Helping People in Need
WITH THE ONGOING WARS IN UKRAINE AND ISRAEL, THE NEED FOR HUMANITARIAN CARE, PARTICULARLY GENDERED HUMANITARIAN CARE, REMAINS STRONG.
In 2023, Project Kesher Ukraine and its partners distributed:
1,200
FOOD KITS
for pregnant and new moms
600
KITS FOR NEWBORNS
(including diapers, formula and clothing)
800
FOOD PACKAGES
for Mykolaiv—a city impacted by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam
1,000
MEDICAL KITS
with painkillers, fever relievers, disinfectants and wound healing agents
10,000
5L BOTTLES OF WATER
for vulnerable families, women with children and Internationally Displaces Persons (IDPs) of Kryvyi Rih
8,500
MENSTRUAL CUPS
to combat period poverty
600,000
TONS OF FOOD
for Ukrainian families
100
HYGIENE KITS
for wounded and traumatized women in the military hospital in Vinnytsia
1,000
PLAN B KITS
for women in the war zone
Project Kesher Ukraine purchases equipment based on the needs identified by women in our network:
13
MOTOR-PUMPS
at a total cost of $19,000 to pump water out of flooded basements in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
10
GENERATORS
These have been placed in IDP camps, Jewish communal institutions and food distribution centers
53
UKRAINIAN MADE E-BIKES
to alleviate the physical toll on nurses making house calls to pregnant, sick, elderly and otherwise homebound patients in recently liberated regions of Ukraine.
1
COMPRESSOR
for the new anesthesia system in the Kharkiv regional neurosurgery department
Project Kesher Ukraine and its Women’s Opportunity Fund provide information through digital channels in response to women’s needs:
emailing instructions for boiling or chemically purifying water
in the event there is a cholera outbreak.
disseminating instructional, culturally appropriate content
on the use of menstrual cups as a follow up to its distribution of these critical supplies.
maintaining a Telegram channel
staffed by healthcare professionals, specifically for pregnant people and new mothers.
As the war continues, Project Kesher and Project Kesher Ukraine communicate daily with our partners to discuss locations and areas of greatest need. We constantly adapt our joint purchases and distribution plans based on the insights of our trusted on-the-ground network. With funds on hand, we can make real-time commitments to meet the country’s most urgent needs.
Project Kesher Israel has been providing support to women and children from Ukraine and Russia who have sought refuge in Israel.
Most of these immigrants and refugees do not speak Hebrew and need assistance with safety protocols. In addition, many are living below the poverty level.
FOOD PARCELS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY
PKI delivers food to women and families in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Petach Tikva, Ramat Gan, Haifa, Jerusalem, Modiin, and Dimona. Many of these households do not qualify for government assistance because they are temporary transplants from Ukraine and may have children in Israeli hospitals.
GIFT CARDS
PKI has started purchasing gift cards to enable women to buy things like warm clothes and hygiene products.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RUSSIAN
PKI leaders and consultants are providing six programs a day to help women keep themselves and their families safe and calm. The first program of the day incorporates physical exercise and the others offer a variety of trauma experts, meditation and practical techniques. PKI is also providing online art and storytelling programs for children and sending volunteers to staff in-person programs to entertain and calm children.
FIRST AID KITS
In the rush to get to bomb shelters, there are many simple injuries that can be addressed with first aid kits which recent immigrants/refugees do not own. Skinned knees, cuts from broken glass, etc. are routinely treated at home.
