In recent weeks, we have been slowly adjusting to the new normal. Many of us started cleaning up, doing chores and bickering. What is actually relevant, and what do we need? Food, drink and a roof over our heads? Education, work and leisure? What emerges above all is that we need charity and compassion. In the Netherlands, the government is doing everything it can to limit the damage. But in Central Asia, the government cannot.
We got into this crisis together, and we will have to get out of it together. Central Asia needs many items we have taken to thrift stores over the past few days. We would like to give these items a new purpose in countries like Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Will you help donate the following items?
- Distance teaching: teaching materials (pens/ exercise books/calculators), (back) bags, smartphones, computers, English/Russian books, musical instruments
- Basic needs: clothing (for the mountains), shoes, tents/camping gear, kitchenware (dishes/cutlery/pots/pans/equipment)
- Sports/Entertainment: sportswear, sports equipment, toys
- Medical supplies: disinfection, soap, painkillers, thermometers, paper handkerchiefs, toothpaste/brush
- Agriculture: vegetable seeds
During the week after King’s Day (April 27 through May 3, 2020), we will be collecting items throughout the country. You can put your donations at the door, so we won’t have physical contact.
The collection schedule is as follows:
Monday, April 27:
Limburg, North Brabant
Tuesday, April 28:
Zeeland, South Holland
Wednesday, April 29:
Utrecht, Gelderland
Thursday, April 30:
North Holland, Flevoland
Friday, May 1:
Overijssel, Drenthe
Saturday, May 2:
Groningen, Friesland
Sunday, May 3:
extra day Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht
Here you can see footage from our previous aid transport to Kyrgyzstan on Kyrgyz local television.
“The region was left to its own devices after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Shadowy governments and economic decay created a more significant crisis than the current corona crisis. As a foundation, we have been trying for years to boost facilities by supporting local projects and organizing community-based trips. We are a foundation that does not want to beg for money or donations. Instead, we want to work with proactive partners to improve living conditions. We never give money. We only give knowledge and materials. This allows “locals” to develop initiatives.”
