Over 38 000 kg of gluten free food shipped to Ukraine
For almost 1,5 years the AOECS Emergency Fund for Ukraine has been in operation. During this time the fund has collected over 160 000 € from the public and other generous donors. Over 38 000 kg of gluten free food has been shipped to Ukrainian coeliac families in need. The fund has also supported actions from various National Coeliac Societies who have helped coeliac refugees coming to their countries. The efforts will continue for as long as it is needed.
The work of getting food into conflict areas has not been easy and AOECS as an organisation has had to learn how to work with humanitarian aid since it has not been the focus for AOECS earlier. For example, learnings about that the transports of gluten free food have to be organised in a way that assures they actually reach people with coeliac disease who cannot eat food containing gluten.