Support Ukraine
The people of Ukraine are in urgent need of support in the face of Russian invasion. People with mobility impairments are especially vulnerable during this time. In the coming days, there will be an influx of newly injured people in need of physical rehabilitation and mobility aids. And those that already have mobility impairments—including those injured in the conflict that has been ongoing since 2014—will need continued access to services and supplies to ensure their health and safety.
You can help this population directly.
Momentum Wheels for Humanity has worked in Ukraine for 25 years, and since 2014 has provided support to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. We have provided training in physical rehabilitation services to clinicians treating injured civilians, and direct support to internally displaced people with disabilities. This work continues and the needs will become greater and more urgent in the coming days.
Your donation will fund wheelchairs, rehabilitation services and other emergent needs as identified by our teams on the ground in Lviv and Kyiv.
Momentum staff in 2015 at the Lviv Military Hospital speak with a Ukrainian soldier who was injured in the conflict with Russia.
Your donation will support
Services
Physical rehabilitation services for people with mobility impairments, including newly injured individuals and those with ongoing needs.
Supplies
Procurement of wheelchairs, as well as other medical supplies and equipment for hospitals treating injured civilians.
Training
Training in emergency rehabilitation for frontline service providers, and other supports needed, as identified by our team in Ukraine.
Rapid response, future-thinking
Momentum Wheels for Humanity builds and strengthens rehabilitation services within health systems in countries all over the world. Since the conflict with Russia began in 2014, our work in Ukraine has focused on building Ukrainian capacity to treat newly injured people and people with pre-existing conditions, while working with the Ukrainian government to develop national policies that establish quality, sustainable rehabilitation services. Right now we are supporting our team and our partners to address the emergent needs, but in ways that will transfer skills and strengthen services that will endure beyond this immediate situation.
Meet Svitlana and Maryna, one family who speaks to the ongoing need for physical rehabilitation services in Ukraine.
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