Hot Meals For War-Weary Ukrainians
Help Us Feed Thousands Of Frontline Villagers In Ukraine
Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty
We are Jason from the United States and Amy from New Zealand. Last year, we created Never Alone - Humanitarian Kitchen for Ukraine. With the incredible support of the New Zealand people, we made our dream of bringing hot, nourishing meals to people living on the edge of the war in Ukraine a reality.
We spent three months cooking soups, stews, ragù, salads, and even cookies out of abandoned apartments close to the front lines. During this time, we fed 2,000 people. Time and time again, villagers would tell us that we had made them feel like they hadn’t been forgotten. It was hearing things like this that pushed us through some very difficult circumstances and motivated us to continue cooking and delivering food to people living in a nightmare.
We also helped the troops fighting for Ukraine's freedom by purchasing and delivering a range of equipment, including thermal clothing, generators, Starlinks, diesel heaters, drone jammers, medical supplies, water filtration systems, and vehicles.
Now we need to do it all again. The war is engulfing more of Ukraine every day, leaving thousands in dire situations. We can’t end the war, but we can definitely provide a moment of respite to those who have suffered far too much.
Help us return to Ukraine and continue our work!
See our previous pages here: https://givealittle.co.nz/profile/individual/harriet-campbell/pages
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Donations will go towards cooking ingredients, vehicle costs, non-lethal military aid, animal food and some of our living expenses
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Long days, drone attacks and lots of smiles 25 June 2025
We have been very busy since my last update! We started off this trip by helping YWAM Kyiv with their project called Waves of Hope. Five villages in the Mykolaiv region received new houses that were gifted to residents who had lost their own because of the war. These houses were built by a team of 110 incredible volunteers and we fed them. This resulted in 18 hour days for us but it was so worth it. Nothing beats seeing people literally cheering when you arrive with their lunch.
This was a huge logistical effort, with multiple building teams spread out across the region, all requiring lunch on site and on time! But this is what we are good at.
Then it was time to return to our base in Kharkiv. A few days prior, while we were still in Mykolaiv, Russia launched a massive drone attack across Ukraine. Kharkiv was particularly badly hit. Many people were killed and injured. It was heartbreaking to see this happen to the city we love. Somehow, our apartment was unscathed which was a blessing because it was time to start serving towns in the Kharkiv Oblast.
Our first village was Cherkaski Tyshky, which had been devastated by fighting at the start of the war. We brought a lunch of pork and eggplant ragu, pasta, homemade chocolate chip cookies and a selection of drinks. Lots of hugs, smiles and requests for seconds.
Our Facebook page has more information and photos from our past few weeks.
As always, thank you for making this possible.
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Thank you! This will be felt by the people of Ukraine
Thank you so much, Doris! Your continued support has been deeply appreciated. I hope you are receiving our newsletter and all is well there at home
Murray, I can't thank you enough for your very generous donation. We will turn this is to good food and lots of smiles! We are starting to expand our reach to other regions in Ukraine, as well as supporting local IDP shelters. We have been able to do this entirely because of the support and care New Zealanders have shown. All I need now is to grow a few more hands so I can cook more food! Слава Україні
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