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Donated to Ukraine: patient transporter and two 4×4 cars for ZSU
12/04/2024
This April, our team donated three vehicles to Ukraine. Sunflower gifted a disabled-friendly Renault van to a Ukrainian charity Schira Sprava, to transport patients from frontline villages to hospitals. A Mitsubishi Shogun Sport and a 4×4 Skoda Scout off-roader were given to ZSU. We drove 3400 km from Scotland, and all vehicles were loaded with
Scotland helps to set up a rehabilitation centre in Ukraine
11/04/2024
On 11th April, Sunflower Scotland delivered 8 exercise machines and 5 wheelchairs to a new rehabilitation centre “Patriot” in Pershotravensk, a small mining town 40 miles from the front line. After two years of war, many Ukrainian women and men paid a horrific price with their health: they sustained severe injuries and wounds from bomb
Cleaning supplies to help to orphans and foster families in Ukraine
06/04/2024
This April, Sunflower helped 199 orphans in 28 foster families. We delivered highly demanded hygiene supplies in Krasnokutsk, Kharkiv region. Each aid bag included 5 kg of washing powder, 3 bottles of hypoallergenic shampoo, 5 tubes of toothpaste, bathroom cleaning powder, and lots of other supplies. Foster families do a very important job: they provide
Scotsman who donated 4×4 SUV shares experience with Sunflower Scotland
27/03/2024
Barclay [full name not disclosed for privacy reasons] decided to give his 4×4 SUV to the defenders of Ukraine. He contacted Sunflower Scotland, and our team delivered it to soldiers who sacrifice their lives on the front line. A couple days ago Barclay wrote to us and shared a few words about his experience of
Sunflower Scotland and Shira Sprava deliver aid in Osokorivka
02/03/2024
Two charities worked together to deliver aid to 130 families in Osokorivka: a liberated, but heavily damaged village in north Kherson Oblast. Sunflower Scotland procured food and cleaning supplies in Ukraine, and asked them to be delivered to Shira Sprava in Kryvyi Rih. When Oleg Dmitriev (Sunflower Scotland) arrived in Kryvyi Rih, the two charities
Sunflower Scotland delivers a vehicle to ZSU and medical supplies to Kryvyi Rih hospital
01/03/2024
On 01 March 2024 our chairman Oleg Dmitriev delivered wheelchairs, crutches and orthopaedic implants to the Kryvyi Rih hospital, and a 4×4 Volvo to the 129th independent brigade. Having driven 3468 km from Edinburgh, Oleg arrived in Kryvyi Rih, located 30 km north of Kherson Oblast’. This operation shows how we help to save lives
TFN features Sunflower Scotland’s work as cover story
24/02/2024
Third Force News, the leading magazine dedicated to the Scottish voluntary sector, publishes the cover story of Oleg Dmitriev, chairman of Sunflower Scotland. Titled “Sending aid to the eighth pit of hell”, it tells how the Sunflower team learned about the horrific conditions in frontline villages, and how they focussed all their help to those
The work of Sunflower Scotland is featured in The Independent
21/02/2024
The Independent, the leading British digital newspaper, featured the work of Sunflower Scotland in Ukraine. The article is titled “Death was everywhere: Edinburgh man delivers aid to frontline Ukrainian villages”. It highlights the work of Oleg Dmitriev, Sunflower Scotland’s chairman, in villages along the front line in Kharkiv Oblast’. The Independent writes about Oleg’s experience
Frontline medics of the 129th brigade say “thank you” for occlusive dressings and Israeli bandages
02/02/2024
Today Ukrainian frontline medics from the 129th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces sent us a message thanking Sunflower Scotland for a box of occlusive chest wound dressings and a box of Israeli bandages. These are professional medical devices, which help to save lives from critical wounds and severe bleeding. Sunflower Scotland wants to
2023 Impact Report
31/12/2023
Sunflower Scotland is a Scottish charity specifically dedicated to “the saving of lives” in Ukraine. This is our impact report for 2023. Key highlights: made 5,003 aid deliveries, helping 11,721 people in Ukraine’s frontline regions. In addition, we helped 1,087 children, including orphans and children with disabilities. In order to support Ukraine’s economy, retain jobs