At the request of the charity’s former President, Ted Stead CWUHA Trustees agreed to support the work of an organisation called ‘Helping Hands’ that was set up by expats living in Didim a coastal town on the Agean Coast of western Turkey. Help-in-Hands group was formed seven years ago to help disabled children, and families […]
Posted: 26th February 2018
As part of the CWU Humanitarian Aid’s ongoing commitment to enhance the lives of disadvantaged children wherever they live, the Trustees have decided to give children from vulnerable families in Moldova a “holiday of a lifetime” and bring them to the UK for a week in March 2018. The week will consist of travel excursions […]
Posted: 22nd February 2018
Thanks to Warrington Mail Centre in the North West and CWU Warrington MC Branch! The branch organised a bucket collection on all the shifts across all functions and raised nearly £600, well done to all involved especially John Corby, Will Johnston and Paul Marsden. This money was then used to buy vital aid for vulnerable […]
Posted: 5th September 2016
Thanks to the following North West CWU branches; North Lancs & Cumbria, North West Central Amal, Mersey Branch, Bootle IPSL and the newly formed Warrington Branch. Their combined donations of cash has helped the CWUHA to buy: 12 electric showers 10 extractor fans 10 x 10L paint 5 x 10L sealant Nearly 7000 wood screws […]
Posted: 31st August 2016
CWU Humanitarian Aid volunteers have ensured that one of the charity’s key objectives for 2016 got off to a flying start in the first month of the New Year. As January draws to a close, construction work is now progressing fast on new library block at the Kilima Hewa School in Tanzania. CWU NEC member […]
Posted: 27th January 2016
Read first-time volunteer Angela Teeling’s personal account of helping to deliver aid to Syrian refugees in Hungary. She’s put together a beautifully presented web page with lots of photographs that takes you through her whole journey from beginning to end. Click here to see her story.
Posted: 13th January 2016
A six vehicle CWUHA convoy will set off over the next few days for Turkey and Hungary with aid for refugees. “This has gone from a small project to an international relief effort.”Carl Webb, CWUHA chair Two vehicles head for Turkey today (Friday), with the other four setting off to Hungary on Monday. The appeal […]
Posted: 30th October 2015
You will all have seen the harrowing images of refugees attempting to escape the war that is raging in their country, with many of them drowning during attempts to reach safety with their families. On reaching Europe they have found themselves in further difficulty as countries struggle to react to the sheer volume of refugees. […]
Posted: 13th October 2015
CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) continue to mark 20 years of delivering smiles to underprivileged children and have been in Moldova doing just that and more. As part of the charity’s 20th anniversary celebrations, CWUHA undertook one of its most ambitious projects to date – converting a rundown school in Moldova into an activity centre for […]
Posted: 25th September 2015
On Saturday 19th September trustees and supporters, at no expense to CWUHA, will meet up with convoy drivers to attend the opening of the ‘Phoenix Centre’. Working in partnership with Mad-Aid and Moldova-Aid we have renovated and transformed a rundown school in Moldova into a modern disabled activity centre. The new centre will provide an […]
Posted: 15th September 2015