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MOSSELBAAI NUUS - Toe De Villiers Venter van Hartenbos net meer as twee weke gelede sy kommer oor sy vrou, Natalia met die Mossel Bay Advertiser gedeel het, het hy kwalik kon dink dat hulle twee sleutelfigure in die Gift of the Givers-stigting se intervensie in Oekraïne sou word.
Op Woensdag, 16 Maart het De Villiers saam met lede van die Oekraïnse Assosiasie van Suid-Afrika (UAZA), by die kantore van Gift of the Givers in Kaapstad samesprekings gehou om die verdere strategieë vir hulpverlening te bespreek. Verskeie televisie-nuusspanne was teenwoordig.
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Natalia was in haar tuisland by familie toe Rusland Oekraïne op 24 Februarie binneval. Sy het uit Kiëf gevlug en skuil tans in 'n klein dorpie naby die grens van Slovenië.
Sy het gekies om in Oekraïne te bly, vanwaar sy tans die skakel met Gift of the Givers is
Reeds tydens sy gesprek met die Advertiser het De Villiers genoem dat hy wil kragte saamspan met dié hulporganisasie. Op Vrydag, 4 Maart verskyn Natalia se storie in die Advertiser.
Die daaropvolgende dag, was De Villiers in gesprek met dr Imtiaz Sooliman, stigter van Gift of the Givers.
"Ek het eers met Ali Sablay van die organisasie gesels wat my toe versoek om 'n stemnota te stuur wat hy aan dr Sooliman sou speel."
Teen Maandagoggend 07:00 is die eerste fondse vir hulpmiddels aan Oekraïnse burgers reeds inbetaal.
Tans, verduidelik De Villiers, werk hulle deur 'n netwerk in Oekraïne wat versigtig saamgestel word.
"Dis baie belangrik wie ons kies om te help. Mense moet betroubaar wees. Ons gebruik een van Natalia se seun se vriende wat in Kiëf nog redelik grootmaat kan koop. Rekord word van alles strokies gehou. Pakkies word opgemaak, gemerk met Gift of the Givers-plakkers en versprei. Daar is ook Gift of the Givers-plakkate en baniere gemaak vir stoorruimtes waar voorrade gehou word. Dit hang alles af van hoe lank voorrade nog bekombaar is."
De Villiers wys WhatsApp-foto's wat hy uit Kiëf ontvang het van groot kruidenierswinkels met dolleë rakke.
Hulp
Gift of the Givers het ook hande gevat met die (UAZA) en die netwerk Star Angels help met verspreiding in Oekraïne.
"Hierdie mense doen wonderlike werk. Hulle is almal vrywilligers wat hulle lewens op die spel plaas om verspreiding van voorrade te doen."
De Villiers verwys na dapperes, soos Ksenia van Kharkiv - 'n doodgewone burgerlike.
Sy berig per WhatsApp oor die toestand in haar stad en die hulp wat via Suid-Afrika deur middel van Gift of the Givers ontvang is, soos volg:
According to the words of our mayor Ihor Terehov, more than 500 blocks of flats are destroyed. People lost their flats. Some people died, most of them are living in cells, underground stations, and tents. Very many houses stay without windows, they have no running water, heating, and electricity.
People have nothing to eat because there is no food at the shops and supermarkets. I delivered supplies on street XXX. Two very old people lived there. Unfortunately we could not take a photo of them because of the intensive military shooting. They gratefully took the delivery and cried with joy.
Another supply was delivered to XXX. A very old and sick woman lives there. She burst out crying, having received the supplies as she had had nothing to eat for two days. Many supplies were delivered on XXX.
Many elderly people and people with children came to my car to take their supplies. They were happy and even sad that we saved them from hunger and dehydration. You are one of the first sponsors giving the humanitarian aid. Everybody thanks you gratefully, and wishes you all the best.
Teen druktyd gister, het De Villiers bevestig dat verskeie Tafelrondes, naamlik George 30, Mosselbaai 32, Oudtshoorn 33 en Swellendam 179, asook die Tuinroete Dameskring 20, by die hulpverleningsprojek ingeskakel het.
'n Soldaat en burgerlike by pakkies ontvang van Gift of the Givers.
* Lees berig by hierdie skakel -https://www.mosselbayadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/help-to-support-civilians-in-ukraine-202203170256 oor hoe om in te skakel by hulpverlening deur middel van Gift of the Givers.
- Article Summary - English
De Villiers Venter, who resides in Mossel Bay has helped initiate an outreach project to Ukraine. Venter's wife, a Ukrainian citizen was in the country when Russia invaded on 24 February.
She fled from Kiev and now hides out closer to one of the country's borders. Following a telephone conversation with Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers, Venter and his wife have been instrumental to help set up a network in Ukraine to spread relief aid.
PHOTO GALLERY: Oliver Twist project assists Gift of the Givers in Ukraine
VIDEO: Support civilians in Ukraine:
Venter told the Mossel Bay Advertiser this week that since 7 March, monetary aid has been given in order to allow Ukranians to buy necessities, which is being distributed through internal networks.
Venter said that the Ukrainian Association of South Africa too joined hands with Gift of the Givers.
The Mossel Bay Advertiser, through its Oliver Twist community project supports the Gift of the Givers aid project in Ukraine.
The Oliver Twist Project deals in goods and not money. Since the transport and distribution of goods to Ukraine is problematic, the community of Mossel Bay and surrounds is requested to make monetary donations directly to Gift of the Givers, should they want to offer aid to Ukrainians.
Venter confirmed that Round Tables of the South Cape area as well as this sister organisation Ladies Circle, will be channeling relief to where it is desperately needed in the various points within the Ukraine in order to supply the many refugees with food and medical supplies.
Read the full Gift of the Givers letter here: Venter (1).pdf
The Round Tables involved are George 30, Mossel Bay 32, Oudtshoorn 33 and Swellendam 179 as well as Garden Route Ladies Circle 20.
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