When the war started in Ukraine in 2022, BASMA set up a series of meetings to discuss ways in which we could help. A “Network” of families who were acting as “Hosts” was set up and BASMA organised days out to local Attractions along with lunch meetings where the Hosts and their Ukrainian Guests could meet and discuss how things were going. BASMA used the minibuses to transport our Guests on their arrival in Scotland to their Hosts home. We also transported our Guests to appointments and meetings. Funding was raised to help with this.

3 years further on and we now have a new Appeal. Information from our Guests who have family still in Ukraine, has helped understand a particular problem which is now ongoing. As the numbers of deaths and injuries rise, it has become necessary to ask more senior members of the population to help support the war effort. Aid is being delivered from many countries to Ukraine, but the boxes being delivered in many cases have to be offloaded and loaded for onward distribution by hand, due to the shortage of Forklift Trucks. BASMA would like to help fund the purchase of at least one Forklift to help with this situation.