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Balkan Diaries Winter Lifeline 2005 The second convoy of 2005 left for Kosovo Friday 23 September 2005, made up of 10 x 7.5 tonne trucks, plus 2 x 38 tonners. The Easter 2005, convoy consisted of eight 7.5 tonne trucks, two articulated lorries all loaded with essential aid. This years route was: UK to France, up the coast to Belgium, through Belgium to Germany. Across Germany to the Czech Republic, from Prague to Bratislava in Slovakia, on to Budapest, Hungary, from there to Belgrade in Serbia and to its destination Kosovo. Bev's Report, Easter 2005 On special leave from War Child to undertake voluntary work with Hope and Aid Direct .............. Click here for the full report Easter 2005 ‘Paddy Wagon’ to Kosovo, with Hope and Aid Direct ……… and back ! “I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink, naked and you clothed me” Matthew 25 v35-36. Tina’s Convoy Diary - Easter 2005 Friday 18 March 2005 Finally, after months of effort, the truck driven by Tina Williams & John Evans, collectively known as ‘Two Taffs’ was packed and ready for the off. In total, the convoy for this trip consisted of eight 7.5 tonne Trucks which are funded & filled by volunteers, two 38 tonne Articulated Lorries, provided and funded by Ford Motor Co and filled with corporate aid and one Ambulance, which was donated by Hampshire Ambulance Service. Hilary's Convoy Diary, Kosovo Easter 2005 Eight 7½ ton trucks (I was co-driving one of them), two 38 tonners and an ambulance (to be donated) left England and travelled 2½ thousand km through 8 countries over four days to reach the beleaguered and often forgotten country of Kosovo, carrying around 80 tons of humanitarian aid. Autumn 2004 Ford has been assisting the charity Hope and Aid Direct with the movement of humanitarian aid into KOSOVO for several years. This year I was asked if I would like to assist them and actually see for myself what conditions in the tiny Balkan country were actually like. Easter 2004 Thank you to everyone to made this such a successful trip - not only to those of you who made the journey to Kosovo, but also to the many of you who helped in the background, by fundraising, donating food and clothing, or just lending morale support - well done, we couldn't do it without you. But, now its "action stations" for September 2004. Kosovo, October 2003 At the end of last year and as part of the winterisation plan for Kosovo, Hope and Aid Direct took another convoy, to Kosovo. The convoy comprised 1 x 38 tonner and 6 x 7½ tonners. Thus carrying 50 tonnes of aid at an estimated retail value of up to £2.5 million. The 38 tonner was courtesy of Ford Motor Co, Dagenham complete with Hope and Aid Direct personalised curtain sides bearing the logo. Hope and Aid Direct volunteers funded, filled, and drove all the 7½ tonners. During the week, Hope and Aid Direct gave help to 600 families, a few local institutions and service providers such as hospitals, dentists and clinics. The contents of the lorries, which was all donated, included: food, blankets, bedding, wheelchairs, hospital equipment, shoes, clothing, sanitary, hygiene and toiletry items, toys, and disposable nappies, bicycles, uniforms, rotary ‘Aqua’ boxes and Rotary ‘Emergency’ boxes, school equipment, two dental surgeries, and much more besides. Click here for the rest of the story Kosovo Report from UMCOR October 2003 T he group has made the preparations to return to Kosovo again this year and so they did.After discussions with a number of other actors, UMCOR agreed with the UNHCR HQ and UNHCR Field Office in Gjilan/Gnjilane that such assistance could support an extensive vulnerable caseload comprised of refugees, IDPs, including here Albanian, Serb, Bosniak, Roma and Ashkalija Communities and also assisting the local institutions in Kosovo such as hospitals, clinics, etc. Click here for the full report April 2003 Went to a pretty derelict theatre where all the seats had been taken out and 15 families had put up partitions made up of wooden crates and had blankets hanging to separate rooms. They had made their homes in the auditorium for eight years. The theatre was very dilapidated with few windows and only a little light from a few light bulbs. It was a dreadful situation, and they themselves felt there was little hope to change things. Click here to read the full report March 2002 At one ethnic Albanian village, we spent some time with a man and wife who had lost nine members of their family including two daughters aged 13 and 15, father, father-in-law and cousins. All were subsequently discovered after several months. They had been shot and buried deep in a booby-trapped well under tons of rubble. Click here to read the full report October 2001 Saturday 13 October, we set off to take aid to Roma families on the outskirts of Peja and Kline. We made several drops at various houses of EVIs (extremely vulnerable individuals). We were escorted by ICMC (International Catholic Migration Commission. Holly van Buren is the head of housing for the area of Peja. Families were living in very squalid conditions. One elderly woman, almost blind, had her aid delivered through the window, as the door was sealed up, (we can only think that the door was sealed up during the war and that is the only place she was able to live.) She sat in the middle of her small dark room on the floor. We were told that her two grandchildren help her, but I am sure that we all felt that we wanted to put her somewhere where she could be looked after more appropriately and comfortably. Click here to read the full report April 2001 Zeljco, a helpful local chap, had escaped a mass murder when the truck which the Serbs had thrown him into made a wrong turning. Many of his friends and relatives had faced the firing squad and this graveyard was just one of many in both Croatia and Bosnia. So many everywhere, all new, all well tended. Zeljco told us of his experiences in a concentration camp. Click here to read the full report - Phil Williams' Diary Click here to read the full report - Maggie Beecher's Diary November 1999 In spite of her own absolute poverty, she has a family of seven sharing only two weather proof rooms with no income, this woman’s first thought was to ask us to help her elderly neighbour. A Rotary Disaster Box was opened and shared out, the old lady got the warm woollen blanket, new sheets, a warm woollen hat, a fine pair of gents leather gloves, a pair of gents boots, an collapsible umbrella, candles, matches, a frying pan and a bar of soap. The rest of the Disaster Box went to Dragana’s neighbours. Click here to read the full report April 1996 We walked through several rooms where handicapped children in bed were trying to breathe as we passed. My eyes could not retreat from them, neither my ears, with some screams and deep shouts all around. No need to go further, just at that point I started to cry. Click here to read the full report October 1995 Monday the 17 October, saw a bright dry day and following a breakfast provided by the hospital staff we set off for Zagreb where we delivered medical equipment and food to the Children's Hospital. We were able to visit the wards and hand out soft toys to all the children. A week later the hospital was shelled during the attack on Zagreb! |
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