Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, Japanese NGO staff have entered neighboring Poland to collect information.
Due to the shortage of medicines in Ukraine, we would like to use it by sending funds for procurement to local support groups in the future.
Since the end of last month, Peace Winds Japan, an NGO working to support people affected by conflicts and disasters, has dispatched staff to Poland, which borders Ukraine, to collect information.
According to this, there is a shortage of medicines, foodstuffs, fuel, etc. in the capital Kyiv in Ukraine, and local support groups are carrying out activities to deliver supplies procured elsewhere.
In response to this, "Peace Winds Japan" will send funds to this support group and have medical supplies delivered to about 20 medical institutions in Kyiv.
On the 4th, we connected the office in Tokyo and Poland online, received reports on the progress from the dispatched staff, and were considering how to proceed with future support.
Miho Fukui of "Peace Winds Japan", who is in the field, said, "I heard that the supply of medicines has stopped in some areas and normal medical care including childbirth cannot be provided. At present, supplies are sent from Japan. I think it is important to provide funds and have them procured in Ukraine to meet their needs. "
"Peace Winds Japan" wants to provide support in response to changes in the local situation while changing the dispatched staff.
"Support even in difficult situations"
Miho Fukui of Japanese NGO "Peace Winds Japan" entered Poland, which borders Ukraine, on the 26th of last month local time.
When Mr. Fukui contacted a support group in Ukraine, she lacked medicines, foodstuffs, and fuels locally, and the network for supplying medicines in a wide range, especially in the capital Kyiv, stopped working. It means that it is.
Due to the lack of gauze, even if there is a doctor, it is not possible to proceed smoothly with the treatment of injuries and childbirth.
Also, on the 2nd of this month, Mr. Fukui visited the border area and gathered information from people who had evacuated from Ukraine and Polish volunteers who gathered for support.
The evacuated woman said, "I just got in the car with almost nothing like clothes or money, but I don't know where I'm going. Now I lived in smoke and nothing left. I can't go back. "
Mr. Fukui told NHK online that she said, "It is difficult to enter Ukraine and there are dangers. However, even if it is difficult, we must continue to support."
According to "Peace Winds Japan", at present, support groups in Ukraine are required to have funds to procure medicines, etc., so we would like to continue to promote activities that meet local needs. ..