Humanity First: Sikh Volunteers Distribute Hot Meals To Refugees Arriving At Poland Border

Sikh volunteers are among those who have since the beginning joined worldwide humanitarian efforts to support more than 3.5 million refugees who have escaped to border countries from across Ukraine.

United Sikhs and Khalsa Aid International, both non-profit and non-government organizations (NGO), have support stations set up in cities near Poland where volunteers, in the spirit of sewa, have been offering hot meals, distributing essential supplies, and giving medical assistance.

UNITED SIKHS volunteers distributing food, water and other necessities to refugees stuck in long queue at the #Ukraine border.

This sewa has been possible because of generous donations by the Sangat.
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¡ª UNITED SIKHS (@unitedsikhs) April 26, 2022

United Sikhs

Volunteers have set up food and langar tents at Medyka in Poland offering free meals to refugees and have also been carrying hot meals across the border and inside of Ukraine to border guards.

Additionally, the volunteers have been offering aid at a children¡¯s hospital, and helping move patients to safe locations where medical tents are in place at Lviv, Ukraine.

Thousands of refugees at the border, stranded in bunkers, are anxious for help.

Our volunteers are assisting the refugees with food, water & other necessities supplies in #Ukraine.

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¡ª UNITED SIKHS (@unitedsikhs) April 26, 2022

Khalsa Aid

Meanwhile, Khalsa Aid's teams in five border countries offer 24-hour langar to refugees. They have also been delivering essential items within Ukraine including medical supplies and food.

Ukraine

Khalsa Aid International has been assisting Indian students fleeing Ukraine and has taken calls from thousands of concerned parents. They have been helping to arrange transportation and food to fleeing refugees within Ukraine.

We continue to serve warm meals at the Expo Centre in Warsaw, Poland. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who have been on the ground helping us provide aid since the conflict began.

#khalsaaid #humanitarianaid #poland #ukraine #ukrainewar pic.twitter.com/UN8IABIQzu

¡ª Khalsa Aid (@Khalsa_Aid) April 19, 2022

Poland (Medyka / Budomeirz)

Khalsa Aid International has been helping arrange transportation for refugees crossing the border and has set up 24-hour langar (free meals) at the border for people waiting to cross. Efforts are being made to secure a warehouse to be used as a receiving station for donated supplies being sent for distribution.

Hungary (Zahony / Lushanka / Vylok / Budapest) Slovakia (Vysne / Nemecke) Romania (Siret)

Khalsa Aid International has sent teams of volunteers to assess the need to these countries and joined cooperative efforts with other NGOs to assist with delivery and distribution of food, and to make provision for shelter and medical assistance at borders. Operations are moved as situations change and need arises.

This is unacceptable @IndiainUkraine !! You must have a very visible presence on all borders on the #Ukraine side ! @Khalsa_Aid has teams in Poland, Romania, Hungary , Slovakia & Moldova ready to assist these students! @eoiromania @IndiainPoland @IndiaInHungary pic.twitter.com/lESkRwlKRJ

¡ª ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) February 28, 2022

Moldova (Tiraspol/Palanka/Chisinau)

Khalsa Aid International established their first base at Tiraspol, providing refugees with food transportation and medical assistance. When this border closed the base moved to Palanca where humanitarian efforts continue in cooperation with local NGOs, and provisions are being doubled. Operations are being expanded to include Chisinau as an increasing number of refugees continue to flee Ukraine.