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Earthquake Survivors Morocco

ACT 4 MOROCCO 

Dear family, most of us have seen the devastation caused by the earthquake in Morocco in the past few days.

The earthquake struck at around 11.11 p.m. local time (6.11 p.m ET) on Friday. Its epicenter was located in the High Atlas mountain range, about 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest of Marrakech, a city of about 840,000 people.

Its impact was felt far and wide, reaching as far north as Casablanca. But it most severely damaged towns and villages near the base of the Atlas Mountains, while also ripping through the center and suburbs of Marrakech.

Over 2000 people have died with more under rubble and many thousands more injured. Food, water, clothing, tents and blankets are desperately needed as many people are homeless and sleeping outside to protect themselves from the aftershocks.

ACT Foundation is currently reaching out via our contacts to see who we can best work with to support our aid efforts. If you have any contact on the ground, anyone to suggest, please post in the group. A small team is gathering as we speak to travel out to Morocco.

Your help and support is desperately required. Please direct anyone who has contacts in the area or is willing to help to please email us on info@actfoundation.org .

For donations to support the aid effort we have a secure donation portal via Mohanji International Foundation at the following link (purpose – select the ACT 20th Anniversary Projects option) :

DONATE

All the funds will go towards earthquake relief. To contact us please email info@actfoundation.org

Thank you very much for your loving help and support.

With gratitude,

ACT Foundation disaster relief team

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Earthquake Survivors Turkey Syria Iran

ACT FOUNDATION EARTHQUAKE RELIEF 

Dear all,

You are probably aware of the post-earthquake doomsday reality in Turkey and Syria:

Overnight, 8,000+ people died, thousands still remain trapped under mountains of rubble and hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless after two horrific earthquakes wreaked havoc. The first earthquake impacted Iran as well.

The next 72 hours are critical for rescue efforts.

The suffering of the affected people has been made worse by the bitterly cold conditions – thousands of people are currently outdoors in freezing cold.

ACT Foundation has contacts and volunteers locally, committed people who have been performing charitable activities in their respective countries.

As the authorities and specialist teams work to rescue people from the rubble, the next most urgent requirement is food, clothing, medicine, tents, blankets and heaters. ACT Foundation is currently sending immediate support through our volunteers on the ground, and other ACT volunteers who intend to travel to Turkey to help us distribute aid. Any support means a lot.

If you wish to support this initiative, please donate funds to the Mohanji International Foundation (purpose – choose the Disaster Relief option) via secure donation portal at the following link:

DONATE

All the funds will go towards earthquake relief. To contact us please email info@actfoundation.org

It is important to act fast – ACT now!

Thank you for your help and support.

May we serve and celebrate humanity together.

With gratitude,

ACT Foundation team

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Rising Stars – ACT

Rising Star: ACT Foundation

ACT Foundation was featured exclusively in Voyage Dallas, a popular online magazine catering to the local Dallas community.

 

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ACT 4 Ukraine – Video Update

ACT 4 UKRAINE – Video Update

Please see see this video of the amazing work that our ACT volunteers have done and continue to do in Ukraine. 

Main highlights:

  • Inauguration of the ACT Foundation hub. 
  • 30 ton lorry full of food and toiletries sent. 
  • ACT Foundation Van bought. 
  • Washing and cooking equipment provided. 
  • Showers and toilets built. 
  • Playgrounds constructed. 
  • Meditation, Yoga, conscious dancing, conscious walking and Mai Tri sessions. 
  • More food, medicines and toiletries delivered. 
  • English tuition classes for children and adults. 

To volunteer at our ACT hub, please contact us on: info@actfoundation.org 

Donations to support our work can be sent to:

https://mifoundation5.payrexx.com/en/pay?tid=97eba27d 

 

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Empowerment Through Education

Empowerment Through Education 

In the midst of the global economy challenges, English learning has become critical for communication.

In this unique program, ACT Foundation joins forces with Nexos Communitarios and English Helper, with the aim of filling that void for children in Peru.

English Helper’s effective language learning will be integrated into the curriculum at 2 schools in Peru and will help 130 children.

We hope to reach out to many more children in the future.

