Context
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has caused massive civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure (UNHCR). This violence has displaced millions, with UNHCR estimating there are 3,340,140 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ukraine as of July 2025 (UNHCR) in addition to more than 5 million refugees abroad.
While Ukraine is receiving significant military and humanitarian aid, gaps remain at the ground level. Ukrainian civil society, at the level of individual, family, and community, are filling these gaps. Regular people are sourcing, making, buying then shipping through the post or hand-delivering everything defenders and frontline communities need to stay alive, heal and rehabilitate after injury. The scale and efficacy of Ukrainian civil society in supporting Ukraine’s defence and humanitarian response have been widely recognised (Foreign Affairs, UNWomen). These networks require financial, logistical and material support to continue to have an impact.
Myriad Canada is carrying out a project with Ryan Grant Little, founder of CanadaHelps, who works with charitable networks in Europe and Ukraine to fill gaps identified by Ukrainians in Ukraine, as efficiently as possible. Through various networks, a surplus of goods and equipment ready for donation to Ukraine have been identified yet remain stuck in Europe due to a lack of people and organisations willing to cover shipping costs. By facilitating the shipment of these humanitarian and medical items between vetted charitable partners, more Ukrainians can be equipped with what they need to respond and rebuild
Goals
- Through the facilitation of at least 10 shipments of medical and humanitarian equipment and supplies, this project seeks to:
- Provide frontline communities with access to humanitarian and rehabilitation services.
- Facilitate the delivery of medical and humanitarian aid valued at least 25x the relative costs of shipping.
- Expand the network of charitable partners to facilitate more effective and efficient support of Ukraine’s response and rebuilding.
Activities
Working with charitable partners, this fund will oversee the costs of shipping donated medical and humanitarian goods to Ukraine. By covering shipping costs, this fund makes it possible for vetted partners to donate goods and equipment requested by recipients.
Items contained in previous shipments have included the following humanitarian and medical goods and devices: wheelchairs, walking frames, orthopaedic boots, rollator walkers, motorised rehabilitation beds, rehab accessories, diapers, body bags, medical consumables, food, energy drinks, and related items.
Key Performance Indicators to be Reached (KPIs)
Objective: Access to rehabilitation services by wounded war survivors who would not otherwise have access.
Target: Facilitate the transportation of medical supplies and rehabilitation equipment for at least 10 rehabilitation centres, each training an estimated 500 wounded civilians per year.
Objective: Increase the volume of donated goods and equipment with demonstrable utility and direct relevance to recipients. Transport donations with a relative value to shipping cost ratio of at least 25:1
Target: Achieve a minimum ratio of 25:1 in the dollar value of donated and delivered aid relative to shipping costs.
Myriad Canada is collaborating with Ryan Grant Little on this project. CanadaHelp’s founder aims to support the people of Ukraine in rebuilding their lives and receive access to life-saving goods.
Myriad Canada’s role is to carry out charitable activities across the globe in accordance with its charitable purposes. We control and monitor the use of funds and the progress of charitable activities to ensure that donations made to Myriad Canada have the greatest impact in accordance with donors’ expressed wishes. As a member of the Myriad Alliance with offices in Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, Myriad Canada has a vast international network and extensive practical expertise.
How to support this project?
By credit card: At the top right of this page, indicate the amount you wish to donate, and make the donation online by credit card. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes by e-mail just a few minutes after making the donation. It is simple and quick!
By cheque:
- Make your cheque out to Myriad Canada.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: We receive a lot of cheques! You must please indicate “Project D209 – Providing Humanitarian Aid to Ukrainians ” in the memo line of your cheque to ensure that it is allocated correctly.
- Mail your cheque to: Myriad Canada, 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1670, Montreal, QC, H3B 2B6, Canada.
By Direct Deposit:
- For transfer instructions, please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.
For Donation of Securities:
- Please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.
For Monthly Donations:
- We use CanadaHelps. Please find the link here.
If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
All donations are eligible for a tax receipt in Canada.
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