Part of Genesis Technologies’ Mission of Sustainability focuses on people and communities and when the news of Russia invading Ukraine came out and watching the heart wrenching news and stories of what the Ukrainian people are dealing with, we knew we had to help. Everyone wants to help in situations like this one, but it’s not always easy figuring out how one person can get started and help. That’s why Genesis CEO, Michael Kahn, made it our personal mission to do something and get everyone involved.

Using our contacts, we got in touch with an amazing organization, United Hatzalah, doing amazing work minutes after the beginning of the invasion .

As soon as the first group of United Hatzalah delegation progressed towards the border, they were able to assess the real needs on the ground.

They quickly got to work setting up triage medical centers and supply storage units to prepare for what would come next.

More than 150,000 refugees have crossed the Moldovan border so far. The majority of them were women and children. The young husbands were held back to fight and the elderly, who were stopped in their tracks, were Holocaust survivors who had already been through horrific tragedies.

Can you imagine?

The need has been alarming. They immediately shifted into gear at United Hatzalah headquarters in Jerusalem yesterday, preparing for this morning’s second charter flight. They had successfully filled to capacity the aircraft with medical equipment for their field hospital in Moldova and other necessary supplies for the refugees such as food and hygiene products.

Their second delegation is already on their way to Ukraine, thanks to their partnership with El AL airlines!

The flight will then return to Israel with Israelis stuck in the region and then is expected to make a return trip with more equipment and bring back additional refugees. The State of Israel called for an emergency evacuation welcoming everyone back home.

We send strength to the people of Ukraine at this dire time of need.

How Genesis Is Helping Ukraine And How You Can Too

We’ve already began our campaign to raise money to help support the great work United Hatzalah is doing and you can help too. Our CEO Michael Kahn is very passionate about this cause and has a dollar for dollar match up to $5,000. Genesis has already raised over $3,000 to help United Hatzalah attain their $2M donation goal. They are 72% the way there with over 5,000 people having already donated.

Click HERE to help the Ukrainian people that are in dire need of our support.

See How United Hatzalah Is Helping

On March 16th Genesis CEO, Michael Kahn, organized a Zoom Call with United Hatzalah organizers, Kim Fish, Dov Maisel, Sarah Ungerman and Linor Attias to hear directly from people on the ground in Moldova to truly get a sense of the tragic events that are going on right now and the immediate need for emergency support for the Ukrainian Refugees. Click HERE to watch this Zoom Call.

Video: Day 3, March 1st 2022, United Hatzalah delegation to Moldova

Video: Powerful story of a baby who was born by surrogate in Ukraine to Israeli parents and how they were reunited by volunteers: Baby Reign goes home

About United Hatzalah

United Hatzalah of Israel is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization that provides the fastest and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. United Hatzalah’s service is available to all people regardless of race, religion, or national origin. United Hatzalah has more than 6,200 volunteers around the country, available around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With the help of our unique GPS technology and our iconic ambucycles, our average response time is less than 3 minutes across the country and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas. Our mission is to arrive at the scene of medical emergencies as soon as possible and provide the patient with professional and appropriate medical aid until an ambulance arrives, resulting in many more lives saved.

For more about United Hatzalah visit them at https://israelrescue.org/