As the year draws to an end, we wanted to take a moment to thank every single one of you so much for continuing to support us, whether this be by donating, organising fundraising, or reading and sharing this newsletter.
We are approaching the third year of war in Ukraine, and there is a lot to feel depressed about. As I write this, the whole of Ukraine is reeling from the largest missile attack in the war so far, which has left dead and injured in cities across the country. Western support is fluctuating and fading, and Ukrainian soldiers continue to die in trenches across the east of the country.
All of this is true, but we also wanted to reflect on some of our achievements this year, which would have been really impossible without you.
In 2023, we have done repairs on 540 homes, which brings our total to 667. In December alone we have repaired around sixty homes in Prudianka, Tsupivka, Prokhody, Slatyne, and Rus’ka Lozova. We continue to support five villages with satellite internet systems and eight with generators and portable power stations. We’ve also repaired two further medical clinics. All of this is possible because, over the course of this year, you have donated an amazing £400,000 to our work. This is an unbelievable sum, and we are so grateful that so many of you have put your faith in us to use your money where it’s needed. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We are sorry not to be able to send personalised thanks to all of our donors, but please do not think that this means your money is not received or appreciated. Every penny makes a difference and goes some way to transforming the lives of people who have lost so much in this war.
So, this is really just a brief message to pass on our gratitude to you, to wish all of you a very happy new year, and to implore you to stick with us and keep donating, and so we can make 2024 even more productive than 2023 has been.
Slava Ukraini!
PS. Timur Dzafarov, a talented graphic designer from Kyiv, currently serving in the Ukrainian army, has kindly made us a selection of posters:
If your work/school/university/community would like to put them up and promote us, drop us an email at contact@kharpp.com and we will send you a high-quality PDF.
Fantastic! well done. it is thanks to organisations like Kharpp that there is some light in the darkness. Thank you for all you do.