Unite with Ukraine

Georg Jachan is still looking after 15 villages in Donetsk just a few kilometres from the front line. We met him for the second time for an interview.

Thanks to another donation from our suppliers, we delivered an additional aid shipment to the Association for Worldwide Emergency Aid in September. Association chairman Georg Jachan and his team transported the goods to Ukraine and distributed them to the residents. This marked the fifth aid delivery facilitated by the Austrian organisation on our behalf.

The people in Ukraine are delighted with our aid delivery. Thanks to our suppliers, we were able to support them with urgently needed materials such as clothing, headlamps, power banks, and batteries.

Thanks to the generous support of our Austrian suppliers Würth, RS and ACP TEKAEF, we were able to organise an important aid delivery to Ukraine. They provided us with goods at a special price or contributed additional items.

We met Georg Jachan, co-founder of Association for Worldwide Emercency Aid, for a video interview. In it, he describes what he experienced, what the people on the ground really need and what drives him.

In keeping with our commitment to make a difference in Ukraine, we donated to Unicef to support their efforts in helping Ukrainian children.
In Ukraine, Unicef is working tirelessly to provide essential services such as clean water, food and medical care to children most in need.
Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive and we are honoured to contribute to this cause.

Foto: © UNICEF/UN0651251/Filippov

In partnership with the Association for Worldwide Emergency Aid, our colleagues in Austria organised another aid delivery to the Donetsk region. Its co-founder, Georg Jachan, personally delivered essential items such as durable work clothes, gloves, sturdy footwear, power banks, torches, water filters and tools for purifying drinking water to the affected population.

We received an official request from the Ukrainian Civil Protection for tourniquets to equip their rescue teams. Tourniquets are vital for constricting or completely cutting off blood flow in veins and arteries. Our supplier partner Medipart offered us 1,000 pieces at a discounted price, which we were grateful for. Our Polish colleagues then delivered the tourniquets to a fire station on the Polish border, from where they were subsequently transported to Ukraine for distribution.

Our team in Austria collaborated with the Association for Worldwide Emergency Aid to provide aid to Ukraine. Medical supplies, headlamps, power banks and other essential items were shipped directly from Vienna to Odesa in April. We are grateful for the great cooperation and support from the organisation.

We are humbled by the dedication and commitment of our Unite employees in supporting the people of Ukraine. Unitees organised fundraising initiatives, provided housing for refugees, and generously contributed to aid organisations. Together, we can make a greater impact and make a difference in the lives of those in need.

Our German colleagues went to Krakow and delivered four busloads of hygiene products, medical supplies and baby food to Fundacja Widowisk Masowych. This organisation, in collaboration with the Ukrainian charity - Make a Dream Come True - promptly distributed the aid to Lviv, where it was most needed. On the return journey to Germany, our colleagues offered transport Ukrainian families, primarily mothers with young children, to Dresden, Leipzig and Vienna. This trip left a lasting impression on the team.

With the support of the Foundation Hof Schlüter, we’re able to bring aid to those in need in Ukraine. Our combined efforts, including those of our employees, volunteers, suppliers and partners, made these relief efforts a success.

The Ukrainian people’s plight touched our hearts, and we felt compelled to act. In partnership with our supplier, M. Weinert Medizintechnik, we put together a crucial first-aid package filled with medical supplies. Our Köthen office served as the hub for all items ordered from the ‘Unite with Ukraine’ catalogue, where our diligent employees spent long days organising and preparing the aid for its journey. Each item was meticulously sorted, repacked, and assigned a name and number before being loaded and sent to Ukraine where it could make a tangible difference.