KIWI K.A.R.E UKRAINE - Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation
KIWI K.A.R.E is providing critical Aid and Refugee Evacuation services to the people of Ukraine.
The people of Ukraine have been under siege since the full scale war started in February 2022.
Please help us do what Kiwi's do best: use our practical skills and can-do attitude to make a positive difference.
Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced with many internally displaced within Ukraine. Many are unable to get away from the trauma of constant attacks on power and water infrastructure, and city residences.
KIWI K.A.R.E has been conducting humanitarian operations in Ukraine since May 2022 and has three well established work-streams:
1. Road-of-Life: conducting civilian evacuations and patient transfers from behind the frontlines. 7000 people evacuated as of May 2026.
2. Heat-for-Health: the fabrication and distribution of stoves and water boilers made from unserviceable electrical water cylinders. 8000 units distributed as of May 2026.
3. General Humanitarian & Medical Aid Distribution: As of May 2026, Kiwi K.A.R.E has procured and distributed hundreds of tonnes of aid.
To keep the wheels of aid, evacuations and fabrication rolling, we need to continue to fund our operation.
KIWI K.A.R.E is a registered New Zealand Charitable Organisation led by Tenby Powell. With over three decades of service in the NZ Army, a successful business career and service on government boards, Tenby has funded his own way while in situ in Ukraine and seeks continued help with sustainable funding for Kiwi K.A.R.E until the full scale war ends in a just peace for Ukraine.
Kiwi K.A.R.E's involvement (page creator)
Kiwi K.A.R.E (Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation) is operating in Ukraine delivering essential supplies and evacuating civilians from dangerous areas.
About us
Kiwi K.A.R.E. is a ‘last mile‘ Humanitarian and Medical Aid organisation in that we operate almost exclusively in the Red Zones (the newly liberated areas and those towns and villages behind the Zero Line), delivering directly to front line hospitals and medical centres, and to residents who have remained in situ. As our name implies, we also conduct evacuations, including occasional long-haul evacs.
Use of funds
Money raised will go directly on operations, the establishment of a HQ, purchase of a van to deliver much needed goods, food, medicine - and to provide evacuations. No money will be used to fund administration or team wages; we are covering our own costs.
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Kiwi K.A.R.E is Preparing our Largest-Ever Aid Response 30 April 2026
Greetings Friends
I thought you’d be interested to know that Kiwi K.A.R.E is preparing our largest-ever aid response after receiving a formal request from a Ukrainian Regional Governor for 3,500 stoves and water boilers.
Thanks to your generosity and through consistent, effective on-the-ground delivery in Ukraine’s most dangerous areas, we have established deep trust with Ukrainian authorities and communities, positioning New Zealand as a reliable and compassionate partner far from its shores.
This new request will take the total delivered beyond 11,000 units - a powerful symbol of New Zealand’s enduring commitment.
You may recall that each unit features a small brass plaque on which a map of our small country is etched, together with the words, “With love from New Zealand.”
These plaques have helped turn a practical aid item into a diplomatic emblem. In eastern Ukraine they are simply known as the ‘With love from New Zealand’ stoves.
While they deliver heat, hot water and a cooking capability, they also carry a message that New Zealand stands with Ukraine in people-to-people diplomacy which has proven remarkably effective.
As always - we could not have achieved this without your support and encouragement.
My big thanks on behalf of all the Kiwi K.A.R.E teams.
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Thank you, Karen. Without your generous support, Kiwi K.A.R.E. would not be able to provide humanitarian and medical aid support, conduct evacuations, or fabricate the stoves and water heaters. You have our heartfelt thanks. 💙💛
Thank you so much. In these incredibly difficult times, every day is focused on survival as attacks on critical health and energy infrastructure continue without pause. This has left hundreds of hospitals and medical centres struggling to function, with severe shortages of fuel, clean water, and electricity for life-saving care. Your generous donation and support enables us to continue high operational tempo humanitarian support. 💙💛
Thank you so much. We will be forever grateful to you and many thousands of New Zealanders, and our friends around the world, who have kept the Kiwi K.A.R.E wheels rolling in support of Ukrainians. 💙💛
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