Image – First unit produced demo
Global grant partners:
- Rotary Club of Lviv International
- And D5110
Project: 2 mobile medical units for eastern/southern Ukraine war zone. Cost 37,500 USD each
Total project : $75,400
Donated from D5110 rotarians and clubs to project: $17,100 (took about 5 mins, between the PHF dinner Friday night and the grants meeting Saturday.
From Oregon to Silicon Valley in CA to Italy to Ukraine…Rotary connections lead to a global grant project for Ukaine.
Each unit has generator, walkie talkies, internet, and water filtration units allowing it to be self sustaining in battle zones. 17 in all will be placed Through additional global grants. The Lviv RC is working with clubs in Texas on a global grant for 3 units. The need was established the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. All materials will be sourced in Ukraine, supporting the economy.
Once the war is over, the units will serve communities as a small medial office locations, providing medical and dental needs.
One Response
Two seems like a tiny dent in what must be a huge need. Being mobile, these are harder to target.
Should we be thinking about more units?
Are there staff and supplies enough?
I understand medical supplies are all going to military. What could Rotary do to provide supplies to civilians?
It seems this is a war with one side targeting civilians. So this may violate the idea of Rotary neutrality, but helping civilians seem neutral to me.
I assume it took 5 minutes to get the funds only because nobody could write faster. 😀