland Department of Aging Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Re-Use program were transported by a safe and trusted transportation partner, Alliance Express Cargo (ACE), whose help made it possible to deliver this large shipment into such a high-risk area. FFR is now working to distribute the supplies to disabled people in Ukraine who need to replace their equipment, and to newly disabled people who need these supplies for the first time.

GADRA is incredibly grateful for the support - thank you to everyone who made this possible, including: Maryland Department of Aging Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Re-Use program, Alliance Express Cargo (ACE), Choose Love Foundation, and of course, our partners at Fight For Right.