All Hands And Hearts Smart Response Inc

After eight years, the conflict between russia and ukraine saw a major escalation when russia invaded ukraine on february 24, 2022. Thousands have been killed, injured and forced to flee to neighboring countries. One year and a half after the invasion, the war persists and the devastating impacts on ukrainian civilians continue. In 2023 alone, approximately 17.6 million people require humanitarian assistance. The team completed renovations and repairs on seven shelters and one playground, assisting over 1,500 ukrainian families seeking refuge in poland. The shelters include boratyn shelter, hope shelter, spare parts, przemyl shelter, radymo shelter, friends of medyka shelter and the unitatem hq shelter. Through our partnership with the ukrainian charitable foundation save ukraine, we have impacted more than 108,880 ukrainians through lifesaving evacuations, providing critical supplies and improving hub facilities, the first port of call for refugees to access social services during the winter months. We have also built accommodations for 132 families to have safe and warm refuge after being displaced by the crisis, prioritizing vulnerable populations such as expecting or post-partum people, children with disabilities and elderly family members.

High winds caused by hurricane dora, low humidity and a high-pressure system created terrible fire conditions in hawaii, igniting multiple wildfires in august 2023. The wildfires have left towns in ruins, and with the death toll at 115, they mark the deadliest wildfires in the u.s. In over a century. Since august 15, all hands and hearts (ahah) has supported volunteer coordination with the hawaii volunteer organizations active in disaster (hawaii voad), matching volunteers with established organizations on maui. Initially remote, our team deployed to maui when asked, and began working directly with them on the ground and connecting with other local partners. We got connected with a community resilience hub, napili noho, and began supporting their operations. This relationship has opened the door to build out other scopes. We are very much following the model of letting lahaina lead.