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Browse the latest reports from Vanguard’s volunteer runs between the Netherlands and Ukraine.

Trip 21 – Resilience and Solidarity

Latest trip

Trip 21 – Resilience and Solidarity

Trip 21 began before we even left for Ukraine. In cooperation with De Leeuw Kyiv, we planned to bring a donated van to Kyiv while also transporting humanitarian aid. Just days before departure, however, our own Vanguard-UA vehicle was involved in an accident a

Shovels and Sleepingbags

Logistics

Shovels and Sleepingbags

Not every contribution requires a full trip to Ukraine. In this mission, Vanguard-UA assisted April with the transport of donated shovels and sleeping bags destined for Ukraine.

Trips 19 & 20 – Ukraine Support Missions

Field update

Trips 19 & 20 – Ukraine Support Missions

During Trips 19 and 20, two dedicated volunteers used a Vanguard-UA vehicle to deliver humanitarian aid to multiple locations across Ukraine.

Trip 18: 2025 Pentecost

Trip report

Trip 18: 2025 Pentecost

On Thursday, June 5th, our team departed for Kyiv with two fully loaded vans carrying medical supplies and IT equipment for humanitarian organizations and volunteers across Ukraine.

Trip 17: Snowy Conditions

Trip report

Trip 17: Snowy Conditions

On Thursday, February 13, Robin and Koen set off on the return leg of Trip 17 under challenging winter conditions. Heavy snowfall on our trip to Kyiv made driving difficult, and the journey quickly became more eventful than expected.

Ride 16: Quick Trip Kyiv

Trip report

Ride 16: Quick Trip Kyiv

At the end of the year, Vanguard received a generous donation, enabling us to purchase five Ecoflows for Ukraine.

Laptops to H.U.G.S.

Equipment

Laptops to H.U.G.S.

Recently, the laptops donated by BMC and Randstad arrived in Kharkiv, Ukraine. There, they were distributed by the H.U.G.S. Foundation to children participating in the SMART program.

Ride 14: Robin Koen Maarten

Trip report

Ride 14: Robin Koen Maarten

On the evening of November 7th, Robin, Koen, and Maarten set out for Kyiv once again, this time with a van packed with medical and IT equipment.

Ride 13: Convoy to Kharkiv

Convoy

Ride 13: Convoy to Kharkiv

A convoy from Paris, en route to Kharkiv, picked up our donations last week.

Ride 12: Niels-Bas-Wanda

Trip report

Ride 12: Niels-Bas-Wanda

We just completed another crucial mission to Ukraine, delivering medical supplies and IT equipment directly to those in need.

Ride 11: Ron

Trip report

Ride 11: Ron

This week, together with us at Vanguard, Ron Roozendaal successfully delivered more humanitarian aid to Ukraine than on his last couple of trips.

Ride: 10: Lennard

Medical and IT aid

Ride: 10: Lennard

This week, we’re focused on transporting 505 kg of medical and IT aid, valued at €40,000, to support the wounded in contested areas.

Ride 9: Jan

Trip report

Ride 9: Jan

On August 7, Jan left with his car and trailer full of medical and IT aid for another trip to Ukraine.

Ride 8

Volunteer trip

Ride 8

On the 9th of July, our esteemed volunteers, Anneke and Janscho, embarked on their journey from the Netherlands to Ukraine on behalf of our charity.

Ride 6

Partner delivery

Ride 6

Reginald is once again traveling to Ukraine to provide assistance, with some of the equipment being donated through Vanguard.

Ride-7

Truck transport

Ride-7

By this professional truck transport, Vanguard managed to ship multiple server cabinets, UPS units and a couple of desktops to Ukraine.

Ride 5

Medical supplies

Ride 5

Niels, Robin and Bas are leaving for Ukraine with a bus full of medical supplies worth €70,000.

Ride 4

Equipment

Ride 4

In cooperation with several foundations, John is leaving for Ukraine with several boxes of IT equipment.

Ride 3

Medical aid

Ride 3

Lennard vertrekt met een auto vol met 300kg aan medische hulpgoederen naar Lviv.

Ride 2

Relief supplies

Ride 2

Wanda and Ben leave for Ukraine with a bus full of relief supplies. These have been handed over in Lviv to the foundation Under The Protection of God.

Ride 1

First trip

Ride 1

A few weeks after the founding of the Vanguard Foundation, the time has come. The first Vanguard items leave for Ukraine with a volunteer.

Delivering hope to Ukraine, one van at a time.

Vanguard is an ANBI-registered non-profit transporting donated IT equipment and medical supplies from the Netherlands to trusted partner organizations in Ukraine.

Organization

Stichting Vanguard

RSIN 866355595

KvK 93324847

IBAN NL32 RABO 0197 650 171