Do join us for this pioneer program in Latin America. For only $40 for the entire year, you can ensure that one child learns English within that time and opens many doors of opportunity for a better future!

Join us in this groundbreaking initiative and create a better future for the underserved!

Thank you!

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ACT 4 Ukraine – Supplies for Odessa Hospital

ACT 4 UKRAINE – Supplies for Odessa Hospital

 

ACT 4 Ukraine initiative is gaining further momentum with more charitable actions on the Romanian border with Ukraine.
On 25 March the second batch of our humanitarian supplies was delivered to Odessa Region Children’s Hospital in Ukraine.

At the border crossing, ACT Romania volunteer met with Irina Metsker, a coordinator of Odessa City Council of Large Families. He handed over to her much need donation of 509 boxes of medicines, 102 kg of baby food, and 53 packages of baby diapers. This action was covered by the Ukrainian local media house. 

The entire ACT 4 Ukraine team would like to thank our partners and donors – Pharmacy Dr. Max from Timisoara, Romania, and Pharmacy Health from Vrsac, Serbia, who gave a big discount on medicines and baby food.
Big thank you to everyone who supported the initiative by donating funds for this action, especially ACT Serbia team.

If you would like to support our activities as a volunteer, please reach out by email info@actfoundation.org 

If you like to make a donation please visit the following link:
https://mifoundation5.payrexx.com/en/pay?tid=97eba27d
 
For more information visit the ACT Foundation website: 
https://actfoundation.org/2022/03/07/act-4-ukraine

With Love,
ACT 4 Ukraine team

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ACT 4 Ukraine – UK Initiative In Moldova

ACT 4 UKRAINE – UK Initiative In Moldova
 

Dear all, we are happy to share with you the latest updates with regards to ACT 4 Ukraine – preparations are on the way for the big day, 24 March 2022, when our ACT/Mohanji Foundation minivan will leave to Moldova from London delivering aid.
Excitement is building up!

Our dear Jay Jeyaseelan (Chair of Mohanji ACT Foundation UK) and Vijay Ramanaidoo (Chair of Mohanji Foundation UK), together with the team of another charity TEECH with whom we are partnering for delivery of this aid, will be joining a convoy of lorries carrying tons of food, medical supplies, clothing and hospital equipment.

This trip will involve a 7 hour ferry trip to Holland, travel across Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania into Moldova. After a couple of days in Moldova, they will be travelling to Romania and will be joined by Mirčea and our ACT team from the Balkan region, as well as several other volunteers from UK. Together, they will work on creating a hub on the border of Ukraine and Romania, a focal point for all our ‘ACT 4 Ukraine’ volunteers.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us with donations of funds, food, clothing and medical supplies. We will ensure that this is distributed to the needy in Moldova and Romania.

Regular updates will be shared once the journey commences.

Call to action:

To volunteer at our ACT 4 UKRAINE hub at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, help us deliver aid or support the fundraising in any other way, please contact us on: info@actfoundation.org

Any amount donated for this cause will be used for the same in its entirety. Donations can be sent to:

https://mifoundation5.payrexx.com/en/pay?tid=97eba27d

Join us in loving action no matter what!

With love,

ACT 4 UKRAINE team

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ACT 4 Ukraine News

ACT 4 UKRAINE 
 

At the times of crisis, TEAMWORK is the key! March 10th 2022 was a historic day on which Mohanji Foundation teams from the entire Balkan region joined hands as one ’Mohanji Balkans team’ and together with ACT Serbia, ACT Montenegro and newly formed ACT Foundation Romania organized a swift fundraising initiative in order to deliver much needed health supplies, diapers and food for the newborn babies at the Chernivtsi Regional Children’s Hospital in Ukraine.
This humanitarian action marked the beginning of ACT 4 UKRAINE – a joint initiative of ACT Foundation, Mohanji International Foundation and ACT 4 Hunger, in answer to the humanitarian crisis in and around Ukraine. Through ACT 4 UKRAINE, we dedicate ourselves to swift action, unconditional support to all who require aid, complete transparency, utmost efficiency and compassion beyond the boundaries of nationality, religion and other man-made barriers.

