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KIWI K.A.R.E UKRAINE - Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation

$934,083 of $1,000,000 goal
Given by 2519 generous donors in 4 years

KIWI K.A.R.E provides 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 established work-streams:

1. Road-of-Life: civilian evacuations and patient transfers from high risk areas and between hospitals and medical centres. To date we have conducted over 21,000 evacuations and patient transfers.

2. Heat-for-Health: fabrication and distribution of stoves and water boilers made from unserviceable electrical water cylinders. To date we have distributed over 11,000 units.

3. Lifeline Logistics- general humanitarian & medical aid distribution: To date we have distributed some 4,500 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.

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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Latest update

Fifth Tour of Duty  7 November 2026

Dear friends

My fifth tour of duty in Ukraine ended this week and I particularly wanted to thank you for your incredible support and encouragement.

Together, we have created an engaged community in New Zealand who refuses to look away from this full-scale war and the magnitude of atrocities and war crimes that are committed daily.

This tour has left a profound mark.

The devastation is immense. Russian forces continue to drive people, many of them elderly, out of their homes and cities simply by destroying the places in which they once lived.

Even Kyiv itself is under continuous attack by ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones.

The cruelty is deliberate and unrelenting, and your support enables us to maintain a high operational tempo.

As I make my way home New Zealand, I do so with the clear knowledge that the need remains and so too does our commitment.

Thank you one and all.

Tenby

#KiwiKARE #StandWithUkraine

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Latest donations

Gerald
Gerald 6 hours ago
$20
Kiwi K.A.R.E

Thank you for your donation, Gerald. Your support not only enables us to keep the wheels of humanitarian aid rolling, it encourages us to reach those most in need every day. 💙💛

Kiwi K.A.R.E
Andrew
Andrew 6 hours ago
$10
Kiwi K.A.R.E

Thank you, Andrew, for your support to Kiwi K.A.R.E and, more importantly, Ukrainians in great need. 💙💛

Kiwi K.A.R.E
Murray
Murray 6 hours ago
Great work guys.
$30
Kiwi K.A.R.E

Thank you, Murray, for your kind words of encouragement and your support to Kiwi K.A.R.E. This makes a big difference to our ability to reach Ukrainians in great need. 💙💛

Kiwi K.A.R.E
Mike
Mike 9 hours ago
$20
Kiwi K.A.R.E

Thank you, Mike, for supporting Kiwi K.A.R.E to keep the humanitarian wheels rolling, the aid moving forward, and stoves being produced for those most in need. 💙💛

Kiwi K.A.R.E
Faye
Faye 12 hours ago
$50
Kiwi K.A.R.E

We’re truly grateful for your donation, Faye. Your support doesn’t just keep things running — it empowers us to go further and help those who need assistance most, day after day. Thank you! 💙💛

Kiwi K.A.R.E

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This campaign started on 31 Jul 2022 and ends on 31 Jan 2027.