Saving Lives in Ukraine
In the darkest moments of crisis, your compassion shines brightest. Thanks to your incredible support, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation partnered with Initiative E+ to transform your generosity into life-saving action across Ukraine.
Together, we’ve accomplished something truly remarkable: delivering hundreds of emergency first aid kits, while training over 500 civilians, including youth, in critical first aid skills through 12 intensive sessions in frontline communities.
Every tourniquet applied, every wound dressed, every life saved – it all began with your decision to help. When a mother in Kharkiv can stop dangerous bleeding, or when a teacher in a frontline village knows how to stabilize an injured child until help arrives, it’s because Canadians like you refused to stand by while others suffered.
Your donations didn’t stop at first aid – we literally built bridges to survival. With your support, Initiative E+ converted five passenger buses into mobile hospitals, creating rolling intensive care units.
Each converted bus, equipped with ventilators, defibrillators, and patient monitors, now serves as a lifeline for civilians caught in war zones. These mobile hospitals, now operated by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, have already evacuated hundreds of wounded civilians from dangerous areas to safety and proper medical care.
The buses you helped fund don’t just transport patients – they provide critical care during the golden hour when every second counts, with ICU-level equipment keeping the seriously wounded alive during transport.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of this life-saving mission. This is the power of Canadian compassion in action: real people, real impact, real hope in Ukraine’s darkest hour.
Double your impact for Ukraine’s medical heroes until Sunday!
Until November 2, your support can go twice as far as gifts to CUF’s medical campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, by the HBTT Charitable Foundation, a private foundation.
About the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF)
Founded in 1995, CUF has a strong track record of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the areas of healthcare, education and civil society. CUF collaborates with aid providers in Ukraine, Canada, and beyond to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness of your support.