‘Tis the season of cold, snow and ice. Daily life for millions of Ukrainians is a constant struggle with power outages, frequent air alerts, drone and missile attacks and disrupted routines. All are suffering as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure continue. Experts predict winter power outages of between 4 and 18 hours per day.

Electricity is needed for every aspect of life. Many Ukrainians reside in multi-story buildings – their living conditions deteriorate rapidly when the power goes out. Water stops running, heating and lights go off, phone and internet communications are disconnected. Lifts stop working and the elderly and people with disabilities are trapped in their homes.

Nearly one million children rely on online education because of the war – it is not safe to go to school. Power outages mean children cannot access online classes, becoming further isolated from their peers and teachers and worsening the psychological impact of the war.

We are using the funds donated to our Winter Appeal to enable our partners to buy EcoFlow portable power stations to support warm hubs where communities can meet together and stay warm and connected as the weather worsens.

Funds for one power station were sent to Sasha in Vasilkivka. He is preparing the church to be used as a warm hub for the local community. He writes: ‘Thank you for your sensitive and kind hearts! Thank you for your constancy in service, it is incredible how much you do for us and for Ukraine and Ukrainians. Thank you for the feeling of unity and kinship. We really needed the EcoFlow portable power station. Today, there we had 12 hours without power – and this is not the limit. Russia will hit power distribution stations again and again! Yesterday, we were able to hold an evening service under the light, thanks to EcoFlow, and today it was also used. We were able to work with power tools to install windows and doors + the refrigerator and thermos to make tea are working.’

Funds for a second Eco-flow power station were sent to Dima and Olha running the Community Hub and Street Feeding project in Kyiv. You can see it in use in the video below. Olha says: ‘At the moment we have an emergency power cut. Thank God we have a power station which was a blessing from you. We have one kW which will be enough for two hours, it’s 65 percent of capacity. Thank God for your help – we can welcome people here!’

We want to buy more EcoFlow power stations to keep vulnerable Ukrainians warm and comfortable during this harsh winter season. Please DONATE to our Winter Appeal if you can.

Thank you for your support!