SA2U supported Kharkiv-based NGO Help Ukraine Today with CHF 4,300 for the purchase of 7 generators for “points of invincibility” in Kharkiv. The points are shelters for residents, equipped with generators, wood-burning stoves, food and basic medicine. The generators helped keep the shelters warm and running through the winter months.
SA2U donated a total of EUR 3,517 in December 2022 and January 2023 to support “Wintering together,” a project by the Rotary Club New Level Kharkiv with support from Kviten Association. This project provides volunteers in Kharkiv with a warm, safe and inviting community center over the tough winter period.
In August 2022, SA2U was thrilled to receive a grant from the Hamburg-based Ingeborg Gross Foundation (IGF) for CHF 150,000 for projects supporting Ukrainian people, in particular students, children, and orphans. This transformative grant enabled SA2U to expand beyond emergency humanitarian aid into programs that address the deeper needs of
Martin is studying political science at the University of Zurich (CH) and used the grant to pay for a laptop for his studies. Find out more: The Swiss Aid Scholarship was funded by the Ingeborg Gross Foundation as part of a broader CHF 150,000 grant supporting Ukrainian students, children, and
SA2U used part of a generous grant from the Ingeborg Gross Foundation to help finance the living expenses of five teenagers who had lost a parent in the war and who decided to stay in Switzerland, at a boarding house in Leysin, after participating in Era Band Camp in October
SA2U partnered with Kviten Association to order medication for the Kherson Regional Cardiology Clinic following the liberation of the city of Kherson in November 2022. CHF 4,000 was used to purchase commonly used heart medication that was in short supply at the clinic. Yet another successful project with Kviten! Aid
SA2U used part of a generous grant from the Ingeborg Gross Foundation to support the Children of Heroes fund with the purchase of warm clothes for Ukrainian children who have emigrated to Germany. All of the kids Children of Heroes supports have lost one or both parents in the war.
SA2U supported Ilona Malytska, our most trusted volunteer, in cooperation with Kviten Association, with EUR 5,000 for the purchase of winter aid. A shelter in the village of Chernomorka in Odesa region, housing 58 IDP families, including 23 children, received two generators, and residents received “boxes of heat and light”.
SA2U supported its Swiss-based aid partner Kviten Association with the purchase of 8 wood-burning stoves for the Kharkiv Youth City Council. The stoves were installed in warm shelters used by first responders in between missions. They burn a variety of wood, require no electricity, and can be used for cooking.
SA2U used part of a generous grant from the Ingeborg Gross Foundation to help finance an educational and rehabilitation camp in the Swiss Alps for Ukrainian teenagers particularly affected by the war. Era Band Camp ran three times in 2022, welcoming 30 participants each time for a variety of activities.