Our team chose Chernivtsi as the first recipient of aid because it is the only children’s hospital in the region that provides much needed emergency medical care for children. The hospital has 260 beds and specialises in paediatric surgery, neurosurgery and general paediatrics. Badly affected by the war in Ukraine, they ran out of medical supplies. It was time to ACT fast. ACT Serbia volunteer Mirčea, in agreement with the hospital director Pavlok Vasil Orestovic, met with doctors Olena Vlasova and Andjela at the Romanian-Ukrainian border and directly handed over the donation consisted of 83kg of baby food, 890 boxes of medicines and 39 packs of diapers.

Sincerity and dedication of individual ACT volunteers, coupled with the genuine teamwork spirit, is at the very heart of ACT.
Mirčea’s determination, 10 hours of travel to the border crossing and urgent coordination and fundraising among the Mohanji Balkans and ACT teams, made this swift action possible.
“We truly thank you for providing charitable assistance to newborns!” were the heartfelt words of gratitude from Ms. Vlasova Olena while bidding farewell to Mirčea.
We would like to express our gratitude to all donors and volunteers who participated in the organisation of this action, as well as the pharmacy Dr. Max from Timisoara in Romania whose support was simply amazing.
This is only the beginning of our joint humanitarian effort of supporting ALL who require help at the midst of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
Next step is to establish a humanitarian hub where food, clothing and medical care will be provided for all refugees from Ukraine at this border crossing. So do expect more updates from our end in the days to come.
 

Call to action:

To volunteer at our ACT 4 UKRAINE hub at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, help us deliver aid or support the fundraising in any other way, please contact us on: info@actfoundation.org
Any amount donated for this cause will be used for the same in its entirety.

Donations can be sent to:
https://mifoundation5.payrexx.com/en/pay?tid=97eba27d

Join us in loving action no matter what!
With love,
ACT 4 UKRAINE team

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ACT 4 Ukraine

ACT 4 UKRAINE 

Due to the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, many people are suffering terribly and refugees are pouring into neighbouring countries such as Hungary, Romania, Moldova and Poland.

Our Mohanji platforms, Mohanji International Foundation, ACT Foundation and ACT 4 Hunger, are reaching out a helping hand, supporting all people affected by the crisis, regardless of their nationality, religion, etc.

We are working on the following projects:

1. Medical Supplies for the children’s hospital in Ukraine – Mirče, our ACT Serbia volunteer of Romanian origin, is taking a lead in organizing medical aid for a children’s hospital across the border in Ukraine. Our ACT teams are buying medical supplies in Romania, transporting them to the border and working with hospital teams to collect and use the supplies.

2. Establishing a humanitarian hub in Romania. Setting up a location from which to provide food, medical aid, shelter and other urgent aid to refugees crossing the border.

3. Provision of food, medicines & Toiletries for refugees on the Moldova Border – an ACT UK Partnership with TEECH (UK registered charity) providing food, medicine and toiletries for refugees coming from Ukraine into Moldova.

Our ACT UK team is collecting food and supplies which will be transported to Moldova by our ACT/MF van on 24th March and distributed on the ground.

4. Food for Life in Ukraine (ACT Partnership with ISKCON)

ACT is working with Bhakta Vladimir Koshelev from ISKCON to organise food deliveries (lentil, rice etc) directly to thousands of Ukrainian people stuck in the underground shelters in various cities.

5. Helping the vulnerable in Odessa, Ukraine. ACT is contacting various people on the ground in Ukraine to support children, single mothers and the disabled by providing baby food, medicine, and diapers.

6. Supporting animals & shelters in Ukraine. We have also received information that animals are being abandoned. We are reaching out to individuals in Ukraine to provide food to animals such as dogs, cats etc.

More updates will be shared as these projects and initiatives come to life.

Supporting these projects

If you would like to support any of these activities either as a volunteer or financially please reach out to us by email to info@actfoundation.org

Donations may be sent to the Mohanji International Foundation using the following link:

DONATE

(for food donation alone for Ukraine, choose the “Act4Hunger” option.

For any type of donation for Ukraine, choose the “ACT 4 Ukraine” option).

Alternatively, you can reach out to the head of Mohanji Foundation or ACT Foundation in your respective country. 💛💙💛💙

Thank you!