Aid Shop
In 2020, Brexit and Covid regulations made our traditional aid deliveries much more expensive and difficult to organise, but the need was as great as ever.
After a successful online campaign to get aid to Moria Camp in Greece, after a devastating fire, we decided to set up an online aid shop to allow people to buy aid for those who need it most, directly.
Our online aid shop allows us to get aid to those in need quicker, and cheaper than before, plus you know exactly where your money is going.
We work with charity partners in each country, and through them, we fund the wages of local people who buy and distribute the aid locally. This shifts the focus from reliance to empowerment by providing work and investing money into local economies.
How it works
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Browse the shop and add your chosen items to your basket, then complete the purchase just like you would any other e-commerce store.
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Via our charity partners, we fund the wages of local distributors, who buy the items locally. This system allows us to help struggling economies, and respond to emergencies quickly.
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We update the items regularly to ensure we are always getting the most urgent items to those in need.
Where we work
We have partners in France, Greece, the Balkan states, Turkey, Jordan and Ukraine. Our partners in Turkey also have access to Northern Syria. We send these teams a ‘shopping list’ on a regular basis and the items are purchased and distributed immediately.
What can I buy?
We’re in constant contact with our local teams who let us know which items are more urgently required. Food and hygiene packages are always in high demand along with clothes, shoes, coats, tents and medical supplies. In the winter, warm blankets, heaters and fuel are vital.
Distribution
In terms of distribution, the ‘priority list’ can vary dependent on location and current circumstances. However, when distributing the aid, ordinarily, orphaned children take priority, followed by widowed families, the elderly and those with disabilities. Our partners conduct regular needs assessments to ensure that those with the greatest need are always serviced first.
Impact
The structure of the online aid shop means that we’re able to purchase and distribute the aid almost immediately, on an ongoing basis. The impact has already been huge.
Our partners in each location are doing a fantastic job of getting the aid to those who need it most. And, by purchasing the aid locally, local economies are benefitting too.
Our partners
Turkey - Acting For Change Turkey
Aid Distribution - Mohammad
Syria - Acting For Change Turkey
Aid Distribution - Huseyin
Jordan - Acting for Change International
Aid Distribution - Mustafa
Make a donation.
With your donations, we were able to send 100 food boxes to vulnerable families in Syria. Will you help pay the wages of the refugees we’ve hired to distribute it?