SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
April 21, 2022
Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the task of buying personal medical supplies and other valuable goods in Ukraine has become near impossible. Volunteers hunt and supply those in need with supersonic speed. However, the demand continues to increase.
ShortageUA was created by a bunch of old friends from Ukraine and Silicone Valley. They have all been directly affected by this war, and from its first days, they’ve been buying supplies in western countries and delivering them to the Ukrainian border. The portal was built to scale this informal logistic network and help people easily send humanitarian aid from all over the world to those in need in Ukraine.
How it works:
1. The platform tally’s the needed quantity of supplies expressed by partnering volunteers and organizations.
2. The moderators evaluate possibilities for delivery, prepare supply lists for every location, and coordinate delivery instructions to the nearest sorting facility.
3. Visitors to the site check the supply list and choose which they already have or would like to buy and send for Ukrainians in need. In the US it is even possible to do through Amazon with a few quick clicks.
4. The humanitarian supplies should be sent according to the instructions and registered on the site.
5. The sorting facilities of Nova poshta and Meest Express ( the biggest delivery companies in Ukraine) receive the package and forward it to Ukraine.
Requests for supplies are collected from the following trusted Ukrainian funds: Come Back Alive, Help Ukraine Center, Sergiy Prytula, Spivdiia.
ShortageUA has also partnered with the non-profit organization Nova Ukraine in Palo Alto to collect medical donations and send them directly to Ukrainian hospitals.
The site was launched in mid-to-late March. Every day, people send via the portal bandages, tourniquets, walkie-talkies, personal medical kits, and other items in short supply to the volunteer sorting facilities to save lives in Ukraine.
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