URGENT PROJECTS

Charitable Aid
Delivery Service

URGENT is a non-profit charitable organisation, based in London, UK. We operate and deliver aid internationally.

At the present time our primary mission is to assist Ukrainian civilians affected by the Russian war of aggres­sion. We deliver aid in the form of food, medicine, toys, textbooks, personal hygiene products, medical equipment and other essential items.

In Ukraine, we rely on a carefully constructed network of partners and volunteers who help identify those in need, and then deliver aid — sometimes literally from hand to hand, often at risk to their own lives.

We have also put together an array of charitable donors and suppliers of goods and services in the UK and around the world. This enables us to deliver aid innovatively, both faster and more efficiently than many other charities.

We are proud to say we have already collected over £2.5 million in donations from businesses and individuals, and have delivered over 500 tonnes of aid to the most vulnerable individuals, mostly women, children and the elderly.

Our process

Because we provide aid to specific recipients on an ad hoc basis, each of our projects is unique and tailored to meet the most pressing needs of the people we intend to help. Nevertheless, at URGENT, we always follow the same rigorous process:

1

Request received and verified

Anyone in urgent need can request our support. (Our current priority is Ukraine.)

2

Supplier found

Generally takes anywhere from several days to several weeks. (We’ve already developed a pool of reliable partners and are constantly expanding it.)

3

Project presented to donors

Typically within a few weeks after the initial request.

4

Funding secured

On average, within 3–6 weeks after the initial request.

5

Goods purchased and shipped

Usually 3–6 weeks after the initial request.

6

Delivery audited and documented photographically

Normally 1-2 months after the initial request.

7

Report published

Typically within a month since the initial request.

Our projects

Defibrillator and Electroneuromyography (ENMG) Machine for a Frontline Hospital
Defibrillator and Electroneuromyography (ENMG) Machine for a Frontline Hospital
Aid recipient:
The Yevhen Karabalesh Kherson City Clinical Hospital (Kherson, Ukraine)
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£13,277
Money needed
Project amount
£13,277
No items found.
Turning an Old Basement into an Air-raid Shelter for Pre-schoolers in Western Ukraine
Turning an Old Basement into an Air-raid Shelter for Pre-schoolers in Western Ukraine
Aid recipient:
Kindergarten №6 "Bilochka" (Squirrel), Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£14,721
Money needed
Project amount
£14,721
No items found.
URGENT Food Boxes
URGENT Food Boxes
Aid recipient:
Eastern Ukraine (Donbas, Sumy region, Kherson region)
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£3,850
Money needed
Project amount
£3,850
No items found.
Diapers for adults, and Kids Aid Kits (diapers and baby food) for the tiniest Kharkiv residents
Diapers for adults, and Kids Aid Kits (diapers and baby food) for the tiniest Kharkiv residents
Aid recipient:
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£4,832
Money needed
Project amount
£4,832
No items found.
Medical Equipment for Young Patients from the Destroyed Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital
Medical Equipment for Young Patients from the Destroyed Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital
Aid recipient:
Kyiv Regional Children's Hospital (town of Boyarka), Kyiv City Children's Clinical Hospital №1 (Kyiv)
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£25,551 (deliveries to both hospitals)
Money needed
Project amount
£25,551 (deliveries to both hospitals)
No items found.
Two high-precision EKG machines and 1,500 endosurgical clips for a rural hospital
Two high-precision EKG machines and 1,500 endosurgical clips for a rural hospital
Aid recipient:
Lyubashivka Central District Hospital (Odesa region, Ukraine)
Current status:
Completed
Project amount
£15,150
Money needed
Project amount
£15,150
No items found.

Earlier projects

These projects were implemented with the active participation of URGENT founder Eka Vekua in her work with other non-profit organisations.

Medications and consumables
Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital
Project amount
£3,224
Medications
Kharkiv Railway Clinical Hospital №1
Project amount
£8,125
Medications
Kharkiv City Center of Primary Medical and Sanitary Care №1
Project amount
£15,618
Medications
Mykolaiv City Hospital №4
Project amount
£15,618