Humanitarian Chain Humanitarian association · Tarn, France

Since 2022

Our actions for Ukrainians

We have decided to help the Ukrainian population victim of a war in their country.

This is our priority action since 2022.

Act

From France to Ukraine

Convoys

The main objective of convoys is to transport Ukrainian refugees; they nevertheless make it possible to bring the collected donations on the way there (drugs, medical equipment, food, etc.). We have a global approach, and work for this in connection with the administration and local associations. Before departure, we secure accommodation and job leads in France in order to offer a lasting solution to the beneficiaries of our action. On arrival the refugees are received by the services of the prefecture and the associations in charge of their support (administrative, social, work, etc.). They are then transferred to their accommodation, which was checked before their arrival.

The route of a convoy
  1. Occitanie France Departure from France
  2. Bamberg Germany Halt in Bamberg
  3. Lviv Ukraine Arrival of donations in Lviv

Our convoys in pictures

  • A volunteer of the association at a donation collection point in a shopping centre, next to a trolley
  • Donations gathered on a table: a splint, hygiene products, tins
  • Medical beds and medical equipment gathered in a warehouse
  • Loading a truck with donations, boxes stacked on pallets
  • The inside of a trailer loaded with boxes of donations

With Alliance Occitanie Ukraine

Collection of donations

We collect donations and send them with our partner Alliance Occitanie Ukraine as close as possible to the needs.

  • €55,000 Of donations sent to Ukraine
  • 200 m³ Of donations sent to Ukraine more than 200 m³

Medical and paramedical equipment, hygiene products, food, warm clothes.

Employment, the key to autonomy

Accompaniment in search of jobs

Employment is the key to autonomy for displaced people, in particular it allows them to obtain independent housing. This is the reason why we present the local labour market to the refugees to whom we offer transport to France. Individual support is carried out by a team of volunteers in partnership with Pôle Emploi, welcoming families and associations. We first carry out a socio-professional diagnosis, then seek potential employers to whom we present the profile. The job interviews and the first days at work are secured by the presence of an interpreter, and we call on Pôle Emploi if a support measure is necessary. Examples of our successes: The passion for leather, Sport brings people together.

In order to promote the autonomy of refugees and allow hosting families to support them, we publish guides and videos on job search in France.

Following the dissemination of these guides we were contacted by numerous refugees. In order to help them we now carry out remote support in partnership with hosts or social workers on site.

On our Facebook page

Collecting and sharing information

Faced with the multitude of sources of information, and the numerous requests and questions of refugees, we quickly understood that a collection, compilation and dissemination of information is necessary. This is the reason why since the first days of creating the association’s Facebook page we communicate information and guides to refugees to help them.

Our Facebook page