One of several collections of aid donated in Northern Ireland is due to set out across Europe. Paul Doherty, founder of Foodstock in west Belfast, said donations were bolstered by a shipment from Co Armagh yesterday (Tuesday) evening that a number of schools had been involved with collecting.
He described the aid including many priority need items such as baby food, food, nappies and toiletries. “Our mission now is to get that to people in Ukraine as quickly and safely as possible,” he said.
“We’re going to hit the road, we have a 40ft container headed towards the Romanian border with Ukraine. We’re going to meet with NGOs on the ground and distribute these items to people who are fleeing Ukraine. “There is a real movement of people going towards this border region of Romania and that is where we are hearing there is a real need and that’s why we’re prioritising it.
